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Mtume Songs

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Mtume (pronounced em-tu-may) was a funk and soul group that rose to prominence during the early 1980s and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James Mtume, previously played and toured with Miles Davis in the early 1970s. Other members of the group included Reggie Lucas and Tawatha Agee. Mtume have also gained recognition after having its hit single "Juicy Fruit" extensively sampled by many hip-hop artists, most notably by the Notorious B.I.G. in the 1994 hit song 'Juicy'; the song was also featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The song 'C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)' from their album You, Me, and He was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.

Below is a list of Mtume 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: Epic 3424 (UK)
chart position: RandB #1, UK #34, US #45, US dance #30
written by: James Mtume
album: Juicy Fruit
Mtume Juicy Fruit
1983 Epic
2 record label: Epic 04504
chart position: RandB #2, US #83
written by: James Mtume
album: You, Me and He
comments: [slow jam]
Mtume You, Me and He
1984 Epic
3 record label: Epic 05899
chart position: RandB #9
written by: James Mtume
album: Theater of the Mind
Mtume Breathless
1986 Epic
4 record label: Epic 04087
chart position: RandB #11
written by: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
album: Juicy Fruit
comments: [downtempo, disco funk]
Mtume Would You Like to (Fool Around)
1983 Epic
5 record label: Epic 4887
chart position: RandB #20, US #104
written by: James Mtume and Tawatha
album: You, Me and He
Mtume C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)
1984 Epic
6 record label: Epic 4720
chart position: UK #57
written by: James Mtume
album: You, Me and He
Mtume Prime Time
1984 Epic
7 record label: Epic 50917
chart position: RandB #26, US Dance #30
written by: Howard King and Edward Moore
album: In Search of the Rainbow Seekers
Mtume Give It On Up (If You Want To)
1980 Epic
8 record label: Epic 26923
chart position: RandB #39
written by: James Mtume
album: Theater of the Mind
Mtume P.O.P. (Pursuits of Pleasure) Generation
1986 Epic
9 record label: Epic 50952
chart position: RandB #60
written by: James Mtume, Reggie Lucas and B. Fearrington
album: In Search of the Rainbow Seekers
Mtume So You Wanna Be a Star
1980 Epic
10 record label: Epic 3623
chart position: RandB #66
written by: D. Cannon, James Mtume and P. Fields
album: Juicy Fruit
comments: [disco funk]
Mtume Green Light
1984 Epic
11 record label: Epic 06560
chart position: RandB #71
written by: James Mtume
album: Theater of the Mind
comments: [ballad]
Mtume Body and Soul (Take Me)
1987 Epic
12 record label: Epic 50558
chart position: RandB #93
written by: Howard King, James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
album: Kiss This World Goodbye
Mtume Just Funnin'
1978 Epic
-- record label: Epic 1025 (UK)
written by: J. Mtume, R. Lucas
album: In Search of the Rainbow Seekers
Mtume You Can't Wait For Love
1981 Epic
-- record label: Epic 04822
written by: J. Mtume, A. Heath
album: You Me and He
Mtume Tie Me Up
1984 Epic




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