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Riff Songs

(with biography below if available)

Below is a list of Riff 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: RSO 409
chart position: RandB #33, US #1, UK #9
written by: Bob Marley
album: 461 Ocean Boulevard
Eric Clapton I Shot the Sheriff
1974 RSO
2 record label: Def Jam 31
chart position: RandB #16, US #20, UK #2
written by: Bob Marley and Warren G
album: Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
comments: [hip hop]
Warren G I Shot the Sheriff
1997 Def Jam
3 record label: SBK 24
chart position: RandB #6, US #25, US AC #29
written by: Holly Knight and Albert Hammond
album: Riff
comments: [ballad]
Riff My Heart Is Failing Me
1991 SBK
4 record label: Sue 770
chart position: RandB #5, US #20
written by: Ray Charles
album: I've Got A Woman
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff I've Got A Woman
1962 Sue
5 record label: SBK 13
chart position: RandB #7, US #88
written by: Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel
album: Riff
Riff If You're Serious
1991 SBK
6 record label: Sue 777
chart position: RandB #12, US #50
written by: Jimmy McGriff
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff All About My Girl
1963 Sue
7 record label: CBS 2935
chart position: UK #17
written by: Billy Griffin, John Barnes and Lester Abrams
album: Be with Me
comments: [disco dance]
Billy Griffin Hold Me Tighter in the Rain
1983 CBS
8 record label: Ensign 4612(UK)
chart position: UK #40
written by: Bob Marley
album: Light of the World [1980 album]
comments: [disco funk]
Light of the World I Shot the Sheriff
1981 Ensign
9 record label: Sue 10 001
chart position: RandB #19, US #79
written by: Jimmy McGriff
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff Kiko
1964 Sue
10 record label: Mango 126
chart position: RandB #78, US #51
written by: Neville Livingston
album: Carousel
comments: [reggae]
Marcia Griffiths Electric Boogie
1990 Mango
11 record label: CBS 4053
chart position: RandB #37, UK #64
written by: Billy Griffin and John Barnes
album: Respect
comments: [disco dance]
Billy Griffin Serious
1983 CBS
12 record label: Island 6235 (UK)
chart position: UK #69
written by: B. Marley, Rondor
album: Burnin'
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers I Shot The Sheriff
1973 Island
13 record label: Solid State 2524
chart position: RandB #28, US #97
written by: Fats Theus
album: The Worm
comments: [instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff The Worm
1968 Solid State
14 record label: SBK 05434
chart position: RandB #26
album: Riff
Riff Everytime My Heart Beats
1991 SBK
15 record label: Spring 106
chart position: RandB #34, US #103
written by: Bob Feldman and Richard Gotteher
The Boys in the Band featuring Herman Griffin Money Music
1970 Spring
16 record label: SBK 05448
chart position: RandB #41, US #90
written by: Dallas Austin and Randy Ran
album: White Men Can't Jump: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Riff White Men Can't Jump
1992 SBK
17 record label: Sue 777
chart position: Cashbox R&B #39, US #95
written by: Jimmy McGriff
comments: B Side To All About My Girl
Jimmy McGriff M.G. Blues
1963 Sue
18 record label: Sue 786
chart position: US #99
written by: Jimmy McGriff
Jimmy McGriff The Last Minute
1963 Sue
19 record label: CBS 3209 (UK)
chart position: UK #99
written by: Billy Griffin and Steve Barnes
album: Be With Me
Billy Griffin Be With Me
1983 CBS
20 record label: Columbia 10464
chart position: RandB #37, US #104, US Dance #35
written by: Billy Griffin and Pete Moore
The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin Spy for Brotherhood
1977 Columbia
21 record label: Lethal 371701
chart position: RandB 66, US #125
weeksinr&bchart: 10
album: Blood of the Profit
Professor Griff The Ole Bitch-U-Worryz
1998 Lethal
22 record label: Solid State 2510
chart position: US #130
written by: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
album: [instrumental]
Jimmy McGriff I Can't Get No Satisfaction
1967 Solid State
23 record label: Solid State 2501
chart position: US #135
written by: Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
Jimmy McGriff I Cover the Waterfront
1966 Solid State
24 record label: RCA Victor 2386
chart position: RandB #47
written by: A. Brown, I. Butler, E. Kelley
Johnny Griffith, Inc. The Grand Central Shuttle
1973 RCA Victor
25 record label: Luke Skyywalker 205
chart position: RandB #47
written by: Barbara Acklin and Eugene Record
album: Gentle
Angee Griffin Toby
1989 Luke Skyywalker
26 record label: Qwest 29251
chart position: RandB #52
written by: Reggie Griffin
album: Hot Fingers
Griffin Throw Down
1984 Qwest
27 record label: Columbia 10706
chart position: RandB #55
written by: Griffin, Moore, Griffin
The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin Mean Machine
1978 Columbia
28 record label: Columbia 04102
chart position: RandB #61
written by: Billy Griffin, John Barnes and Lester Abram
album: Respect
Billy Griffin Respect
1983 Columbia
29 record label: EMI 05611
chart position: RandB #65
album: To Whom It May Concern
comments: [slow jam]
Riff Baby It's Yours
1994 EMI
30 record label: Sweet Mountain 2001
chart position: RandB #66
written by: Reggie Griffin
comments: [electro]
Reggie Griffin & Technofunk Mirda Rock
1982 Sweet Mountain
31 record label: Atlantic 89374
chart position: RandB #66
written by: Billy Griffin and Derek Nakamoto
Billy Griffin Believe It or Not
1986 Atlantic
32 record label: Epic 76823
chart position: RandB #81
written by: Franne Golde, Jennifer Paige and Kasia Livingston
comments: [ballad]
LaShell Griffin Free
2004 Epic
33 record label: EMI 58012
chart position: RandB #91
written by: Bernard Belle and Greg Curtis
album: To Whom It May Concern
Riff Judy Had a Boyfriend
1993 EMI
34 record label: Luke 233
chart position: RandB #94
written by: Luke (as Luther Campbell)
album: I Got Shit On My Mind
Luke featuring Angee Griffin & H-Town You and Me
1993 Luke
-- record label: Motorcity 72 (UK)
written by: Billy Griffin, Ian Levine
Billy Griffin Technicolour
1991 Motorcity
-- record label: Motorcity 97(UK)
written by: Billy Griffin, Ian Levine
Billy Griffin True Confessions
1992 Motorcity
-- record label: Columbia 1850
written by: J. Barnes, B. Griffin
album: Respect
Billy Griffin So Many Ways
1983 Columbia
-- record label: Atlantic 89374
written by: Billy Griffin, Donald Griffin
Billy Griffin E.S.P.
1986 Atlantic
-- record label: Reginald 1403
written by: Henry R. Hines
album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2
comments: [deep soul]
Virgil Griffin & Rhythm Kings A Forgotten Lover
1968 Reginald
-- record label: CBS 6415 (UK)
written by: P. Sawyer, L. Ware
album: Systematic
Billy Griffin (feat. Angel Rogers) If I Ever Lose This Heaven
1985 CBS
-- record label: Motown 1028
written by: J. Hunter, W. Stevenson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Herman Griffin Sleep (Little One)
1962 Motown
-- record label: Columbia 1850
written by: J. Barnes, B. Griffin
album: Respect
Billy Griffin Save Your Love for Me
1983 Columbia




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