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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
501 recordlabel: Columbia 05442
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: Dream of a Lifetime
comments: [ballad]
Marvin Gaye It's Madness 1985 Columbia
502 recordlabel: Columbia 5710
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: André Cymone
album: A.C.
André Cymone Lipstick Lover 1985 Columbia
503 recordlabel: Columbia 04932
chartposition: RandB #25, UK #97
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: It's Gonna Be Right
Cheryl Lynn Fidelity 1985 Columbia
504 recordlabel: Columbia 04825
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Rick James
album: Too Sharp
Process & the Doo Rags Stomp and Shout 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 05281
writtenby: C. Matthews, S. Sheppard, B. Sheppard, F. Brown, Jr.
album: This Is The Real Thing
comments: [funk]
Skool Boyz Can We Do It Again 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 38 05791
writtenby: M. Gaye
album: Romantically Yours
comments: [ballad]
Marvin Gaye Just Like 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 40045
writtenby: C. Matthews
album: This Is The Real Thing
comments: [album cut]
Skool Boyz This Is The Real Thing 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 38 05791
writtenby: N. Newell, R. Ortolani, N. Oliviero
album: Romantically Yours
comments: [ballad]
Marvin Gaye More 1985 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 05571
chartposition: RandB #6, US #50, US AC #11
writtenby: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: Maurice White
Maurice White Stand by Me 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 2124
writtenby: M. Gaye, G. Banks
album: Dream of a Lifetime
Marvin Gaye Masochistic Beauty 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 40045
writtenby: D. Miller, P. Ingram, S. Sheppard
album: This Is The Real Thing
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: 1UTWn3RpP1k
Skool Boyz featuring Jeannie Tracy You Are My Love 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 38 05442
writtenby: M. Gaye
album: Dream of a Lifetime
Marvin Gaye Ain't It Funny (How Things Turn Around) 1985 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 04841
chartposition: RandB #22, US #106, UK #60, US AC #40
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Watching You Watching Me
Bill Withers Oh Yeah! 1985 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 05288
chartposition: US Dance #26
writtenby: Billy Livsey and Terry Britten
The Weather Girls No One Can Love You More Than Me 1985 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 05424
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Watching You Watching Me
Bill Withers Something That Turns You On 1985 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 04873
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Kevin Walker, Pamela Phillips Oland and Wilmer Raglin
album: Life
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Keep Givin' Me Love 1985 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 05679
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Marvin Morrow
album: Life
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Till I See You Again 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 39887
album: Watching You Watching Me
comments: [ballad album cut]
Bill Withers Watching You Watching Me 1985 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 04942
chartposition: RandB #86
writtenby: Stan Sheppard, Chauncey Matthews and Billy Sheppard
album: This Is the Real Thing
Skool Boyz Superfine (From Behind) 1985 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 04733
chartposition: RandB #51, US Dance #45
writtenby: Michael Cooper, Richie Daley, Steven
album: Sense of Purpose
Third World Sense of Purpose 1985 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 05609
chartposition: RandB #8, US #2, US dance #19, UK #87
writtenby: Rick James
album: How Could It Be
Eddie Murphy Party All the Time 1985 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 05415
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Bunny Rugs (as William Clarke)
Third World One to One 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 38 05675
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Watching You Watching Me
Bill Withers We Could Be Sweet Lovers 1985 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 05395
chartposition: RandB #79, US Dance #32
writtenby: B Fine, Shy Shy, Paul Anthony, Bow Legged, Curt T T and Baby Gee
album: Full Force
Full Force Girl If You Take Me Home 1985 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 04839
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1, US Rock #27, US Country #76,
writtenby: Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie
album: We Are the World: U.S.A. for Africa
USA for Africa We Are the World 1985 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 04754
chartposition: RandB #20, US #81, US AC #8
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Too Hot to Stop It
comments: [ballad]
The Manhattans You Send Me 1985 Columbia
4 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
5 recordlabel: Columbia 04930
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Lottie Golden and Richard Scher
album: Too Hot to Stop It
comments: (featuring B.J. Nelson)
The Manhattans Don't Say No 1985 Columbia
6 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
7 recordlabel: Columbia 04427
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: David Porter and Donald O'Connor
album: Electric Universe
Earth, Wind & Fire Moonwalk 1984 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 04651
writtenby: R. Troutman, B. Beck
album: Bad Bobby Glover
comments: [funk]
Bobby Glover Your Spell 1984 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 04641
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
album: Let's Hear It for the Boy
comments: [ballad]
Deniece Williams Black Butterfly 1984 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 04456
writtenby: A. Ballesteros
El Chicano Let Me Dance With You 1984 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 04369
chartposition: RandB #42, US Dance #73
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Visions
Gladys Knight & the Pips When You're Far Away 1984 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 04417
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2, US dance #1, US AC #3
writtenby: Tom Snow & Dean Pitchford
album: Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
Deniece Williams Let's Hear It for the Boy 1984 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 04529
writtenby: L. Troutman, R. Troutman
album: Bad Bobby Glover
comments: [funk]
Bobby Glover What Kind Of Lady 1984 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 1826
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Denzil Miller and Rodney Franklin
album: Marathon
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Rodney Franklin Stay On in the Groove 1984 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 04458
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Luther Vandross
album: Damaris
Damaris You Stopped Loving Me 1984 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 04159
chartposition: RandB #89, US #95
writtenby: Paul Jabara and Bob Esty
album: Success
The Weather Girls Success 1984 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 04679
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #1, US #2, US dance #7, US AC #15, US rock #5
writtenby: Philip Bailey, Phil Collins & Nathan East
album: Chinese Wall
Philip Bailey with Phil Collins Easy Lover 1984 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 38814
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Future Shock
Herbie Hancock Future Shock 1984 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 04256
chartposition: RandB #1, US dance #6, UK #68, US #69
writtenby: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
album: Preppie
Cheryl Lynn Encore 1984 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 04547
chartposition: RandB #4, US #24, US dance #29
writtenby: Michael Jackson
album: Centipede
Rebbie Jackson Centipede 1984 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 04507
chartposition: RandB #38, UK #43, US #19, US AC #2
writtenby: Cynthia Weil, Tony Renis & Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross All of You 1984 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Columbia 04473
chartposition: RandB #36, US #105, US Dance #38
Herbie Hancock Mega Mix 1984 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 39238
writtenby: Mike McKinney, Tito Jackson
album: Centipede
comments: [album cut]
Rebbie Jackson Hey Boy 1984 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 04551
writtenby: A. Ballesteros
El Chicano I'm In Love With 1984 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 04329
chartposition: RandB #23, US #103, US AC #36
writtenby: Martin Page and Jon Lind
album: Electric Universe
Earth, Wind & Fire Touch 1984 Columbia
2 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
3 recordlabel: Columbia 04565
chartposition: RandB #41, UK #65, US Dance #53
writtenby: Herbie Hancock , Bill Laswell and Derek Showard
album: Sound System
comments: [instrumental]
Herbie Hancock Hardrock 1984 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 05102
chartposition: US dance #2
writtenby: Peter Brown and Robert Rans
Peter Brown (Love Is Just) The Game 1984 Columbia
5 recordlabel: District Of Columbia 1
chartposition: UK #15
writtenby: Julia McGirt and David Ylvisaker
Julia & Company Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba) 1984 District Of Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 04429
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: T. Johnson and D. Cohen
album: Preppie
comments: [ballad]
Cheryl Lynn This Time 1984 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 04589
chartposition: RandB #75
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Patrick Henderson, Laythan Armor, Kip Saginor
comments: [hip hop]
Mr. T Mr. T's Commandment 1984 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 04689
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Nick Mundy and Patricia Butler
Nick Mundy Ain't It All Right 1984 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Columbia 04332
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: J. Thomas and Michael Stokes
album: Utopia
comments: [sweet soul love ballad]
Enchantment Don't Fight the Feeling 1984 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Columbia 04468
chartposition: RandB #43, US #81, US AC #6
writtenby: Keith Stegall and Marvin Morrow
Johnny Mathis Simple 1984 Columbia
11 recordlabel: Columbia 04721
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Champaign
album: Woman in Flames
comments: [ballad]
Champaign This Time 1984 Columbia
12 recordlabel: Columbia 04765
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore and Ronald White
album: Centipede
comments: [ballad]
Rebbie Jackson A Fork in the Road 1984 Columbia
13 recordlabel: Columbia 04600
chartposition: RandB #10, US #104, UK #76
writtenby: Champaign
album: Woman in Flames
Champaign Off and On Love 1984 Columbia
14 recordlabel: Columbia 04537
chartposition: RandB #22, US #81, US dance #81
writtenby: Deniece Williams and George Duke
album: Let's Hear It for the Boy
Deniece Williams Next Love 1984 Columbia
15 recordlabel: Columbia 04524
chartposition: RandB #56
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Vassal Benford and Jeremy Lubbock
album: The Two of Us
comments: [beat ballad]
Ramsey Lewis ft. Nancy Wilson & Daryl Coley The Two of Us 1984 Columbia
16 recordlabel: Columbia 04372
chartposition: RandB #18, US #17, US dance #9, UK #41
writtenby: Dean Pitchford & Bill Wolfer
album: Heartbreak
Shalamar Dancing in the Sheets 1984 Columbia
17 recordlabel: Columbia 04381
chartposition: RandB #50, US #102, US dance #1
writtenby: Peter Brown and Robert Vavrik
Peter Brown They Only Come Out at Night 1984 Columbia
18 recordlabel: Columbia 04607
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Jerry Knight, Davitt Sigerson and Lillie Clarke
album: Chinese Wall
Philip Bailey Photogenic Memory 1984 Columbia
19 recordlabel: Columbia 04379
chartposition: RandB #32, US #106, US AC #14
writtenby: Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli
album: That's What Friends Are For
comments: [love ballad]
Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams Love Won't Let Me Wait 1984 Columbia
20 recordlabel: Columbia 04667
chartposition: RandB #86
writtenby: Fred Johnson
comments: [funk]
Catch Indecisive 1984 Columbia
21 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
22 recordlabel: Columbia 04462
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Alton Shofner, Curtis Taylor, Curtis Wilson, Earl Siler, James Cureton, James Reese, James White
comments: [disco funk]
Catch Get On Freak 1984 Columbia
23 recordlabel: Columbia 38 04054
chartposition: RandB #6, UK #8, US dance #1, US #71
writtenby: Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell & Michael Beinhorn
album: Future Shock
comments: instrumental
Herbie Hancock Rockit 1983 Columbia
24 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
25 recordlabel: Columbia 03566
chartposition: RandB #4, US #17, UK #47, US dance #31
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn & Maurice White
album: Powerlight
comments: [disco funk]
Earth, Wind & Fire Fall in Love with Me 1983 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1850
writtenby: J. Barnes, B. Griffin
album: Respect
Billy Griffin So Many Ways 1983 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 4065
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: André Cymone
album: Survivin' in the 80's
comments: [disco, synth, dance]
André Cymone Make Me Wanna Dance 1983 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 04037
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: I'm So Proud
comments: [ballad]
Deniece Williams I'm So Proud 1983 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 03968
chartposition: RandB #10
writtenby: Gerard McMahon
album: Continuation
Philip Bailey I Know 1983 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 03563
chartposition: RandB #2, US #23, US AC #6
writtenby: Dana Walden, Rocky Maffitt & Michael Day
album: Modern Heart
comments: [love ballad]
Champaign Try Again 1983 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 04241
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Philip Bailey,Tony Haynes and Robert Brookins
album: Continuation
comments: [mid-tempo ballad]
Philip Bailey Trapped 1983 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 38 04033
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Dana Meyers, Leon Sylvers III, William Zimmerman and Wilmer Raglin
album: Visions
comments: [beat ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips You're Number One (In My Book) 1983 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Columbia 04219
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley
album: Visions
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Hero (The Wind Beneath My Wings) 1983 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Columbia 03939
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #63, US #72
writtenby: Skip Anderson, Stephen Horton & Steve Williams [Steven Richard Williams]
album: Forever by Your Side
The Manhattans Crazy 1983 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Columbia 38 03761
chartposition: RandB #1, US dance #18, US #66
writtenby: R. Smith, J. Gallo, B. Knight, G. Knight, S. L. Dees
album: Visions
Gladys Knight & the Pips Save the Overtime (For Me) 1983 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Columbia 44 04171
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #79
writtenby: E. Johnson, M. Stokes
album: Utopia
comments: [disco funk]
Enchantment Here's your Chance 1983 Columbia
11 recordlabel: Columbia 03935
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: Midnight Love
comments: [disco funk]
Marvin Gaye Joy 1983 Columbia
12 recordlabel: Columbia 04002
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Azar Lawrence, Beloyd Taylor and Maurice White
album: Powerlight
comments: [disco funk]
Earth, Wind & Fire Spread Your Love 1983 Columbia
13 recordlabel: Columbia 03551
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Rodney Franklin
album: Learning To Love
comments: [smooth jazz funk ballad]
Rodney Franklin That's the Way I Feel 'Bout Your Love 1983 Columbia
14 recordlabel: Columbia 03589
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: Midnight Love
comments: [love ballad]
Marvin Gaye 'Til Tomorrow 1983 Columbia
15 recordlabel: Columbia 04153
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Cheryl Lynn and M. McGloiry
album: Preppie
Cheryl Lynn Preppie 1983 Columbia
16 recordlabel: Columbia 38 03301
chartposition: RandB #72, US #107
writtenby: André Cymone
album: Livin' in the New Wave
André Cymone Kelly's Eyes 1983 Columbia
17 recordlabel: Columbia 03475
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: David Batteau and Michael Sembello
album: Instant Love
comments: [disco funk]
Cheryl Lynn Look Before You Leap 1983 Columbia
18 recordlabel: Columbia 03814
chartposition: RandB #15, US #76
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn and Maurice White
album: Powerlight
comments: [disco funk]
Earth, Wind & Fire Side by Side 1983 Columbia
19 recordlabel: Columbia 04200
chartposition: RandB #26, UK #33, US Dance #36
writtenby: Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell and Michael Beinhorn
album: Future Shock
comments: [disco funk instrumental]
Herbie Hancock Auto Drive 1983 Columbia
20 recordlabel: Columbia 04013
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Bill Millikans, Stephen Wilkin, Arthur King, Michael Day and Rocky Maffit
album: Modern Heart
comments: [disco funk]
Champaign Let Your Body Rock 1983 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 38 04551
writtenby: A. Ballesteros
El Chicano Do You Want Me 1983 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 03887
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Roger and Larry Troutman
album: Something New
comments: [funk, disco]
New Horizons Your Thing Is Your Thing 1983 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 04141
chartposition: RandB #89, UK #91
writtenby: Amir Bayyan and La Toya Jackson
album: The Power And The Glory
comments: [reggae pop disco]
Jimmy Cliff Reggae Night 1983 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 04210
chartposition: RandB #10, US #57, UK #92, US dance #36
writtenby: Martin Page
album: Electric Universe
Earth, Wind & Fire Magnetic 1983 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 03872
chartposition: RandB #35
album: Remember
comments: [ballad]
Peaches & Herb Remember -- Come To Me 1983 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 03807
chartposition: RandB #9, US #102
writtenby: Deniece Williams and George Duke
album: I'm So Proud
comments: [disco dance]
Deniece Williams Do What You Feel 1983 Columbia

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