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


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

The following songs were released in Hi_ 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 Hi_ 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: Phillips 3574
writtenby: Ray Stevens
Freddie North Don't Make Me Cry 1961 Phillips
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 92 273
writtenby: Charles Strong, Hense Powell, Winston Williams
album: Something's Mighty Wrong
comments: [southern soul]
Tyrone Davis Don't Make Me Choose 1992 Ichiban
-- recordlabel: Hit Parade 1010
writtenby: W.Williams, H.Powell, C.Strong
album: You Left A Gold Mine For A Gold Digger
comments: [southern soul]
Chuck Strong Don't Make Me Choose 1991 Hit Parade
1 recordlabel: Hickory 301005
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Phillip Taj Jackson and Martin Kleveland
album: Love Is
comments: [album cut]
Ruben Studdard Don't Make Em Like U No More 2009 Hickory
2 recordlabel: Ichiban 110
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Allen Rich, Dorothy Sea Gazeley and Howie Rice
album: Wanted
Lyn Roman Don't Look Back 1986 Ichiban
3 recordlabel: Philips 40232
chartposition: US #131
writtenby: Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus and Gloria Caldwell
Nina Simone Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 1964 Philips
4 recordlabel: Philly World 96949
chartposition: RandB #85, UK #59
writtenby: Harold Melvin, Michael Forte and James Horton
album: Talk It Up (Tell Everybody)
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Don't Give Me Up 1984 Philly World
-- recordlabel: Philips 40428
writtenby: J. James
The Intentions Don't Forget That I Love You 1967 Philips
1 recordlabel: Philly Soulville 14024
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: James Lindsay, Melvin Miles and Stan Watson
album: Don't Fight the Feeling
Sound Experience Don't Fight the Feeling 1974 Philly Soulville
2 recordlabel: Hi 2026
chartposition: RandB #9, US #11, UK #32
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley
album: Solid and Raunchy
comments: instrumental
Bill Blacks Combo Don't Be Cruel 1960 Hi
-- recordlabel: Hi 2122
writtenby: Don Bryant
Don Bryant Doing The Mustang 1967 Hi
1 recordlabel: Chi Sound 2451
chartposition: RandB #28, US #101, UK #28
writtenby: Bob Stone and Mark Gibbons
album: Gene Chandler '80
Gene Chandler Does She Have a Friend? 1980 Chi Sound
2 recordlabel: Whitfield 8440
chartposition: RandB #4, US #39, UK #30, US dance #20
writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Dwight Turner
album: In Full Bloom
comments: [disco funk]
Rose Royce Do Your Dance 1977 Whitfield
3 recordlabel: Philly World 747
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Bryan Loren
album: Bryan Loren
Bryan Loren Do You Really Love Me 1984 Philly World
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 91 237
writtenby: Paul Richmond
album: I`ll Always Love You
comments: [ballad]
Tyrone Davis Do U Still Love Me 1991 Ichiban
1 recordlabel: Whit 715
chartposition: RandB #39, US #120
writtenby: Bobby Powell and Lionel Whitfield
Bobby Powell Do Something for Yourself 1966 Whit
2 recordlabel: Philly World 2009
chartposition: RandB #35, UK #87, US Dance #21
writtenby: B.L. Hudson, Daryl Burgee and Nick Martinelli
album: Let the Music Turn You On
comments: [electronic, disco funk]
Cashmere Do It Anyway You Wanna 1983 Philly World
3 recordlabel: Hi 2271
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Don Bryant, Ann Peebles and Bernard Miller
album: I Can't Stand The Rain / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
Ann Peebles Do I Need You 1974 Hi
4 recordlabel: Philles 121
chartposition: RandB #11, US #34, UK #35
writtenby: Phil Spector, Vini Poncia (as Vince Poncia) & Peter Anders (as Pete Andreoli)
album: Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica
The Ronettes Do I Love You? 1964 Philles
5 recordlabel: Alithia 6062
chartposition: RandB #61
album: 3 Down 4 To Go
The Escorts Disrespect Can Wreck 1974 Alithia
6 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 564
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: S. Robinson, J. Chase, S. Santiago, D. Rivera Jr., J. McLean, J. Semprit
comments: [hip hop]
The Mean Machine Disco Dream 1981 Sugar Hill
7 recordlabel: Philly Groove 161
chartposition: RandB #3, US #10, UK #22
writtenby: Thom Bell & William Hart
album: The Delfonics / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]
The Delfonics Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) 1970 Philly Groove
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 97 418
writtenby: D. Smith, M. Jackson
album: The Sequel: It Aint Over
Millie Jackson & Douglas Knight-Smith Did You Think I Wouldn't Cry 1997 Ichiban
1 recordlabel: Philly World 99573
chartposition: RandB #10
writtenby: Ronald Broomfield and McKinley Horton
album: Serenade
Eugene Wilde Diana 1986 Philly World
-- recordlabel: Philly Groove 1153
writtenby: Thom Bell, Wm. Hart
album: The Delfonics
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: 99iDo89bQWk
The Delfonics Delfonics' Theme (How Could You) 1970 Philly Groove
1 recordlabel: Scrilla Hill
chartposition: RandB #45, US #104
album: The Rooftop
comments: [hip hop]
Webstar & Jim Jones ft. Juelz Santana Dancin' On Me 2009 Scrilla Hill
2 recordlabel: Sunshine Sound 1003
chartposition: RandB #8, US #38
writtenby: Harry Casey and Richard Finch
album: Dance Across The Floor
comments: [disco funk]
Jimmy Bo Horne Dance Across the Floor 1978 Sunshine Sound
3 recordlabel: Philles 112
chartposition: RandB #5, US #3, UK #5
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
The Crystals Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) 1963 Philles
4 recordlabel: His Master's Voice 1392
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #17, US #58, US AC #11
writtenby: Churchill Kohlman
album: Sweet and Sour Tears
Ray Charles Cry 1965 His Master's Voice
5 recordlabel: Hidden Beach 50996
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Jill Scott , Darren Henson and Keith Pelzer
album: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Jill Scott Cross My Mind 2005 Hidden Beach
6 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 568
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Candi Staton
album: Nightlites
comments: [disco dance]
Candi Staton Count on Me 1981 Sugar Hill
7 recordlabel: Darkchild
chartposition: RandB #92, US #122
HWood Could It Be You 2010 Darkchild
-- recordlabel: Hi 2300
writtenby: Mitchell, Green, Mitchell
album: Al Green is Love
Al Green Could I Be The One 1975 Hi
-- recordlabel: Hi 2285
writtenby: Earl Randle, Willie Mitchell
album: Diamond In The Rough
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: AjNkr3-GPjc
Syl Johnson Could I Be Falling In Love 1975 Hi
-- recordlabel: Hi 2114
writtenby: Wilkins
Don Bryant Coming On Strong 1966 Hi
1 recordlabel: Hi 2294
chartposition: RandB #62
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Willie Mitchell and Earl Randle
album: Tellin' It / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
Ann Peebles Come to Mama 1975 Hi
-- recordlabel: Philips 40601
writtenby: Hutton, Armstead
Bobby Hutton Come See What's Left Of Me 1969 Philips
1 recordlabel: Cold Chillin' 21766
chartposition: RandB #86
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Words From The Genius
comments: [hip hop]
The Genius Come Do Me 1991 Cold Chillin'
-- recordlabel: Hit and Run 1523 (UK)
writtenby: R. Scott, J. Coleman, H. Gates
comments: [deep soul ballad] (unreleased until 2020)
mpcode: z2PyHW-rw6M
Don Bryant Cloudy Days 1967 Hit and Run(UK)
1 recordlabel: Ichiban 446
chartposition: RandB #91
weeksinr&bchart: 2
Ms. Lydia featuring Surface Closer Than Friends 1997 Ichiban
2 recordlabel: Philles 125
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
comments: [christmas]
Darlene Love Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 1974 Philles
3 recordlabel: Scrilla Hill 007680
chartposition: RandB #30, US #45
writtenby: Bianca Dupree, Desmond Ryan, Anthony Glover and Jamal Reynolds
album: Webstar Presents: Caught in the Web
Webstar & Young B ft. The Voice of Harlem Chicken Noodle Soup 2006 Scrilla Hill
-- recordlabel: Hi 77505
writtenby: A. Green, F. Jordan, R. Fairfax
album: The Belle Album
Al Green Chariots Of Fire 1977 Hi
1 recordlabel: Cold Chillin' 21763
chartposition: RandB #22
album: Taste of Chocolate
Big Daddy Kane Cause I Can Do It Right 1990 Cold Chillin'
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 92 251
writtenby: Barbara Moore
album: Caught In A Crossfire
comments: [blues soul]
Vernon Garrett Caught In A Crossfire 1992 Ichiban
-- recordlabel: Hi 2148
writtenby: Ace Cannon
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Cannonball 1968 Hi
-- recordlabel: Hi 2131
writtenby: Don Bryant
Don Bryant Can't Hide the Hurt 1967 Hi
-- recordlabel: Chimneyville 10206
writtenby: K. Floyd, T. Royal
album: Well Done
King Floyd Can't Give It Up 1975 Chimneyville
-- recordlabel: Philly Groove 150
writtenby: W. Hart
comments: [northern soul]
The Delfonics Can't Get Over Losing You 1968 Philly Groove
-- recordlabel: Just Sunshine 517
writtenby: L. Hutson, J. Reeves
album: Can You Feel It
mpcode: x8TW4fWJOVg
The Voices Of East Harlem Can You Feel It 1974 Just Sunshine
-- recordlabel: Chi Sound 1795
writtenby: Joe Henderson, Morris Butler
Windy City Can You Feel It 1988 Chi Sound
1 recordlabel: Rhino Atlantic
chartposition: Rand25
Gerald Levert Can It Stay 2010 Rhino Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Hi 2235
chartposition: RandB #2, US #10
writtenby: Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. & Willie Mitchell
album: Call Me...
comments: [southern soul]
Al Green Call Me (Come Back Home) 1973 Hi
3 recordlabel: Whit 714
chartposition: RandB #12, US #76
writtenby: traditional and Ma Rainey
Bobby Powell C.C. Rider 1965 Whit
4 recordlabel: Hi 2144
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon By the Time I Get to Phoenix 1968 Hi
5 recordlabel: Hi 2091
chartposition: RandB #29, US #96
writtenby: Willie Mitchell and Reggie Young
comments: [instrumental]
Willie Mitchell Buster Browne 1965 Hi
6 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 343
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #56
writtenby: Paul Simon
album: Ernie Andrews Sings With The Fuzzy Kane Trio
Ernie Andrews & The Fuzzy Kane Trio Bridge Over Troubled Water 1970 Phil L.A. Of Soul
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 96 376
writtenby: Al Jackson, Timothy Matthews
album: It`s Over!?
Millie Jackson Breaking Up Somebody's Home 1995 Ichiban
1 recordlabel: Hi 2205
chartposition: RandB #13, US #101
writtenby: Al Jackson & Timothy Matthews
album: Straight from the Heart / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
Ann Peebles Breaking Up Somebody's Home 1972 Hi
-- recordlabel: Philomega 800
writtenby: R. Jefferson, C. Jefferfson, T. Murphy
comments: [philly sound ballad]
mpcode: Okiu4rlS0NI
The Charmetts Breaking Up Again 1973 Philomega
1 recordlabel: Ichiban 24959
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Kino Watson and Sean Davis
album: Breakfast in Bed
comments: [slow jam]
Kino Watson Breakfast In Bed 1998 Ichiban
2 recordlabel: Philly Groove 152
chartposition: RandB #12, US #35
writtenby: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: La La Means I Love You / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [Sweet Soul]
The Delfonics Break Your Promise 1968 Philly Groove
3 recordlabel: Philles 126
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #33, US #52
writtenby: Mann-Weil, Spector
The Ronettes Born To Be Together 1965 Philles
4 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 305
chartposition: RandB #5, US #7
writtenby: Jesse James
album: Boogaloo Down Broadway
comments: [northern soul]
The Fantastic Johnny C Boogaloo Down Broadway 1967 Phil L.A. Of Soul
5 recordlabel: Chimneyville 10212
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Bobby Marchan
album: Body English
King Floyd Body English 1976 Chimneyville
6 recordlabel: Hi 45 2051
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #42, US #36
writtenby: Rabon Delmore, Alton Delmore, Wayne Raney & Henry Glover
album: Tuff Sax
comments: [instrumental]
Ace Cannon Blues (Stay Away From Me) 1962 Hi
-- recordlabel: Philly Groove 180
writtenby: Richard Mason, Thomas White
comments: [philly sound]
Tapestry Big Stone Wall (Around Your Heart) 1973 Philly Groove
1 recordlabel: Hi 2284
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Earl Randle and Darryl Carter
album: Tellin' It / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
Ann Peebles Beware 1975 Hi
2 recordlabel: Hi 77505
chartposition: RandB #9, US #83
writtenby: Al Green , Fred Jordan & Reuben Fairfax Jr.
album: The Belle Album
comments: [gospel soul]
Al Green Belle 1978 Hi
-- recordlabel: Hi 78518
writtenby: Earl Randle, Willie Mitchell
album: If This Is Heaven / Ann Peebles Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: -6kXHP_ocyw
Ann Peebles Being Here With You 1978 Hi
-- recordlabel: High On Rhythm 3(UK)
comments: [dance, house]
Rockie Robbins Be My Lady 1992 High On Rhythm (UK)
1 recordlabel: Philles 116
chartposition: RandB #4, US #2, UK #4
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
album: Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica
The Ronettes Be My Baby 1963 Philles
2 recordlabel: Hi 2103
chartposition: RandB #23, US #92
writtenby: Willie Mitchell
comments: [instrumental]
Willie Mitchell Bad Eye 1966 Hi
3 recordlabel: Philly World 99662
chartposition: RandB #75, US #103
writtenby: Donald R. Robinson, Eddie D and Lawrence Goodman
comments: [hip hop]
Eddie-D Backstabbin' 1985 Philly World
4 recordlabel: Hi 2250
chartposition: RandB #16, US #72
writtenby: Darryl Carter, Syl Johnson and Brenda Johnson
album: Back For A Taste Of Your Love
Syl Johnson Back for a Taste of Your Love 1973 Hi
5 recordlabel: Chi Sound 964
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Peter Frampton
album: I Want to Come Back as a Song
Walter Jackson Baby, I Love Your Way 1977 Chi Sound
6 recordlabel: Philles 118
chartposition: RandB #6, US #24, UK #11
writtenby: Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
album: Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes featuring Veronica
comments: [pop soul]
The Ronettes Baby, I Love You 1963 Philles
7 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 551
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Moe Moore, Tommy Keith
comments: [sweet soul] (12 inch version)
The Moments Baby Let's Rap Now 1981 Sugar Hill
8 recordlabel: Chimneyville 437
chartposition: RandB #5, US #29
writtenby: King Floyd
album: King Floyd
comments: [southern soul funk]
King Floyd Baby Let Me Kiss You 1971 Chimneyville
-- recordlabel: Philly Groove 176
writtenby: Wilbert Hart
album: Tell Me This Is a Dream
The Delfonics Baby I Miss You 1973 Philly Groove
-- recordlabel: Philly Groove 162
writtenby: T. Bell, W. Hart
album: The Delfonics
The Delfonics Baby I Love You 1970 Philly Groove
1 recordlabel: Rhino 74403
chartposition: RandB #70, US #1, US AC #1, US Country #42
writtenby: By Request: The Best of Billy Vera & the Beaters
album: The Jets
Billy Vera At This Moment 1986 Rhino
2 recordlabel: Philly Groove 175
chartposition: RandB #11, US #28, UK #16
writtenby: Allan Felder & Norman Harris
album: Armed and Extremely Dangerous
comments: [philly sound]
First Choice Armed and Extremely Dangerous 1973 Philly Groove
3 recordlabel: Hi 2212
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Eugene Williams and John Harris
George Jackson Aretha, Sing One for Me 1972 Hi
4 recordlabel: Highrise 2005
chartposition: RandB #3, US #57
writtenby: L.V. Johnson & R. Miner
album: Tyrone Davis
Tyrone Davis Are You Serious 1982 Highrise
5 recordlabel: Dunhill 4354
chartposition: RandB #2, US #15
writtenby: Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter
album: Shaft in Africa Motion Picture Soundtrack
Four Tops Are You Man Enough 1973 Dunhill
-- recordlabel: Hi 32062
writtenby: Berns
album: Al Green Gets Next To You
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: eLLi5q2MB9s
Al Green Are You Lonely For Me Baby 1971 Hi
1 recordlabel: Society Hill 349751
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Butch Ingram
Ronnie Dyson & Vicki Austin Are We So Far Apart (We Can't Talk Anymore) 1991 Society Hill
2 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 567
chartposition: RandB #13, US #53, US dance #51
writtenby: Jerry Lordan
album: 8th Wonder
comments: [rap]
The Sugarhill Gang Apache 1982 Sugar Hill
-- recordlabel: Hi 2229
writtenby: Earl Randle
album: Back For A Taste of Your Love
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: SFZ77Lz9LG8
Syl Johnson Any Way The Wind Blows 1972 Hi
-- recordlabel: Hi 2253
writtenby: Earl Randle
Erma Coffee Any Way The Wind Blows 1973 Hi
-- recordlabel: Hit and Run 1506
writtenby: George Jackson, Raymond Moore, Tom Jones III
Marjorie Ingram Another Woman Involved 1977 Hit and Run
-- recordlabel: Third Man
album: From the Motion Picture 'Quantum of Solace'
Jack White & Alicia Keys Another Way To Die 2008 Third Man
1 recordlabel: Highland 1011
chartposition: RandB #5, US #5
writtenby: Rosie (as Rosie Hamlin)
Rosie & The Originals Angel Baby 1960 Highland
2 recordlabel: Philips 1811 (UK)
chartposition: UK #43
writtenby: Record, Sanders
Dusty Springfield Am I The Same Girl 1969 Philips(UK)
-- recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 4377
writtenby: R. Benson, V. Benson, L. Perry
album: Main Street People
Four Tops Am I My Brother's Keeper 1973 ABC/Dunhill
1 recordlabel: High Rise 2006
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson
album: The Sun Still Shines
Sonny Charles Always on My Mind 1983 High Rise
2 recordlabel: Rocshire 95056
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Jessie Barrish
album: Changing
Lenny Williams Always 1984 Rocshire
3 recordlabel: Cold Chillin' 26303
chartposition: RandB #14
writtenby: Barry White
album: Taste of Chocolate
Big Daddy Kane ft. Barry White All of Me 1991 Cold Chillin'
4 recordlabel: Ichiban 107
writtenby: Floyd Miller, Keith Nash and Mark Adams
album: Unchained at Last
comments: [ballad]
Slave All We Need Is Time 1986 Ichiban

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