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


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

The following songs were released in R 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 R 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
801 recordlabel: Marlin 3330
chartposition: RandB #73, UK #56, US #41
writtenby: Marc Chantereau, Pierre Alain Dahan & Slim Pezin
album: Fly Away
comments: [disco]
Voyage Souvenirs 1978 Marlin
802 recordlabel: Elektra 46501
chartposition: RandB #53, US Dance #7
writtenby: Billy Dietrich, Bruni Pagan, Janet Rosenblatt and Nick Allen
album: Just Bruni
Bruni Pagan Fantasy 1979 Elektra
803 recordlabel: Trojan 672 (UK)
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Gordon, Cook, Robinson
album: Long Shot
comments: [reggae]
The Pioneers Long Shot Kick De Bucket 1969 Trojan(UK)
804 recordlabel: Virgin 38529
writtenby: Shaggy (as Orville Burrell) and Ken Boothe
album: Boombastic
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Shaggy featuring Wayne Wonder The Train Is Coming 1996 Virgin
805 recordlabel: Imperial 66147
chartposition: RandB #11, US #92
writtenby: Jimmy McCracklin and Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
Jimmy McCracklin My Answer 1966 Imperial
806 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 15965 1
chartposition: RandB #15, US #36
album: Tough Luv
comments: [hip hop]
Young Gunz ft. Rell No Better Love 2004 Roc A Fella
807 recordlabel: Brilliant! 10 (UK)
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Paul Williams, Roger Nichols
album: Natural High
comments: [reggae]
Bitty McLean We've Only Just Begun 1995 Brilliant!(UK)
808 recordlabel: Parlophone 2
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Arthur Baker, Taylor Dayne and Fred Zarr
album: Wildest Dreams
Tina Turner Whatever You Want 1996 Parlophone
809 recordlabel: Fast Track 2501
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Sugar Billy (as Willie Garner)
Sugar Billy Super Duper Love (Part 1) (Are You Diggin' on Me) 1975 Fast Track
810 recordlabel: Eternal-WEA
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Francesco Bontempi, Antonia Bottari and Spagna
album: The Rhythm of the Night
comments: [dance, house]
mpcode: MP_LAUrIwDk
Corona I Don't Wanna Be a Star 1995 EternalWEA
811 recordlabel: FFRR 9
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Siedah Garrett and Andy Levy
album: Shelter
The Brand New Heavies You Are the Universe 1997 FFRR
812 recordlabel: Polydor 879 003
chartposition: RandB #7
weeksinr&bchart: 17
writtenby: Jimmy Scott
album: Marva Hicks
comments: [ballad]
Marva Hicks Never Been in Love Before 1991 Polydor
813 recordlabel: Polydor 881 221 7
chartposition: RandB #13, US #56, US AC #6
writtenby: Ralph MacDonald, William Salter and Bill Withers
album: Universal Rhythm
Ralph MacDonald with Bill Withers In the Name of Love 1984 Polydor
814 recordlabel: Golden World 36
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Don Davis
The Holidays I'll Love You Forever 1966 Golden World
815 recordlabel: Ruffhouse 3879274
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Jerry Duplessis and Wyclef Jean
album: The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
Wyclef Jean featuring Bono New Day 1999 Ruffhouse
816 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10314
chartposition: RandB #7, US #44
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
Ray Charles At The Club 1962 ABC Paramount
817 recordlabel: Spring 181
chartposition: RandB #9, US #101
writtenby: Bill Curtis
Fatback Band I Like Girls 1978 Spring
818 recordlabel: Imperial 5816
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #18, US #22
writtenby: Hank Williams
album: Million Sellers by Fats
Fats Domino You Win Again 1962 Imperial
819 recordlabel: Rhyme Syndicate 53210
chartposition: RandB #83, US #114, UK #23
album: VI Return of the Real
Ice-T I Must Stand 1996 Rhyme Syndicate
820 recordlabel: FFRR 4
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Jan Kincaid
album: Brother Sister
The Brand New Heavies ft N'Dea Davenport Back to Love 1994 FFRR
821 recordlabel: Dakar 623
chartposition: RandB #10, US #60
writtenby: Floyd Smith, Leo Graham and Raymond Haley
album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits
Tyrone Davis Could I Forget You 1971 Dakar
822 recordlabel: RCA 7946
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #42, US #22
writtenby: Willie Nelson
comments: [ballad]
Jimmy Elledge Funny How Time Slips Away 1961 RCA
823 recordlabel: P.I.R 5422
chartposition: US Dance #7
writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
album: Teddy Pendergrass
Teddy Pendergrass You Can't Hide from Yourself 1977 P.I.R
824 recordlabel: Gordy 1812
chartposition: RandB #17, US Dance #7
writtenby: Rick James
album: Seduction
comments: [Motown Sound]
Val Young Seduction 1985 Gordy
825 recordlabel: Ruffhouse 79024
chartposition: RandB #63, US #70, UK #23
writtenby: B Real, DJ Muggs and Barron Ricks
album: IV
comments: [hip hop]
Cypress Hill Tequila Sunrise 1998 Ruffhouse
826 recordlabel: Elektra 8337
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Dale DeGroat and Shirley Murdock
album: Let There Be Love
comments: [ballad]
Shirley Murdock In Your Eyes 1991 Elektra
827 recordlabel: Universal 56313
chartposition: US Dance #7
writtenby: Richard Bush and Rocco Notte
album: Breaking Through
Jennifer Holliday A Woman's Got Power 1999 Universal
828 recordlabel: Rhythm Series 11
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Beverley Knight, Blak Twang, Victor Redwood Sawyer
album: Prodigal Sista
Beverley Knight ft. Redman Made It Back 1998 Rhythm Series
829 recordlabel: Perspective 28968 1207
chartposition: RandB #12, US Dance #7
writtenby: Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: The Evolution of Gospel
comments: [gospel soul]
Sounds of Blackness Testify 1992 Perspective
830 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
831 recordlabel: FFRR 373
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Cheryl
album: The Best of
Salt-N-Pepa The Brick Track vs. Gitty Up 1999 FFRR
832 recordlabel: Imperial 5569
chartposition: RandB #13, US #50
writtenby: Earl Palmer and Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino)
Fats Domino Telling Lies 1959 Imperial
833 recordlabel: RCA 10775
chartposition: RandB #91, US #63, US dance #9
writtenby: Bobby Womack and Harold Payne
album: Vicki Sue Robinson
comments: charted as Daylight / Should I Stay / How About Me / I Won't Let You Go in US dance charts
Vicki Sue Robinson Daylight 1976 RCA
834 recordlabel: FFRR 184
chartposition: RandB #75, US #94, UK #31, US dance #7
writtenby: China Burton and Nick Straker
album: Degrees of Motion
comments: [dance, garage house]
Degrees of Motion featuring Biti Do You Want It Right Now? 1992 FFRR
835 recordlabel: Fanfare 16 (UK)
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
album: Wicked
Sinitta I Don't Believe in Miracles 1988 Fanfare(UK)
836 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
837 recordlabel: Warner 2757
chartposition: US #36, UK #27, US AC #21
writtenby: Prince and Sheena Easton
album: Batman
comments: [ballad]
Prince with Sheena Easton The Arms of Orion 1989 Warner
838 recordlabel: Mercury 12
chartposition: RandB #73, UK #2, US #1, US dance #7, US rock #12
writtenby: Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence
album: Kick
INXS Need You Tonight 1987 Mercury
839 recordlabel: R Records
chartposition: RandB #93, US #21
writtenby: Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
Marvin Gaye with Erick Sermon Let's Get It On (The M.P.G. Groove Mix) 2005 R Records
840 recordlabel: RCA 42958
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Dr. Robert
album: Choices The Singles Collection
The Blow Monkeys ft. Sylvia Tella Choice 1989 RCA
841 recordlabel: Gordy 7050
chartposition: RandB #13, US #56
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
comments: [Motown Sound] [northern soul]
Kim Weston Helpless 1966 Gordy
842 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3522
chartposition: RandB #13, US#57
writtenby: Gamble, Huff, Whitehead, McFadden
album: Back Stabbers
The O'Jays 992 Arguments 1972 P.I.R.
843 recordlabel: RCA Victor 0520
chartposition: RandB #12, US #52
writtenby: Sid Wayne and Canche Manzanero
album: Ain't No Big Thing, But It's Growing
New Birth It's Impossible 1971 RCA Victor
844 recordlabel: Chrysalis 2544
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: David Grant and Peter Martin [Peter Michael Martin]
album: Intuition
Linx Throw Away the Key 1981 Chrysalis
845 recordlabel: Ahead Of Our Time 4
chartposition: UK #21, US #32
writtenby: Jonathan More, Matt Black and Reid
album: What's That Noise?
Coldcut featuring Junior Reid Stop This Crazy Thing 1988 Ahead Of Our Time
846 recordlabel: Interscope 95737
chartposition: RandB #11, US #65
writtenby: Kim Jordan
album: Pure Soul
comments: [ballad]
Pure Soul We Must Be in Love 1995 Interscope
847 recordlabel: Marlin 3329
chartposition: RandB #57, US #102, US Dance #7
writtenby: Gregg Diamond
album: Star Cruiser
Gregg Diamond Star Cruiser 1979 Marlin
848 recordlabel: Fire 513
chartposition: RandB #7, US #66
writtenby: B. Robinson And D. Gardner
album: I Need Your Lovin'
Don Gardner And Dee Dee Ford Don't You Worry 1962 Fire
849 recordlabel: Verve 10260
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #7
writtenby: Jobim
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd Desafinado 1962 Verve
850 recordlabel: P.I.R. 02462
chartposition: RandB #10, US #103
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: It's Time for Love
comments: [slow jam]
Teddy Pendergrass I Can't Live Without Your Love 1981 P.I.R.
851 recordlabel: Virgin 1029 (UK)
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Archie Jordan
album: Beach Music from The Tams
The Tams There Ain't Nothing Like Shaggin' 1987 Virgin(UK)
852 recordlabel: Prelude 519
chartposition: RandB #22, US Dance #7
writtenby: Patrick Adams and Terry Gonzalez
album: I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)
Inner Life I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair) 1980 Prelude
853 recordlabel: Brunswick 55438
chartposition: RandB #11, US #72
writtenby: Eugene Record and Sandy Wilburn
album: I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine) / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits
comments: [funky soul]
The Chi-Lites I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine) 1970 Brunswick
854 recordlabel: First Priority 96230
chartposition: RandB #11, US #83
writtenby: MC Lyte, Dee Jay Doc and D.F. Paich
album: Act Like You Know
comments: [hip hop]
MC Lyte Poor Georgie 1992 First Priority
855 recordlabel: RCA Victor 10200
chartposition: RandB #15, US #62, UK #53, US Dance #11
writtenby: Wally Holmes
album: Love Corporation
The Hues Corporation Love Corporation 1975 RCA Victor
856 recordlabel: Elektra 5854
chartposition: RandB #27, US #52, UK #23
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney
album: The Coming
Busta Rhymes featuring Zhané It's a Party 1996 Elektra
857 recordlabel: Violator 237
chartposition: RandB #15, US #36
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: N.O.R.E.
album: N.O.R.E.
Noreaga Superthug (What What) 1998 Violator
858 recordlabel: FFRR 19
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Susie Banfield, Debbie Pryce, Daddy O and Martin Nemley
album: Born This Way
comments: [hip hop]
The Cookie Crew Born This Way (Let's Dance) 1989 FFRR
859 recordlabel: Priority Soundtrack
chartposition: RandB #20, US #22
writtenby: Nelly and Waiel
album: Nellyville
comments: (from the soundtrack to the movie 'Training Day')
Nelly Number 1 2001 Priority Soundtrack
860 recordlabel: Criminal Records 00007
chartposition: UK #23, US Dance #18
writtenby: Arthur Baker
Freeez featuring John Rocca I.O.U. (Ultimate Vocal Mix) 1987 Criminal Records
861 recordlabel: Chrysalis 2458
chartposition: RandB #28, UK #46, US Dance #7
writtenby: Monie Love and David Steele
album: Down to Earth
Monie Love Monie in the Middle 1990 Chrysalis
862 recordlabel: UK Bubblers 732 (UK)
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Tippa Irie (as Anthony Henry)
album: Is It Really Happening to Me
Tippa Irie Hello Darling 1986 UK Bubblers(UK)
863 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3631
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Travelin' at the Speed of Thought
The O'Jays Work On Me 1977 P.I.R.
864 recordlabel: Modern 1011
chartposition: RandB #12, US #74
writtenby: Marc Gordon and Frank Wilson
The Ikettes I'm So Thankful 1965 Modern
865 recordlabel: Checker 833
chartposition: RandB #7
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Bernie Roth (as Bernard Roth)
Little Walter & His Jukes Who 1956 Checker
866 recordlabel: Warner 17617
chartposition: RandB #10, US #103, US Dance #31
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Naughty
Chaka Khan Clouds 1980 Warner
867 recordlabel: Relativity ‎
chartposition: US dance #5, RandB #112
writtenby: Orville Morgan
album: Look Good
comments: [reggae dancehall]
mpcode: UAQA7Y7xUqI
Johnny P Look Good 1993 Relativity ‎
868 recordlabel: Mercury 71690
chartposition: RandB #16, US #22
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
comments: answer to "Save The Last Dance For Me" by The Drifters
Damita Jo I'll Save the Last Dance for You 1960 Mercury
869 recordlabel: Blackground 1609
chartposition: RandB #49, US #95, UK #22
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Timbaland, Magoo, Dennis Taylor, Edward Archer, Eric B. Freddie Byrd, Howie Thompson, Jack Hill
album: Under Construction, Part II
Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy Elliott Cop That Sh-t 2003 Blackground
870 recordlabel: RandB Records 211
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John and Ashley Ingram
album: In the Heat of the Night
Imagination In the Heat of the Night 1982 RandB Records
871 recordlabel: FFRR 227
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Cathy Dennis and D:Mob
album: Into the Skyline
comments: [dance, house]
D-Mob with Cathy Dennis Why? 1994 FFRR
872 recordlabel: Spring 147
chartposition: RandB #11, US #74
writtenby: Luther Lynch and Raeford Gerald
album: I Got to Try It One Time
Millie Jackson How Do You Feel the Morning After 1974 Spring
873 recordlabel: Reprise 4009
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Michael Cooper and Tony Shockency
album: Just What I Like
comments: [slow jam]
Michael Cooper My Baby's House 1990 Reprise
874 recordlabel: Mercury (UK)
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Duffy, Steve Booker
album: Rockferry
Duffy Stepping Stone 2008 Mercury (UK)
875 recordlabel: Argo 5499
chartposition: RandB #12, US #66
writtenby: Gene Barge
James Phelps Love Is a 5-Letter Word 1965 Argo
876 recordlabel: Antra 751082
chartposition: RandB #88, US #21
weeksinr&bchart: 9
album: Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
comments: [hip hop]
Kurupt featuring Natina Reed It's Over 2001 Antra
877 recordlabel: Creole 114 (UK)
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Richard Edwyn
album: Funky Flavoured
Crispy & Company Get It Together 1975 Creole(UK)
878 recordlabel: blanco y negro 40
chartposition: RandB #73, UK #54, US alt. #26, US AC #23
writtenby: Ben Watt
album: The Language of Life
Everything but the Girl Driving 1990 blanco y negro
879 recordlabel: Ten Records 398
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Kevin Saunderson, Dana McCoy and Tommy Onyx
album: Praise
Inner City Hallelujah 92 1992 Ten Records
880 recordlabel: Third Street 67200
chartposition: RandB #14, US #52
writtenby: Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas, Eric Dawkins, Antonio Dixon and J. Valentine
album: Turning Point
Mario How Could You 2005 Third Street
881 recordlabel: Dakar 4539
chartposition: RandB #78, UK #22
writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon
album: Keep On Dancing
Hamilton Bohannon South African Man 1974 Dakar
882 recordlabel: Virgin 99232
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Kent Wood and William
album: Livin' Large
comments: [hip hop, funk]
E.U. Buck Wild 1989 Virgin
883 recordlabel: Carlton 564
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #7, US #29
writtenby: Richard Barrett
comments: answer song to ray charles'
The Chantels Well, I Told You 1961 Carlton
884 recordlabel: Arista 74321 74849
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Gerry DeVeaux and Craig Ross
album: Black Diamond
Angie Stone Life Story 2000 Arista
885 recordlabel: Virgin 99180
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers and Paul Barry
album: Whatever It Takes
Cheryl Lynn Every Time I Try to Say Goodbye 1989 Virgin
886 recordlabel: Virgin 96414
chartposition: RandB #29, UK #22, US Dance #39
writtenby: Kym Mazelle, Jazzie B (as Beresford Romeo) and Simon Law
album: Vol. II: 1990: A New Decade
Soul II Soul featuring Kym Mazelle Missing You 1990 Virgin
887 recordlabel: Prism 311
chartposition: RandB #93, US dance #7
writtenby: Wade Hudson, Raymond Hudson, Lisa Stevens and Curtis Hudson
album: Pure Energy
Pure Energy Party On 1980 Prism
888 recordlabel: Elektra 3833
chartposition: UK #23
album: When Disaster Strikes
Busta Rhymes featuring Erykah Badu One 1998 Elektra
889 recordlabel: Polydor 262
chartposition: RandB #76, UK #59, US Dance #7
writtenby: Robert Clivillés, David Cole, Duran Ramos, Sheldon Scott, James Jackson and Busta Rhymes
album: Universal James
James Brown Can't Get Any Harder 1993 Polydor
890 recordlabel: Interscope 497 614
chartposition: RandB #10, US #19, UK #24
writtenby: 2Pac (as Tupac Shakur)
album: Until the End of Time
2Pac featuring Nas Letter 2 My Unborn 2001 Interscope
891 recordlabel: RandB 219 (UK)
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Leee John and Ashley Ingram
album: Trilogy
Imagination Thank You My Love 1984 RandB(UK)
892 recordlabel: Curtom 0110
chartposition: RandB #11, US #103
writtenby: Ed Townsend
album: Loving Power
The Impressions Loving Power 1976 Curtom
893 recordlabel: Liberty 55480
chartposition: R&B #23, US #21
writtenby: King, Goffin
album: Hit After Hit
Gene McDaniels Point Of No Return 1962 Liberty
894 recordlabel: Mercury 131 (UK)
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Eden Ahbez
album: Choice
Central Line Nature Boy 1983 Mercury(UK)
895 recordlabel: Elektra 47142
chartposition: RandB #11, US #90
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Lisa Peters and William Jeffery
album: Very Special
comments: [love ballad] (featuring Ronnie Laws, jr.)
Debra Laws Very Special 1981 Elektra
896 recordlabel: Spring 159
chartposition: RandB #7, US #92
writtenby: Joe Simon and Raeford Gerald
album: Get Down
Joe Simon Music in My Bones 1975 Spring
897 recordlabel: Venture 615
chartposition: RandB #8
writtenby: Billy Butler
The Ballads God Bless Our Love 1968 Venture
898 recordlabel: Music World
chartposition: US dance #5, UK #47
writtenby: Solange Knowles, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins
album: Unexpected
mpcode: w44gup6KvFk
Michelle Williams We Break The Dawn 2008 Music World
899 recordlabel: Chrysalis 3(UK)
chartposition: UK #24
writtenby: David Grant and Derek Bramble
album: David Grant
David Grant Love Will Find a Way 1983 Chrysalis (UK)
900 recordlabel: Reprise 40080
chartposition: US Dance #5
writtenby: Dennis Matkosky and Richard Wolf
album: Throw You Down
Thelma Houston Throw You Down 1991 Reprise

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