In Our Opinion...'The BEST R&B Love Songs Ever Made'...

[ladyvanaye]

Every one comes up with these year end lists, these 'top 100's' ,et al, that I agree with sometimes and sometimes I don't. I think that some of the best R&B love songs ever made never get mentioned. These songs can be about a broken heart, a relationship on the mend, lost love, new-found love, fantasy love, everlasting love...etc...but I know someone can find a song that has 'stalker intent' and say its a love song. LOL.

Lets make our own list for as long as it can go...everyone's taste is different - It could be that cut on an LP no one has heard before or a few may know - share your knowledge.

Love songs are fast or slow...but Im 'classic school'. Nothing wins me over like a mellow or slow love song

Ill start the list with a few and dip in and out with mine if you all haven't mentioned it yet...

Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey
Baby Baby Dont Cry - Smokey
The Entire 'After The Dance' and 'Lets Get It On LP's, 'Jan' - Marvin Gaye
Send For Me - Atlantic Starr
You Ought to Be With Me, Oh What a Wonderful Thing Love is - Al Green
You're as Right As Rain - Stylistics

more later...


Have fun, God Bless -
DyvaNaye

[marv2]

Adding to your list LadyV:

Baby Baby Dont Cry - Smokey
The Entire 'After The Dance' and 'Lets Get It On LP's, 'Jan' - Marvin Gaye
Send For Me - Atlantic Starr
You Ought to Be With Me, Oh What a Wonderful Thing Love is - Al Green
You're as Right As Rain - Stylistics

my additions:

Our Love - Natalie Cole
Daylight & Darkness - Smokey Robinson
When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
Stranger - LTD
You Are the Heart of Me - Mary Wilson/Supremes
Love Jones -Brighter Side of Darkness
[[I Love You) Call Me - Aretha Franklin
My Latest, Greatest Inspiration - Teddy Pendergrass
Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops
Through the Fire - Chaka Khan
Lady Love - Lou Rawls
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
Sweet Love - Anita Baker.

Who's going to be next?

[nysister]

Oh my, there are sooooo many but here are a few that come to mind:

Human - Tommy Hunt
Great Day - The Whispers
Sad Girl - Jay Wiggins
Baby, Baby Please - Timothy Wilson
You Make Me Feel Brand New - Stylistics
The Love We had Stays On My Mind - The Dells
Can I - The Manhattans
I want a Girl - Madd Ladds
Always Together - The Dells
Come Back - 5 Stairsteps
La, La Means I love You - Delphonics
Thank You - The Dramatics
Ain't No Way - Aretha Franklin
I Am Your Man - Bobby Taylor & Vancouvers
Hey Girl - Temptations
My, Latest, Greatest Inspiration - Teddy Pendergrass
Love Ballad - LTD
Share My Life - KEM

[soulster]

I get sick of R&B always having to be about love, so i'll pass.

[robb_k]

I like these:

It's Been So Long-Leaping Flames
I'm Yours-Flamingos
Can't Help Loving That Girl of Mine-Hide-A-Ways
Glory of Love-Five Keys
Golden Teardrops-Flamingos
Earth Angel-Penguins
I Love You So-Crows

[tallone]

My Girl and It's Growing - The Temptations
Stay awhile with me - Lou Rawls
More Love and Choosey Beggar - Smokey/Miracles

ah heck, there are just too many that come to mind. Woud take too long to write them all down.

[ladyvanaye]

I get sick of R&B always having to be about love, so i'll pass.

Thank you Soulster for your input which really did not belong here - R&B is not, as Im trusting you would know, always about love [[Im fighting here not to say 'DUH') if you have really listened to R&B over the years - but THIS THREAD is about that.

Why was it necessary for me to respond to you? Because I said 'HAVE FUN' in my closure and here you come with the rain on the parade with 'what makes you sick...' I digress....

Thanks!

[Motown_M_1056]

I get sick of R&B always having to be about love, so i'll pass.

Interesting comment, Soulster. I doubt if we can think of anything new because R&B love songs are in short supply these days

However, I did hear & like When A Woman Loves by R. Kelly and Ron Isley has one, They Don't Mmake Em Like You Anymore [[or something close to that.

Ol' skool::
I Wish You Love, Gloria Lynne
Let It Be Me, Jerry Butler & Betty Everett
Love TKO, Teddy Pendergrass

[ladyvanaye]

I like these:

It's Been So Long-Leaping Flames
I'm Yours-Flamingos
Can't Help Loving That Girl of Mine-Hide-A-Ways
Glory of Love-Five Keys
Golden Teardrops-Flamingos
Earth Angel-Penguins
I Love You So-Crows

Robb K - You had me with the Flamingos... LOVE THEM...and I will add my fav by them : ' I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU'. It dont get better than that one.

[arrr&bee]

Hey this is good stuff here....now that you've won me[the temps]...my love for you[the miracles]...when you walked in[the five royales]...deep in my soul[bobby blue bland]...i'm riding your shadow down to love[the spinners]...i'm still waiting[patti labelle & the blubelles]...prove it[aretha]...i beliveve in you and me[the four tops]...when a man loves a woman[percy sledge]...i'm so proud[the impressions]...forever[major lance]...love is[the chi-lites]...i stand accused[issac hayes]...with you[the moments]...i need you so[the isley bros]...there was a tear[the drifters]...early morning love[lou rawls]...what more can a girl ask for[the whispers]...move me no mountains[love unlimited]...hey love[stevie wonder]...if i could say what's on my mind[the temprees]...i don't have to shop around[the mad lads]...i shed a tear[the flamingoes]...i'll write a song for you[earth wind fire]...can i[eddie kendricks]...i call it love[the manhattans]...zing went the strings[the coasters]...sho nuff must be love[heatwave]...the answer is you[phyllis hyman]...love will find a way[sam cooke]...love is here[nat king cole]...for always[luthor]...let me touch you[the o'jays].

[marv2]

Wow! Some good ones JAI!

[paladin]

I Love You 1000 Times/Platters
Follow Your Heart/Manhattans
For You/Spellbinders
Tell her Love Has Felt The need/Eddie Kendricks
Leave it Alone/Dynamic Superiors
Girl Stop Your Weepin/Dramatics
Always Together/Dells
Save My Love For a Rainy Day/Temptations
I'm In Love With You/Ko-Ko-Pop
Closer Together/Bloodstone
Doggone Right/Miracles
Hey Love/Stevie Wonder
Its You That I Need/Enchantment
I've Got So Much To Give/Barry White
Funny/Gerald Levert
Do You ?/Neyo
Aint Understanding Mellow/JB & Brenda Eager...........
I'll Love You Forever/Holidays

Dyva you know you stole my Atlantic Starr........quite possibly one of the greatest love songs of all time......

[marv2]

Kdub, you have great list too. Enchantment should have been on my original list. That was one of my favorite songs. Here are a few more of my additions:

The Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me - Gladys Knight & the Pips
For the Love of You - Isley Brothers
I'll Be There - Jackson Five
Just to be Close to You - Commodores
With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright
The Makings of You - Curtis Mayfield
I Who Have Nothing - Ben E. King
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Shirelles
There'll Never Be A Better Love - Switch
Baby I'm For Real - The Originals
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
The Closer I Get to You - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
Lady - The Whispers
5-10-15-20 [[Years of Love) The Presidents
10 Commandments of Love - Harvey & the Moonglows
Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Forever - the Ebonys
A Song for You - The Temptations
Gonna Love You More - Barry White
Lovin' You - Minnie Ripperton
Fire & Desire - Rick James & Teena Marie
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
For The Goodtimes - Al Green
I've Got Love On My Mind - Natalie Cole
Lover's Holiday - Earth, Wind and Fire
Main Ingriedent - "Spinning Around [[I Must Be Falling in Love)"
Sweet Thing - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Sad Sweet Dreamer - Sweet Sensation

[nomis]

..the song that makes most people sing if I do an R&B gig is Altantic Starr "Always"...

[the_classic_master]

hey, i suppose to be doing a end of the year list for my radio show, i hope u guys participate!

[tl_harris]

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen:

Great lists all

Here's the best I could do at the moment:

Johnnie Taylor:

This Bitter Earth
Talk To Me
I Found All These Things
I Believe In You [[You Believe In Me)
Talk To Me
Nothing Like A Lady

The Four Tops:

Baby I Need Your Loving
Love Don’t Come Easy
I Just Can’t Walk Away
I Believe In You And Me
Still Water [[Peace)/Still Water [[Love)
Ain’t No Woman Like The One I Got

The Dramatics:

I’m Going By The Stars In Your Eyes
Door To Your Heart
Stop Your Weeping
You’re The Best Thing In My Life
Beautiful People
I Pray She’ll Never Go Away

I Wish It Was Me You Loved- The Dells
Always Together- The Dells
One In A Million You- Larry Graham
This Is My Promise- The Temptations
Just My Imagination- The Temptations
Love Is Where You Find It- The Whispers
Lady- The Whispers
I Apologize- Billy Eckstine
Everything I Have Is Yours- Billy Eckstine

T.L. Harris

[chidrummer]

Love Calls - Kem
Breathless - Corinne Bailey Rae
Is It A Crime - Sade
A Love of Your Own - Average White Band
Reasons - Earth Wind & Fire
The Look in Your Eyes - Frankie Beverly & Maze
Always and Forever - Heatwave
Send One Your Love- Stevie Wonder
Lady In My Life - Michael Jackson
You Put a Move on My Heart - Tamia [[Q)
Once Upon A Time - Bobby Caldwell
By Your Side - Con Funk Shun
Wait For The Magic - Al Jarreau
Just Gets Better With Time - The Whispers
If Only For One Night/Creepin - Luther Vandross
Turn Off The Lights - Teddy Pendergrass
I Try - Angela Bofil
All I Want To Do - Twentynine
Suddenly - Billy Ocean

[the_classic_master]

what love has joined together - the tempts
i'd give my life for you - marvin gaye
i can't stay away from you - the impressions
just be true - gene chandler
going in circles - luther vandross
play something pretty - johnnie taylor
whip appeal - babyface
i gave to you - the delfonics
girl i need you - the whispers
i wish u love sam cooke/ gloria lynn
every beat of my heart - gladys knight and the pips
livin' for you - al green
i forgot to be your lover - william bell
i really hope you do - friends of distiction
she needs me - marvin gaye
the days of wine and roses - marvin gaye

[paladin]

Heres a few more, this thread reminds me of how this place used to be....lol......

Being In Love/Chi-lites
Dream Come True/Tempts
You Must Be Love/Miracles
Stoned Love/Supremes
You & I/Switch
Crazy/Manhattans
He'll Be There When Sun Goes Down/Bobby Womack
My Baby Loves me/Martha Vandellas
Bring back The Love of Yesterday/Dells
I'm In Love/Wilson Pickett
I'm Still In Love with you/Al Green
I Never Found me a Girl/Eddie Floyd
Same Thing It Took/Impressions
You & Your Baby Blues/Solomon Burke
Be With The One You Love/Dramatics
Love Don't love Nobody/Spinners
Can This be real/Natural Four
Pretty Flower/Harold Melvin & Blue Notes
Stone In Love with you/Stylistics

[KevLo]

H i This Is Kev-Lo

World Of Fantasy - Five Stairsteps
La La Means I Love You - Delfonics
Just Be True - Gene Chandler
I D Love You - Billy Steward
I'm Your Puppet - James And Bobby Purify
He'll Be Back - The Players
No Man Is An Island - VanDykes
This Can't Be True - Eddie Holman
Can I - Manhattans
Baby Baby Please - Timothy Wilson

[arrr&bee]

I thought about you[dinah washington]...i can't find[smokey]...let me into your world[the o'jays]...he's a lover[mary wells]...then sweeter he is[the soul children]...i'm in love[wilson pickett]...let it be me[jerry butler-betty everett]...i need you so[the cruisers]...sexy mama[the moments]...let me in your life[bill withers]...penny arcade[the moonglows]...hey little girl[dee clark]...honey love[the drifters]...starbright[johnny mathis]...i wish it was me you loved[the dells]...your love's amazing[the four tops]...down three dark streets[the trampps]...my baby[the temps]...you're the one[the marvelettes]...dawn of a new day[the unifics]...message to michael[dionne warwick]...please give me a chance[gene chandler]...she ain't too much of nothing[the chi-lites]...love is the only thing[aretha]...be ever wonderful[earth wind fire]...never let me go[the impressions]...time after time[the isley bros]...a part of me[eddie kendricks]...i'd be a fool right now[stevie wonder]...baby it's you[the shirelles]...all the love i need[arthur prysock]...had it not been for you[the whispers]...when i found you[patrice rushen]...if we loved[a taste of honey]...my dream[the softones]...just like you[dennis edwards]...don't misunderstand[o.c. Smith].

[jobeterob]

Endless love!

[ollie]

Theola Kilgore_This Is My Prayer

Toussaint McCall_Nothing Takes The Place Of You

Charmels_As Long As I've Got You

The Dells_If You Really Love You're Girl [[show her)

Bill Brandon_It's All Wrong But It's All Right

Fletcher Walker_Guess I'll Never Understand

The Emotions_So I Can Love You

Eleanore Mills_How Can I Love You

Chocolate Milk_That's the way she loves

David Oliver_I Wanna Write You A Love Song

Lenny Williams_Think What We Have

Phyllis Hyman_No One Can Love You More

Greg Perry Come Fly With Me-Let's Get Away

Walter Jackson_If I Had A Chance

Houston Outlaws_What Am I Going To Do

J.R. Bailey_Love, Love, Love

Majestic Arrows_The Magic of your Love

The 11th Commandment_Have You Had Any Heartaches Lately

Atlantic Starr_Your love finaly ran out

The Jones Girls_Children Of The Night

Gary Bartz_After The Love Is Gone

MTUME_Sweet For You & Me [[Monogamy Mix)

Rene & Angela_You Don't Have To Cry

One Way_You

101 North_So Easy

Deniece Williams_I Want You

Gerald Albright_In The Mood

[daddyacey]

I may repeat some that were already mentioned but my choices are from deep down in the crates and some pretty far back......... but...
Ready Made Family-- Creative Funk
Just To Keep You Satified / Lets Get It On--Marvin Gaye
Step Into My World---
I Love You For All Seasons--The Fuzz
Hello Its Me--- The Isley's
I Can Never Repay Your Love-- Spinners
Together-- The Intruders
If I Didn't Care / All I Have /Special Lady ,R.G.B. aka Moments
I'm So Proud-- The Impressions
Hypnotized /What Have I Done To Make You Mad / For Your Precious Love --Linda Jones
Adore--Prince
I Do Love You-- Gene Chandler
Oh What A Night /Always Together-- The Dells
Come Inside My Love--Minnie

[ladyvanaye]

You all are listing some treasures! Thank you and Im listening to a few as you all list...

More from me:


Leave Well Enough Alone - Dee Harvey

Hold On - RJ's Latest Arrival

When The Morning Comes, A Broken Heart Can Mend, If You Were Here Tonight, Sunshine - Alexander ONeal

Loves Holiday, Reasons, Cant Hide Love, Imagination - EWF

[paladin]

Cause I Love You/L Williams
This Is Your Life/Eleanor Mills/Norman Connors
At The Concert/Michael & Roberta
Don't Go/Dreamboy
When You Get Right Down To It/Delphonics
This loves For Real/Leroy Hutson
Welcome Home/Walter Jackson
Mix it up/Stridells
I wanna Make Up/Major Lance
Danger Shes a Stranger/Stairsteps
You've been My Inspiration/Main Ingredient
Going In Circles/Friends of Distinction
He'll Break Your Heart/Jerry Butler
Jealous Kind of Fella/Garland Green
In The Mood/Tyrone Davis
Cant get Over Losing you/Eddie Holman
Say You Love Me/DJ Rogers
Malinda/Bobby & Vancouvers
Choosey Beggar/Miracles

[GeeTee(HPK)]

Darn it, I joined the thread too late !

[ladyvanaye]

Darn it, I joined the thread too late !

No you didnt Gee...think... Its is really about the best R&B love songs you know.

[daddyacey]

ladyvanaye ;" Its is really about the best R&B love songs you know."

How about some of these album cuts ,
I Found You--- Patrice Rushen
I Won't Leave You Honey Never-- Archie Bell & The Drells
Your Still A Young Man---Tower Of Power
Been Such A Long Time / Until It's Time For You To Go--New Birth
I Could Never Repay Your Love--Spinners
Lean On Me--Melba Moore
I Worship The Ground You Walk On--Faith Hope & Charity
Love Me In A Special Way---Debarge
Loving You----E.W.F.
Can You Remember---The Jackson Five
My Ebony Princess---Jimmy Briscoe
Always Together--The Dells
Your The Reason---D Train
You And I--Black Ivory
Magic Man---Walter Jackson
Make It With You----Ralphie Pagan [[so I crossed the line a little with this one)
Found Someone--- James Brown [[Yes it's a funky love song , thangs could get ruff during this joint)
Same Place, Same Time---Krystol
Dreams-- Smoke City
Before You Go----Southside Commission
This Must Be Heaven---BrainStorm
The Makings Of You---Gladys Knight
Stay---The Aleems feat Leroy Burgess

[GeeTee(HPK)]

Ladyvanaye,
Looking at the list, mostly all the good ones were already posted,and I don't want to duplicate what's already there.
[[but it's a great list !)

[pshark]

Graham Central Station:Your Love
Ohio Players: Heaven Must Be Like This
Bootsy's Rubber Band: I Rather Be With You
Heat Wave: Star Of The Story
Rufus: Smokin Room