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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
601 recordlabel: Violator 232
chartposition: RandB #59, US #112
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: N.O.R.E.
Noreaga N.O.R.E. 1998 Violator
602 recordlabel: Polydor 2178
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Keni St. Lewis and Melvin Ragin
album: Sayin' Something!
comments: [disco funk]
Peaches & Herb Freeway 1981 Polydor
603 recordlabel: Checker 974
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Hall and The Vibrations
The Vibrations The Junkernoo 1961 Checker
604 recordlabel: Ruff Ryders 588874
chartposition: RandB #37, US #86
writtenby: DMX (as Earl Simmons)
album: The Great Depression
DMX featuring Faith Evans I Miss You 2002 Ruff Ryders
605 recordlabel: Imperial 66009
chartposition: RandB #42, US #113
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade) and Winifred Robinson
The Majors I'll Be There (To Bring You Love) 1964 Imperial
606 recordlabel: Polydor 14142
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Mandrill
album: Mandrill Is
Mandrill Git It All 1972 Polydor
607 recordlabel: Rap a Lot 38479
chartposition: RandB #85, US #113
album: Phantom of the Rapra
Bushwick Bill Who's the Biggest 1995 Rap a Lot
608 recordlabel: Arista 9644
chartposition: RandB #65, US Dance #37
writtenby: Lynn Davis and Patrice Rushen
album: Watch Out
Patrice Rushen Come Back to Me 1988 Arista
609 recordlabel: Scepter 12132
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37
writtenby: Harris, Lee, Coley, Owens
The Shirelles I Met Him On A Sunday - '66 1966 Scepter
610 recordlabel: Mercury 72207
chartposition: US #111
writtenby: Bennie Benjamin and Sol Marcus
Brook Benton & Damita Jo Baby, You've Got It Made 1963 Mercury
611 recordlabel: Elektra 1963
chartposition: RandB #40, US #112
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: More
comments: [slow jam]
Tamia Questions 2004 Elektra
612 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 789
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Harry Ray and Tommy Keith
Harry Ray Sweet Baby 1982 Sugar Hill
613 recordlabel: Outburst 314 576
chartposition: RandB #64, US #112
album: Physical Funk
Domino So Fly 1996 Outburst
614 recordlabel: Relativity 1734
chartposition: RandB #76, US #113
weeksinr&bchart: 4
album: HII
DJ Honda featuring Mos Def Travellin' Man 1998 Relativity
615 recordlabel: Mercury 76170
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Robert Ford Jr., J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons and Larry Smith
album: Tough
comments: [hip hop, funk]
Kurtis Blow Tough 1982 Mercury
616 recordlabel: Roc A Fella
chartposition: RandB #39, US #111
weeksinr&bchart: 19
album: The Professional
DJ Clue featuring DMX It's On 1999 Roc A Fella
617 recordlabel: Virgin 38430
chartposition: RandB #37
album: A Moment
Lalah Hathaway Let Me Love You 1994 Virgin
618 recordlabel: United Artists 631
chartposition: RandB #40, US #109
writtenby: Lamont Dozier
album: Keep On Lovin' You
Z.Z. Hill I Created a Monster 1975 United Artists
619 recordlabel: Desert Moon 6403
chartposition: RandB #67, US Dance #37
writtenby: Emanuel Johnson and Michael Stokes
album: Enchantment
Enchantment Come On and Ride 1976 Desert Moon
620 recordlabel: Private I 04375
chartposition: RandB #37, US Dance #55
writtenby: Jesus Wayne
Clockwork I'm Your Candy Girl 1984 Private I
621 recordlabel: Amaru 11975 1
chartposition: RandB #91, US #111
writtenby: 2Pac (as Tupac Shakur)
album: Pac's Life
2Pac featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Untouchable 2006 Amaru
622 recordlabel: Virgin 11060
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Byran Abrahms, Elliot Wolff, Howie Tee, Kevin Thornton and Mark Calderon
album: Head Over Heels
Paula Abdul Ain't Never Gonna Give You Up 1996 Virgin
623 recordlabel: Scotti Brothers 75351
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Martin Kember
album: AZ 1
AZ-1 Trust in Me 1992 Scotti Brothers
624 recordlabel: Astroscope 103
chartposition: RandB #41, US #102
writtenby: Bobby Massey and Bobby Dukes
album: 2+2+1 = Ponderosa Twins Plus One
Ponderosa Twins Plus One Bound 1972 Astroscope
625 recordlabel: J Records
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Anthony Bell
album: Fearless
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
Jazmine Sullivan In Love With Another Man 2009 J Records
626 recordlabel: Philly Groove 157
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37
writtenby: T. Bell, W. Hart
album: Sound of Sexy Soul / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics Loving Him 1969 Philly Groove
627 recordlabel: Reprise 5203
chartposition: RandB #37
album: Bridging the Gap
Roger (Troutman) Take Me Back 1992 Reprise
628 recordlabel: Warner 8320
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Music Speaks Louder Than Words
Candi Staton A Dreamer of a Dream 1977 Warner
629 recordlabel: So So Def/Island Urban 00949302
chartposition: RandB #49, US #113
writtenby: Brandon Casey, Brian Casey, Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin and Manuel Seal
album: Baby Makin' Project
comments: [slow jam]
Jagged Edge Put a Little Umph in It 2007 So So Def/Island Urb
630 recordlabel: Darcey 5000
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37
writtenby: H.Ballard
Harmonica Fats Tore Up 1962 Darcey
631 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10663
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40, US #112
writtenby: Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose
Ray Charles Without a Song (Part 1) 1965 ABC Paramount
632 recordlabel: The New York Music 1202
chartposition: RandB #84, US Dance #37
writtenby: Trevor Lawrence and Frank Musker
album: In the Evening
Sheryl Lee Ralph You're so Romantic 1985 The New York Music
633 recordlabel: Marc 105
chartposition: US #111
writtenby: Smith, Relf and Nelson
Bob & Earl Puppet On A String 1964 Marc
634 recordlabel: Maverick 6852
chartposition: RandB #41, US #113
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Me'shell Ndegéocello
album: Plantation Lullabies
comments: [slow jam]
Me'shell Ndegéocello Outside Your Door 1994 Maverick
635 recordlabel: Imperial 5875
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37
writtenby: A. Domino, K. Ja,es, P. Maddux
album: Just Domino
Fats Domino Stop The Clock 1962 Imperial
636 recordlabel: J Records
chartposition: RandB #37
album: Free Yourself
comments: [slow jam]
Fantasia Ain't Gon' Beg You 2005 J Records
637 recordlabel: Z Records 54 (UK)
chartposition: UK #113
writtenby: Joey Negro and Taka Boom
comments: [dance, house] (Joey Negro Club Mix)
Prospect Park featuring Taka Boom I Got This Feelin' 2001 Z Records(UK)
638 recordlabel: Musicor 1195
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #47, US #111
writtenby: Luther Dixon and Inez Foxx
album: The Platters Have The Magic Touch
comments: [northern soul]
The Platters Devri 1966 Musicor
639 recordlabel: Elektra 62655
chartposition: RandB #37, US #121
album: Gerald's World
Gerald Levert Made to Love Ya 2001 Elektra
640 recordlabel: Philly Groove 154
chartposition: RandB #41, US #72
writtenby: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: Sound of Sexy Soul / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics Somebody Loves You 1969 Philly Groove
641 recordlabel: 20th Century Fox 590
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37
writtenby: C. Smith, R. Minor
comments: [northern soul]
Mary Wells I'm Learnin' 1965 20th Century Fo
642 recordlabel: OBR 73434
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Donald Richardson, Jam Master Jay (as Jason Mizell), John Sykes, Nate Burgess and Stanley Brown
album: The Black Flames
The Black Flames Dance with Me 1990 OBR
643 recordlabel: Elektra 6353
chartposition: RandB #37, US #123
album: The G Spot
Gerald Levert Funny 2002 Elektra
644 recordlabel: Probe 93335
chartposition: RandB #37, US #93
writtenby: Ahmet Ertegun (as Nugetre)
album: L.A. Midnight
B.B. King Sweet Sixteen 1972 Probe
645 recordlabel: Relativity 1532
chartposition: RandB #84, US #113
weeksinr&bchart: 4
album: Politics and Bullshit
Frankie Cutlass You and You and You 1996 Relativity
646 recordlabel: Noo Trybe 38646
chartposition: RandB #68, US #112
writtenby: DJ Premier and Guru
album: Moment of Truth
comments: [hip hop]
Gang Starr featuring Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx The Militia 1998 Noo Trybe
647 recordlabel: Ronn 69
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Bobby Patterson and Jerry Strickland
album: Open House At My House
Little Johnny Taylor I'll Make It Worth Your While 1973 Ronn
648 recordlabel: Solar 69695
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Lakeside
album: Outrageous
Lakeside Make My Day 1984 Solar
649 recordlabel: Forty Street 4045
chartposition: RandB #54, US #113
album: The New Beginning
comments: [hip hop]
Kingpin Skinny Pimp Another Riot Remix II 1998 Forty Street
650 recordlabel: Electra 64415
chartposition: RandB #71, US #111, US AC #39
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Anita Baker, Carole Bayer Sager and Marc Shaiman
album: Forget Paris OST
Anita Baker & James Ingram When You Love Someone 1995 Electra
651 recordlabel: Warner 8816
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Larry Graham
album: Star Walk
Larry Graham & Graham Central Station (You're a) Foxy Lady 1979 Warner
652 recordlabel: Profile 7287
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Special Ed and Howie Tee
album: Youngest in Charge
comments: [reggae hip hop]
Special Ed I'm the Magnificent 1990 Profile
653 recordlabel: Argo 5414
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Peter Udell and Gary Geld
Clarence Frogman Henry Dream Myself A Sweetheart 1962 Argo
654 recordlabel: RSO 1017
chartposition: RandB #39, US #107
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Ripe !!!
Ava Cherry Love Is Good News 1980 RSO
655 recordlabel: Verity
chartposition: RandB #40, US #124
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: Live In London And More...
comments: [gospel] [album cut]
Donnie McClurkin We Fall Down 2001 Verity
656 recordlabel: Brunswick 55326
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37, US #111
writtenby: Carl Davis and Larry Johnson
album: I'm Gonna Miss You
comments: [northern soul]
The Artistics Love Song 1967 Brunswick
657 recordlabel: Fairmount 1022
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37
writtenby: L. Youngblood, H. Anderson
Lonnie Youngblood Soul Food (That's A What I Like) 1967 Fairmount
658 recordlabel: First 104
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Fred Parris and Andre Scott
The Five Satins When Your Love Comes Along 1959 First
659 recordlabel: RCA 10095
chartposition: RandB #48, US #75
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Euphrates River
The Main Ingredient California My Way 1974 RCA
660 recordlabel: Mercury 868 683
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Kenny Harris and Mark Holden
album: Small Change
Small Change Teardrops 1991 Mercury
661 recordlabel: Down to Earth 74
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: General Crook and Burgess Gardner
General Crook Do It for Me 1970 Down to Earth
662 recordlabel: Wreck 20161
chartposition: RandB #95, US #116
album: Dah Shinin'
Smif-n-Wessun Wontime 1996 Wreck
663 recordlabel: Warner 6845
chartposition: US dance #25
writtenby: Jane Child
album: Here Not There
Jane Child All I Do 1994 Warner
664 recordlabel: RAL 73738
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Smooth B, Greg Nice and Tony Romeo
album: Ain't a Damn Thing Changed
comments: [hip hop]
Nice & Smooth Hip Hop Junkies 1991 RAL
665 recordlabel: National General 5
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: J. Bishop
album: If You Knew Him Like I Do
Barbara Mason If You Knew Him Like I Do 1970 National General
666 recordlabel: Virgin 1811
chartposition: UK #114
writtenby: Frank McComb and Ian Grant
album: Download This
comments: [funk jazz]
New Sector Movements The Sun 2001 Virgin
667 recordlabel: Gee Street 858 057
chartposition: US #115
writtenby: Prince Be and DJ Minutemix
P.M. Dawn You Got Me Floatin' 1993 Gee Street
668 recordlabel: J Records
chartposition: RandB #38
album: Intuition
Jamie Foxx I Don't Need It 2008 J Records
669 recordlabel: Argo 5428
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38
writtenby: Davis, Hall
The Dells The (Bossa Nova) Bird 1962 Argo
670 recordlabel: Fader 127056
chartposition: RandB #78, US #115
writtenby: Outloud and P.F. Cuttin
album: Blah Blah Blah
Blahzay Blahzay Pain I Feel 1996 Fader
671 recordlabel: Virgin 99279
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy and Sharon Ferrol
album: Lia
Lia Tell Me It's Not Too Late 1988 Virgin
672 recordlabel: BME/Reprise
chartposition: RandB #60, US #113
writtenby: William Andrew Holmes, Sean P, Lil Scrappy
album: Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live
comments: [album cut]
Lil Scrappy ft. Sean Paul Of The YoungBloodZ & E-40 Oh Yeah (Work) 2007 BME/Reprise
673 recordlabel: Maverick 7388
chartposition: RandB #61, US #115
writtenby: Dana Dane, Greyson Salmon, Howard W. Johnson and Battlecat
album: Rollin' wit Dana Dane
Dana Dane Record Jock 1995 Maverick
674 recordlabel: Universal
chartposition: RandB #38
Q. Amey featuring Bobby Valentino Forever Girl 2006 Universal
675 recordlabel: Arista 2133
chartposition: RandB #38
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: John Bokowski, Lorrin Bates and Michael Troy
Carmen Carter Always 1991 Arista
676 recordlabel: Priority 53243
chartposition: RandB #63, US #115
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Walt Dewgarde, Jack McCair, Barret Powell and Darrell Yates
album: Da Storm
Originoo Gunn Clappaz No Fear 1996 Priority
677 recordlabel: Elektra 64293
chartposition: RandB #71, US #115
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Prodigy, Gregory Phillips, Johnatan Davis, Havoc, Mayfield Small Jr., Pete Rock, R. Rousseau
comments: samples "Give Up The Goods" by Mobb Deep
Ini featuring Pete Rock Fakin Jax 1996 Elektra
678 recordlabel: Liberty 1403
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Phil Perry and Artis Philips Jr.
album: All My Reasons
comments: [beat ballad]
Noel Pointer All the Reasons Why 1981 Liberty
679 recordlabel: Reprise 41773
chartposition: RandB #99, US #116
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Acklins Dillon, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Harold Lee and Jamahl Hanna
album: Ambushed
Da Bush Babees We Run Things (It's Like That) 1994 Reprise
680 recordlabel: Rising High 30003
chartposition: RandB #38
weeksinr&bchart: 16
comments: samples "Free" by Deniece Williams
Kelli Mack Keep It Real 2001 Rising High
681 recordlabel: Corporate Thugz
chartposition: RandB #57, US #116
writtenby: Young Jeezy, Blood Raw and Slick Pulla
album: Young Jeezy Presents USDA: Cold Summer
U.S.D.A. White Girl 2007 Corporate Thugz
682 recordlabel: Roc A Fella
chartposition: RandB #44, US #115
album: Tough Luv
Young Gunz Friday Night 2004 Roc A Fella
683 recordlabel: Gee Street 422 854 105 (UK)
chartposition: US #85, US #116
writtenby: The Gravediggaz
album: 6 Feet Deep
Gravediggaz Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide 1994 Gee Street(UK)
684 recordlabel: Profile 435
chartposition: RandB #82, US #115
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Nine, Rob Lewis
album: Nine Livez
comments: samples
Nine Any Emcee 1995 Profile
685 recordlabel: Wrap 349
chartposition: RandB #67, US #115
album: Get This Party Started
Kilo Nasty Dancer 1996 Wrap
686 recordlabel: Crush 866
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Kirk Crumpler
album: Layin' In Wait
comments: [Double A Side with 'Here's a Ticket']
Lenny Williams You Won My Heart 1990 Crush
687 recordlabel: Virgin 115 332
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Lenny Kravitz
album: Mama Said
Lenny Kravitz What Goes Around Comes Around 1992 Virgin
688 recordlabel: Ruthless 78901
chartposition: RandB #61, US #115
writtenby: MC Ren and Lenton Hutton
album: Ruthless for Life
MC Ren Ruthless for Life 1998 Ruthless
689 recordlabel: Reprise 0436
chartposition: RandB #45, US #115
writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
The Blossoms Good, Good Lovin' 1967 Reprise
690 recordlabel: Arista Digital
chartposition: US #116
writtenby: Diane Warren
album: You Pulled Me Through
Jennifer Hudson You Pulled Me Through 2009 Arista Digital
691 recordlabel: United Artists 50746
chartposition: RandB #38, US #107
writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller,Lee Oskar and Howard Scott
album: War
War Lonely Feelin' 1971 United Artists
692 recordlabel: Larc 81012
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Phil Balsano
comments: [ballad]
Shawn Christopher Too Late 1982 Larc
693 recordlabel: Gordy 7068
chartposition: RandB #41, US #116
writtenby: Henry Cosby, Allen Story and Margaret Johnson
album: The Temptations Wish It Would Rain
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations I Truly, Truly Believe 1968 Gordy
694 recordlabel: Parkway 989
chartposition: US #76
writtenby: David White, John Medora (as John Madara), Len Barry and Leon Huff
Chubby Checker Hey You Little Boo-Ga-Loo 1966 Parkway
695 recordlabel: Reprise 1140
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #61, US #115
writtenby: James Thompson and Gene Chandler
The Hypnotics Beware of the Stranger 1973 Reprise
696 recordlabel: Epic/P.I.R 850496
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Goin' Places
The Jacksons Find Me a Girl 1978 Epic/P.I.R
697 recordlabel: 20th Century 6684
chartposition: RandB #42, US #92
writtenby: Jesse Anderson, Shena DeMell, Sugar Pie DeSanto and Jesse James
Jesse James Believe in Me Baby 1967 20th Century
698 recordlabel: Ocean Front 2001
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Willard Burton
album: Something Good
comments: [southern soul]
Tyrone Davis I Found Myself When I Lost You 1983 Ocean Front
699 recordlabel: Dakar 4538
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Richard Parker
album: t's All in the Game
Tyrone Davis I Can't Make It Without You 1975 Dakar
700 recordlabel: Rawkus 157
chartposition: RandB #65, US #115
Mos Def featuring Q-Tip & Tash Body Rock 1998 Rawkus

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