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

Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Mercury_ record label. Click on "Mercury_" 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

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The following songs were released in Mercury_ 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 Mercury_ 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: Mercury 167 chartposition: US AC #15 writtenby: Gloria Shayne Baker and NoÃƒÂ«l Regney comments: [christmas]	Vanessa Williams	Do You Hear What I Hear?	1996	Mercury
502	recordlabel: Mercury 864 887 chartposition: RandB #86 weeksinr&bchart: 6 album: Do Ya Wanna Ride? comments: [hip hop]	Dougie Dee	Do Ya Wanna Ride?	1993	Mercury
503	recordlabel: Mercury 72365 chartposition: RandB #33, US #67 writtenby: Rudy Clark	Brook Benton	Do It Right	1964	Mercury
504	recordlabel: Mercury 76187 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: Allen Jones and Michael Toles album: Propositions comments: [funk]	The Bar-Kays	Do It (Let Me See You Shake)	1982	Mercury
505	recordlabel: Mercury 1132 chartposition: US Dance #28 writtenby: Mark Phillips album: Disco Fantasy	Coke Escovedo	Disco Fantasy	1977	Mercury
506	recordlabel: Mercury Digital chartposition: UK #6, US #96 writtenby: Taio Cruz and Fraser T. Smith album: Rokstarr mpcode: YJrM7zqin9Y	Taio Cruz featuring Kesha	Dirty Picture	2010	Mercury Digital
507	recordlabel: Mercury 880 045 chartposition: RandB #17 writtenby: The Bar Kays and Allen Jones (as Allen A. Jones) album: Dangerous	The Bar-Kays	Dirty Dancer	1984	Mercury
508	recordlabel: Mercury 311 chartposition: US dance #1, UK #2, US #25, RandB #75 writtenby: Steve Vincent & Mick Walsh album: Adventures of Stevie V comments: [disco dance boogie]	The Adventures of Stevie V	Dirty Cash (Money Talks)	1989	Mercury
509	recordlabel: Mercury (UK) chartposition: UK #166 writtenby: Duffy, Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White album: Rockferry	Duffy	Delayed Devotion	2008	Mercury (UK)
510	recordlabel: Mercury 72220 chartposition: RandB #10, US #90 writtenby: Jimmy Radcliffe and Carl Spencer album: Songs Of The Big City	Clyde McPhatter	Deep In The Heart Of Harlem	1964	Mercury
511	recordlabel: Mercury 72099 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #27, US #59 writtenby: Ed Warren and Arthur Kent	Brook Benton	Dearer Than Life	1963	Mercury
512	recordlabel: Mercury 71442 chartposition: US #59 writtenby: Frederic Weatherly (as Fred E. Weatherly)	Sil Austin	Danny Boy	1959	Mercury
513	recordlabel: Mercury 76026 chartposition: RandB #60 writtenby: Con Funk Shun album: Candy	Con Funk Shun	Da Lady	1980	Mercury
514	recordlabel: Mercury 74044 chartposition: RandB #43 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon	Hamilton Bohannon	Cut Loose	1979	Mercury
515	recordlabel: Mercury 72407 chartposition: RandB #22, US #117 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Clyde McPhatter	Crying Won't Help You Now	1965	Mercury
516	recordlabel: Mercury 422 852 037 chartposition: RandB #10, US #45 writtenby: Van Morrison album: I Remember You comments: [ballad]	Brian McKnight	Crazy Love	1995	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 76103 writtenby: Willie Nelson album: Good Black Is Hard To Crack	Esther Phillips	Crazy	1981	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 71132 chartposition: RandB #9, US #12 writtenby: Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney	The Del-Vikings featuring Gus Backus	Cool Shake	1957	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73986 chartposition: US Dance #31 writtenby: Kennie Delt, Mark Stevens and Myron Mattox	Kennie Delt & Prana	Conquer All	1978	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 547 chartposition: RandB #31, US #103 writtenby: Michael Cooper album: Secrets	Con Funk Shun	Confunkshunizeya	1978	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 812 397 1 chartposition: RandB #40, UK #57 writtenby: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Bob Carter album: Inside Lookin' Out	Junior Giscombe	Communication Breakdown	1983	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 864 023 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Stephen Stewart, Michael Cooper and Willie Stewart album: Committed comments: [reggae dancehall]	Third World	Committed	1992	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 74036 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Caroline Crawford	Carolyn Crawford	Coming On Strong	1979	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Mercury 73922 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Paul Mitchell and William Bell album: Coming Back for More	William Bell	Coming Back for More	1977	Mercury
8	recordlabel: Mercury 76194 chartposition: UK #30 writtenby: Kurtis Blow , Robert Ford Jr. and J.B. Moore comments: [christmas]	Kurtis Blow	Christmas Rappin'	1979	Mercury
9	recordlabel: Mercury 9800075 (UK) chartposition: UK #38 writtenby: Marc Smith & Sylvia Bennett-Smith album: Untitled mpcode: ccO66kH98Tk	Terri Walker	Ching Ching (I'll Be Lovin' You Still)	2003	Mercury(UK)
10	recordlabel: Mercury 73778 chartposition: RandB #55 writtenby: Glenn Dorsey comments: [disco funk]	The Joneses	Child of Mine	1976	Mercury
11	recordlabel: Mercury 74059 chartposition: RandB #4 writtenby: Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate album: Candy	Con Funk Shun	Chase Me	1979	Mercury
12	recordlabel: Mercury 888 837 chartposition: RandB #9 writtenby: DeDe Leitta, Larry Dodson and R.J. Rice album: Contagious	The Bar-Kays	Certified True	1987	Mercury
13	recordlabel: Mercury 73395 chartposition: RandB #26 writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy album: The Love We Have, the Love We Had	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	Can't Understand It	1973	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 61198 writtenby: Butler, Butler, Gamble album: The Ice Man Cometh comments: [album cut] mpcode: eC95VWEDt3Q	Jerry Butler	Can't Forget About You, Baby	1968	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 856570 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Jonathan Butler, Jolyon Skinner and Barry Eastmond album: Head to Head	Jonathan Butler	Can We Start All Over Again	1995	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 870 305 chartposition: RandB #47 writtenby: Angela Winbush album: Sharp	Angela Winbush	C'est toi (It's You)	1988	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 72229 chartposition: RandB #45, US #53, US AC #17 writtenby: Jack Segal and Paul Vance	Johnny Mathis	Bye Bye Barbara	1964	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 76066 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Felton Pilate album: Spirit of Love	Con Funk Shun	By Your Side	1980	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 884 762 chartposition: RandB #8 writtenby: Attala Zane Giles (as Zane Giles) and Billy Osbourne album: Burnin' Love	Con Funk Shun	Burnin' Love	1986	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 76091 chartposition: RandB #1, UK #22, US dance #19 writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons & Rudy Taylor album: Gap Band III comments: [disco funk boogie]	The Gap Band	Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)	1980	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Mercury 71477 chartposition: RandB #5, US #7, UK #7 writtenby: Sherman Edwards and Hal David album: The Magic Of Sarah Vaughan comments: [jazz RnB]	Sarah Vaughan	Broken-Hearted Melody	1959	Mercury
8	recordlabel: Mercury 70912 chartposition: RandB #9 weeksinr&bchart: 1 writtenby: Buddy Johnson	Buddy Johnson ft. Ella Johnson & the Bee Jays	Bring It Home to Me	1956	Mercury
9	recordlabel: Mercury 888 016 chartposition: UK #4, US #6, US Dance #12, US AC #1 writtenby: Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery and Martin Jackson album: It's Better to Travel comments: [jazz funk]	Swing Out Sister	Breakout	1986	Mercury
10	recordlabel: Mercury 014302 chartposition: US #1, UK #1, AC #24, RandB #121 writtenby: Taio Cruz and Fraser T. Smith album: Rokstarr mpcode: ddgcdagdbwI	Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris	Break Your Heart	2009	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73447 writtenby: C. Gumbs	The Topics	Booking Up Baby	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 76088 chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #73 writtenby: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson album: As One	The Bar-Kays	Boogie Body Land	1980	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73939 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Phase II	Hamilton Bohannon	Bohannon Disco Symphony	1977	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 73913 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Ohio Players album: Angel	Ohio Players	Body Vibes	1977	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 331 chartposition: UK #29 writtenby: Steve Vincent and Mick Walsh album: Adventures of Stevie V comments: [dance, house, hip hop]	The Adventures of Stevie V	Body Language	1990	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 76097 chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #73 writtenby: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson album: As One comments: [funk]	The Bar-Kays	Body Fever	1981	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 73817 chartposition: RandB #86 writtenby: O.B. McClinton	O.B. McClinton	Black Speck	1976	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Mercury 71027 chartposition: US #74 writtenby: Sil Austin	Sil Austin	Birthday Party	1957	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73482 writtenby: B. Jones	Brenda Jones	Big Mistake	1974	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73901 chartposition: RandB #29 writtenby: Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Kersey and Ron Tyson (as Ronald Tyson album: They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It!	The Dells	Betcha Never Been Loved (Like This Before)	1977	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 884 232 chartposition: RandB #67 writtenby: The Bar Kays and Allen Jones album: Banging the Walls comments: [funk]	The Bar-Kays	Banging the Walls	1985	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 1653 writtenby: E. Darby, N. Jean album: Super Dude I comments: [album cut] mpcode: L_Ohqoajc64	Don Covay	Bad Mouthing	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 76128 chartposition: RandB #19 writtenby: Danny A. Thomas, Felton Pilate and Linda Lou McCall album: Con Funk Shun 7 comments: [disco funk]	Con Funk Shun	Bad Lady	1981	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 71565 chartposition: RandB #1 (10 weeks), US #5 weeksinr&bchart: 17 writtenby: Clyde Otis, Murray Stein & Brook Benton album: The Two Of Us comments: [jazz RnB]	Dinah Washington & Brook Benton	Baby, You've Got What It Takes	1960	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 72207 chartposition: US #111 writtenby: Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus	Brook Benton & Damita Jo	Baby, You've Got It Made	1963	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73407 writtenby: Glenn Dorsey album: Keep Up with the Joneses	The Joneses	Baby, Don't Do It	1973	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 358 writtenby: C. Brooks	Chuck Brooks	Baby Please Don't Set Me Free	1972	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 72620 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #47 writtenby: P. Mayfield album: Like It Is comments: [blues]	Junior Parker	Baby Please	1966	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 76054 chartposition: RandB #54 writtenby: Marvin Gaye and Anna Gordy Gaye album: Music in the Air	Hamilton Bohannon	Baby I'm for Real	1980	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 814 581 7 chartposition: RandB #5, US #76 writtenby: Eumir Deodato album: Fever comments: [love ballad]	Con Funk Shun	Baby I'm Hooked (Right Into Your Love)	1983	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73310 writtenby: D. Gates	Aaron Neville	Baby I'm A Want You	1972	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 814 226 7 chartposition: RandB #72 writtenby: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Bob Carter album: Inside Lookin' Out comments: [beat ballad]	Junior Giscombe	Baby I Want You Back	1983	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 6007234 chartposition: UK #61 writtenby: Bruce Wooley, Morton Downey and Trevor Horn	Dusty Springfield	Baby Blue	1979	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 4006 chartposition: US Dance #48 writtenby: Lonnie Simmons and Charles Wilson (as Charles Kent Wilson) album: The Gap Band	The Gap Band	Baby Baba Boogie	1979	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 73994 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Allen Jones, Winston Stewart, Michael Beard, Charles Allen album: Flying High on Your Love	The Bar-Kays	Attitudes	1978	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 72876 chartposition: RandB #9, US #39 writtenby: Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler and Kenny Gamble album: The Ice Man Cometh	Jerry Butler	Are You Happy	1968	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 74048 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith album: Light of Life	The Bar-Kays	Are You Being Real	1979	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Mercury 422 852 187 chartposition: RandB #94 weeksinr&bchart: 5 album: The Quest Is On	J. Quest	Anything	1995	Mercury
8	recordlabel: Mercury 888 012 chartposition: RandB #94 weeksinr&bchart: 3 writtenby: Ian Prince and Mic Murphy	Angelica Chaplin	Anyone Else	1987	Mercury
9	recordlabel: Mercury 72266 chartposition: RandB #4, US #47, US AC #13 writtenby: Earl Shuman & Leon Carr	Brook Benton	Another Cup Of Coffee	1964	Mercury
10	recordlabel: Mercury 872 955 chartposition: RandB #66 writtenby: Chad, Kenni Hairston and Trevor Gale album: Animal	The Bar-Kays	Animal	1989	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 74039 writtenby: Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith album: Light of Life comments: [instrumental] mpcode: YbKuImYuMGM	The Bar-Kays	Angel Eyes	1978	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 73946 chartposition: US Dance #19 writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon album: Phase II	Hamilton Bohannon	Andrea	1977	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 884 079 chartposition: RandB #74 album: America	Kurtis Blow	America	1985	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73713 writtenby: W. Beck, C. Satchell, J. Williams, L. Bonner, M. Jones, M. Pierce, R. Middlebrooks album: Honey... mpcode: J3ioEhSjkMY	Ohio Players	Alone	1975	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73397 comments: From the motion picture 'A Touch of Class'	Dee Dee Warwick	All The Love That Went To Waste	1973	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 314 536 350 chartposition: RandB #63 writtenby: Rex Rideout, Will Downing and Ronnie Garrett album: Invitation Only	Will Downing	All About You	1997	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 73255 chartposition: RandB #3, US #21 writtenby: Homer Talbert & Herscholt Polk album: The Saggitarius Movement comments: [ballad]	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	Ain't Understanding Mellow	1971	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 223 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Gerald Calhoun and Michael Cooper album: To the Max comments: [funk]	Con Funk Shun	Ain't Nobody, Baby	1982	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 1038 writtenby: W. Beck, C. Satchell, J. Williams, L. Bonner, M. Jones, M. Pierce, R. Middlebrooks album: Honey... comments: [funk album cut] mpcode: QWPz8LaNIhI	Ohio Players	Ain't Givin' Up No Ground	1975	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 862710 chartposition: RandB #39 album: Brian McKnight comments: [slow jam]	Brian McKnight	After the Love	1994	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 72935 chartposition: RandB #18, US #35 writtenby: Margaret Lewis & Myrna Smith	Moms Mabley	Abraham, Martin and John	1969	Mercury
3	recordlabel: Mercury 1099 chartposition: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #7 weeksinr&bchart: 13 writtenby: Brook Benton, Clyde Otis & Luchi DeJesus album: The Two Of Us comments: [jazz RnB]	Dinah Washington & Brook Benton	A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Love)	1960	Mercury
4	recordlabel: Mercury 71772 chartposition: US #98 writtenby: Benton, Williams mpcode: zmPJ0m03vlk	Ernestine Anderson	A Lover's Question	1961	Mercury
5	recordlabel: Mercury 1 chartposition: UK #51 writtenby: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland Jr. (as Eddie Holland) and Lamont Dozier album: It Begins Again	Dusty Springfield	A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)	1978	Mercury
6	recordlabel: Mercury 72303 chartposition: RandB #6, US #75, US AC #13 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David	Brook Benton	A House Is Not A Home	1964	Mercury
7	recordlabel: Mercury 72960 chartposition: US #109 writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Thom Bell and Jerry Butler album: Ice on Ice	Jerry Butler	A Brand New Me	1969	Mercury
8	recordlabel: Mercury 880 170 chartposition: RandB #45 album: Ego Trip comments: [hip hop] (featuring Run D.M.C.)	Kurtis Blow	8 Million Stories	1984	Mercury
9	recordlabel: Mercury 884 886 chartposition: RandB #73, UK #97, US Dance #23 writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman album: O'Chi comments: UK Single Mix	OChi Brown	100 Percent Pure Pain	1986	Mercury
10	recordlabel: Mercury 2 chartposition: RandB #38, US #11, UK #15, US dance #1 writtenby: Crystal Waters, Tommy Davis, Theodore Douglas and Jay Steinhour album: Storyteller	Crystal Waters	100 Percent Pure Love	1994	Mercury
11	recordlabel: Mercury 814 959 chartposition: RandB #83 writtenby: Jimmy Haslip and Marilyn Scott album: Without Warning!	Marilyn Scott	10 x 10	1984	Mercury
12	recordlabel: Mercury 70819 chartposition: RandB #4, US #4 writtenby: Buck Ram album: The Platters Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Vol. IV comments: [ballad]	The Platters	(You've Got) The Magic Touch	1956	Mercury
13	recordlabel: Mercury Line 7 chartposition: UK #67 writtenby: Francis, Hinds, Beckles album: Breaking Point comments: [disco funk]	Central Line	(You Know) You Can Do It	1980	Mercury Line
14	recordlabel: Mercury 73301 chartposition: RandB #6, US #91 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: The Spice of Life	Jerry Butler featuring Brenda Lee Eager	(They Long to Be) Close to You	1972	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 72876 writtenby: Butler, Farrow, Harris album: The Ice Man Cometh comments: [ballad] mpcode: r0w-tvzFn60	Jerry Butler	(Strange) I Still Love You	1968	Mercury
--	recordlabel: Mercury 73885 writtenby: J. Roach comments: [sweet soul]	5 Special	(Let's Stop Making) Small Talk	1977	Mercury
1	recordlabel: Mercury 76002 chartposition: RandB #24 writtenby: Con Funk Shun album: Candy	Con Funk Shun	(Let Me Put) Love on Your Mind	1979	Mercury
2	recordlabel: Mercury 880 694 chartposition: RandB #66, US #76, US dance #27 writtenby: Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina	Alex Brown	(Come On) Shout	1985	Mercury

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