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


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

The following songs were released in M_ 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 M_ 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
401 recordlabel: Tamla 54130
chartposition: RandB #8, US #131
writtenby: Vicki Basemore, Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy
album: Up tight Everything's Alright
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder With a Child's Heart 1966 Tamla
402 recordlabel: Motown 1218
chartposition: RandB #14, US #50, US AC #23
writtenby: Vicki Basemore, Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy
album: Music and Me
comments: [Motown Sound]
Michael Jackson With a Child's Heart 1973 Motown
403 recordlabel: Motown 1477
chartposition: RandB #86, UK #2, US #4, US AC #2
writtenby: Carol Connors & David Shire
album: Late At Night / Fast Break OST / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11
comments: [love ballad]
Billy Preston & Syreeta With You I'm Born Again 1979 Motown
404 recordlabel: MCA 52829
chartposition: RandB #7, US #51
writtenby: Carl Wurtz
album: All for Love
comments: [love ballad]
New Edition With You All The Way 1986 MCA
405 recordlabel: Musicor 1229
chartposition: RandB #12, US #14
writtenby: Luther Dixon, Anthony Hester & Popcorn Wylie (as Richard Wylie)
album: Going Back To Detroit
comments: [northern soul]
The Platters With This Ring 1967 Musicor
406 recordlabel: Malaco 1047
chartposition: RandB #12, US #101
writtenby: Bobby Goldsboro
album: Dorothy Moore
comments: [Soul Ballad]
Dorothy Moore With Pen in Hand 1978 Malaco
407 recordlabel: Columbia 41117
chartposition: RandB #36, UK #15
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Beyoncé, LeToya Luckett, Master P, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and Manuel Seal
album: Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child With Me 1988 Columbia
408 recordlabel: Columbia 07786
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Antonina Armato and Beppe Cantarelli
album: The Naked Truth
Leata Galloway With Every Beat of My Heart 1988 Columbia
409 recordlabel: Motown 1953
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Characters
comments: [ballad]
Stevie Wonder With Each Beat of My Heart 1989 Motown
410 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 2169
chartposition: RandB #97
weeksinr&bchart: 3
album: Loyalty
comments: [gospel slow jam]
Desmond Pringle With Arms Wide Open 2001 Tommy Boy
411 recordlabel: Imperial 5366
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Pearl King and Dave Bartholomew
album: I Didn't Wanna Do It
The Spiders Witchcraft 1956 Imperial
412 recordlabel: Mainstream 5546
chartposition: RandB #39
The Chubukos Witch Doctor Bump 1973 Mainstream
413 recordlabel: Mushroom 7037
chartposition: RandB #95
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Lalo Schifrin
comments: [instrumental]
Paul Horn Witch Doctor 1978 Mushroom
414 recordlabel: Sony Music 74628
chartposition: RandB #101
album: Live at Wembley
mpcode: SRV-pfti6Ps
Beyoncé Wishing on a Star 2004 Sony Music
415 recordlabel: Columbia 07675
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US dance #7, US AC #44
writtenby: Terence Trent D'Arby & Sean Oliver
album: Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby Wishing Well 1987 Columbia
416 recordlabel: Columbia 6719526
chartposition: UK #28
writtenby: David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Jerry Duplessis (as Jerry
album: The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
Wyclef Jean Wish You Were Here 2001 Columbia
417 recordlabel: Columbia 445971
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Winfred Lovett
album: There's No Me Without You
The Manhattans Wish That You Were Mine 1974 Columbia
418 recordlabel: Imperial 66013
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #17
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Irma Thomas
album: Wish Someone Would Care Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Irma Thomas Wish Someone Would Care 1964 Imperial
419 recordlabel: Champion 40 (UK)
chartposition: UK #83
writtenby: Oliver Cheatham and Rob Davies
album: Go for It
comments: [slow jam]
Oliver Cheatham Wish On a Star 1987 Champion(UK)
420 recordlabel: Columbia 06157
chartposition: RandB #60, US dance #24
writtenby: Deniece Williams , Fritz Baskett and Greg Mathieson
album: Hot on the Trail
Deniece Williams Wiser and Weaker 1986 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 43177
writtenby: F. Bernard, R.B. Smith
comments: [Christmas]
Aretha Franklin Winter Wonderland 1964 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Tamla 367
writtenby: Marv Tarplin, Pamela Moffett, William Smokey Robinson
album: Warm Thoughts
comments: (Female vocal - Claudette Robinson) [album cut]
mpcode: ZkQIEDXpXk8
Smokey Robinson Wine, Women And Song 1980 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Columbia 11419
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Tom Washington
album: Rodney Franklin
comments: [jazz funk]
Rodney Franklin Windy City 1981 Columbia
2 recordlabel: AndM 883
chartposition: RandB #48, US #44, US AC #10
writtenby: Ruthann Friedman
album: A Day in the Life
comments: [instrumental]
Wes Montgomery Windy 1967 AndM
3 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: RandB #16, US #95
writtenby: Erykah Badu and James Poyser
album: New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)
Erykah Badu Window Seat 2010 Universal Motown
-- recordlabel: Mandala 2511
writtenby: C. Fisher
album: The Vibrations
The Vibrations Wind Up Toy 1972 Mandala
1 recordlabel: AandM 916
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #38
writtenby: Alpert, Pisano, Ceroli, Paul Webster
album: Down Here On The Ground
comments: [jazz fusion instrumental]
Wes Montgomery Wind Song 1968 A&M
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10732
writtenby: B. Womack, C. Womack
album: Pieces
Bobby Womack Wind It Up 1978 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Motown 158549
chartposition: RandB #51, US #125
album: Men of Honor: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [slow jam]
Brian McKnight Win 2001 Motown
2 recordlabel: Cameo 296
chartposition: US #97
writtenby: Billy Jackson (as William Jackson) and Jimmy Wisner
Dee Dee Sharp Willyam, Willyam 1964 Cameo
-- recordlabel: AandM 7316 (UK)
writtenby: Joan Armatrading
album: Show Some Emotion
Joan Armatrading Willow 1977 A&M(UK)
-- recordlabel: Tamla 328
writtenby: Carole King, Gerry Goffin
album: Smokey...
comments: [love ballad album cut]
mpcode: p8VDWxLj5Wk
Smokey Robinson Will You Love Me Tomorrow? 1973 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Paramount 0291
writtenby: Q. Joseph, T. Green, D. Reed, O. Wright
The Jones Girls Will You Be There 1974 Paramount
-- recordlabel: Motown 1135
writtenby: Robinson, Moore, Verdi
album: Let the Sunshine In
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross) Will This Be The Day 1968 Motown
-- recordlabel: Fantasy WMOT 166
writtenby: L. James, D. James, D. Simmons
album: Hear Me Out
David Simmons Will They Miss Me 1978 Fantasy WMOT
1 recordlabel: Dimension 1012
chartposition: US #72
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
The Cookies Will Power 1963 Dimension
2 recordlabel: AandM 1411
chartposition: RandB #10, US #1, UK #52
writtenby: Bruce Fisher and Billy Preston
album: Music Is My Life
Billy Preston Will It Go Round in Circles 1973 A&M
3 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Lyfe Jennings
album: Lyfe Change
Lyfe Jennings Will I Ever 2008 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 79286
chartposition: UK #2, RandB #66, US #25
writtenby: Robinson, Smith, Bennett and Henson
album: Willennium
Will Smith Will 2K 1999 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Cameo 274
chartposition: RandB #25, US #33
writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell
Dee Dee Sharp Wild! 1963 Cameo
-- recordlabel: Curtom 8005
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Curtis
comments: [album cut]
Curtis Mayfield Wild and Free 1971 Curtom
1 recordlabel: EMI 2376
chartposition: US #34, UK #16, US AC #8
writtenby: Greg Prestopino, Sam Lorber and Matthew Wilder
album: Pretty Woman
Natalie Cole Wild Women Do 1990 EMI
2 recordlabel: MCA 40274
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Van Morrison
album: Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves Wild Night 1974 MCA
3 recordlabel: MCA 52133
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Al Hudson, Jack Hall, Lynn White and Willis Hall
album: Wild Night
comments: [disco funk]
One Way Wild Night 1982 MCA
4 recordlabel: SAM 5020
chartposition: US dance #19 RandB #20, UK #20
writtenby: Adrian Sear
comments: [novelty]
The Evasions Wikka Wrap 1981 SAM
5 recordlabel: AandM 1980
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Billy Preston
album: A Whole New Thing
Billy Preston Wide Stride 1977 A&M
6 recordlabel: Dynamic Sounds 12 10 (UK)
chartposition: UK #44
writtenby: Leroy
album: Wide Awake
comments: [reggae]
Barry Biggs Wide Awake in a Dream 1981 Dynamic Sounds (UK
7 recordlabel: Motown 1604
chartposition: RandB #42, US #66
writtenby: Lionel Richie and David Cochrane
album: In the Pocket / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
comments: [disco funk]
The Commodores Why You Wanna Try Me 1982 Motown
8 recordlabel: Tamla 54293
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Janie Bradford
album: Love Breeze
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson Why You Wanna See My Bad Side 1978 Tamla
9 recordlabel: Columbia 77269
chartposition: RandB #26, US #103
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Alan Tatum (as Alan "Byrd" Tatum) and Larry Johnson
album: Call Me
Trisha Covington Why You Wanna Play Me Out? 1994 Columbia
10 recordlabel: MCA
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Tony Rich and Teddy Riley
album: Guy III
comments: [slow jam]
Guy Why You Wanna Keep Me from My Baby 2000 MCA
11 recordlabel: Motown 2036
chartposition: RandB #2
writtenby: William "Zan" Aquart and Gene Griffin
album: House Party OST
Today Why You Get Funky On Me 1990 Motown
12 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: RandB #17
album: Intimacy: Album III
comments: [slow jam]
Kem Why Would You Stay? 2010 Universal Motown
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54164
writtenby: Ivy Jo Hunter
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Isley Brothers Why When Love Is Gone 1968 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Lench Mob Digital
chartposition: US #92, R&B #110
writtenby: Ice Cube and Scott Storch
album: Laugh Now, Cry Later
Ice Cube Why We Thugs 2006 Lench Mob Digital
2 recordlabel: EMI 8382
chartposition: RandB #5, US #58, US dance #6
writtenby: Garry Johnson
album: Female Trouble
Nona Hendryx Why Should I Cry? 1987 EMI
3 recordlabel: Fame 1011
chartposition: RandB #5, US #90
writtenby: James Gilreath
album: Why Not Tonight?
Jimmy Hughes Why Not Tonight? 1967 Fame
4 recordlabel: MCA 12294
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: The Soul Partners
album: Cherish
Al Hudson & the Soul Partners (One Way) Why Must We Say Goodbye 1977 MCA
5 recordlabel: Maxi 2014
chartposition: RandB #54, US #63, UK #25, US dance #3
writtenby: Sagat (as Faustin Lenon)
album: My Poem Is... The World According To Sagat
comments: [hip hop]
Sagat Why Is It? (Fuk Dat) 1993 Maxi
6 recordlabel: Columbia 5433
chartposition: RandB #107
writtenby: Diane Warren
album: Through the Fire
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: KHQWyzIS-sw
Peabo Bryson Why Goodbye 1994 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54165
writtenby: Moy, Wonder, Hardaway, Cosby
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Why Don't You Lead Me To Love 1968 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Mercury 73427
writtenby: Roy C (as Roy C. Hammond)
album: Mark IV
Mark IV Why Do You Want To Hurt Me? 1973 Mercury
-- recordlabel: Team 1015
writtenby: Winston Williams, Charles Strong
album: Stolen Love
comments: [southern soul]
Chuck Strong Why Do You Make Me Cheat On You 1993 Team
1 recordlabel: Top and Bottom 411
chartposition: RandB #34, US #107
writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb
Brenda & the Tabulations Why Didn't I Think of That 1971 Top and Bottom
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 671 (UK)
writtenby: Dean, Lussier
album: Wish It Would Rain
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Why Did You Leave Me Darling 1968 Tamla Motown(UK)
-- recordlabel: Contempo 2109 (UK)
writtenby: Kirby
Sam And Dave Why Did You Do It 1977 Contempo(UK)
-- recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10614
writtenby: Harry Middlebrooks
album: Hey Girl Don't Bother Me!
The Tams Why Did My Little Girl Cry? 1965 ABC Paramount
-- recordlabel: Omni 99572
writtenby: Terry Price
album: 21st Century Fox
comments: [ballad]
Brandi Wells Why Can't We Be Lovers 1985 Omni
1 recordlabel: DBM 009 (UK)
chartposition: UK #88
writtenby: Bob Benham
OChi Brown Why Can't We Be Friends 1985 DBM(UK)
2 recordlabel: Maverick 16892
chartposition: RandB #88
weeksinr&bchart: 3
album: Meta.a.mor.phic
Dalvin DeGrate featuring Stevie J. Why Can't We 2000 Maverick
-- recordlabel: GM 716
writtenby: Hermon Weems
comments: [reached #82 in UK Charts in 2010)
Dee Edwards Why Can't There Be Love 1971 GM
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 730(UK)
chartposition: UK #31
writtenby: Deke Richards and Sherlie Matthews
album: Together
comments: [Motown Sound] [only released in the UK]
Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Temptations Why (Must We Fall in Love) 1970 Tamla Motown (UK)
2 recordlabel: MJJ Music 78366
chartposition: UK #2, RandB #71
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds)
album: Brotherhood
comments: [slow jam]
3T featuring Michael Jackson Why 1996 MJJ Music
3 recordlabel: Mercury 868 229
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Kenni Hairston, Margee Forman and Trevor Gale
album: Small Change
Small Change Why 1991 Mercury
4 recordlabel: MCA 3019
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Melvin Riley
album: Ghetto Love
comments: [slow jam]
Melvin Riley Whose Is It 1994 MCA
5 recordlabel: Mercury 9867467 (UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Terri Walker, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen and Remee
album: L.O.V.E.
comments: [dance, house] (Fanatix Soul Heaven Club Mix)
mpcode: Jqdt1ehM3Ys
Terri Walker Whoopsie Daisy 2005 Mercury(UK)
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54209
writtenby: R. Benson, A. Cleveland, M. Gaye
album: What's Going On
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Wholy Holy 1971 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Mercury 73205
chartposition: RandB #49, US #71
writtenby: Otis Redding
album: A Message to the People
Buddy Miles Wholesale Love 1971 Mercury
2 recordlabel: Motown 1383
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Jeffrey Bowen, Jim Ford and Truman Thomas
album: Rose
comments: [Motown Sound]
Rose Banks Whole New Thing 1976 Motown
3 recordlabel: Imperial 5553
chartposition: RandB #2, US #6
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino Whole Lotta Loving 1958 Imperial
4 recordlabel: Tamla 54134
chartposition: RandB #20, US #46
writtenby: Frank Wilson
album: Away We a Go Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You) 1966 Tamla
5 recordlabel: Columbia 310828
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Al McKay and Maurice White
album: Sunbeam
The Emotions Whole Lot of Shakin' 1978 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Tommy Boy 556
chartposition: RandB #77, US #96
writtenby: Everlast, Danny Boy, DJ Lethal, Bell, Wright, Lassiter, Duarte and Cheek
album: Same as It Ever Was
House of Pain Who's the Man? 1993 Tommy Boy
7 recordlabel: Uptown / MCA 54543
chartposition: RandB #52, US #106
album: Blue Funk
Heavy D & the Boyz Who's the Man 1993 Uptown / MCA
8 recordlabel: MCA 2878
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, James Nyx and Marvin Gaye
album: It's Goin' Down
Ralph Tresvant Who's the Mack 1993 MCA
9 recordlabel: Rhythm King 31
chartposition: UK #8
writtenby: Paul Carter, Richard Walmsley, Amanda Glanfield and Justin
album: Anywayawanna
comments: [house, hip hop]
The Beatmasters featuring Merlin Who's in the House 1989 Rhythm King
10 recordlabel: Tamla 54030
writtenby: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Singin' Sammy Ward Who's The Fool 1960 Tamla
11 recordlabel: Tamla 54332
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Gary Goetzman and Mike Piccirillo
album: Being with You
comments: [ballad]
Smokey Robinson Who's Sad 1981 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54045
writtenby: William Robinson
album: Meet The Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross) Who's Loving You 1961 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Motown
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: Various The Jacksons: An American Dream
comments: (Live version recorded in 1972)
The Jackson 5 Who's Lovin' You (live) 1992 Motown
2 recordlabel: Motown 1157
chartposition: RandB #1
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Jackson 5 Who's Lovin' You 1969 Motown
3 recordlabel: Tamla 54194
chartposition: RandB #9, US #46
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: A Pocket Full of Miracles
comments: [Motown Sound ballad]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Who's Gonna Take the Blame 1970 Tamla
4 recordlabel: Panoramic 201
chartposition: RandB #59
album: All About Love, Who's Gonna Make The First Move?
comments: [sweet soul]
Ray, Goodman & Brown Who's Gonna Make the First Move 1985 Panoramic
5 recordlabel: MCA 52004
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Al Hudson and Glenda Hudson
album: Who's Foolin' Who
One Way Who's Foolin' Who 1982 MCA
6 recordlabel: Mercury 73814
chartposition: RandB #1, US #18
writtenby: Billy Beck , Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell
album: Contradiction
comments: [funk]
Ohio Players Who'd She Coo? 1976 Mercury
7 recordlabel: Def Jam 572720
chartposition: RandB #16, UK #34, US #60
writtenby: DMX and Mickey R. Davis
album: The Great Depression
comments: [hip hop]
DMX Who We Be 2001 Def Jam
8 recordlabel: Mirror Image 410
chartposition: RandB #70
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Lil Jon, Sam Norris and Wendell Neal
Lil Jon Who U Wit 1997 Mirror Image
9 recordlabel: Mama's Boy 1930
chartposition: 197
comments: [hip hop]
Lil Tykes Who U Rollin Wit 2002 Mama's Boy
-- recordlabel: Columbia 31204
writtenby: J. Burns, B. Holiday
album: Aretha
Aretha Franklin Who Needs You? 1960 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Maxx 334
chartposition: US #129
writtenby: Knight, Guest
comments: US B side to Stop and Get a Hold of Myself
Gladys Knight & the Pips Who Knows 1965 Maxx

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