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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: Carla 2530
chartposition: US #111
writtenby: Johnny Griffith and Richard Pat Green
Deon Jackson I Can't Do without You Baby 1966 Carla
802 recordlabel: Burgundy
chartposition: US AC #28
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Bring It on Home ... The Soul Classics
Aaron Neville It's All Right 2006 Burgundy
803 recordlabel: Elektra 1608
chartposition: RandB #56
writtenby: Darrell Allamby
album: Love Session
comments: [slow jam]
Silk We're Callin U 2001 Elektra
804 recordlabel: Kedar
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Joe Lewis Thomas
album: Signature
Joe (Lewis Thomas) Majic 2009 Kedar
805 recordlabel: Profile 7047
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Pumpkin and the Profile All Stars
Pumpkin & the Profile All-Stars Here Comes That Beat 1984 Profile
806 recordlabel: M.A.N. Network 1003
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: John Payne
album: Hurt
John Payne She Just Can't Help It 1992 M.A.N. Network
807 recordlabel: Fresh 0012
chartposition: US Dance #38
writtenby: Aaron Hanson and Edward J. Davis
album: Can't Stop
Hanson & Davis Come Together 1987 Fresh
808 recordlabel: Gordy 7180
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Teena Marie and Dwayne Wedlaw
album: Lady T
comments: [Motown Sound]
Teena Marie Can It Be Love 1980 Gordy
809 recordlabel: Scepter 12304
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #57
writtenby: P. Mitchell
comments: [ballad]
Katie Love & the Four Shades Of Black It Hurts So Good 1971 Scepter
810 recordlabel: RCA 62236
chartposition: US dance #38
writtenby: Richie Mayer
album: Call My Name
Love & Sas Call My Name 1992 RCA
811 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 000399911
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: A. Hooker, Al Rad Lewis, Billy Beck,Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond",Williams, Leroy Bonner
Nicole Wray If I Was Your Girlfriend 2004 Roc A Fella
812 recordlabel: Elektra 46060
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Grover Washington Jr.
album: Paradise
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Tell Me About It Now 1979 Elektra
813 recordlabel: Int'l. Bros. 901
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Clarence Reid and Willie Clark
comments: [funk]
Bobby Byrd Back from the Dead 1975 Int'l. Bros.
814 recordlabel: Gordy 7199
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Bobby DeBarge and Greg Williams (as Gregory Williams)
album: This Is My Dream
comments: [Motown Sound]
Switch You and I 1980 Gordy
815 recordlabel: Warner 8121
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka and Frank Biner
album: In the Slot
Tower of Power You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous 1975 Warner
816 recordlabel: Virgin 7243
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: I Know
comments: [from the movie Down in the Delta]
Luther Vandross featuring Cassandra Wilson & Bob James I'm Only Human 1999 Virgin
817 recordlabel: 20th Century 2488
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Leon Haywood
album: Carl Carlton
Carl Carlton This Feeling's Rated X-Tra 1980 20th Century
818 recordlabel: Twenty Four Seven 8724721
chartposition: US Dance #38
writtenby: Peter Monk and Dee Robert
album: So What?
comments: [dance, house]
Nicole McCloud One Good Reason 2001 Twenty Four Seven
819 recordlabel: Profile 7328
chartposition: RandB #57
album: Back From Hell
comments: [hip hop]
Run-D.M.C. Faces 1991 Profile
820 recordlabel: Arista 0554
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) Can't Keep from Cryin' 1980 Arista
821 recordlabel: Ruffhouse
chartposition: RandB #57, US #72, UK #34
writtenby: B Real (as Louis Freese), DJ Muggs (as Lawrence Muggerud) and Sen Dog (as Senen Reyes)
album: IV
Cypress Hill Dr Greenthumb 1998 Ruffhouse
822 recordlabel: United Artists 1264
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Ronnie Laws
album: Flame
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Ronnie Laws Love Is Here 1978 United Artists
823 recordlabel: Arista 0323
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Harvey Mason, David Foster
Harvey Mason Till You Make My Love 1978 Arista
824 recordlabel: RCA 07863 62701
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 14
album: Me 2 U
comments: [slow jam]
Me-2-U All Night 1993 RCA
825 recordlabel: Elektra 5162
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: George Duke
album: George Duke
George Duke Broken Glass 1986 Elektra
826 recordlabel: Prestige 10107
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Eddy Grant
album: On Sunshine
comments: [jazz funk]
Bill Summers & Summers Heat Walking on Sunshine 1980 Prestige
827 recordlabel: Elektra 5339
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Reggie Calloway and Vincent Calloway
album: Joy
comments: [slow jam]
Teddy Pendergrass Love Is the Power 1988 Elektra
828 recordlabel: Reprise 21824
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Bill Meyers, Maurice White and Sheldon Reynolds
album: Barbara Weathers
comments: [new jack swing]
Barbara Weathers My Only Love 1991 Reprise
829 recordlabel: RCA 14048
chartposition: RandB #57, US AC #35
writtenby: Keithen Carter and Bruce Gaitsch
album: So Romantic
Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King) Till Midnight 1985 RCA
830 recordlabel: Mercury 537
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Edward Moore and Ron Tyson
The Dells Private Property 1978 Mercury
831 recordlabel: P.I.R. 888
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: L. Huff
album: Here to Create Music
comments: [instrumental]
Leon Huff I Ain't Jivin', I'm Jammin' 1981 P.I.R.
832 recordlabel: Elektra 18432
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Gerald Levert, Randall Bowland and Niles McKinney
album: The G Spot
comments: [slow jam]
Gerald Levert Closure 2003 Elektra
833 recordlabel: Ariola 246
chartposition: RandB #66,US dance #57
writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne
album: Eau De Vie
Delegation Heartache No. 9 1980 Ariola
834 recordlabel: Work 78506
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Carl So Lowe and Jermaine Dupri
album: Miracle
Puff Johnson All Over Your Face 1997 Work
835 recordlabel: Fresh 7009
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Stezo (as Steve Williams)
album: Crazy Noise
Stezo It's My Turn 1989 Fresh
836 recordlabel: Roc A Fella
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 15
DJ Clue featuring Mary J. Blige & Jadakiss Back 2 Life 2001 2001 Roc A Fella
837 recordlabel: Elektra 1693
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Lil' Mo, D. McClary and M. Allen
album: Based on a True Story
Lil Mo Gangsta (Love 4 the Streets) 2001 Elektra
838 recordlabel: Virgin 1
chartposition: US Dance #38
writtenby: Blue Soldier, Ruza Blue and Stephen Hague
The Rock Steady Crew Hey You (The Rock Steady Crew) 1984 Virgin
839 recordlabel: Prism 445
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Curtis Hudson
album: Party On
Pure Energy Too Hot 1982 Prism
840 recordlabel: PRK
chartposition: RandB #57
Chaz Shepherd Chemical Reaction 2008 PRK
841 recordlabel: Interscope 12261 2
chartposition: RandB #57
comments: [hip hop]
i-15 Lost In Love 2007 Interscope
842 recordlabel: Elektra 69490
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Rahiem, Lavon Dukes and Grandmaster Flash
album: Ba-Dop-Boom-Bang
comments: [hip hop]
mpcode: 7UVRMzymR2s
Grandmaster Flash U Know What Time It Is 1987 Elektra
843 recordlabel: Mercury 72940
chartposition: US #113
writtenby: Frank Cordell and Betty Botley
Dee Dee Warwick Ring of Bright Water 1969 Mercury
844 recordlabel: TVT Records 2231
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 20
comments: [hip hop]
Tha Eastsidaz featuring Kokane Iluvit 2001 TVT Records
845 recordlabel: Ariola America 7674
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: M. Stokes and E. Johnson
album: Doin' It to the Bone
Muscle Shoals Horns Dance to the Music 1977 Ariola America
846 recordlabel: Elektra
chartposition: RandB #57
album: Day by Day
comments: [slow jam]
Yolanda Adams Someone Watching Over You 2005 Elektra
847 recordlabel: Relativity
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 11
album: Heaven'z Movie
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Bizzy Bone Thugz Cry 1998 Relativity
848 recordlabel: Larc 81021
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell
album: Lanier & Co.
comments: [ballad]
Lanier & Co. Share Your Love with Me 1983 Larc
849 recordlabel: Baby Ree
chartposition: RandB #57
Damizza Presents Shade Sheist, Nate Dogg & Mariah Carey What Would You Do 2003 Baby Ree
850 recordlabel: Prodigy 72629
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 10
Heat Two Wrongs 1998 Prodigy
851 recordlabel: Razor and Tie
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Mel Tormé and Robert Wells
album: I'll Be Home For Christmas
comments: [christmas album cut]
Brian McKnight The Christmas Song 2008 Razor and Tie
852 recordlabel: Vanguard 58
chartposition: US Dance #38
writtenby: Wayne Brathwaite
comments: [disco, boogie]
Carol Williams Can't Get Away (From Your Love) 1982 Vanguard
853 recordlabel: Terror Squad
chartposition: RandB #57
comments: [hip hop]
Fat Joe ft. Trey Songz If It Ain't About Money 2010 Terror Squad
854 recordlabel: Mercury 76022
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Cecil Womack
album: Rain Fire
David Oliver Never Seen a Girl Like You 1979 Mercury
855 recordlabel: Superstar International 12
chartposition: RandB #57
album: Incredible
Scherrie Payne & Phillip Ingram Incredible 1987 Superstar Internatio
856 recordlabel: Arista 5144
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Usher, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: 8701
comments: [slow jam]
Usher Can You Help Me 2002 Arista
857 recordlabel: Relativity 1627
chartposition: RandB #57, US #101, UK #59
writtenby: Common and Anthony Craig
album: One Day It'll All Make Sense
Common Reminding Me (Of Sef) 1997 Relativity
858 recordlabel: Virgin 99197
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Gene Griffin and Big Bub (as Lee Drakeford)
album: Made to Be Together
Déja Going Crazy 1989 Virgin
859 recordlabel: P.I.R. 3102
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Homer Banks and Allen Jones
album: Sit Down and Talk to Me
Lou Rawls Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) 1980 P.I.R.
860 recordlabel: Solar 75327
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Let's Talk About Love
comments: [new jack swing]
3rd Avenue Let's Talk About Love 1992 Solar
861 recordlabel: Capricorn 0006
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #58
writtenby: Conley, Williams, Jr.
Arthur Conley Rita 1972 Capricorn
862 recordlabel: Bad Boy Entertainment 78612 79346
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Shyne, Diddy, Mario Winans and Leon Sylvers III
album: Shyne
comments: [hip hop]
Shyne That's Gangsta 2000 Bad Boy Entertainmen
863 recordlabel: Star Trak 51930
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Chad Hugo, Malice (as Gene Thornton), Pharrell Williams and Pusha T (as Terrence Thornton)
album: The Neptunes Present... Clones
Clipse featuring Ab-Liva & Rosco P. Coldchain Hot Damn 2003 Star Trak
864 recordlabel: Elektra 1409
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Tonight
comments: [slow jam]
Silk Let's Make Love 2000 Elektra
865 recordlabel: VP Records 6422
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Strip Tease
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Lady Saw I've Got Your Man 2004 VP Records
866 recordlabel: Arista 2678
chartposition: RandB #58, US #55, US AC #32
writtenby: Elliot Wolff and Stacey Piersa
album: Time
comments: [ballad]
Atlantic Starr I'll Remember You 1994 Arista
867 recordlabel: Spring 157
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Bobby Womack
album: Caught Up
Millie Jackson I'm Through Trying to Prove My Love to You 1975 Spring
868 recordlabel: Urban Digital
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Gumbo Station
Lil Romeo Featuring Marques Houston Special Girl 2007 Urban Digital
869 recordlabel: P.I.R. 304
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees Dirty Ol' Man 1973 P.I.R.
870 recordlabel: Elektra 1914
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Stroke of Genius
Gerald Levert Wear It Out 2004 Elektra
871 recordlabel: Restless O216 1
album: I Want It All
comments: [hip hop]
Warren G. ft. Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg & Xzibit Game Don't Wait 2000 Restless O
872 recordlabel: Rendezvous 103
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Charles Wallert
album: What'cha Gonna Do
O.C. Smith Brenda 1987 Rendezvous
873 recordlabel: Solar 45 74521
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Melvin Gentry, Belinda Lipscomb, B. McFerrin, Kenneth Gant and Bobby Lovelace
album: Work It Out
Midnight Star Luv-U-Up 1990 Solar
874 recordlabel: RCA 623591
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Gene Rice, Chuckii Booker and Stan Shepherd
album: Gene Rice
comments: [slow jam]
Gene Rice Come a Little Closer 1992 RCA
875 recordlabel: Intersound 9286
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Live... And Kickin'
George Clinton with the Dazz Band Ain't Nuthin' But a Jam Y'all 1997 Intersound
876 recordlabel: WestWorld 70837
chartposition: RandB #58
weeksinr&bchart: 6
album: Sex, Money and Music
Above the Law Sex, Money and Music 2002 WestWorld
877 recordlabel: PWL America 966
chartposition: RandB #58
weeksinr&bchart: 10
album: Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto
comments: [hip hop]
Ed O. G & da Bulldogs Be a Father to Your Child 1991 PWL America
878 recordlabel: United Artists 50625
chartposition: US #116
writtenby: Jerry Akines and Johnny Bellmon
Little Anthony & the Imperials Don't Get Close 1970 United Artists
879 recordlabel: Virgin 7087 6 14333
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: DJ Premier and Guru
album: Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr
Gang Starr Discipline 1999 Virgin
880 recordlabel: Profile 7075
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Huey 'Baby' Harris (as Huey Harris) and Joseph Williams
Huey 'Baby' Harris You've Got to Be a Winner 1985 Profile
881 recordlabel: Verve 1298 2
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Joe (as Joe Thomas) and Jolyon Skinner
album: Emotions
comments: [slow jam]
Will Downing A Million Ways 2003 Verve
882 recordlabel: Verve
chartposition: RandB #77, US AC #29
writtenby: Aretha Franklin
album: Leavin`
Natalie Cole Day Dreaming 2006 Verve
883 recordlabel: RCA 62008
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Ron Harris, Lisa Gushiniere, Jay Lincoln, Jeff Bowens, Donnie Woodruff and Bobbi Sanders
album: Do It for Love
comments: [slow jam]
La Rue Wish I Could Find Another 1991 RCA
884 recordlabel: Warner
chartposition: RandB #58
weeksinr&bchart: 8
comments: [album cut] from the movie The Brothers starring Morris Chestnut
R.L. Good Love 1999 Warner
885 recordlabel: Blackground
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Indecent Proposal
comments: [hip hop]
Timbaland & Magoo featuring Tweet All Y'all 2001 Blackground
886 recordlabel: Sunflower 128
chartposition: US #115
writtenby: R.B. Greaves and Mack David
R.B. Greaves Margie, Who's Watching the Baby 1972 Sunflower
887 recordlabel: Warner 8216
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Come as You Are
Ashford & Simpson Somebody Told a Lie 1976 Warner
888 recordlabel: Gordy 7024
chartposition: US #117
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Darnells Too Hurt To Cry Too Much In Love To Say Goodbye 1963 Gordy
889 recordlabel: United Artists 1242
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: Brass Construction IV
Brass Construction Help Yourself 1978 United Artists
890 recordlabel: Warner 28664
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Dean Gant and Mark Winkler
album: Abstract Emotions
Randy Crawford Can't Stand the Pain 1986 Warner
891 recordlabel: RCA Victor 74-0863
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #58
writtenby: F. Arbex
album: Barrabas
comments: [funk]
Barrabas Woman 1972 RCA Victor
892 recordlabel: Polydor 889 034
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Brian Randdle, Clinton
album: Be the One
Jackie Jackson Cruzin' 1989 Polydor
893 recordlabel: Warner 49709
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Turley Richards
album: Secret Combination
Randy Crawford When I Lose My Way 1981 Warner
894 recordlabel: Kedar Entertainment
chartposition: RandB #58
Keith Sweat featuring Joe Test Drive 2010 Kedar Entertainment
895 recordlabel: RAL 577792
chartposition: RandB #58
weeksinr&bchart: 6
album: Conversation
comments: [hip hop] Warren G (backing vocal) samples 'Free' by Deniece Williams
Twinz Eastside LB 1996 RAL
896 recordlabel: October's Very Own
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Drake, Hal David, Burt Bacharach, The Notorious B.I.G., DJ Screw and Easy Mo Bee
album: So Far Gone
Drake November 18th 2009 October's Very Own
897 recordlabel: Mercury 73459
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Ben Raleight and Bob Halley
album: Ben Raleight and Bob Halley
Jerry Butler That's How Heartaches Are Made 1974 Mercury
898 recordlabel: Reelhouse 12002(UK)
chartposition: UK #175
Royal Delight The Crown 2002 Reelhouse (UK)
899 recordlabel: J Records 21204
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Alex Richbourg, Deborah Cox , Jimmy Wright, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: The Morning After
Deborah Cox Up and Down (In and Out) 2002 J Records
900 recordlabel: ForSeen 0828
chartposition: RandB #58
comments: [hip hop]
Gel ft. Stat Quo Shoulder Work 2006 ForSeen

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