List of songs written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter

Last updated September 09, 2019

This is a list of songs written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter , including those written by Hayes or Porter solo, or with other writers.

Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer. Hayes was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. In 2002, Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

David Porter (musician) American record producer, songwriter and singer

David Porter is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Chart hits and other notable songs written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter
Chart hits and other notable songs written by Isaac Hayes solo
Chart hits and other notable songs written by Isaac Hayes with other writers
Chart hits and other notable songs written by David Porter solo or with other writers
References

Chart hits and other notable songs written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter

Year	Song^[1]	Original artist^[1]	^{U.S. Pop ^[2]}	^{U.S. R&B ^[3]}	^{UK Singles Chart ^[4]}	Other charting versions, and notes
1966	"I Got to Love Somebody's Baby"	Johnnie Taylor	-	15	-
	"I Had a Dream"	Johnnie Taylor	-	19	-
	"I'll Run Your Hurt Away"	Ruby Johnson	-	31	-
	"You Don't Know Like I Know"	Sam and Dave	90	7	-	1980: Genty, #51 R&B
	"Hold On! I'm Comin'"	Sam and Dave	21	1	-	1967: Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown, #91 US pop, #29 R&B
	"Let Me Be Good to You "	Carla Thomas	62	11	-	Written by Hayes, Porter, and Carl Wells
	"Your Good Thing (Is About to End)"	Mable John	95	6	-	1969: Lou Rawls, #18 US pop, #3 R&B 1977: Paulette Reaves, "Your Real Good Thing's About to Come to an End", #89 R&B
	"B-A-B-Y"	Carla Thomas	14	3	-	1978: Rachel Sweet, #35 UK
	"Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody"	Sam and Dave	64	8	-
	"Never Like This Before"	William Bell	-	29	-	Written by Hayes, Porter, and Booker T. Jones
	"You Got Me Hummin'"	Sam and Dave	77	7	-	1970: Cold Blood, #52 US pop
1967	"Sophisticated Sissy"	Rufus Thomas	-	43	-	Written by Hayes, Porter, Mack Rice, and Joe Shamwell
	"Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You)"	Carla Thomas	74	29	-
	"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"	Sam and Dave	42	2	-	1983: Johnny Gill, #57 R&B 1990: Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, #78 R&B
	"When Tomorrow Comes"	Carla Thomas	99	-	-
	"I Take What I Want"	James and Bobby Purify	41	23	-	Written by Hayes, Porter, and Mabon "Teenie" Hodges
	"How Can You Mistreat the One You Love"	Jean & the Darlings	96	-	-
	"Soul Man"	Sam and Dave	2	1	24	1967: Ramsey Lewis, #49 US pop 1978: The Blues Brothers, #14 US pop 1987: Sam Moore and Lou Reed, #30 UK 1990: The Blues Brothers, #79 UK (reissue)
1968	"Check Yourself"	Debbie Taylor	-	37	-
	"Give 'Em Love"	The Soul Children	-	40	-
	"I Ain't Particular"	Johnnie Taylor	-	45	-
	"I Thank You"	Sam and Dave	9	4	-	1980: ZZ Top, #34 US pop
	"Wrap It Up"	Sam and Dave	-	-	-	1970: Archie Bell & the Drells, #93 US pop, #33 R&B 1986: The Fabulous Thunderbirds, #50 US pop
	"60 Minutes of Your Love"	Homer Banks	-	-	55
	"Everybody Got to Believe in Somebody"	Sam and Dave	73	-	-
	"Soul Sister, Brown Sugar"	Sam and Dave	41	18	15
	"My Baby Specializes"	Judy Clay and William Bell	-	45	-
1969	"I'll Understand"	The Soul Children	-	29	-
	"Tighten Up My Thang"	The Soul Children	-	49	-
	"Born Again"	Sam and Dave	92	27	-
	"The Best Part of a Love Affair "	The Emotions	-	27	-
	"The Sweeter He Is"	The Soul Children	52	7	-
1970	"Stealing Love"	The Emotions	-	40	-
1970	"Guide Me Well"	Carla Thomas	-	41	-
1971	"Show Me How"	The Emotions	52	13	-

Chart hits and other notable songs written by Isaac Hayes solo

Year	Song^[1]	Original artist^[1]	^{U.S. Pop ^[2]}	^{U.S. R&B ^[3]}	^{UK Singles Chart ^[4]}	Other charting versions, and notes
1971	"Theme from Shaft"	Isaac Hayes	1	2	4	1985: Eddy & the Soul Band, #13 UK 2000: Isaac Hayes, #53 UK (reissue)
1972	"Do Your Thing"	Isaac Hayes	30	3	-	1975: James and Bobby Purify, #30 R&B
1972	"Theme from the Men"	Isaac Hayes	38	19	-
1973	"Joy"	Isaac Hayes	30	7	-
1974	"Title Theme from Three Tough Guys"	Isaac Hayes	-	72	-
1974	"Wonderful"	Isaac Hayes	71	18	-
1975	"Come Live with Me"	Isaac Hayes	-	20	-
1975	"Chocolate Chip"	Isaac Hayes	92	13	-
1976	"Rock Me Easy Baby"	Isaac Hayes	-	58	-
1976	"Disco Connection"	Isaac Hayes	-	60	10
1978	"Moonlight Lovin' (Ménage à Trois)"	Isaac Hayes	-	96	-
1978	"Out of the Ghetto"	Isaac Hayes	-	42	-
1979	"Zeke the Freak"	Isaac Hayes	-	19	-
1980	"A Few More Kisses to Go"	Isaac Hayes	-	89	-
	"I Ain't Never"	Isaac Hayes	-	49	-
	"Body Language"	Patti Austin	-	45	-
1986	"Ike's Rap"	Isaac Hayes	-	9	-
1987	"Thing For You"	Isaac Hayes	-	43	-
1988	"Showdown"	Isaac Hayes	-	40	-

Chart hits and other notable songs written by Isaac Hayes with other writers

Year	Song^[1]	Original artist^[1]	^{U.S. Pop ^[2]}	^{U.S. R&B ^[3]}	^{UK Singles Chart ^[4]}	Other charting versions, and notes
1965	"Candy"	The Astors	63	12	-	Written by Isaac Hayes and Steve Cropper
1966	"Patch My Heart"	The Mad Lads	-	41	-	Written by Isaac Hayes and Steve Cropper
1969	"Must Be Your Thing"	Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band	-	35	-	Written by Isaac Hayes and Charles Wright
1979	"Déjà Vu"	Dionne Warwick	15	25	-	Written by Isaac Hayes and Adrienne Anderson
1980	"Shoot Your Best Shot"	Linda Clifford	-	43	-	Written by Isaac Hayes and Mignon Hayes
1982	"I Love Your Love"	Donald Byrd & 125th Street, N.Y.C.	-	77	-	Written by Isaac Hayes, Aaron Mills, Andrew Stevens, and William Duckett
1982	"Sexy Dancer"	Donald Byrd & 125th Street, N.Y.C	-	49	-	Written by Isaac Hayes and Donald Byrd
1996	"Love Can't Turn Around"	Heavy Weather	-	-	56	Written by Isaac Hayes and Jessa Saunders
1997	"Why Oh Why"	Spearhead	-	-	45	Written by Isaac Hayes and Michael Franti
2000	"Separated"	Avant	23	1	-	Written by Isaac Hayes and Steve Huff
2000	"Treat Her Like a Lady"	Joe	63	15	60	Written by Isaac Hayes and Steve Huff
2011	"Let Me Go"	Maverick Sabre	-	-	16	Written by Isaac Hayes, Matthew Prime and Michael Stafford

Chart hits and other notable songs written by David Porter solo or with other writers

Year	Song^[5]	Original artist^[5]	^{U.S. Pop ^[2]}	^{U.S. R&B ^[3]}	^{UK Singles Chart ^[4]}	Other charting versions, and notes
1970	"Can't See You When I Want To "	David Porter	-	29	-	Written by David Porter and Ed Lee
1975	"Ain't No Need of Crying"	The Rance Allen Group	-	61	-	Written by David Porter
1976	"Hold On to Me"	John Edwards	-	59	-	Written by David Porter and Ronald Williams
1977	"Where Is Your Woman Tonight?"	The Soul Children	-	96	-	Written by David Porter and Bettye Crutcher
1984	"All Time Lover"	Lou Rawls	-	67	-	Written by David Porter and Donald O'Connor
1984	"Moonwalk"	Earth, Wind and Fire	-	67	-	Written by David Porter and Donald O'Connor
1996	"Love Me Now"	Briana Corrigan	-	-	48	Written by David Porter, Briana Corrigan and Ritchie Fermie
1996

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Songs written by Isaac Hayes, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014
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1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research.
1 2 3 4 Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
1 2 Songs written by David Porter, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014

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[whitburn_pop-2] 1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.

[whitburnr&b-3] 1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research.

[betts-4] 1 2 3 4 Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.

[musicvf_porter-5] 1 2 Songs written by David Porter, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 8 September 2014

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Studio albums	Presenting Isaac Hayes (1968) Hot Buttered Soul (1969) The Isaac Hayes Movement (1970) ...To Be Continued (1970) Black Moses (1971) Joy (1973) Chocolate Chip (1975) Disco Connection (1975) Groove-A-Thon (1976) Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (1976) New Horizon (1977) For the Sake of Love (1978) Don't Let Go (1979) And Once Again (1980) Lifetime Thing (1981) U-Turn (1986) Love Attack (1988) Raw & Refined (1995) Branded (1995)
Soundtrack albums	Shaft Three Tough Guys Truck Turner Chef Aid: The South Park Album
Singles (US/UK Top Thirty singles)	"Walk On By" "Never Can Say Goodbye" "Theme from Shaft" "Let's Stay Together" "Chocolate Salty Balls"
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