"I Can't Get Next to You" is a 1969 No. 1 single recorded by the Temptations and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Gordy (Motown) label. The song was a No. 1 single on the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart for two weeks in 1969,from October 18 to October 25,replacing "Sugar,Sugar" by the Archies and replaced by "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley. The single was also a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Top R&B Singles for five weeks,from October 4 to November 1,replacing "Oh,What a Night" by the Dells,and replaced by another Motown song,"Baby I'm For Real" by the Originals.
"Family Affair" is a 1971 number-one hit single recorded by Sly and the Family Stone for the Epic Records label. Their first new material since the double A-sided single "Thank You "/ "Everybody Is a Star" nearly two years prior,"Family Affair" became the third and final number-one pop single for the band. In 2021,Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song 57th on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The cover version by John Legend,Joss Stone,and Van Hunt,won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
"I Wish It Would Rain" is a 1967 song recorded by the Temptations for the Motown label and produced by Norman Whitfield. The lyrics of this mournful song about a heartbroken man whose woman had just left him were penned by Motown staff writer Roger Penzabene. The lyricist had just learned that his wife was cheating on him and in his sorrow and pain,Penzabene penned both this and its follow-up "I Could Never Love Another ." Tragically the distraught Penzabene committed suicide barely a week after the single's release.
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" is a song written by Stax Records songwriters Homer Banks,Carl Hampton,and Raymond Jackson. Originally written for The Emotions,it has been performed by many singers,most notably by Luther Ingram,whose original recording topped the R&B chart for four weeks and rose to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 16 song for 1972.
"1st of tha Month" is the first single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony from their second studio album,E. 1999 Eternal (1995). The song peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100,becoming their first top-20 single,and later was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1996. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies.
"Ruby Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by the Drifters. Their version was released as a single by Atlantic Records in 1956. It peaked at No. 10 on the US Hot R&B chart.
"Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by Kenneth Gamble,Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert. It was originally released in 1975 by Harold Melvin &the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass,an act signed to Gamble &Huff's Philadelphia International label. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was subsequently covered by American singer Thelma Houston in 1976 and British duo the Communards in 1986,with both versions achieving commercial success.
"Hip Hop Is Dead" is the first and title single taken from Nas' 2006 album of the same name. It is produced by and features will.i.am. It peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,as well as number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. On December 31,2007,the music video for "Hip Hop Is Dead" appeared at number 93 on BET's Notarized:Top 100 Videos of 2007 countdown,even though the video was released in December 2006.
The discography of the Roots,an American hip hop band,consists of fourteen studio albums,three compilation albums,two extended plays,and two live albums. The Roots began performing in 1989 as the Square Roots with rapper Black Thought and drummer Questlove. Rapper Malik B.,and bassist Leonard Hubbard joined the band in 1991. Over its history,Questlove and Black Thought have always remained with the Roots while their lineup of backing musicians has changed.
"Float On" is a 1977 song by the R&B/soul group the Floaters. The spoken verses combine two popular trends from the time,star signs and video and phone dating,in lines such as Aquarius and my name is Ralph / Now I like a woman who loves her freedom and Cancer and my name is Larry / And I like a woman that loves everything and everybody. The song was co-written by James Mitchell of The Detroit Emeralds.
"All This Love" is a single by DeBarge,released on October 17,1982. The song was released as the third and final single from their second studio album of the same title on the Gordy label. The single would help DeBarge rise to R&B stardom. A cover version of the song was recorded by Patti LaBelle on her 1994 gold album Gems. A video for her version was also filmed.
"Juicy Fruit" is a song written by James Mtume and released as the lead-off single from Mtume's third album,also titled Juicy Fruit. It features lead vocals by Tawatha Agee. The mid-tempo song is Mtume's most well-known,proving enormously successful on R&B radio stations when first released. The song is about oral sex.
The discography of American singer John Legend consists of ten full-length studio albums,five live albums,two video albums,three extended plays,51 singles and two promotional singles.
"Hey There Lonely Girl" is a song released in 1969 by Eddie Holman. The original version "Hey There Lonely Boy" was recorded in 1963 by Ruby &the Romantics. It was a hit for both of them. It has since been recorded by many other artists.
"Thin Line Between Love and Hate" is the title of a 1971 song by the New York City-based R&B vocal group The Persuaders. The song was written and produced by the Poindexter brothers,Robert and Richard,and was also co-written by Robert's wife,Jackie Members.
"Give It to Me Right" is a song by Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona from her debut album,The Bridge (2009). Written and produced by Andrea Martin and Rod Argent,the track was sent to radio outlets as the album's lead single on February 28,2009. It samples the 1968 hit "Time of the Season" by the Zombies.
The Bridge is the debut album of Canadian R&B/soul singer Melanie Fiona,released under the SRC/Universal Motown label in June 2009. It was released in the United States on November 10,2009. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number 57 on the Billboard 200 chart,where it later peaked at number 27. The album received generally favorable reviews. As of February 2012,the album has sold 450,000 copies in the United States.
"It Kills Me" is a R&B single by Melanie Fiona as the second U.S. single from The Bridge. It was written by Andrea Martin,Robert Littlejohn Jr.,Leon Carr,Earl Shulman,and Gerell Brewer,and produced by Jay Fenix &Andrea Martin. The track spent nine weeks as number-one on the US Billboard R&B singles chart. The track also peaked just outside the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100,peaking at 43. Fiona received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the track,however,the Grammy was awarded to Beyoncéfor "Single Ladies ". The song samples "(Hey There) Lonely Girl" by The Softones.
Wake Up! is a collaborative studio album by American R&B recording artist John Legend and hip hop band the Roots,released September 21,2010,by GOOD Music and Columbia Records. It is Legend's fourth studio album and the Roots' tenth. The album was produced by Legend with band members Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and James Poyser,and features guest appearances by CL Smooth,Malik Yusef,Common,and Melanie Fiona,among others. Inspired by the 2008 United States presidential election,Legend and the Roots primarily covered 1960s and 1970s soul music songs for the album with social themes of awareness,engagement,and consciousness.
The discography of Canadian R&B recording artist Melanie Fiona comprises two studio album and 12 singles.
