1
record label: Tamla 54156
chart position: RandB #2, US #5, US AC #37
written by: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: United
comments: [love ballad] [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Your Precious Love
1967
Tamla
2
record label: United Artists 658
chart position: RandB #9, US #26
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler
album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
For Your Precious Love
1963
United Artists
3
record label: Bell 672
chart position: RandB #4, US #23
written by: Arthur Brooks, Jerry Butler & Richard Brooks
album: For Your Precious Love
comments: [deep soul]
Oscar Toney Jr.
For Your Precious Love
1967
Bell
4
record label: Atlantic 452681
chart position: RandB #12, US #30
written by: Dave Crawford & Jackie Moore
comments: [southern soul]
Jackie Moore
Precious, Precious
1970
Atlantic
5
record label: Abner 1013
chart position: RandB #3, US #11
written by: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler
album: For Your Precious Love
Jerry Butler & the Impressions
For Your Precious Love
1958
Abner
6
record label: Kickin 22 (UK)
chart position: UK #19
written by: Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte
album: 21st Century Jesus
comments: [euro house]
Messiah featuring Precious Wilson
I Feel Love
1992
Kickin
7
record label: Warner Bros. 29893
chart position: RandB #16, US #102
written by: Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Various Casino Lights, Recorded Live At Montreux, Switzerland
Randy Crawford, Al Jarreau & Yellowjackets
Your Precious Love
1982
Warner Bros.
8
record label: Turbo 021
chart position: RandB #15, US #74
written by: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler
album: Your Precious Love / Linda Jones Greatest Hits
comments: [deep soul]
Linda Jones
Your Precious Love
1972
Turbo
9
record label: Brunswick 55365
chart position: RandB #26, US #49
written by: Arthur Brooks, Jerry Butler and Richard Brooks
Jackie Wilson & Count Basie
For Your Precious Love
1968
Brunswick
10
record label: Orpheus 72254
chart position: RandB #20
written by: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: #1
Tamika Patton with Eric Gable
Your Precious Love
1990
Orpheus
11
record label: Vee Jay 396
chart position: RandB #25, US #99
written by: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #327]
Jerry Butler
For Your Precious Love
1966
Vee Jay
12
record label: Mark II 101
chart position: RandB #31, US #67, US AC #39
written by: Trade Martin
comments: [instrumental]
The Romeos
Precious Memories
1967
Mark II
13
record label: Epic 650255
chart position: RandB #25
written by: Tina Scott and William Bryant
album: Passion from a Woman
comments: [ballad]
Krystol
Precious, Precious
1986
Epic
14
record label: Sims 174
chart position: RandB #31, US #107
written by: Claudia Robinson
album: Soul Connection
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Wallace Brothers
Precious Words
1964
Sims
15
record label: MCA 53790
chart position: RandB #51, US #87, UK #97
written by: André Cymone and Jody Watley
album: Larger Than Life
Jody Watley
Precious Love
1990
MCA
16
record label: Jive 9456
chart position: RandB #40, UK #87
written by: Jon Astrop
album: Precious Wilson
Precious Wilson
I'll Be Your Friend
1986
Jive
17
record label: House Of Orange 2405
chart position: Cashbox RandB #41
written by: Brooks, Butler, Butler
album: Sweet Woman's Love
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Geater Davis
For Your Precious Love
1971
House Of Orange
18
record label: Hi 77506
chart position: RandB #50
written by: Dave Crawford & Jackie Moore
album: Into Something (Can't Shake Loose)
O.V. Wright
Precious, Precious
1978
Hi
19
record label: Chi Sound 2500
chart position: RandB #58
written by: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler
album: Fan the Fire
comments: [ballad]
The Impressions
For Your Precious Love (new version)
1981
Chi Sound
20
record label: Motown
chart position: RandB #83
weeksinr&bchart: 7
written by: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
comments: [slow jam]
Erykah Badu & D'Angelo
Your Precious Love
1999
Motown
--
record label: Premo 1230
written by: Greg Jackson
comments: [disco funk]
Precious
Taboo
1984
Premo
--
record label: Contempo (UK)
written by: Brooks, Butler, Brooks
album: I've Been Loving You Too Long To Stop Now
comments: [deep soul ballad re-recording]
Oscar Toney Jr.
For Your Precious Love
1975
Contempo
--
record label: Hi 2214
written by: Dave Crawford, Jackie Moore
album: Trying To Live My Life Without You
Otis Clay
Precious Precious
1972
Hi
--
record label: Gordy 7054
written by: Wm. Robinson
album: The Temptations Sing Smokey
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations
You'll Lose A Precious Love
1966
Gordy
--
record label: Volt 411
written by: Brooks, Butler
album: The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
comments: [ballad album cut]
Otis Redding
For Your Precious Love
1965
Volt
--
record label: Myrrh 261
written by: Thomas A. Dorsey
album: Precious Lord
comments: [gospel]
Al Green
Precious Lord
1982
Myrrh
--
record label: UNI 55129
written by: Dacris, Kong
album: hjB8E8auAzs
comments: (B-side of 'Israelites')
Desmond Dekker & The Aces
My Precious World (The Man)
1969
UNI
--
record label: Checker 5031
Aretha Franklin
Precious Lord
1959
Checker
--
record label: Atlantic 1025
written by: Thomas A. Dorsey, Carole King
album: Amazing Grace
comments: [gospel]
Aretha Franklin
Precious Lord Take My Hand -- You've Got A Friend
1972
Atlantic
--
record label: Motown 1200
written by: Moffett, Robinson, Tarplin
album: Floy Joy
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes
Precious Little Things
1972
Motown
--
record label: Epic 2737 (UK)
written by: Findon, Charles
album: Red Light
comments: [disco dance]
Precious Wilson
Red Light
1982
Epic
--
record label: Jive 115 (UK)
written by: T. Britten, G. Lyle
album: Precious Wilson
comments: From The Soundtrack Album 'The Jewel Of The Nile'
Precious Wilson
Jewel of the Nile
1986
Jive