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Slave was an Ohio funk band popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter and multi musician Steve Washington and Mark Hicks ("Drac") formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975. They scored their first big hit with the single "Slide" in 1977 for Cotillion Records, which is the label they remained with until 1984. In 1978 Slave's sound changed slightly when Drummer/percussionist Steve Arrington, along with vocalists Starleana Young, Curt Jones and keyboardist Ray Turner joined the band. Arrington ultimately replaced Miller and Webster as lead vocalist. Other Top Ten R&B hits were "Just a Touch of Love" in 1979, "Watching You" in 1980, and "Snap Shot" in 1981. They added Charles Carter on sax and brother Sam Carter on keyboards. Starleana Young, Steve Washington, Curt Jones and Lockett departed to form Aurra in 1981. Slave added Roger Parker, Delbert Taylor, Jr., and Kevin Johnson as replacements. Arrington himself left in 1982 after the Showtime album. The band continued on, though much less successfully, into the mid 1990s.

Below is a list of Slave 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: Jive 42967
chart position: RandB #85, US #27, UK #4, US dance #4
written by: Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
album: Britney
Britney Spears I'm a Slave 4 U
2001 Jive
2 record label: Cotillion 44218
chart position: RandB #1, US #32
written by: Mark Adams, Carter Bradley, Tim Dozier, Mark Hicks, Tom Lockett, Floyd Miller, Steve Washington
album: Slave
comments: [funk]
Slave Slide
1977 Cotillion
3 record label: Cotillion 46006
chart position: RandB #11, UK #50, US #67
written by: Mark Adams, Steve Arrington, Raye Turner (as Ray Turner), Steve Washington & Danny Webster
album: Stone Jam
comments: [disco funk]
Slave Watching You
1981 Cotillion
4 record label: Manhattan 20 0889 7
chart position: US dance #1, RandB #20, UK #12
written by: Bruce Woolley, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson & Trevor Horn
album: Slave to the Rhythm
Grace Jones Slave to the Rhythm
1985 Manhattan
5 record label: Cotillion 46022
chart position: RandB #6, US dance #21, US #91
written by: Mark Adams, Steve Arrington, Charles Carter, Jimmy Douglass & Floyd Miller
album: Show Time
comments: [funk]
Slave Snap Shot
1981 Cotillion
6 record label: Virgin 75
chart position: UK #11
written by: Peter Lord, Jeff Smith and Guy Routte
album: Slave to the Vibe
Aftershock Slave to the Vibe
1993 Virgin
7 record label: Cotillion 45005
chart position: RandB #9, US Dance #26
written by: Mark Adams, Danny Webster, Mark Hicks, Raye Turner (as Raymond Turner), Steve Arrington and Starleana
album: Just a Touch of Love
Slave Just a Touch of Love
1979 Cotillion
8 record label: Cotillion 46028
chart position: RandB #20, US #103, US Dance #21
written by: Mark Adams, Steve Arrington, Charles Carter and Danny Webster
comments: charted as Snap Shot / Party Lites / Wait for Me in US dance charts
Slave Wait for Me
1982 Cotillion
9 record label: Cotillion 44238
chart position: RandB #14
written by: Danny Webster (as Dan Webster), A. Arrington, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks and Steve Washington
album: The Concept
Slave Stellar Fungk
1978 Cotillion
10 record label: Atlantic 44231
chart position: RandB #22, US #110
written by: Danny Webster (as Dan Webster), A. Arrington, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks and Steve Washington
album: The Hardness of the World
Slave The Party Song
1978 Atlantic
11 record label: Cotillion 99838
chart position: RandB #22
written by: Mark Adams, Floyd Miller, Danny Webster, Eugene Jackson and Jimmy Douglass
album: Bad Enuff
comments: [disco funk]
Slave Shake It Up
1983 Cotillion
12 record label: RCA 43204
chart position: UK #73
written by: Dr. Robert
album: Choices The Singles Collection
The Blow Monkeys ft. Sylvia Tella Slaves No More
1989 RCA
13 record label: Hot Melt 007
chart position: UK #88
album: Step By Step
T.C. Curtis Slave Of Love
1986 Hot Melt
14 record label: Cotillion 44242
chart position: RandB #64, US #110
written by: Danny Webster, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks and Steve Washington (as Stephen C. Washington)
Slave Just Freak
1979 Cotillion
15 record label: Cotillion 99696
chart position: RandB #41
written by: Mark Adams, Danny Webster, Charles Carter, Keith Nash and Jimmy Douglass
album: New Plateau
comments: [disco funk]
Slave Ooohh
1984 Cotillion
16 record label: Cotillion 45011
chart position: RandB #55
written by: James R. Wilson
Slave Foxy Lady (Funky Lady)
1980 Cotillion
17 record label: Cotillion 46004
chart position: RandB #57
written by: Mark Adams, Steve Arrington, Floyd Miller, Raye Turner (as Ray Turner), Steve Washington and Danny Web
album: Stone Jam
Slave Sizzlin' Hot
1980 Cotillion
18 record label: Cotillion 46014
chart position: RandB #62
written by: Curt Jones, Danny Webster, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raye Turner, Steve Washington
album: Stone Jam
comments: [disco funk]
Slave Feel My Love
1981 Cotillion
19 record label: Cotillion 99927
chart position: RandB #73
written by: Mark Adams, Danny Webster, Delbert Taylor, Floyd Miller and Marvin Wheatley
album: Visions of the Lite
comments: [disco funk]
Slave Do You Like It... (Girl)
1983 Cotillion
20 record label: Atlantic 1
chart position: RandB #73
written by: Danny Webster, Floyd Miller, Mark Adams and Wayne Foote
album: Bad Enuff
comments: [funk]
Slave Steppin Out
1984 Atlantic
21 record label: Cotillion 44235
chart position: RandB #74
written by: Danny Webster (as Dan Webster), A. Arrington, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks and Steve Washington
album: The Hardness of the World
Slave Baby Sinister
1978 Cotillion
22 record label: Cotillion 7 99953
chart position: RandB #81
written by: Mark Adams, Danny Webster, Floyd Miller and Marvin Wheatley
album: Visions of the Lite
comments: [funk, rock]
Slave Come to Blow Ya Mind
1982 Cotillion
23 record label: Ichiban 120
chart position: RandB #83
written by: Billy Beck, Danny Webster, Floyd Miller, Keith Nash and Mark Adams
album: Make Believe
comments: [funk]
Slave Juicy-O
1987 Ichiban
24 record label: Ichiban 53
chart position: RandB #84
written by: Danny Webster, Keith Nash and Mark Adams
album: Rebirth
comments: [funk]
Slave Thrill Me
1986 Ichiban
25 record label: Ichiban 107
written by: Floyd Miller, Keith Nash and Mark Adams
album: Unchained at Last
comments: [ballad]
Slave All We Need Is Time
1986 Ichiban
-- record label: Cotillion 10967 (UK)
written by: Slave
album: Slave
Slave You And Me
1977 Cotillion
-- record label: Malaco 2071
written by: McKinley Mitchell
McKinley Mitchell Slave For Your Love
1981 Malaco
-- record label: Cotillion 99677
written by: Carter, Webster, Douglass, Nash, Adams
album: New Plateau
comments: [disco funk]
Slave The Word Is Out
1984 Cotillion
-- record label: Cotillion 5224
written by: S. Washington, M. Adams, R. Turner, M. Hicks, C. Jones, S. Young
album: Stone Jam
comments: [album cut]
Slave Stone Jam
1980 Cotillion
-- record label: All Platinum 2315
written by: Val Burke
comments: [ballad]
Willie & The Mighty Magnificents Make Me Your Slave
1970 All Platinum
-- record label: Cotillion 44218
written by: S. Washington, M. Hicks
album: Slave
Slave Son of Slide
1977 Cotillion




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