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Omar Christopher Lye-Fook MBE (born 14 October 1968 in London), known professionally as Omar, is a British soul singer, songwriter and musician. Omar grew up in Canterbury, Kent. He learned his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano and percussion. He also spent two years at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, and the Guildhall School of Music in London. His most well-known song was his debut single "There's Nothing Like This". It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart on re-release in 1991. AllMusic noted that he is described by some as the father of British neo soul.

Below is a list of Omar 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: Columbia 77224
chart position: RandB #5, US #1, UK #7, US AC #2
written by: Mariah Carey
album: Music Box
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey Hero
1993 Columbia
2 record label: Columbia 74088
chart position: RandB #2, UK #20, US #2, US AC #1
written by: Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff
album: Emotions
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey Can't Let Go
1991 Columbia
3 record label: Columbia 74625
chart position: RandB #2, US #4, UK #27
written by: Jermaine Dupri, No I.D. and Brenda Russell
album: Wanted
Bow Wow featuring Omarion Let Me Hold You
2005 Columbia
4 record label: Epic
chart position: RandB #5, US #12, UK #14
written by: Keri Hilson, Omarion, Timbaland, King Logan, J. Que and Ezekiel Lewis
album: 21
Omarion Ice Box
2006 Epic
5 record label: Tamla 54141
chart position: RandB #4, US #14, UK #16
written by: William 'Mickey' Stevenson and Sylvia Moy
album: Take Two / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston It Takes Two
1967 Tamla
6 record label: Epic 72769
chart position: RandB #12, US #27, UK #47
written by: Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas, Tank, Antonio Dixon and Eric Dawkins
album: O
comments: [slow jam]
Omarion O
2005 Epic
7 record label: Columbia
chart position: RandB #20, US #33, UK #182
written by: Bow Wow, Omarion, R.Richard, J.Williams and The Dream
album: Face Off
Bow Wow & Omarion Girlfriend
2007 Columbia
8 record label: Capitol 44047
chart position: RandB #2
written by: Marlon Jackson
album: Baby Tonight
Marlon Jackson Don't Go
1987 Capitol
9 record label: Talkin Loud 9
chart position: UK #14, RandB #89
written by: Omar [Omar Hammer]
album: There's Nothing Like This
Omar There's Nothing Like This
1991 Talkin Loud
10 record label: BMG 1(UK)
chart position: UK #29
written by: David Frank and Omar [Omar Hammer]
album: This Is Not a Love Song
Omar featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard Say Nothin'
1997 BMG
11 record label: BMG 74321535552(UK)
chart position: UK #37
written by: Hugh Cornwell, Jean Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Jet Black
album: This Is Not a Love Song
Omar Golden Brown
1997 BMG
12 record label: Epic 02664
chart position: RandB #69, US dance #13
written by: Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell
album: In and out of Love
Mary Wells Gigolo
1982 Epic
13 record label: RCA 74321213982(UK)
chart position: UK #43
written by: Lamont Dozier and Omar [Omar Hammer] (as Omar Lye Fook)
Omar Outside
1994 RCA
14 record label: Talkin Loud 22
chart position: UK #47
album: Music
Omar Your Loss My Gain
1992 Talkin Loud
15 record label: Talkin Loud 512 401
chart position: UK #53
album: Music
Omar Music
1992 Talkin Loud
16 record label: Starworld
chart position: RandB #20, US #83
album: Ollusion
comments: [rap]
Omarion ft. Gucci Mane I Get It In
2009 Starworld
17 record label: RCA 74321 23367
chart position: UK #57
written by: David Frank and Omar
album: For Pleasure
Omar Keep Steppin'
1994 RCA
18 record label: T.U.G.
chart position: RandB #25, US #78
album: 21
Omarion Entourage
2006 T.U.G.
19 record label: Music Works
chart position: RandB #26, US #105
album: Ollusion
Omarion Speedin'
2010 Music Works
20 record label: Mercury 866 785
chart position: RandB #27
written by: N'namdi Langley and Troy Z. Frost
album: Every Day Has a Sun
Shomari If You Feel the Need
1992 Mercury
21 record label: Kongo Dance 5
chart position: UK #82
album: There's Nothing Like This
Omar I Don't Mind The Waiting
1989 Kongo Dance
22 record label: Jive 9250109
chart position: UK #83
album: Crave
Marc Dorsey All I Do
2000 Jive
23 record label: Oyster 6(UK)
chart position: UK #85
written by: William DeVaughn
album: Best By Far
Omar featuring Angie Stone Be Thankful
2001 Oyster
24 record label: Oyster 2 (UK)
chart position: UK #91
written by: Omar and Stuart Zender
album: Best By Far
Omar Something Real
2000 Oyster
25 record label: T.U.G. 72769
chart position: RandB #35, US #94
written by: Pharrell Williams
album: O
Omarion Touch
2005 T.U.G.
26 record label: Gordy 7103
chart position: RandB #43, US #93
written by: Norman Whitfield
comments: [Motown Sound]
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas I Gotta Let You Go
1970 Gordy
27 record label: Stateside 415
chart position: US #107
written by: Rudy Clark
Mary Wells Why Don't You Let Yourself Go
1965 Stateside
28 record label: MCA 1391
chart position: RandB #36
album: Omar Chandler
comments: [slow jam]
Omar Chandler featuring Audrey Wheeler This Must Be Heaven
1991 MCA
29 record label: Atlantic 2744
chart position: Cashbox RandB #53
written by: A. Smith, L. Smith, W. Wells
Archie Bell & the Drells Get It From The Bottom
1969 Atlantic
30 record label: Epic 51176
chart position: RandB #53
album: O
comments: [slow jam]
Omarion I'm Tryna
2005 Epic
31 record label: Mercury 864458
chart position: RandB #59
written by: N'namdi Langley
album: Every Day Has a Sun
Shomari Let It Be Me (Say You Love Me)
1992 Mercury
32 record label: Atlantic 2788
chart position: Cahbox RandB #60
written by: Thomas A. Dorsey
album: Standing Here Wondering Which Way To Go
comments: [gospel soul]
Marion Williams Standing Here Wondering Which Way To Go
1971 Atlantic
33 record label: T.U.G.
chart position: RandB #61
album: Food For Thought
comments: [hip hop]
Young Rome ft. Omarion After Party
2004 T.U.G.
34 record label: MCA 53905
chart position: RandB #68
written by: Loris Holland, Roz Davis and Fritz Cadet
album: Omar Chandler
Omar Chandler Do You Really Want It
1991 MCA
35 record label: Megajam 7280
chart position: RandB #82
written by: D. Belfield
comments: [ballad]
Omara featuring Lavistia Miller Smokin' Room
1990 Megajam
36 record label: EMI
chart position: RandB #88
album: Ollusion
comments: [album cut]
Omarion Last Night (Kinkos)
2010 EMI
37 record label: VI
chart position: RandB #89
Don Omar ft. Fabolous Dale Don Dale
2006 VI
38 record label: RCA
chart position: RandB #109
album: For Pleasure
Omar Saturday
1995 RCA
39 record label: Columbia
chart position: RandB #123
album: Music From The Motion Picture Feel The Noise
Omarion featuring Kat DeLuna Cut Off Time
2009 Columbia
40 record label: Sony Urban Music
chart position: RandB #125
comments: [hip hop]
Omarion featuring Young Rome Damn
2004 Sony Urban Music
-- record label: Volt 4023
written by: Bobby Womack
Margie Joseph What You Gonna Do
1969 Volt
-- record label: Bound Sound 1005
written by: Earl S. Gardner
Omari After Loving You
1983 Bound Sound
-- record label: Cadet 5650
written by: B. Miller, M. Shaw, R. Evans
album: The Spice Of Life
Marlena Shaw Woman of the Ghetto
1969 Cadet
-- record label: Tamla 54041
written by: Berry Gordy, Jr.
album: The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Never Let You Go
1961 Tamla
-- record label: Tamla 54068
written by: Gaye, Stevenson, Wallace
album: That Stubborn Kinda Fellow
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye (with The Vandellas) It Hurt Me Too
1962 Tamla
-- record label: Oriole American 1814
written by: W. Stevenson
Martha (Reeves) & The Vandellas I'll Have To Let Him Go
1962 Oriole American
-- record label: Motown
album: Together
comments: [Motown Sound] [album cut]
Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells 'Deed I Do
1964 Motown




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