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Soul R&B singles on the Columbia label...


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Columbia record label. Click on "Columbia" in the label column on the right below to display the records in order of popularity with the best-selling songs first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on to play song. . Click on year to list all songs from that year.

More Soul R&B Songs From Columbia . . .

The following songs were released in Columbia but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of Columbia or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
501 recordlabel: Columbia 6020
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli
album: Love, Nancy
comments: [love ballad]
Nancy Wilson Love Won't Let Me Wait 1994 Columbia
502 recordlabel: Columbia 11363
chartposition: RandB #78
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Vinnie Barrett
album: With Your Love
Jackie Moore with Barry White Love Won't Let Me Wait 1980 Columbia
503 recordlabel: Columbia 04379
chartposition: RandB #32, US #106, US AC #14
writtenby: Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli
album: That's What Friends Are For
comments: [love ballad]
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams Love Won't Let Me Wait 1984 Columbia
504 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Bobby Ozuna and Raphael Saadiq
album: The Way I See It
Raphael Saadiq Love That Girl 2008 Columbia
505 recordlabel: Columbia 73455
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #37, US AC #1
writtenby: Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies
album: Mariah Carey
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey Love Takes Time 1990 Columbia
506 recordlabel: Columbia 77965
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Cecil Womack, Linda Womack and Gip Noble
album: Reachin' Back
Regina Belle Love T.K.O. 1995 Columbia
507 recordlabel: Columbia 10654
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Eugene Record, Gerald Simms, Carl Davis and William Sanders
Phoebe Snow Love Makes a Woman 1978 Columbia
508 recordlabel: Columbia 469088
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Arnie Roman and Terry Cox
album: Next Exit
comments: [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. featuring Lalah Hathaway Love Like This 1992 Columbia
509 recordlabel: Columbia 07594
chartposition: RandB #11
writtenby: Full Force
album: Guess Who's Comin' to the Crib?
Full Force Love Is for Suckers (Like Me and You) 1987 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 41793
writtenby: J. Leslie McFarland
album: The First 12 Sides
Aretha Franklin Love Is The Only Thing 1961 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 11269
writtenby: L.L. Smith, J. Gaines
album: Love Is The Answer
Lonnie Liston Smith Love Is The Answer 1980 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10552
chartposition: RandB #15, US #102
writtenby: Jimmy Lewis and Frank Johnson
album: Let's Make a Deal
Z.Z. Hill Love Is So Good When You're Stealing It 1977 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 310478
chartposition: RandB 33, US #77
writtenby: Don Davis, Harvey Scales and Melvin Griffin
album: Rated Extraordinaire
Johnnie Taylor Love Is Better in the A.M. 1977 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 10754
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: D.J. Rogers
album: Love Brought Me Back
D.J. Rogers Love Brought Me Back 1978 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 73990
chartposition: RandB #43, AC #25
writtenby: Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Hans Zimmer
album: Can You Stop the Rain
comments: [beat ballad]
Peabo Bryson Lost in the Night 1992 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 07267
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #58, US dance #8, US AC #27
writtenby: Full Force
album: Spanish Fly
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Lost in Emotion 1987 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #117
mpcode: z812XKzccx0
Beyoncé Lost Yo Mind 2007 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 70096
chartposition: RandB #10, US #3, UK #2, US dance #1
writtenby: Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels and Fred Jerkins III
album: Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny's Child Lose My Breath 2004 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 68143
chartposition: RandB #70, US #112, UK #111
album: Year of the Dog...Again
DMX Lord Give Me a Sign 2006 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 37950
album: Love Don't Grow On Trees
comments: [album cut] [disco funk]
Waldo Looks Can Be Deceiving 1982 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11056
writtenby: R.MacDonald, W. Salter
album: Part of You
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Eric Gale Lookin' Good 1979 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 06203
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Eddie Schwartz
album: Rodney Franklin
Rodney Franklin Look What's Showing Through 1986 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 7231
chartposition: RandB #42
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: Asanté Mode
comments: [love ballad]
Asante Look What You've Done 1995 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 23 10948
writtenby: B. Withers, P. Smith
album: 'Bout Love
Bill Withers Look To Each Other For Love 1978 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 03475
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: David Batteau and Michael Sembello
album: Instant Love
comments: [disco funk]
Cheryl Lynn Look Before You Leap 1983 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 4 43356
writtenby: I. Kosloff, A. Kasha
comments: [re release]
Four Tops Lonely Summer 1965 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 03037
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: André Cymone
album: Livin' in the New Wave
André Cymone Livin' in the New Wave 1982 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 657526
chartposition: RandB #3, US #4, UK #43, US dance #36
writtenby: Jake Carter (as Joe Carter), Joe Sayles (as Joseph Sayles), Nate Sayles, Kevin Scott & Dwight Wyatt
album: Joe Public
Joe Public Live and Learn 1992 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 43203
writtenby: Belford C. Hendricks
album: Take a Look
Aretha Franklin Little Miss Raggedy Ann 1967 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 44616
chartposition: RandB #2, US #2, US AC #4
writtenby: Bobby Russell
album: Hickory Holler Revisited
O.C. Smith Little Green Apples 1968 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 02824
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Rod Temperton
Herbie Hancock Lite Me Up 1982 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 5710
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: André Cymone
album: A.C.
André Cymone Lipstick Lover 1985 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 80449
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #17
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin, Jaron Alston, Ricky Bell and Ralph Tresvant
album: Wanted
Bow Wow featuring Ciara Like You 2005 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 06300
chartposition: RandB #7, US #30, UK #4, US dance #1
writtenby: Sean Garrett, Eve, Polow da Don, Kelly Rowland, Blac Elvis and Jason Perry
album: Ms. Kelly
Kelly Rowland featuring Eve Like This 2007 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 715363
chartposition: RandB #89
comments: [hip hop]
Three 6 Mafia Like Money 2007 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 4414
chartposition: UK #35, US dance #2
writtenby: Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill and Gary Hines
album: Maybe One Day
comments: [dance, house, gospel]
Mass Order Lift Every Voice (Take Me Away) 1992 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 79640
chartposition: RandB #5, US #22
writtenby: Hod David, Stuart Matthewman and Maxwell
album: Now
comments: [slow jam]
Maxwell Lifetime 2001 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Columbia 45975
chartposition: RandB #65, US #54, US AC #8
writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed
album: I'm Coming Home
Johnny Mathis Life Is a Song Worth Singing 1973 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10071
writtenby: G. Clinton
Ronnie Dyson Life And Breath 1974 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 2014
chartposition: UK #20
writtenby: DJ Muggs (as Larry Muggerud), Sen Dog (as Senen Reyes) and Louis Freeze
album: Black Sunday
Cypress Hill Lick a Shot 1994 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 73443
chartposition: UK #8, US #53
writtenby: Maurice Starr
album: Step by Step
comments: [love ballad]
New Kids On The Block Let's Try It Again 1990 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia
writtenby: Lyfe Jennings
album: The Phoenix
comments: [slow jam]
Lyfe Jennings Let's Stay Together 2006 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 658774 (UK)
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr. and Al Green
comments: [neo soul]
The Pasadenas Let's Stay Together 1992 Columbia(UK)
5 recordlabel: Columbia 42704
chartposition: RandB #55
album: The Best Man: Music from the Motion Picture
Maxwell Let's Not Play the Game 1999 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 10970
chartposition: US dance #1, US dance #49
writtenby: Eric Matthews and Gary Turnier
album: Keep On Dancin
comments: [disco dance]
Gary's Gang Let's Lovedance Tonight 1979 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 04417
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2, US dance #1, US AC #3
writtenby: Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford
album: Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
Deniece Williams Let's Hear It for the Boy 1984 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 02536
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #3, US #3, US dance #3
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White
album: Raise!
Earth, Wind & Fire Let's Groove 1981 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Columbia 2589
chartposition: RandB #1, US #11, UK #197
writtenby: Brandon Casey, Brian Casey, Bryan Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri
album: J.E. Heartbreak
Jagged Edge Let's Get Married 2000 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Columbia 74439
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill and Gary Hines
album: Maybe One Day
comments: [dance, garage house]
Mass Order Let's Get Happy 1992 Columbia
11 recordlabel: Columbia 79928
chartposition: RandB #12, US #14, UK #36
writtenby: Jazze Pha, Rahman Griffin, T.I. and Bow Wow
album: Unleashed
Bow Wow featuring Baby Let's Get Down 2003 Columbia
12 recordlabel: Columbia 445146
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #49, US #103
writtenby: S. Turner
album: Love, Peace and Happiness
The Chambers Brothers Let's Do It (Do It Together) 1970 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 18 02269
writtenby: L. Graham, J. Mack
album: Everything In Place
Tyrone Davis Let's Be Closer Together 1981 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10481
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #96, US #102
writtenby: Carlos Santana and Tommy Coster
album: Festival
Santana Let the Children Play 1977 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 73847
chartposition: UK #49
writtenby: Robert Clivillés
album: Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Let the Beat Hit 'Em, Part Two 1991 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 73847
chartposition: RandB #1, US #37, UK #17, US dance #1
writtenby: Robert Clivillés
album: Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Let the Beat Hit 'Em 1991 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 02548
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
album: Black Tie
comments: [disco funk]
The Manhattans Let Your Love Come Down 1981 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 04013
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Bill Millikans, Stephen Wilkin, Arthur King, Michael Day and Rocky Maffit
album: Modern Heart
comments: [disco funk]
Champaign Let Your Body Rock 1983 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 44830
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Newkirk (as Don Newkirk) and Mark Davis
album: The Black Flames
The Black Flames Let Me Show You 1991 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 3573
chartposition: RandB #10, US #75
writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Allan Felder
album: Survival
The O'Jays Let Me Make Love to You 1975 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 74625
chartposition: RandB #2, US #4, UK #27
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, No I.D. and Brenda Russell
album: Wanted
Bow Wow featuring Omarion Let Me Hold You 2005 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 04456
writtenby: A. Ballesteros
El Chicano Let Me Dance With You 1984 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 08027
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Gregory Abbott
album: I'll Prove It to You
Gregory Abbott Let Me Be Your Hero 1988 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 71977
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Bunny Hull, Narada Michael Walden
Tiffany Evans Let Me Be Your Angel 2004 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 10336
chartposition: RandB #78, US #77
writtenby: David Brown [American bassist] and Ray Gardner
album: Amigos
Santana Let It Shine 1976 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 1906 (UK)
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Peter Schwartz, Sly Dunbar, Richie Stephens, Clifton Dillon, Ewart Brown
Mad Cobra & Richie Stevens Legacy 1993 Columbia(UK)
5 recordlabel: Columbia 444181
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Ted White
album: Take It Like You Give It
Aretha Franklin Lee Cross 1966 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 10564
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Vernon Burch
album: When I Get Back Home
Vernon Burch Leaving You Is Killing Me 1977 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 18 02634
writtenby: S. Dees
album: Everything In Place
Tyrone Davis Leave Well Enough Alone 1981 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 445684
writtenby: C. Reid, S. Alaimo, B. Latimore, H. Casey
Gwen McCrae Leave The Driving To Us 1972 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 45214
chartposition: RandB #32, US #102
writtenby: D. Malone
comments: [southern soul]
Gwen McCrae Lead Me On 1970 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 445320
writtenby: E. Hinton, D. Fritts
Gwen McCrae Lay It On Me 1971 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 74261
chartposition: RandB #89
album: Community
State of Art Laughing at the Years 1992 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 58415
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Tego Calderón, B Real, Alan Maman and Sen Dog
album: Till Death Do Us Part
comments: [hip hop]
Cypress Hill Latin Thugs 2005 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 07257
chartposition: RandB #8
writtenby: Bernard Jackson, David Conley
album: Surface
comments: [slow jam]
Surface Lately 1987 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 11239
chartposition: RandB #3, US #46
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: About Love
Gladys Knight & the Pips Landlord 1980 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 05836
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Martin Page, Maurice White and Michel Colombier
album: Maurice White
Maurice White Lady Is Love 1986 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10211
writtenby: Norman Harris, Vinnie Barrett
Ronnie Dyson Lady In Red 1975 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 45863
chartposition: RandB #27, US #62, US AC #36
writtenby: H. B. Barnum and Johnny Bristol
album: La La Peace Song
O.C. Smith La La Peace Song 1974 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia
writtenby: T. Randazzo, V. Pike
album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye
comments: [album cut]
The Manhattans La La La Wish Upon A Star 1976 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 42933
writtenby: J.L. McFarland
album: The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
comments: [Christmas]
Aretha Franklin Kissin' By The Mistletoe 1963 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 69077
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Full Force
album: Straight to the Sky
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Kiss Your Tears Away 1989 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 73227
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Full Force
album: Smoove
Full Force Kiss Those Lips 1990 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 38 03301
chartposition: RandB #72, US #107
writtenby: André Cymone
album: Livin' in the New Wave
André Cymone Kelly's Eyes 1983 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 45953
chartposition: RandB #23, US #52
writtenby: Maurice White
album: Head to the Sky
Earth, Wind & Fire Keep Your Head to the Sky 1973 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 10709
chartposition: RandB #32, US #101
writtenby: Charles McCollough and Joe Shamwell
album: Ever Ready
Johnnie Taylor Keep On Dancing 1978 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11246
writtenby: L. Graham, P. Richmond
album: In The Mood
Tyrone Davis Keep On Dancin' 1979 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 3 10884
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #15, UK #8, US #41
writtenby: Eric Matthews & Gary Turnier
album: Keep On Dancin'
comments: [disco]
Gary's Gang Keep On Dancin' 1979 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 11261
chartposition: US Dance #12
album: In Love
Cheryl Lynn Keep It Hot 1980 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 74431
chartposition: US #83, UK #34, US dance #1
writtenby: Robert Clivillés, Anthony Quiles, Duran Ramos and David Cole
album: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
C plus C Music Factory ft. QUnique & Deborah Cooper Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More) 1992 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 6727
chartposition: US #101, UK #36, US dance #4
writtenby: Steven Nikolas, Brendon Sibley, Soulshock, Kenneth Karlin and Cutfather
album: Thought 'Ya Knew
comments: [dance, house]
CeCe Peniston Keep Givin' Me Your Love 1994 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 04873
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Kevin Walker, Pamela Phillips Oland and Wilmer Raglin
album: Life
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Keep Givin' Me Love 1985 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 46070
chartposition: RandB #6, US #55
writtenby: Maurice White and Verdine White
album: Open Our Eyes
Earth, Wind & Fire Kalimba Story 1974 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #50
album: I Am...
Nas K-I-S-S-I-N-G 1999 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 666209
chartposition: RandB #17, US #20, UK #2
writtenby: Will Smith, Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
album: Big Willie Style
comments: [hip hop]
Will Smith Just the Two of Us 1998 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Columbia 657524
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #83, US #50, UK #31
writtenby: Robert Clivillés
album: Gonna Make You Sweat
comments: [disco dance]
C plus C Music Factory Just a Touch of Love Everyday 1991 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Columbia 78340
chartposition: RandB #55
album: Kenny Lattimore
Kenny Lattimore Just What It Takes 1996 Columbia
11 recordlabel: Columbia 3-10646
chartposition: US #3, UK #19, US AC #1, Cashbox RandB #92
writtenby: Billy Joel
album: The Stranger
comments: [ballad]
Billy Joel Just The Way You Are 1977 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: Forever By Your Side
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: Rfh4mJOTHss
The Manhattans Just The Lonely Talking Again 1982 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 02191
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
album: Black Tie
comments: [ballad]
The Manhattans Just One Moment Away 1981 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 02269
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
album: Everything In Place
Tyrone Davis Just My Luck 1981 Columbia

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