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


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Blue_ record label. Click on "Blue_" 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.
(Search on 'Blue_' returned 165 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: Blue Cat 102
chartposition: RandB #6, US #8
writtenby: John T. Taylor
comments: [pop soul]
The Ad Libs The Boy From New York City 1965 Blue Cat
2 recordlabel: Bluesway 61032
chartposition: RandB #3, US #15
writtenby: Roy Hawkins & Rick Darnell
album: Completely Well
comments: [blues]
B.B. King The Thrill Is Gone 1969 Bluesway
3 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 6171
chartposition: RandB #12, US #11
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: The Pointer Sisters
comments: [funk]
The Pointer Sisters Yes We Can Can 1973 Blue Thumb
4 recordlabel: Blue Sky 2772
chartposition: RandB #44, UK #8, US #29
writtenby: Dan Hartman
album: Instant Replay
comments: [disco]
Dan Hartman Instant Replay 1978 Blue Sky
5 recordlabel: Bluestar Digital
chartposition: RandB #6, US #12, UK #115
writtenby: Diamond Smith, J.R.Smith, S.Smith, Corey Mathis, Pleasure P, Static Major and Herby Azor
album: Late Night Special
Pretty Ricky On the Hotline 2007 Bluestar Digital
6 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 265
chartposition: RandB #1, US #20
writtenby: Bonnie Pointer, Anita Pointer & David Rubinson
album: Steppin
The Pointer Sisters How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side) 1975 Blue Thumb
7 recordlabel: Silver Blue 404294
chartposition: RandB #82, UK #13, US dance #3, US #102
writtenby: Jerry Herman
album: I Am Gloria Gaynor
comments: [disco]
Gloria Gaynor I Am What I Am 1983 Silver Blue
8 recordlabel: Blue Note 1009
chartposition: RandB #2, US #45
writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott
album: Platinum Jazz
comments: [funk]
War L.A. Sunshine 1977 Blue Note
9 recordlabel: Blue Note
chartposition: RandB #41, US #121
writtenby: Anita Baker and Barry Eastmond (as Barry J. Eastmond)
album: My Everything
Anita Baker How Does It Feel? 2004 Blue Note
10 recordlabel: Blue Note 0724386745026(UK)
chartposition: RandB #25, US #74, UK #104, US AC #40
writtenby: Anita Baker , Curtis Boone, Gloria Ridgeway and Esther Ridgeway
album: My Everything
Anita Baker You're My Everything 2004 Blue Note (UK)
11 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 3102
chartposition: US dance #3, UK #26
writtenby: Bennie Diggs, Jocelyn Brown, Carl K. Gonzalez and Little Louie Vega
album: Nuyorican Soul
Nuyorican Soul featuring Jocelyn Brown It's Alright I Feel It 1997 Blue Thumb
12 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 5585
chartposition: US #13, US AC #13, US country #37
writtenby: Anita Pointer & Bonnie Pointer
album: Live at the Opera House
The Pointer Sisters Fairytale 1974 Blue Thumb
13 recordlabel: Blue Beat 324
chartposition: UK #18
writtenby: Prince Buster (as Cecil Campbell)
Prince Buster Al Capone 1967 Blue Beat
14 recordlabel: Blue Cat 112
chartposition: RandB #10, US #133
writtenby: Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
Sam Hawkins Hold on Baby 1965 Blue Cat
15 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 262
chartposition: US #89, US AC #31
writtenby: Anita Pointer and Bonnie Pointer
The Pointer Sisters Live Your Life Before You Die 1975 Blue Thumb
16 recordlabel: Bluebird 13
chartposition: UK #33
writtenby: Robert Freeman
Little Benny & the Masters Who Comes to Boogie 1985 Bluebird
17 recordlabel: Blue Note 212
chartposition: RandB #19, US #88
writtenby: Larry Mizell
album: Black Byrd
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Donald Byrd Black Byrd 1973 Blue Note
18 recordlabel: Blue Note 1819
chartposition: RandB #13, US #69
writtenby: Jimmy Smith
album: Midnight Special
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith Midnight Special 1962 Blue Note
19 recordlabel: Bluesway 61024
chartposition: RandB #13, US #61
writtenby: Dave Clark and B.B. King
album: Live and Well
B.B. King Why I Sing the Blues 1969 Bluesway
20 recordlabel: Silver Blue 801
chartposition: RandB #17, US #110
writtenby: Wilson Gant and O'Neil Johnson
The Invitations They Say the Girl's Crazy 1973 Silver Blue
21 recordlabel: ABC/Blue Thumb 271
chartposition: RandB #14, US #103
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: The Best of the Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters You Gotta Believe 1976 ABC/Blue Thumb
22 recordlabel: Bluesway 61035
chartposition: RandB #25, US #48
writtenby: B.B. King (as Riley
album: Completely Well
comments: [blues]
B.B. King So Excited 1970 Bluesway
23 recordlabel: Blue Note 4
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Bobby McFerrin
album: Spontaneous Inventions
Bobby McFerrin Thinking About Your Body 1988 Blue Note
24 recordlabel: Bluesway 61029
chartposition: RandB #15, US #76
writtenby: B.B. King
album: Live and Well
comments: [blues]
B.B. King Just a Little Love 1969 Bluesway
25 recordlabel: Blue Rock 4014
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Sir Mack Rice
Sir Mack Rice Mustang Sally 1965 Blue Rock
26 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 268
chartposition: RandB #16, US #61
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Steppin'
The Pointer Sisters Going Down Slowly 1975 Blue Thumb
27 recordlabel: Bluestar
chartposition: RandB #20, US #90
writtenby: Pleasure P (as Marcus Ramone Cooper)
album: The Introduction of Marcus Cooper
comments: [slow jam]
Pleasure P Did You Wrong 2008 Bluestar
28 recordlabel: Blue Mountain 1023 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Elliot Francis
album: Leave The Reggae To Us
comments: [reggae]
Greyhound Only Love Can Win 1973 Blue Mountain(UK)
29 recordlabel: Blue Mountain 1016 (UK)
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Bobby Darin
album: Leave The Reggae To Us
comments: [reggae]
Greyhound Dream Lover 1972 Blue Mountain(UK)
30 recordlabel: Blue (Island) 4
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: Peshay, Kym Mazelle and Lasse Jensen
Kym Mazelle with Peshay Truly 2000 Blue (Island)
31 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 104
chartposition: RandB #22, US #59
writtenby: Ike Turner
album: The Hunter
Ike & Tina Turner Bold Soul Sister 1969 Blue Thumb
32 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 243
chartposition: RandB #24, US #61
writtenby: Willie Dixon
album: The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters Wang Dang Doodle 1973 Blue Thumb
33 recordlabel: Silver Blue 7302
chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #20
writtenby: Bobby Eli, Ron Kersey and Barbara Ingram
Eli's Second Coming Love Chant 1976 Silver Blue
34 recordlabel: Bluemoon 98090
chartposition: RandB #47, UK #60, US Dance #36
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: Naked and True
Randy Crawford Give Me the Night 1996 Bluemoon
35 recordlabel: Blue Note 45 1877
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #42, US #63
writtenby: Jimmy Smith
album: Back At The Chicken Shack
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith Back At The Chicken Shack 1963 Blue Note
36 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 269
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Wayne Henderson
album: Those Southern Knights
comments: [jazz funk]
The Crusaders Keep That Same Old Feeling 1976 Blue Thumb
37 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 202
chartposition: RandB #23, US #68
writtenby: Otis Redding and Jerry Butler
album: Outta Season
Ike & Tina Turner I've Been Loving You Too Long 1969 Blue Thumb
38 recordlabel: Bluebird 3 (UK)
chartposition: UK #77
writtenby: Steve Jerome
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
Juliet Roberts Fool For You 1983 Bluebird(UK)
39 recordlabel: Bluesway 61019
chartposition: RandB #25, US #82
writtenby: Quincy Jones and Maya Angelou
B.B. King You Put It on Me 1968 Bluesway
40 recordlabel: BluesWay 4561019
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #98
writtenby: Quincy Jones and Maya Angelou
B.B. King The B.B. Jones 1968 BluesWay
41 recordlabel: Bluesway 61018
chartposition: RandB #26, US #74
writtenby: B.B. King
B.B. King I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me 1968 Bluesway
42 recordlabel: Blue Wave 6191
chartposition: UK #79
writtenby: Eddy Grant
album: File Under Rock
Eddy Grant Put a Hold on It 1988 Blue Wave
43 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 208
chartposition: RandB #39, US #52, US AC #35
writtenby: Joe Sample
album: Crusaders 1
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
The Crusaders Put It Where You Want it 1972 Blue Thumb
44 recordlabel: BluesWay/ABC 61021
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #102
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
B.B. King Please Send Me Someone to Love 1968 BluesWay/ABC
45 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 225
chartposition: RandB #31, US #86
writtenby: Joe Sample
album: The 2nd Crusade
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
The Crusaders Don't Let It Get You Down 1973 Blue Thumb
46 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 249
chartposition: RandB #70, US #81
writtenby: Wayne Henderson
album: Scratch (Live at The Roxy, Los Angeles)
comments: [jazz funk] (album version)
The Crusaders Scratch 1974 Blue Thumb
47 recordlabel: Bluebird 9 (UK)
chartposition: UK #81
writtenby: P. Holley, O. Leavill, C. Davis
comments: [love song] [beat ballad]
Paris I Choose You 1984 Bluebird(UK)
48 recordlabel: BluesWay/ABC 61022
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #113
writtenby: King, Maya, Fats Washington
B.B. King Get Myself Somebody -- Don't Waste My Time 1969 BluesWay/ABC
49 recordlabel: Silver Blue 04422
chartposition: UK #86
writtenby: Julius Joseph Davis and Linwood M. Simon
album: I Am Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor Strive 1984 Silver Blue
50 recordlabel: Code Blue 027(UK)
chartposition: UK #89
writtenby: James Dean and John Glover
First Choice Ain't He Bad 2002 Code Blue (UK)
51 recordlabel: Blue Note 1934
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Lou Donaldson
album: Alligator Bogaloo
comments: [instrumental]
Lou Donaldson Alligator Bogaloo 1967 Blue Note
52 recordlabel: Blue Wave 6180
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Eddy Grant
album: File Under Rock
Eddy Grant Harmless Piece of Fun 1988 Blue Wave
53 recordlabel: Blue Note 1953
chartposition: RandB #48, US #95
writtenby: Jack McDuff
album: Down Home Style
comments: [instrumental]
Brother Jack McDuff Theme from Electric Surfboard 1969 Blue Note
54 recordlabel: Blue Horizon 3144
chartposition: RandB #31, US #94
writtenby: B.B. King and Joe Josea
B.B. King The Woman I Love 1968 Blue Horizon
55 recordlabel: Blue Rock 4002
chartposition: RandB #31, US #116
writtenby: Billy Butler
Otis Leavill Let Her Love Me 1965 Blue Rock
56 recordlabel: BluesWay 61026
chartposition: RandB #32, US #74
writtenby: B.B. King and Fats Washington (as Ferdinand Washington)
album: Live and Well
B.B. King Get Off My Back Woman 1969 BluesWay
57 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 102
chartposition: RandB #37, US #93
writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Al Jackson Jr., Donald Dunn and Steve Cropper
album: The Hunter
Ike & Tina Turner The Hunter 1969 Blue Thumb
58 recordlabel: Blue Note 19026
chartposition: R&B #115
album: Everything's OK
comments: [southern soul ballad] (peaked at #16 on hot adult r&b airplay chart)
Al Green Perfect To Me 2004 Blue Note
59 recordlabel: Blue Cat 114
chartposition: US #100
writtenby: Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
The Ad Libs He Ain't No Angel 1965 Blue Cat
60 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 217
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37, US #114, US AC #39
writtenby: Carole King
album: Crusaders 1
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
The Crusaders So Far Away 1972 Blue Thumb
61 recordlabel: BlueWay 61024
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Dave Crawford, Charles Mann and Will Boulware
B.B. King Friends 1975 BlueWay
62 recordlabel: Blue Note 1820
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: Count Basie
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith One O'Clock Jump 1962 Blue Note
63 recordlabel: Bluesway 61026
chartposition: RandB #34, US #
writtenby: B.B. King
B.B. King I Want You so Bad 1969 Bluesway
64 recordlabel: Blue Note 790
chartposition: RandB #74, US #103
writtenby: Lee Garrett & Robert Taylor
album: Just a Matter of Time
Marlena Shaw It's Better Than Walkin' Out 1976 Blue Note
65 recordlabel: Blue Note 1851
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy Smith Everybody Loves My Baby 1962 Blue Note
66 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 3061
chartposition: RandB #51, UK #105
writtenby: Rex Rideout, Byron Stingily and Phillip Temple
album: Maysa
Maysa What About Our Love? 1996 Blue Thumb
67 recordlabel: Blue Note 395
chartposition: RandB #49, US #106
writtenby: Larry Mizell
album: Blacks and Blues
Bobbi Humphrey Chicago, Damn 1974 Blue Note
68 recordlabel: Blue Candle 1498
chartposition: RandB #51, US #113
writtenby: George Davis and Lee Diamond
Oscar Weathers Tell It Like It Is (Part 1) 1973 Blue Candle
69 recordlabel: Home Of The Blues 112
chartposition: US #114
writtenby: James Brown and Johnny Terry
The 5 Royales Please, Please, Please 1960 Home Of The Blues
70 recordlabel: Blue Cat 121
chartposition: US #117
writtenby: Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
Sam Hawkins I Know It's All Right 1965 Blue Cat
71 recordlabel: Blue Rock 4032
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40
writtenby: Horace Ott
Dee Dee Warwick Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself 1965 Blue Rock
72 recordlabel: Blue Fox 100
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Bill Cole
Calvin Leavy Cummins Prison Farm 1970 Blue Fox
73 recordlabel: Blue Rock 4052
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Jack Daniels and Johnny Moore
album: You're Tuff Enough
Junior Wells You're Tuff Enough 1968 Blue Rock
74 recordlabel: ABC/Blue Thumb 261
chartposition: RandB #41, US #102
writtenby: Wayne Henderson
album: Southern Comfort
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
The Crusaders Stomp and Buck Dance 1975 ABC/Blue Thumb
75 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 204
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: Dave Dixon, Jessie Hill
album: Naturally
comments: [funk]
Jessie Hill Naturally 1971 Blue Thumb
76 recordlabel: BluesWay 61004
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #42
writtenby: Jimmy Johnson
B.B. King I Don't Want You Cuttin' Off Your Hair 1967 BluesWay
77 recordlabel: Blue Rock 4015
chartposition: US #128
writtenby: Billy Butler
Otis Leavill To Be or Not to Be 1965 Blue Rock
78 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 104
chartposition: US #162
writtenby: Barbara George
album: The Hunter
Ike & Tina Turner I Know 1969 Blue Thumb
79 recordlabel: Blue Note 726
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Larry Mizell
album: Places and Spaces
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Donald Byrd Change (Makes You Want to Hustle) (Part 1) 1975 Blue Note
80 recordlabel: Silver Blue 818
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Bobby Martin (as Robert L. Martin)
comments: [philly sound]
The Invitations Look on the Good Side 1974 Silver Blue
81 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 200
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Bobby Womack
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Gabor Szabo & Bobby Womack Breezin' 1971 Blue Thumb
82 recordlabel: Blue Note
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Toby Gad and Elisabeth Withers
album: It Can Happen to Anyone
comments: [neo soul]
Elisabeth Withers Be With You 2006 Blue Note
83 recordlabel: Blue Note 738
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Ronnie Laws and William Jeffery
album: Pressure Sensitive
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Ronnie Laws & Pressure Always There 1975 Blue Note
84 recordlabel: Blue Note 724359355726
chartposition: UK #139
writtenby: Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
album: Sex in the City Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
Al Green & Joss Stone How Can You Mend a Broken Heart 2008 Blue Note
85 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 587 902
chartposition: UK #144
writtenby: Gil Scott Heron
Courtney Pine featuring Lynden David Hall Lady Day (And John Coltrane) 2000 Blue Thumb
86 recordlabel: Blue Rock 4080
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: J. Daniels, J. Moore and R. Marks
album: Honey Drippin' Blues
Little Junior Parker Ain't Gon' Be No Cutting Aloose 1969 Blue Rock
87 recordlabel: Blue Note
chartposition: RandB #49
album: Lay It Down
Al Green featuring John Legend Stay with Me (By the Sea) 2008 Blue Note
88 recordlabel: Blue Note 650
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Sigidi Abdullah, Larry Mizell and Mbaji
album: Stepping into Tomorrow
comments: [jazz funk]
Donald Byrd Think Twice 1975 Blue Note
89 recordlabel: Bluestar
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith (as Diamond Blue Smith)
album: Pretty Ricky
Pretty Ricky Tipsy In Dis Club 2009 Bluestar
90 recordlabel: Blue Horizon 304
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #52
writtenby: O. Spann
album: Fleetwood Mac in Chicago
comments: [soul blues]
Otis Spann with Fleetwood Mac Hungry Country Girl 1972 Blue Horizon
91 recordlabel: Blue Note
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Toby Gad and Elisabeth Withers
album: It Can Happen to Anyone
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Elisabeth Withers Simple Things 2007 Blue Note
92 recordlabel: Blue Kolla Dreams
chartposition: RandB #56
Bobby Valentino Hands On Me 2009 Blue Kolla Dreams
93 recordlabel: Blue Moon
chartposition: RandB #60
comments: [slow jam]
Maurice Mahon Closer To You 2004 Blue Moon
94 recordlabel: Blue Note 783
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Harold Clayton, Mbaji and Sigidi Abdullah
album: Places and Spaces
comments: [jazz funk]
Donald Byrd (Fallin' Like) Dominoes 1976 Blue Note
95 recordlabel: Blue Rock 4008
chartposition: US #124
writtenby: Ed Townsend
Dee Dee Warwick Do It With All Your Heart 1965 Blue Rock
96 recordlabel: Blue Thumb 275
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Having a Party
The Pointer Sisters Having a Party 1977 Blue Thumb
97 recordlabel: ABC/Blue Thumb 272
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Stix Hooper, Lamont Dozier, Larry Carlton, Robert Popwell and Wilton Felder
album: Free As The Wind
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
The Crusaders Feel It 1977 ABC/Blue Thumb
98 recordlabel: Bluemoon 98071
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: J.J. Cale
album: Naked and True
Randy Crawford Cajun Moon 1996 Bluemoon
99 recordlabel: Silver Blue 807
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: A. Kenneth and Joel Diamond
Eddie Holman You're My Lady (Right or Wrong) 1974 Silver Blue
100 recordlabel: Blue Note 790
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: F. Knight
album: Just a Matter of Time
Marlena Shaw Be For Real 1976 Blue Note

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