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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
-- recordlabel: Columbia 38 05791
writtenby: M. Gaye
album: Romantically Yours
comments: [ballad]
Marvin Gaye Just Like 1985 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 07744
chartposition: RandB #1, US #10, UK #68, US dance #1
writtenby: Johnny Kemp, Teddy Riley, Gene Griffin & Aaron Hall
album: Secrets of Flying
comments: [dance]
Johnny Kemp Just Got Paid 1988 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 68938
chartposition: RandB #16, US Dance #7
writtenby: Full Force
album: Straight to the Sky
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Just Git It Together 1989 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 4 42520
chartposition: US #111
writtenby: Lil Hardin Armstrong & Don Raye
album: The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin Just For A Thrill 1962 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 3128
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Nas (as Nasir Jones), Will Smith and Kenny Stover
album: Big Willie Style
comments: [hip hop]
Will Smith Just Cruisin' 1997 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10667
writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: Love In All Flavors
Ronnie Dyson Just As You Are 1977 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia
writtenby: Winfred Lovett
album: After Midnight
comments: [philly sound ballad]
mpcode: GXBluC1dtKQ
The Manhattans Just As Long As I Have You 1980 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 04743
chartposition: US dance #11, RandB #83, US rock #1, UK #32, US #12
writtenby: Mick Jagger
album: She's the Boss
Mick Jagger Just Another Night 1985 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 05853
chartposition: RandB #14, US Dance #26
writtenby: Jeff Smith and Kashif
album: Johnny Kemp
Johnny Kemp Just Another Love 1986 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 79446
chartposition: RandB #8, US #3, UK #5
writtenby: Rufus Moore, Chad Elliott and Beyoncé (as Beyoncé Knowles)
album: The Writing's on the Wall
Destiny's Child Jumpin' Jumpin' 2000 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 74197
chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #2, US dance #13
writtenby: Treach (as Anthony Ciss)
album: Totally Krossed Out
comments: [hip hop]
Kris Kross Jump 1992 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 6646
chartposition: US dance #17
writtenby: George Frideric Handel, Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts and Hoyt Axton
album: Merry, Merry Christmas
comments: [christmas]
Mariah Carey Joy to the World 1994 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 03935
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: Midnight Love
comments: [disco funk]
Marvin Gaye Joy 1983 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 310747
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Marcus Miller
Lonnie Liston Smith Journey into Love 1978 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 42933
writtenby: J. Scott, B. Scott
album: Take a Look
Aretha Franklin Johnny 1963 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 6175
chartposition: RandB #86
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Darryl Patterson
Tik Tok Jody's Got Your Girl 1994 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 11281
chartposition: RandB #17, US #17, US AC #29
writtenby: David Foster, David Lasley & Boz Scaggs
album: Middle Man
Boz Scaggs JoJo 1980 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 44851
writtenby: N.Shawn, C. Petrillo, M. Samuels
Aretha Franklin Jim 1969 Columbia
1 recordlabel: ARC/Columbia 02108
chartposition: RandB #45, UK #76
writtenby: Thom Bell and Deniece Williams
album: My Melody
comments: [pop soul]
Deniece Williams It's Your Conscience 1981 ARC/Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 32444
writtenby: Charles Reed, Winfred Lovett
album: There's No Me Without You
mpcode: -Fic0gnSz10
The Manhattans It's So Hard Loving You 1973 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 03181
chartposition: RandB #34, UK #2, US dance #1, US #46
writtenby: Paul Jabara & Paul Shaffer
album: Success
The Weather Girls It's Raining Men 1983 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #118
writtenby: Kanye West, Pharrell Williams
album: Evolver
mpcode: 6NVH4_HV2JQ
John Legend ft. Kanye West & Pharrell It's Over 2009 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 39321
writtenby: Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman
album: Bad Bobby Glover
comments: [album cut]
Bobby Glover It's My Turn 1984 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 05442
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: Dream of a Lifetime
comments: [ballad]
Marvin Gaye It's Madness 1985 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 02812
chartposition: RandB #1, US #10, US AC #6
writtenby: Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein & Lou Stallman
album: Niecy
comments: [love ballad]
Deniece Williams It's Gonna Take a Miracle 1982 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 78376
chartposition: RandB #58
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Benny Tillman, Carl Breeding and Darcy Aldridge
album: What Girl Are Made of
Kaycee Grogan It's Alright 1996 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 4 42823
writtenby: J. Mincher, C. Laskey, I. Hunter
Walter Jackson It Will Be The Last Time 1963 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10495
chartposition: RandB #6, US #66
writtenby: Roger Joyce, Teddy Randazzo & Victoria Pike
album: It Feels So Good
comments: [love ballad]
The Manhattans It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad 1977 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 34450
album: It Feels So Good
comments: [Complete Album]
The Manhattans It Feels So Good (full album) 1977 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 79448
chartposition: RandB #80, UK #3
writtenby: Walters, Desmond Child, John Denver, Taffy Nivert, Bill Danoff, A.Long , Draco Rosa and Wyclef Jean
album: The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
Wyclef Jean featuring The Rock & Melky Sedeck It Doesn't Matter 2000 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 2248
chartposition: RandB #57, US #91, UK #64
writtenby: Nas (as Nasir Jones) and W.P. Mitchell
album: Illmatic
Nas It Ain't Hard to Tell 1994 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10627
writtenby: B. Withers, M. Jones
album: Menagerie
Bill Withers It Ain't Because Of Me Baby 1977 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 44705
chartposition: RandB #40, US #63
writtenby: Ray Stevens
album: For One in My Life
O.C. Smith Isn't It Lonely Together 1968 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 05024
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US dance #1, US AC #10
writtenby: Beyoncé, Ne Yo, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind and Amund Bjørklund
album: B'Day
Beyoncé Irreplaceable 2006 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 07702
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Mico Wave, Bootsy Collins, Mallia Franklin and Walter Coleman
album: Cookin' from the Inside Out
Mico Wave Instant Replay 1988 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 02905
chartposition: RandB #16, US #105
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Instant Love
Cheryl Lynn Instant Love 1982 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 07912
chartposition: RandB #41, US Dance #16
writtenby: Pete Warner and Rainy Davis
album: Ouch
Rainy Davis Indian Giver 1988 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 79493
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US dance #1
writtenby: Beyoncé (as Beyoncé Knowles), Sam Barnes, Jean Claude Olivier and Cory Rooney
album: Charlie's Angels: Music from the Motion Picture
Destiny's Child Independent Women (Part I) 2000 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 04667
chartposition: RandB #86
writtenby: Fred Johnson
comments: [funk]
Catch Indecisive 1984 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 11093
chartposition: RandB #23, US #58, UK #53
writtenby: Maurice White, Allee Willis and David Foster
album: I Am...
Earth, Wind & Fire In the Stone 1979 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Columbia 02511
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr.
album: In the Night
comments: [disco dance]
Cheryl Lynn In the Night 1981 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Columbia 56848
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Erica Campbell, Joi Campbell, Tina Campbell and Warryn Campbell
album: Incredible
Mary Mary In the Morning 2002 Columbia
11 recordlabel: Columbia 10904
chartposition: RandB #6
writtenby: Paul Richmond, Darryl Ellis and Ruben Locke Jr.
album: In the Mood
Tyrone Davis In the Mood 1979 Columbia
12 recordlabel: Columbia 04653
chartposition: RandB #35, UK #83, US Dance #35
writtenby: Roy Ayers, David Spradley and James Bedford
album: In the Dark
comments: [jazz funk]
Roy Ayers In the Dark 1984 Columbia
13 recordlabel: Columbia 11371
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Rodney Franklin
comments: [instrumental]
Rodney Franklin In the Center 1980 Columbia
14 recordlabel: Columbia 07930
chartposition: RandB #11
writtenby: Hubert Eaves IV, James
album: In Your Eyes
James (D Train) Williams In Your Eyes 1988 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 44200
writtenby: E. Campbell, E. Johnson
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Dee Clark In These Very Tender Moments 1967 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 07290
chartposition: RandB #72
album: It's Time
Pauli Carman In The Heat of the Night 1987 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Mike Elizondo, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre
Beyoncé In Da Club 2003 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 06363
chartposition: RandB #9
writtenby: Isaac Hayes, Gerry Goffin and Carole King
album: U Turn
Isaac Hayes Ike's Rap -- Hey Girl 1986 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 33820
writtenby: F. Johnson
album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: kCgvgjO37Ro
The Manhattans If You're Ever Gonna Love Me 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 661325(UK)
chartposition: UK #6
writtenby: Connor Reeves, Axel Kroell and Arthur Baker
album: To the Next Level
MN8 If You Only Let Me In 1995 Columbia (UK)
2 recordlabel: Columbia 07398
chartposition: RandB #19, UK #7, US #68, US dance #47
writtenby: Terence Trent D'Arby
album: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby If You Let Me Stay 1987 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 74255
chartposition: US #16, UK #9
writtenby: John Bettis, Trey Lorenz and Walter Afanasieff
album: Face the Music
comments: [slow jam]
NKOTB If You Go Away 1991 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 03204
chartposition: RandB #4, US #101
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: Instant Love
comments: [love ballad]
Cheryl Lynn & Luther Vandross If This World Were Mine 1982 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 311031
writtenby: A. Fields, D. James, D. Frank
album: If The Shoe Fits
Ronnie Dyson If The Shoe Fits 1979 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 02413
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Touch
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips If That'll Make You Happy 1981 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 78327
chartposition: RandB #17, US #53, UK #12
writtenby: Nas (as Nasir Jones), Jean Claude Olivier, Kurtis Blow (as Kurtis Walker) and Sam Barnes
album: It Was Written
comments: [hip hop]
Nas If I Ruled the World 1996 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 4479120
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Daryl Simmons and Kenny Lattimore
album: From the Soul of Man
comments: [slow jam]
Kenny Lattimore If I Lose My Woman 1999 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 10420
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Naked and Warm
Bill Withers If I Didn't Mean You Well 1976 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 74864
chartposition: RandB #9, US #52, US AC #12
writtenby: Ronald Miller, Ken Hirsch and M. Sharron
album: Passion
comments: [ballad]
Regina Belle If I Could 1993 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 444441
writtenby: A.J. Lerner, F. Loewe
Aretha Franklin If Ever I Would Leave You 1968 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10971
chartposition: RandB #26, US #73, US dance #1
writtenby: Cheyenne Fowler & Keg Johnson
album: When Love Comes Calling
comments: [disco dance]
Deniece Williams I've Got the Next Dance 1979 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 445044
writtenby: J. Hill, J. Webber, B. Soden
Donald Wilson I've Got To Get Myself Together 1969 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 11287
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Al Johnson and Tom Fauntleroy
album: Back for More
Al Johnson I've Got My Second Wind 1980 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 11174
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Bobby Caldwell
album: In Love
Cheryl Lynn I've Got Faith in You 1980 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 660880(UK)
chartposition: UK #2
writtenby: Denis Ingoldsby and Mark Taylor
album: To the Next Level
MN8 I've Got A Little Something For You 1995 Columbia (UK)
4 recordlabel: Columbia 74453
chartposition: RandB #54, UK #75
writtenby: Jake Carter, Joe Sayles, Nate Sayles, Kevin Scott and Dwight Wyatt
album: Joe Public
Joe Public I've Been Watchin' 1992 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 02110
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Barry Ruff, Gene Evaro and Renee Ruff
album: How 'Bout Us
comments: [beat ballad]
Champaign I'm on Fire 1981 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 111146
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Larry John McNally
album: Out of the Woods
Ren Woods I'm in Love with You 1979 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 05721
chartposition: US dance #42, RandB #55, UK #1, US #3, US AC #13
writtenby: George Michael
album: George Michael
Wham! I'm Your Man 1985 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 04037
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: I'm So Proud
comments: [ballad]
Deniece Williams I'm So Proud 1983 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 445684
writtenby: W. Hale
Gwen McCrae I'm Losing The Feeling 1972 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 34401
writtenby: H. Scales, D. Davis, A. Vance
album: Rated Extraordinaire
comments: [album cut] [soul ballad]
Johnnie Taylor I'm Just A Shoulder To Cry On 1977 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 310089
album: All The Faces Of Buddy Miles
Buddy Miles I'm Just A Kiss Away 1974 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 04551
writtenby: A. Ballesteros
El Chicano I'm In Love With 1984 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #98
writtenby: Crystal Nicole, Rodney Jerkins, Dernst Mile
album: Tiffany Evans
comments: [hip hop]
Tiffany Evans featuring Bow Wow I'm Grown 2008 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Malice, Pusha T, Pharrell Williams
album: Til The Casket Drops
Clipse featuring Pharrell Williams I'm Good 2009 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 05577
chartposition: US dance #8, RandB #60, UK #9, US #13
writtenby: Earl Randle
album: The Secret of Association
comments: US Extended Remix
Paul Young I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down 1984 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 657718 (UK)
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Thom Bell (as Thomas Bell) and Sherman Marshall
album: Yours Sincerely
The Pasadenas I'm Doing Fine Now 1992 Columbia(UK)
5 recordlabel: Columbia 11207
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Ken Stover
album: Back For More
Al Johnson with Jean Carn I'm Back for More 1980 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 453
writtenby: Benny Golson
album: I'm Always Dancin' To The Music
comments: [jazz funk]
Benny Golson I'm Always Dancin' To The Music 1978 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 07774
chartposition: RandB #5, US AC #35
writtenby: Gregory Abbott
album: I'll Prove It to You
comments: [beat ballad]
Gregory Abbott I'll Prove It to You 1988 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 11398
chartposition: RandB #12, US #109
writtenby: Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
The Manhattans I'll Never Find Another (Find Another Like You) 1980 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 433174
chartposition: US AC #35
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Johnny Mathis Sings the Music of Bacharach and Kaempfert
Johnny Mathis I'll Never Fall in Love Again 1969 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 34327
writtenby: B. Withers
album: Naked and Warm
comments: [album cut]
Bill Withers I'll Be With You 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 74330
chartposition: RandB #11, US #1, UK #2, US AC #1
writtenby: Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis and Willie Hutch
album: MTV Unplugged
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey featuring Trey Lorenz I'll Be There 1992 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 68671
chartposition: RandB #12, UK #5, US #1, US AC #3
writtenby: Maurice Starr
album: Hangin' Tough
comments: [love ballad]
New Kids on the Block I'll Be Loving You 1989 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 660373 2
chartposition: UK #73
writtenby: Misty Oldland, Joe Dworniak
album: Supernatural
Misty Oldland I Wrote You A Song 1994 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 10308
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Making Music
Bill Withers I Wish You Well 1976 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 02549
chartposition: RandB #21, US Dance #35
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Touch
comments: [disco dance]
Gladys Knight & the Pips I Will Fight 1981 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 07164
chartposition: US dance #2, RandB #43, UK #3, US #2
writtenby: George Michael
album: Faith
George Michael I Want Your Sex 1987 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 34866
writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: Love In All Flavors
comments: [album cut] re released as single in 2014 by Expansion (UK)
Ronnie Dyson I Want To Be Where You Are 1977 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1 11373
writtenby: H. Scales, M. Griffin
album: A New Day
Johnnie Taylor I Wanna Get Into You 1980 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 74315
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine and Loren Hill
album: Maybe One Day
comments: [slow jam]
Mass Order I Wanna Be Your Love 1992 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 10781
chartposition: RandB #85, UK #15
writtenby: Herbie Hancock, Melvin Ragin & Jeffrey Cohen
album: Sunlight
Herbie Hancock I Thought It Was You 1978 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 45974
writtenby: L. Creed, T. Bell
album: One Man Band
Ronnie Dyson I Think I'll Tell Her 1973 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 42266
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #87
writtenby: Gordon Clifford & Harry Barris
album: The Electrifying Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin I Surrender Dear 1962 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 41887
chartposition: RandB #3, US #4, UK #16, US dance #1, US AC #8
writtenby: Antonina Armato and Giuseppe Cantarelli
album: #1's
Mariah Carey I Still Believe 1999 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 669974
chartposition: RandB #68, UK #32
writtenby: Warryn Campbell, Erica Atkins, Tina Atkins and J. E. Cooper
album: Thankful
Mary Mary featuring B.B. Jay I Sings 2000 Columbia

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