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


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Epic record label. Click on "Epic" 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 Epic . . .

The following songs were released in Epic 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 Epic 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: Epic 80317
writtenby: T. Rundgren
album: Live It Up / Beautiful Ballads
comments: [album cut] [love ballad]
The Isley Brothers Hello It's Me 1974 Epic
1 recordlabel: Epic 79870
chartposition: RandB #16, US #17, UK #27
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: The Senior
Ginuwine featuring Baby Hell Yeah 2003 Epic
2 recordlabel: Epic 04146
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Dan Kuramoto
album: Third Generation
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Hiroshima Heavenly Angel 1983 Epic
3 recordlabel: Epic 05015
chartposition: RandB #21, US AC #36
writtenby: D. A. Miller Jr. and H. Hewitt
album: Time Exposure
Stanley Clarke & Howard Hewett Heaven Sent You 1984 Epic
4 recordlabel: Epic 77105
chartposition: RandB #24, US #94, UK #34, US Dance #15, US AC #33
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney
album: Never Let Me Go
Luther Vandross Heaven Knows 1993 Epic
5 recordlabel: Epic
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Michael Jackson , Teddy Riley, Andreao Heard, Nate Smith, Teron Beal, Eritza Laues and Kenny Quiller
album: Invincible
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
Michael Jackson Heaven Can Wait 2002 Epic
6 recordlabel: Epic 74464
chartposition: US Dance #16
writtenby: Troy Taylor and Kathy Sledge
album: Heart
comments: [dance, garage house]
Kathy Sledge Heart 1992 Epic
7 recordlabel: Epic 74708
chartposition: UK #2, RandB #62, US #27, US AC #9
writtenby: Michael Jackson
album: Dangerous
Michael Jackson Heal the World 1992 Epic
-- recordlabel: Epic 68962
album: All Our Love
comments: [new jack swing]
Alton Wokie Stewart Headache 1989 Epic
1 recordlabel: Epic 656551
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Andre Smith, Brent Williams and Tony Terry
album: Tony Terry
Tony Terry Head over Heels 1990 Epic
2 recordlabel: Epic 5021
chartposition: RandB #90
writtenby: Dutch Robinson (as Theodore Robinson) and P. Dowee
Dutch Robinson Happy 1984 Epic
3 recordlabel: Epic 664615
chartposition: RandB #19, UK #5
writtenby: Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Blood on the Dance Floor
Michael Jackson HIStory -- Ghosts 1997 Epic
4 recordlabel: Epic 3623
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: D. Cannon, James Mtume and P. Fields
album: Juicy Fruit
comments: [disco funk]
Mtume Green Light 1984 Epic
5 recordlabel: Epic 13 2376 (UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: J. James Jarrett
album: The Band AKA
The Band AKA Grace 1982 Epic (UK)
6 recordlabel: Epic 79719
chartposition: RandB #13, US #34
writtenby: Harvey Mason Jr., Mischke Russell, Steve Russell and Damon Thomas
album: B2K
comments: [slow jam]
B2K Gots Ta Be 2002 Epic
-- recordlabel: Epic 25621 (UK)
writtenby: M. Jackson, R. Tyson, T. Stubbs
album: Talk To Me...
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: Y8ROLyq00AE
Lew Kirton Got To Find Somebody To Love 1983 Epic(UK)
1 recordlabel: Epic 02521
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Betty Wright Goodbye You Hello Him 1981 Epic
2 recordlabel: Epic 68590
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Charlie Singleton and Modern Man
album: Man on a Mission
comments: [funk, new jack swing]
Charlie Singleton Good, Bad and Ugly 1989 Epic
3 recordlabel: Epic 07989
chartposition: RandB #8
writtenby: Keena Green, Klmmala Green and Michelle Green
album: Sweet Obsession
Sweet Obsession Gonna Get Over You 1988 Epic
4 recordlabel: Epic 659976
chartposition: UK #33, R&B #104
writtenby: Larry Grossman and Buz Kohan
album: Dangerous
comments: [ballad]
Michael Jackson Gone Too Soon 1993 Epic
5 recordlabel: Epic P.I.R. 50454
chartposition: RandB#8, UK #26, US #52
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: Goin' Places
comments: [disco dance]
The Jacksons Goin' Places 1977 Epic P.I.R.
6 recordlabel: Epic 94999
album: Sacred Chapter 6
comments: [album cut]
Jeff Majors ft. Kelly Price God's Gift 2006 Epic
7 recordlabel: Epic 8607
chartposition: US Dance #40
album: Go All the Way
The Isley Brothers Go All the Way 1980 Epic
8 recordlabel: Epic 650216
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #60, US #57
writtenby: Luther Vandross & Nat Adderley Jr.
album: Give Me the Reason
comments: [disco, boogie]
Luther Vandross Give Me the Reason 1986 Epic
9 recordlabel: Epic LUTH5 (UK)
chartposition: UK #26
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Nat Adderley Jr.
album: The Best Of Luther Vandross
comments: re-release
Luther Vandross Give Me The Reason 1988 Epic LUTH (UK)
10 recordlabel: Epic 8510
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Webster Lewis, Ray Barnes and Cheryl Pitts
album: 8 for the 80's
Webster Lewis Give Me Some Emotion 1980 Epic
11 recordlabel: Epic 03291
chartposition: US Dance #11
writtenby: Duncan Bridgeman, Joe Dworniak and Sam Jones
album: I Level
I Level Give Me 1982 Epic
12 recordlabel: Epic 3017 (UK)
chartposition: UK #1, US #18, US dance #24
writtenby: Harry Wayne Casey and Deborah Carter
album: All in a Night's Work
KC And The Sunshine Band Give It Up 1983 Epic(UK)
-- recordlabel: Epic 850210
writtenby: F.Johnson
Heywood Cash Give It Up 1976 Epic
1 recordlabel: Epic 50917
chartposition: RandB #26, US Dance #30
writtenby: Howard King and Edward Moore
album: In Search of the Rainbow Seekers
Mtume Give It On Up (If You Want To) 1980 Epic
2 recordlabel: Epic 659069(UK)
chartposition: UK #2
writtenby: Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell
album: Dangerous
Michael Jackson Give In to Me 1993 Epic (UK)
3 recordlabel: Epic 59647
chartposition: RandB #19, US #10, UK #30
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Pandemonium!
B2K featuring R. Kelly Girlfriend (remix) 2003 Epic
4 recordlabel: Epic 8782 (UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Paul McCartney
album: Off The Wall
mpcode: O8rc8FNCHcU
Michael Jackson Girlfriend 1979 Epic(UK)
5 recordlabel: Epic 76877
chartposition: RandB #19, UK #10, US #30
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Pandemonium!
B2K Girlfriend 2003 Epic
6 recordlabel: Epic
chartposition: RandB #19, US #52
writtenby: Jay Z (as Shawn Carter) and Swizz Beatz (as Kasseem Dean)
album: Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter
Jay-Z Girl's Best Friend 1999 Epic
7 recordlabel: Epic 02664
chartposition: RandB #69, US dance #13
writtenby: Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell
album: In and out of Love
Mary Wells Gigolo 1982 Epic
8 recordlabel: Epic 54907
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Ghostface Killah, Chris Liggio and Tally Galbreth
album: Bulletproof Wallets
Ghostface Killah Ghost Showers 2001 Epic
9 recordlabel: Epic 655450
chartposition: US #11, UK #23, US Dance #20, US AC #5
writtenby: John DeFaria, Clay Ostwald and Jorge Casas
album: Cuts Both Ways
comments: [disco dance]
Gloria Estefan Get on Your Feet 1989 Epic
10 recordlabel: Epic 50262
chartposition: RandB #50, US #102
writtenby: J. Crane
album: Chameleon
LaBelle Get You Somebody New 1976 Epic
11 recordlabel: Epic 79280
chartposition: RandB #37, US #97, US Dance #41
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Amel Larrieux, Laru Larrieux
album: Infinite Possibilities
comments: [neo soul]
Amel Larrieux Get Up 2000 Epic
12 recordlabel: Epic 71896
chartposition: RandB #38, US #12, UK #1, US dance #1
writtenby: Rich Harrison and James Brown
album: Rebirth
Jennifer Lopez Get Right 2005 Epic
13 recordlabel: Epic 7943(UK)
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
Donnie Elbert Get Ready 1972 Epic (UK)
-- recordlabel: Epic 13 8206 (UK)
writtenby: L. Johnson, M. Jackson
album: Off The Wall
comments: [disco dance]
mpcode: UdYwglFL6iM
Michael Jackson Get On The Floor 1979 Epic (UK)
1 recordlabel: Epic 49 77073
chartposition: RandB #15, US #42
writtenby: Prince (as Jamie Starr)
album: Poetic Justice: Music from the Motion Picture
comments: [disco funk]
TLC Get It Up 1993 Epic
2 recordlabel: Epic 50956
chartposition: RandB #21, UK #19, US #110, US dance #74
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: Candles
comments: [funk]
Heatwave Gangsters of the Groove 1980 Epic
3 recordlabel: Epic 50387
chartposition: US Dance #34
writtenby: Lee Vanderbilt
album: Eastern Man
comments: [disco]
The Biddu Orchestra Funky Tropical 1977 Epic
4 recordlabel: Epic 511060
chartposition: R&B #28, US #79
writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
album: Fresh
Sly & the Family Stone Frisky 1973 Epic
5 recordlabel: Epic
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: Pharrell Williams, Amanda Gosein, Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull
Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull Fresh Out the Oven 2009 Epic
6 recordlabel: Epic 76823
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Franne Golde, Jennifer Paige and Kasia Livingston
comments: [ballad]
LaShell Griffin Free 2004 Epic
7 recordlabel: Epic 2192
chartposition: RandB #38, US #60
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: Bumpin'
Dis 'n' Dat featuring 95 South, 69 Boyz & K-Nock Freak Me Baby 1995 Epic
8 recordlabel: Epic 655021
chartposition: UK #97, US Dance #9
writtenby: J. Calvert and Everton McCalla (as Everton Deluke McCalla)
Tony Terry Forget the Girl 1989 Epic
9 recordlabel: Epic 460504
chartposition: RandB #16, US #80
writtenby: Gary Henry and Ted Currier
album: Forever Yours
comments: [ballad]
Tony Terry Forever Yours 1988 Epic
10 recordlabel: Epic 77109
chartposition: RandB #10, US #81
writtenby: Babyface & Daryl Simmons
album: For the Cool in You
Babyface For the Cool in You 1993 Epic
11 recordlabel: Epic 13
chartposition: RandB #3
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Any Love
Luther Vandross For You to Love 1989 Epic
12 recordlabel: Epic 10220
chartposition: US #66
writtenby: Stephen Stills
The Staple Singers For What It's Worth 1967 Epic
13 recordlabel: Epic 04124
chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #41
writtenby: Teena Marie
album: Robbery
comments: [disco funk]
Teena Marie Fix It 1983 Epic
14 recordlabel: Epic 7084
chartposition: RandB #11
writtenby: Stephen Shockley
album: Tease
Tease Firestarter 1986 Epic
15 recordlabel: Epic 50269
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Gary Moore, Glenn Murdock, Jerry Seay, Joyce Kennedy, Michael Keck and Sanford Daniel
album: Mother's Finest
Mother's Finest Fire 1976 Epic
16 recordlabel: Epic 850178
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: John Colbert and Norman West
album: Finders Keepers
The Soul Children Finders Keepers 1976 Epic
17 recordlabel: Epic/P.I.R 850496
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Goin' Places
The Jacksons Find Me a Girl 1978 Epic/P.I.R
18 recordlabel: Epic
chartposition: RandB #123
writtenby: Stephen Garrett and Tim Mosley
album: 100% Ginuwine
mpcode: U0AljZTHcvY
Ginuwine featuring Aaliyah Final Warning 1999 Epic
19 recordlabel: Epic 3434
chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, US dance #13
writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley & Chris Jasper
album: The Heat Is On
comments: [funk]
The Isley Brothers Fight the Power 1975 Epic
20 recordlabel: Epic 77693
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Des'ree and Michael Graves
album: Mind Adventures
Des'ree Feel So High 1991 Epic
21 recordlabel: Epic 34 74903
chartposition: RandB #59, UK #56
writtenby: Sade Adu, Andrew Hale and Stuart Matthewman
album: Love Deluxe
Sade Feel No Pain 1992 Epic
22 recordlabel: Epic 50168
chartposition: RandB #99
writtenby: Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
album: Phoenix
LaBelle Far As We Felt Like Goin' 1975 Epic
23 recordlabel: Epic 850331
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Sly Stone
album: Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm Back
Sly Stone Family Again 1977 Epic
24 recordlabel: Epic 5 10805
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #15
writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
album: There's A Riot Goin' On
comments: [funk]
Sly & the Family Stone Family Affair 1971 Epic
25 recordlabel: Epic 05966
chartposition: US #25, UK #89, US AC #3
writtenby: Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo and Rafael Vigil
album: Primitive Love
Miami Sound Machine Falling in Love (Uh-Oh) 1986 Epic
26 recordlabel: Epic 850339
chartposition: US Dance #22
writtenby: James Dean, Jimmy Ruffin and John Glover
Jimmy Ruffin Fallin' in Love with You 1977 Epic
27 recordlabel: Epic 654651
chartposition: US #65, UK #84, US Dance #1
writtenby: Bob Rosenberg
album: Will to Power
Will to Power Fading Away 1989 Epic
28 recordlabel: Epic 850699
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: Hot Property
Heatwave Eyeballin' 1979 Epic
29 recordlabel: Epic 4084
chartposition: US Dance #17
writtenby: Ernest Gold
The Biddu Orchestra Exodus (Main Theme) 1975 Epic
30 recordlabel: Epic 50909
chartposition: RandB #47, US Dance #36
album: Closer
Melba Moore Everything So Good About You 1980 Epic
31 recordlabel: Epic 4949
chartposition: RandB #12, UK #2, US #1, US dance #7, US AC #4
writtenby: George Michael
album: Make It Big
Wham! Everything She Wants 1984 Epic
32 recordlabel: Epic 510407
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #36
writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
album: Stand!
Sly & the Family Stone Everyday People 1968 Epic
-- recordlabel: Epic 19-01032
writtenby: M. Jackson, M. McKinney, T. Jackson
album: Triumph
comments: [disco dance]
mpcode: fdNCgg8e-rI
The Jacksons Everybody 1980 Epic
1 recordlabel: Epic/LV 7395
chartposition: RandB #32, UK #43
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Richard Marx
album: This Is Christmas
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts] [Christmas ballad]
Luther Vandross Every Year, Every Christmas 1995 Epic/LV
2 recordlabel: Epic 78485
chartposition: RandB #5, US #6, UK #13, US AC #17
writtenby: Babyface
album: The Day
comments: [slow jam]
Babyface Every Time I Close My Eyes 1997 Epic
3 recordlabel: Epic 74119
chartposition: RandB #6, US #81
writtenby: Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden
album: Tony Terry
comments: [beat ballad]
Tony Terry Everlasting Love 1992 Epic
4 recordlabel: Epic 5919
chartposition: UK #31
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Goin' Places
The Jacksons Even Though You're Gone 1978 Epic
5 recordlabel: Epic P.I.R. 50289
chartposition: RandB #2, US #6, UK #42, US dance #33
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: The Jacksons / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound]
The Jacksons Enjoy Yourself 1976 Epic P.I.R.
6 recordlabel: Epic 3077
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Reggie Calloway and Vincent Calloway
album: Sweet Obsession Too
Sweet Obsession Elevator 1991 Epic
7 recordlabel: Epic 05449
chartposition: RandB #80, US Dance #1
writtenby: Arthur Baker, Jimmy Bralower and Rob Kilgore (as Robbie Kilgore)
album: The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Goon Squad Eight Arms to Hold You 1985 Epic
8 recordlabel: Epic 15483
chartposition: UK #1, US dance #32
writtenby: Michael Jackson
album: HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
Michael Jackson Earth Song 1995 Epic
9 recordlabel: Epic 850531
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: George Duke
album: Don't Let Go
George Duke Dukey Stick (Part One) 1978 Epic
10 recordlabel: Epic 5990
chartposition: RandB #107
album: Process Of Elimination
mpcode: KJbGz8OjjOA
Eric Gable Driving Me Crazy 1994 Epic
11 recordlabel: Epic 05448
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Bee Starr, Charles Radcliff and Ron Scott
album: I Really Want You
comments: [ballad]
Smoke City Dreams 1985 Epic
12 recordlabel: Epic 07199
chartposition: RandB #40, US #50, US Dance #15
writtenby: Bob Rosenberg
album: Will to Power
Will to Power Dreamin' 1987 Epic
13 recordlabel: Epic 5458 (UK)
chartposition: UK #20
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: The Jacksons
The Jacksons Dreamer 1977 Epic(UK)
14 recordlabel: Epic 4614
chartposition: UK #6, US Dance #17
album: Eyes of Innocence
Miami Sound Machine Dr. Beat 1984 Epic
15 recordlabel: Epic 06308
chartposition: RandB #98, US dance #1
writtenby: Claudja Barry , Jörg Evers and Jürgen Korduletsch (as Jürgen S. Korduletsch)
album: I, Claudja
Claudja Barry Down and Counting 1986 Epic
16 recordlabel: Epic 02658
chartposition: RandB #10, US #107
writtenby: Luther Vandross
album: Never Too Much
Luther Vandross Don't You Know That? 1982 Epic
17 recordlabel: Epic 79649
chartposition: RandB #10, US #30
writtenby: Glenn Lewis and Dre [Andre Harris] (as Andre Harris)
album: World Outside My Window
comments: [neo soul]
Glenn Lewis Don't You Forget It 2001 Epic
18 recordlabel: Epic 657399
chartposition: RandB #4, US #9, US AC #5
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Power of Love
Luther Vandross Don't Want to Be a Fool 1991 Epic
19 recordlabel: Epic 655054
chartposition: US #1, UK #6, US AC #2
writtenby: Gloria Estefan
album: Cuts Both Ways
comments: [ballad]
Gloria Estefan Don't Wanna Lose You 1989 Epic
20 recordlabel: Epic 50596
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Jerry Seay and Joyce Kennedy
album: Mother Factor
Mother's Finest Don't Wanna Come Back 1978 Epic
21 recordlabel: Epic 5-9559
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #36
writtenby: J. Styne, S. Cahn
Erma Franklin Don't Wait Too Long 1962 Epic
-- recordlabel: Epic 3373
writtenby: J. Hudson, R. Weeks, V. Hudson
comments: [disco funk]
The Hudsons Don't Try To Fight It 1983 Epic
1 recordlabel: Epic 79561
chartposition: RandB #21, US #58, UK #29
writtenby: Jon B
album: Pleasures U Like
Jon B Don't Talk 2001 Epic
-- recordlabel: Epic 510557
writtenby: Johnny Robinson
comments: [deep soul]
Johnny Robinson Don't Take It So Hard 1969 Epic

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