R&B Soul Music Jukebox Discography and Biography of Gwen Guthrie
Gwen Guthrie Songs

(with biography below if available)

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Guthrie (July 9, 1950 - February 3, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter and pianist, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Angela Bofill and Roberta Flack. Gutherie is well known for her 1986 anthem, "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent".

Below is a list of Gwen Guthrie 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: Polydor 885 106
chart position: RandB #1, UK #5, US #42, US dance #1
written by: Gwen Guthrie
album: Good to Go Lover
comments: [disco funk]
Gwen Guthrie Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent
1986 Polydor
2 record label: Portrait 4808
chart position: RandB #81, UK #17, US dance #7
weeksinr&bchart: 5
written by: Bernard Oattes, Rob van Schaik & Van Gibbs
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
The Limit featuring Gwen Guthrie Say Yeah
1985 Portrait
3 record label: Boiling Point 822
chart position: RandB #69, UK #25
written by: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Good to Go Lover
Gwen Guthrie (They Long to Be) Close to You
1986 Boiling Point
4 record label: Island 4833
chart position: RandB #27, US Dance #11
written by: Darryl Thompson
album: Gwen Guthrie
Gwen Guthrie It Should Have Been You
1982 Island
5 record label: Boiling Point 5201
chart position: UK #37
written by: Gwen Guthrie, Bill Hagans, David Conley, Bernard Jackson, David Townsend and Joshua Thompson
album: Good to Go Lover
Gwen Guthrie Good to Go Lover -- Outside in the Rain
1987 Boiling Point
6 record label: Garage 72001
chart position: RandB #25, US #102, US Dance #13
written by: Tami Lester Smith
album: Padlock
Gwen Guthrie Padlock
1985 Garage
7 record label: Island 99685
chart position: RandB #17, US Dance #110
written by: Katreese Barnes and Jerry Barnes
album: Just for You
Gwen Guthrie Love in Moderation
1985 Island
8 record label: Warner 27990
chart position: RandB #83, UK #79, US Dance #44
written by: Gwen Guthrie
album: Lifeline
Gwen Guthrie Can't Love You Tonight
1988 Warner
9 record label: 4th and Bway 52 (UK)
chart position: UK #85
written by: Tami Lester Smith
album: Padlock
Gwen Guthrie Seventh Heaven
1986 4th and Bway
10 record label: Reprise 9763
chart position: US Dance #27
written by: Larry Conley
album: Hot Times
Gwen Guthrie Miss My Love
1990 Reprise
11 record label: EMI America 8083
chart position: RandB #43
written by: Fred Harris and Ella Mitchell
album: Wanted Dread and Alive
comments: [Reggae]
Peter Tosh & Gwen Guthrie Nothing But Love
1981 EMI America
12 record label: Polydor 885 362
chart position: RandB #51
written by: David Conley, David Townsend, Bernard Jackson and Josh Thompson
album: Good to Go Lover
Gwen Guthrie Outside in the Rain
1986 Polydor
13 record label: Island 99660
chart position: RandB #53
written by: Katreese Barnes and Jerry Barnes
album: Just for You
comments: [ballad]
Gwen Guthrie Just for You
1985 Island
14 record label: Reprise 4786
written by: Gwen Guthrie and Brian Jackson
album: Hot Times
Gwen Guthrie Sweet Bitter Love
1991 Reprise
15 record label: Island 614
chart position: RandB #83
written by: Sly Dunbar
album: Padlock
comments: [disco funk]
Gwen Guthrie Peanut Butter
1983 Island




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