WLCY Radio Hits: Soul/R&B

Showing posts with label Soul/R&B. Show all posts

Jun 24, 2020

The Shirelles - Tonights The Night (1961)

"Tonight's the Night" is the title and lead track from the Shirelles' 1961 album Tonight's the Night. Written by Luther Dixon and Shirley Owens, the song dealt with a woman's feelings before losing her virginity and was released as the pre-album's second single in 1960. In 2010, Rolling Stone listed as one of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

The Beach Boys - I Get Around (1963) WLCY Radio Hits

"I Get Around" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released as a single in May 1964 with "Don't Worry Baby" as its B-side and became the group's first number-one charting song in the United States. Coming in on the charts at number 7, it became their first top ten hit in the United Kingdom. It was included as the opening track on their studio album All Summer Long in July 1964.

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Dawn (Go Away) (1964)

"Dawn (Go Away)" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and Sandy Linzer and recorded by The Four Seasons in early January 1964. It took four weeks to climb the Billboard Hot 100 chart to #3 on February 29, 1964, prevented from going higher by The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You", which turned out to be the top two singles of 1964. "Dawn" remained at #3 for three weeks, then dropped to make way for two further Beatles singles ("Twist and Shout" and "Please Please Me"). During its six-week run in the Top Ten, only Beatles hits ranked above it in the chart.

Sarah Vaughan - Broken Hearted Melody (1959)

"Broken Hearted Melody" is a popular song first published in 1958. The words were written by Hal David and the music by Sherman Edwards. The song became a major hit for Sarah Vaughan in 1959, peaking at #7 in the Billboard Charts and #5 on the R&B charts.

The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup (1969)

"Build Me Up Buttercup" is a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by the Foundations in 1968 with Colin Young singing lead vocals. Young had replaced Clem Curtis during 1968 and this was the first Foundations hit on which he sang.

It hit No. 1 on the Cash Box Top 100 and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1969. It was also a No. 2 hit in the United Kingdom, for two non- consecutive weeks, behind "Lily the Pink" by The Scaffold. It was quickly certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over a million US copies.

Similar Tracks
WLCY Radio Hits
Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
Stand By Me - Ben E. King

Similar Artists
WLCY Radio Hits
Four Tops
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Supremes
The Temptations
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Neither One Of Us (1973)

"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" is a song recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Released on December 26, 1972 on Motown's Soul Records imprint as S 35098, it became one of their biggest hit singles to date, and was also the last single the group released prior to them leaving Motown for Buddah Records in February 1973.

George Benson - Give Me The Night (1980)

"Give Me the Night" is a song recorded by American jazz and R&B musician George Benson, which he released from his 1980 studio album of the same title. It was written and composed by Heatwave's keyboard player Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones.

The song was a commercial success, and was Benson's first single to hit number one on the US Billboard Soul Singles chart. It also peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it his most successful pop entry. It also peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Disco Singles chart and at number seven in the UK Singles Chart. "Give Me the Night" was one of the last disco singles to become a major success, with the steady decline of the genre in the early 1980s.

Similar Tracks
WLCY Radio Hits
And The Beat Goes On by The Whispers
Lady (You Bring Me Up) by The Commodores
Just The Two Of us by Grover Washington Jr.
Just The Two Of Us by Bill Withers

Similar Artists
WLCY Radio Hits
Bobby Caldwell
Grover Washington Jr.
Doc Powell
Luther Vandross
Earth Wind & Fire
Norman Brown

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Friendship Train (1970)

"Friendship Train" is a 1970 hit song by American R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta Gladys Knight & The Pips from their 1969 Nitty Gritty album. The song reached #17 in pop chart and #22 in R&B chart.

Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday (1969)

"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" is a 1969 soul song written by Ron Miller and Bryan Wells, released by American Motown singer-songwriter-musician Stevie Wonder on the album My Cherie Amour (1969). The song continued Wonder's success on the pop charts. It reached #7 on the pop singles chart and become Wonder's ninth Top 10 single of the 1960s. The single fared even better on the UK singles chart where it reached #2 in November 1969, and at that time, it was Wonder's biggest UK hit.

Jun 24, 2020

Jun 22, 2020

Jun 17, 2020

Jun 1, 2020

May 10, 2020

May 8, 2020

Apr 10, 2020

A

C

E

G

I

K

M

O

Q

S

V

B

D

F

H

J

L

N

P

R

T

W

#

Years