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Candi Staton Songs

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Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (born March 13, 1940 in Hanceville, Alabama) is an American soul and gospel singer, best known in the United States for her 1970 remake of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper "Young Hearts Run Free". In Europe, her biggest selling record is the anthemic "You Got the Love" from 1986 released in collaboration with the Source. Staton was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame.

Below is a list of Candi Staton songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Warner 8181
chart position: RandB #1, US #20, UK #2, US AC #50, US dance #8
written by: Dave Crawford (as David Crawford)
album: Young Hearts Run Free
comments: [disco dance]
 		Candi Staton Young Hearts Run Free
1976 Warner
2 record label: Truelove 7001 (UK)
chart position: UK #4
written by: Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris and John Bellamy
 		The Source featuring Candi Staton You Got the Love
1991 Truelove
3 record label: React 89 (UK)
chart position: UK #3
written by: Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris and John Bellamy
 		The Source featuring Candi Staton You Got the Love (Now Voyager Mix)
1997 React
4 record label: Fame 1472
chart position: RandB #4, US #24
written by: Billy Sherrill & Tammy Wynette
album: Stand by Your Man
comments: [southern soul]
 		Candi Staton Stand by Your Man
1970 Fame
5 record label: Warner 8387
chart position: UK #6, RandB #16, US #102
written by: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb
album: Music Speaks Louder Than Words
comments: [disco funk]
 		Candi Staton Nights on Broadway
1977 Warner
6 record label: Fame 91000
chart position: RandB #12, US #48
written by: Mac Davis
album: Candi Staton
 		Candi Staton In the Ghetto
1972 Fame
7 record label: Fame 1466
chart position: RandB #5, US #60
written by: Clarence Carter, Rick Hall, Marcus Daniel & Candi Staton
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul]
 		Candi Staton Sweet Feeling
1970 Fame
8 record label: Warner 8038
chart position: RandB #6, US #51
written by: Phillip Mitchell
album: Candi
 		Candi Staton As Long As He Takes Care of Home
1974 Warner
9 record label: Fame 1476
chart position: RandB #9, US #52
written by: Harlan Howard
album: Stand By Your Man
 		Candi Staton He Called Me Baby
1971 Fame
10 record label: Warner 8582
chart position: RandB #17, US dance #3
written by: Dave Crawford
album: House Of Love
 		Candi Staton Victim
1978 Warner
11 record label: Warner 8821
chart position: RandB #13, US Dance #3
written by: P. Adams, K. Morris, C. Staton, W. Garfield
album: Chance
 		Candi Staton When You Wake Up Tomorrow
1979 Warner
12 record label: Fame 1456
chart position: RandB #9, US #46
written by: Clarence Carter, George Jackson and Raymond Moore
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
 		Candi Staton I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart (Than a Young Man's Fool)
1969 Fame
13 record label: Warner 16806
chart position: US Dance #8
written by: Dave Crawford
album: Young Hearts Run Free
comments: charted as Young Hearts Run Free / Run to Me / Destiny in US dance charts
 		Candi Staton Destiny
1976 Warner
14 record label: Warner 8249
chart position: RandB #26, UK #51, US Dance #8
written by: Dave Crawford
album: Young Hearts Run Free
comments: charted as Young Hearts Run Free / Run to Me / Destiny in US dance charts
 		Candi Staton Run to Me
1976 Warner
15 record label: React 143(UK)
chart position: UK #27
written by: Boy George, Jeremy Healy and Simon Rogers
album: Outside In
 		Candi Staton Love on Love
1999 React
16 record label: Sugar Hill 776
chart position: UK #31
written by: F. Zambon
album: Nightlites / The Best of All Platinum
comments: [disco dance]
 		Candi Staton Suspicious Minds
1982 Sugar Hill
17 record label: Fame 91009
chart position: RandB #17, US #63
written by: Bobby Bloom and Neil Goldberg
album: Candi Staton
 		Candi Staton Do It in the Name of Love
1973 Fame
18 record label: Fame 1460
chart position: RandB #13
written by: George Jackson and Eddie Harris
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul]
 		Candi Staton I'm Just a Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')
1970 Fame
19 record label: Warner 17164
chart position: RandB #77, UK #48
written by: Dave Crawford
album: House Of Love
 		Candi Staton Honest I Do Love You
1978 Warner
20 record label: Fame 1478
chart position: RandB #20, US #109
written by: Toni Wine and Irwin Levine
album: Stand By Your Man
comments: charted as Mr. and Mrs. Untrue / Too Hurt to Cry in US RandB charts
 		Candi Staton Mr. and Mrs. Untrue
1971 Fame
21 record label: Warner 17656
chart position: RandB #42, US #60
written by: Andy Schwartz and Randy Klein
album: Candi Staton [1980 album]
 		Candi Staton Looking for Love
1980 Warner
22 record label: Fame 1478
chart position: RandB #20
written by: G. Jackson, R. Moore
album: Stand by Your Man
 		Candi Staton Too Hurt To Cry
1971 Fame
23 record label: Fame 1459
chart position: RandB #22, US #124
written by: George Jackson and Aaron McKinny
 		Candi Staton Never in Public
1969 Fame
24 record label: Source
chart position: RandB #88, UK #95
written by: Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris and John Bellamy
comments: (Original extended vocal)
 		The Source featuring Candi Staton You Got the Love
1986 Source
25 record label: Fame 328
chart position: RandB #31
written by: George Jackson, Raymond Moore and Roland Chambers
 		Candi Staton Love Chain
1973 Fame
26 record label: Warner 8078
chart position: RandB #35
written by: Phillip Mitchell
album: Candi
 		Candi Staton Here I Am Again
1975 Warner
27 record label: Fame 91005
chart position: RandB #40, US #83
written by: Barbara Wyrick
album: Candi Staton
 		Candi Staton Lovin' You, Lovin' Me
1972 Fame
28 record label: Warner 8320
chart position: RandB #37
written by: Allen Toussaint
album: Music Speaks Louder Than Words
 		Candi Staton A Dreamer of a Dream
1977 Warner
29 record label: LA 0080
chart position: RandB #78
written by: Dave Crawford
comments: [disco dance]
 		Candi Staton Without You I Cry
1981 LA
30 record label: Sugar Hill 568
chart position: RandB #82
written by: Candi Staton
album: Nightlites
comments: [disco dance]
 		Candi Staton Count on Me
1981 Sugar Hill
31 record label: Fame 256
chart position: RandB #83
written by: Mac Davis
 		Candi Staton Something's Burning
1973 Fame
32 record label: Warner 8112
chart position: RandB #86
written by: Earl Wright, Dan Greer and George Jackson
album: Candi
 		Candi Staton Six Nights and a Day
1975 Warner
33 record label: Warner 8477
chart position: RandB #90
written by: Tom Johnston
album: Music Speaks Louder Than Words
 		Candi Staton Listen to the Music
1977 Warner
-- record label: Unity 7 11
written by: Bo Fowler
comments: [northern soul]
 		Candi Staton Now You've Got The Upper Hand
1967 Unity
-- record label: Warner Bros. 49091
written by: R. Miller, K. Louis, H. Jennings
album: Chance
 		Candi Staton I Ain't Got Nowhere To Go
1979 Warner Bros.
-- record label: Sugar Hill 784
written by: J. D. Williams, F. Baskett, R. Nichols
album: Nightlites
comments: [ballad]
 		Candi Staton Hurry Sundown
1981 Sugar Hill
-- record label: Warner Bros.
written by: Candi Staton, Ken Morris, Stan Lucas
album: Candi Staton
comments: [album cut]
 		Candi Staton Betcha I'm Gonna Get You
1980 Warner Bros.
-- record label: Columbia 3 10732
written by: C. Girty, A. Walker
album: Pieces
 		Bobby Womack with Candi Staton Stop Before We Start
1978 Columbia
-- record label: Fame 4201
written by: George Jackson, Raymond Moore
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul album cut]
 		Candi Staton Get It When I Want It
1970 Fame
-- record label: Fame 4201
written by: Penn, Jackson, Green
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]
 		Candi Staton Another Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man
1970 Fame
-- record label: Fame 4201
written by: Roosevelt Jamison
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]
 		Candi Staton That's How Strong My Love Is
1970 Fame
-- record label: Fame 4201
written by: Ronnie Shannon
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul album cut]
 		Candi Staton Do Your Duty
1970 Fame
-- record label: Fame 1466
written by: Raymond Moore, George Jackson
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul]
 		Candi Staton Evidence
1970 Fame
-- record label: Fame 1459
written by: Candi Staton, Clarence Carter
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul ballad]
 		Candi Staton You Don't Love Me No More
1969 Fame
-- record label: Fame 4201
written by: Carter, Inglese, Mann, Stough
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul album cut]
 		Candi Staton Someone You Use
1970 Fame




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