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recordlabel: Miracle 12
writtenby: Berry Gordy Jr.
album: Meet The Temptations
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| 1 |
recordlabel: Brunswick 55208
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #48, US #40
writtenby: Billy Myles and Jackie Wilson
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 372
chartposition: RandB #30, US #34
writtenby: Dee Clark and Calvin Carter
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| 3 |
recordlabel: Atco 6207
chartposition: US #66
writtenby: Phil Spector and Mort Shuman
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Federal 45 12384
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #48, US #93
writtenby: Freddy King
album: Freddy King Sings
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recordlabel: Pompadour 102
writtenby: B. Coefield And C. Pipken
album: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1
comments: [deep soul]
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| 1 |
recordlabel: Epic 9443
chartposition: US #80
writtenby: Bob Brass and Irwin Levine
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Brunswick 55219
chartposition: RandB #19, US #79
writtenby: Alonzo Tucker, Jackie Wilson and Morris Levy
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| 3 |
recordlabel: Everest 19428
chartposition: US #100
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Boyd 3398
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #10, US #29
writtenby: Clarke, Upchurch, Muldrow
comments: [instrumental]
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| 5 |
recordlabel: Fontana 298
chartposition: RandB #6, US #12
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Bill Cook
album: You Can Have Her
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| 6 |
recordlabel: Decca 31231
chartposition: RandB #25, US #6
writtenby: Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap & Earl Hines
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recordlabel: Fury 1054
writtenby: Dunn, Robinson, Williams
album: Letter Full of Tears
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| 1 |
recordlabel: Argo 5388
chartposition: RandB #11, US #12, UK #6
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher
album: You Always Hurt the One You Love
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| 2 |
recordlabel: Brunswick 55219
chartposition: RandB #25, US #37
writtenby: Alonzo Tucker, Robert Adams and Horace Ott
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| 3 |
recordlabel: Fury 1053
chartposition: RandB #1 (1 week), US #7
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson & Morris Levy
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Columbia 41923
chartposition: RandB #7, US #76
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: J. Leslie McFarland
album: Aretha (with the Ray Bryant Combo)
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recordlabel: Tamla 54045
writtenby: William Robinson
album: Meet The Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Heritage 102
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #14, US #10
writtenby: D. Hogan
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1220
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #15, US #54
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Imperial 5723
chartposition: RandB #7, US #22
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino), Jack Jessup & Pee Wee Maddux
album: Million Sellers by Fats
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Smash 1712
chartposition: RandB #30
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Rudy Toombs and C. Williams
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Warwick 664
chartposition: US #77
writtenby: Arthur Crier
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Carlton 564
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #7, US #29
writtenby: Richard Barrett
comments: answer song to ray charles'
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Columbia 4 42156
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Ruth Lyons
album: Johnny's Newest Hits
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Atco 6186
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #18, US #37
writtenby: Bobby Darin and Don Kirshner
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recordlabel: Flip 353
writtenby: Darryl Lewis
comments: [Doo Wop]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10266
chartposition: RandB #1, US #9
writtenby: A. Jones, F. James
album: Ray Charles Greatest Hits
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recordlabel: Duke 74
writtenby: Malone, Brown
album: Two Steps From The Blues
comments: [blues soul album cut]
mpcode: fxapugWr3gk
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Parkway 811
chartposition: US #68
writtenby: Kal Mann
album: Your Twist Party
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Hi 2042
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27
writtenby: Bill Black
album: Let's Twist Her
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Duke 344
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #28
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) & Joe Scott (as Joseph Scott)
album: Here's The Man
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Hi 2040
chartposition: RandB #3, US #17
writtenby: Ace Cannon
album: Tuff Sax
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Argo 5385
chartposition: RandB #4, US #30
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Ned Wever, Milton Ager & Jean Schwartz
album: At Last!
comments: [ballad]
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Colpix 175
chartposition: RandB #11, US #93
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Richard M. Jones
|
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recordlabel: King 5588
writtenby: Albert King
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Liberty 55371
chartposition: RandB #5, US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard
album: Tower of Strength
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Beltone 1002
chartposition: RandB #1 (10 weeks), US #1
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Ritchie Adams & Malou Rene
album: Tossin' & Turnin'
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Monument 441
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #20, US #26
writtenby: V. Johnson
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Mercury 71783
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: Gene Pitney
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: End 1092
chartposition: US #45
writtenby: Miguel Prado
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Hull 747
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #16, US #70
writtenby: Shane Sheppard
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Del Fi 4158
chartposition: RandB #28, US #9
writtenby: Nick Curinga & Paul Politi
album: The Blue Jays Meet Little Caesar and The Romans
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Mercury 71774
chartposition: RandB #6, US #11
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Joe Shapiro, Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams] & Clyde Otis
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Philles 100
chartposition: RandB #5, US #20
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Leroy Bates & Phil Spector
album: Twist Uptown
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10141
chartposition: RandB #10, US #58
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Ricci Harper
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Coed 550
chartposition: RandB #21, US #5, US AC #5
writtenby: Mark Barkan, Sandy Baron & George Eddy
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: Brunswick 55220
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #58
writtenby: Gary Geld and Peter Udell
|
| 13 |
recordlabel: Checker 969
chartposition: RandB #13, US #25
writtenby: James Johnson [James E. Johnson], Shirley Hall and Leslie Temple
|
| 14 |
recordlabel: King 5458
chartposition: US #61
writtenby: Ray Noble
|
| 15 |
recordlabel: Scepter 1227
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Denson and Anisfield
album: Baby It's You
|
| 16 |
recordlabel: Brunswick 9 55201
chartposition: RandB #10, US #32
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Peter Udell and Gary Geld
|
| 17 |
recordlabel: King 5510
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30
writtenby: Hank Ballard
album: Dance Along
|
| 18 |
recordlabel: King 5510
chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #26
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Al Kasha, Alonzo Tucker & Gordon Evans
album: Dance Along
|
| 19 |
recordlabel: Ray Star 777
chartposition: RandB #14, US #117
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Alonzo Willis and K. Venetoulis
|
| 20 |
recordlabel: Josie 45 887
chartposition: US #89
writtenby: Jack Cortes
|
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recordlabel: Stax 113
writtenby: Porter, Thomas
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Checker 974
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Hall and The Vibrations
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Everest 19390
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: Luther Dixon and Chris Towns
album: This Little Boy of Mine
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: King 5430
chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #23
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Billy Myles & Hank Ballard
album: Spotlight on Hank Ballard
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: United Artists 307
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: Joe Liggins
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Parkway 830
chartposition: RandB #11, US #7
writtenby: Woodcrest, Mured
album: For Teen Twisters Only
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: King 5510
chartposition: RandB #10, US #92
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Michael Cowan and Hank Ballard
album: Dance Along
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Liberty 55320
chartposition: RandB #28, US #80
writtenby: Don Covay and John Berry
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: King 5491
chartposition: RandB #12, US #33
writtenby: Don Covay and John Berry
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Mercury 71820
chartposition: RandB #2 (4 weeks), US #2, UK #30, US AC #1
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Brook Benton, Clyde Otis
album: The Boll Weevil Song and 11 Other Great Hits
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: Deluxe 6193
chartposition: US #99
writtenby: Thomas Rivera
|
| 11 |
recordlabel: Tri Phi 1001
chartposition: RandB #5, US #27
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua & Gwen Gordy (as Gwen Gordy Fuqua)
album: The Original Spinners
|
| 12 |
recordlabel: RCA 101043
chartposition: RandB #25, US #31
writtenby: Roy Alfred and Del Serino
|
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recordlabel: Minit 633
writtenby: Naomi Neville
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Minit 627
chartposition: RandB #21, US #53
writtenby: Ernest Kador
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: King 5516
chartposition: RandB #5, US #87
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Mertis John
|
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recordlabel: Vee Jay 376
writtenby: Carter, Allison, Barksdale
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 2117
chartposition: RandB #10, US #16
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
comments: [pop soul]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: King 5443
chartposition: US #115
writtenby: Carmen Lombardo and Charles Newman
comments: [soul jazz]
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Colpix 196
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50, UK #46, US #78
writtenby: Gershwin, Heyward
|
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recordlabel: King 5485
writtenby: Nathaniel, Kendrick
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Motown 1016
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: William Stevenson
album: The One Who Really Loves You
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recordlabel: Fury 1052
writtenby: W. Guest, M. Knight
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Sue 745
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #17, US #25
writtenby: Henry Bellinger
album: Stick Shift
comments: [instrumental]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Argo 5401
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: Kennedy and Mosley
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Atco 6194
chartposition: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #4, UK #27
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
album: Don't Play That Song! / Atlantic Soul Classics
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Duke 330
chartposition: RandB #11
writtenby: Little Junior Parker
|
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recordlabel: Duke 74
writtenby: Primrose
album: Two Steps From The Blues
comments: [soul blues]
mpcode: eJoNAAWIprE
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Atco 6185
chartposition: RandB #15, US #10
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector
album: Spanish Harlem
comments: [released 1960, charted 1961]
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: Jamie 1174
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: W. Duckworth, D. Lentz
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Sar Records 117
chartposition: RandB #4, US #8
weeksinr&bchart: 22
writtenby: Sam Cooke
comments: [southern soul]
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Challenge 9109
chartposition: US #79
writtenby: Dave Burgess and Jerry Fuller
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Kent 360
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: King and Josea
|
| 6 |
recordlabel: Paramount 10181
chartposition: US #104
writtenby: Phil Spector and Terry Phillips
|
| 7 |
recordlabel: Atlantic 2096
chartposition: RandB #6, US #32
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
|
| 8 |
recordlabel: Tuff 1808
chartposition: RandB #10, US #12
writtenby: Abner Spector
|
| 9 |
recordlabel: Liberty 55375
chartposition: US #42, US AC #9
writtenby: Charlie Chaplin, John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons
|
| 10 |
recordlabel: Vee Jay 399
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #39
writtenby: C. Kittrell
|
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recordlabel: King 12528
writtenby: Otis Redding
|
| 1 |
recordlabel: Liberty 55375
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Timi Yuro and Clyde Otis
|
| 2 |
recordlabel: A.F.O. 301
chartposition: RandB #28, US #119
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Lawrence Nelson
|
| 3 |
recordlabel: Duke 335
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #46
writtenby: Parker
album: Driving Wheel
|
| 4 |
recordlabel: Argo 5402
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #19, US #95
writtenby: Billy Davis
album: The Second Time Around
|
| 5 |
recordlabel: Mercury 71876
chartposition: RandB #5, US #23, UK #35, US AC #5
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Harry Warren & Al Dubin
album: September in the Rain
comments: [jazz RnB]
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