favorite classic soul and R&B songs
 

It's time to appreciate the classics, and I need some ideas for good classic soul and R&B songs to download. Right now I'm really digging "Rock Steady" by the Whispers. What else is good?

Al Green: Let's Stay Together
The Temptations: Ain't Too Proud To Beg & Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Four Tops: Reach Out I'll Be There
Earth, Wind & Fire: September, Let's Groove Tonight, Boogie Wonderland

Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and Marvin Gaye

let's get it on

let's stay together

bad whiskey

i forget the name but it goes "I been walkin all day with my 44 in my hand been lookin for my baby found her with another man"

also, if you want to go waaaayyyy back

Louis Jordan "Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't, My Baby?"

The Temptations :My Girl

one of the best love songs ever recorded,

also
In the Still of the Night
There's a moon out tonight

check out doo-wop compliations at your locally owned and operated record store.

"Reasons", "September" and "Serpentine Fire"by Earth Wind and Fire
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
"Between the Sheets" by the Isley Brothers
"Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye

Also some Teddy Pendegrass and some Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

It is just way to tough to come up with individual songs having grown up when I did. Instead I tend to think of great groups.

Speaking of that, most of the groups mentioned above are male.

How about some of the "girl groups?"

The Supremes, The Marvalettes, The Ronettes, The Orlons, Gladys Knight and the Pips (OK, they were mostly male, but the leader is a woman) -- I know I'll think of more, but will leave it here for now.

Here's mine
 

Barry White - Never gonna give you up
Isley Brothers - Who's that Lady
Ray Parker Jr. - The Other Woman
Mass Production - Firecraker
Billy Ocean - Carribean Queen
Oran "Juice" Jones - In the Rain
Keith Sweat - I want her
Guy - I wanna get with U
Frankie Beverly - I can't get over you
Luther Vandross - Superstar/ A house is not a home
Prince - Adore
Michelle' - Something in my heart
Mary J. Blige - Love No Limit
Gladys Knight - save the Overtime for me
Gerald Levert - Let the Juices flow / Casanova
Lakeside - Fantasic Voyage
Shalamar - Second time Around
Freddie Jackson - Rock Me tonight

that's just some from the top of my head. If I think of more, I'll post.

*that's all?*

LOL

:D :cool: :confused:

Just get any album by Donny Hathaway

Also early Aretha is soul at it's core

I just got his collection.

I enjoy anything Stevie...

And the 5 Heartbeats soundtrack is pretty hot.

Earth Wind and Fire, "After the Love Is Gone"

Any Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash

Russ, you are indeed my brother and you are KILLING ME!!!

Does Elvis Presley's "In the Ghetto" classify as R&B or Soul???

"...and his Momma cried..."


My top five choices:

"Try a Little Tenderness" by Sam Cooke
"(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Wanna Be Right" by Luther Ingram
"Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites
"Betcha by Golly Wow" by The Stylistics
"When a Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge (one of the greatest make out songs EVER!!!) ;)

For me, it's all about Old School (Early to Mid 1970's)...an era in Soul that will never be duplicated...

"...Do you like good music??? Sweet soul music..."

isn't "Try A Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding?
Other jams:
"Love Man" by Otis Redding
"Bring It on Home to Me" by Sam Cooke

Ok I gotta make an old school CD now and it is y'all's fault :D

I'm surprised no one has said:"Always and Forever" by Heatwave....OMG!!! BEST SONG EVER!!

Add to that anything by Mr. Luthur Vandross or Anita Baker...

OH YEAH! The old DeBarge stuff!! "LOVE ME IN A SPECIAL WAY!!" HA! I used to sing that for HOURS in my basement!!

:D :D

Isaac Luster Turner and Anna Mae Bullock
 

BKA Ike and Tina Turner:

"A Fool in Love"
"It's Gonna Work Out Fine"
"Proud Mary"

Tina as a 1960s solo artist -- "River Deep Mountain High."

Four Tops -- "Still Waters Run Deep"
Detroit Spinners -- "It's a Shame."

PLEASE download Dave Brubeck's "Take Five".

"a change is gonna come" - sam cooke

"summer breeze" - isley bros.

"time makes two" - robert cray (band)


throw in some jimmy cliff and bill withers

Gotta put some Gladys Knight and the Pips in there!

I know it's really sexy to bump your own thread, but I just made a new playlist I thought was worthy of posting:

Playlist: 0831soul

1. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
2. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
3. Lovely Day - Bill Withers
4. Stomp - The Brothers Johnson
5. Let's Groove - Earth Wind & Fire
6. Stay With Me Tonight - Jeffrey Osborne
7. For the Love of Money - The O'Jays
8. Rock Steady - The Whispers
9. Don't Disturb This Groove - The System
10. September - Earth Wind & Fire
11. Let it Whip - The Dazz Band
12. Get Down on It - Kool & the Gang
13. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
14. Here I Am (Come and Take Me) - Al Green
15. Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean
16. Atomic Dog (Original Extended Version) - Parliament
17. Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone - Bill Withers
18. The Ghetto - Donny Hathaway

You all need to go deeper/older, for crying out loud.

What Ya See (Is What Ya Get) - The Dramatics
The Love I Lost (parts 1 & 2) - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Keith Sweat - Something Just Ain't Right

I'll add to this later. :)

Ahhh Damn! Y'all got me wanting to make a CD!

"Love on a 2 way street" The Moments
"Want Ads" Honey Cone
"Serpentine Fire" and "Reasons" by Earth Wind and Fire
"Try A Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding
"You're the Best thing that ever happened to me" Gladys Knight