R&B Soul Music Jukebox Discography and Biography of Sylvester
Sylvester Songs

(with biography below if available)

Sylvester James, Jr. (September 6, 1947 - December 16, 1988), who used the stage name of Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance and falsetto singing voice. His first solo album, Sylvester (1977), was a moderate success. His biggest chart success came the following year with with the acclaimed disco album Step II, which spawned the singles "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" and "Dance (Disco Heat)". These were hits in both the U.S. and in Europe, with Sylvester developing a particularly strong fan following in the United Kingdom.

Below is a list of Sylvester 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: Fantasy 827
chart position: RandB #4, UK #29, US #19, US dance #1
written by: Eric Robinson & Victor Orsborn
album: Step II
comments: [disco]
Sylvester Dance (Disco Heat)
1978 Fantasy
2 record label: Fantasy 846
chart position: RandB #20, UK #8, US #36, US dance #1
written by: James Wirrick & Sylvester
album: Step II
comments: [disco]
Sylvester You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
1978 Fantasy
3 record label: Fantasy 855
chart position: RandB #27, UK #46, US #40, US dance #4
written by: Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
album: Stars
comments: [disco]
Sylvester I (Who Have Nothing)
1979 Fantasy
4 record label: Warner 28572
chart position: RandB #19, US dance #1
written by: Len Barry and McKinley Horton
album: Mutual Attraction
Sylvester Someone Like You
1987 Warner
5 record label: Megatone Records 102
chart position: UK #32, US Dance #4
written by: Patrick Cowley and Sylvester (as Sylvester James)
comments: [disco dance]
Patrick Cowley featuring Sylvester Do You Wanna Funk
1982 Megatone Records
6 record label: Creole 90
chart position: US dance #2
written by: Stevie Wonder
album: Mutual Attraction
Sylvester Living for the City
1986 Creole
7 record label: Fantasy 863
chart position: UK #47, US dance #4
written by: Patrick Cowley
album: Stars
Sylvester Stars
1979 Fantasy
8 record label: Columbia 02615
chart position: RandB #59, US Dance #9
written by: Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson, A. Willis and Jeffrey Cohen
album: Magic Windows
comments: [disco jazz funk]
Herbie Hancock featuring Sylvester Magic Number
1981 Columbia
9 record label: Warner 28401
chart position: US dance #10
written by: Eric van Tijn and Jochem Fluitsma
album: Mutual Attraction
Sylvester Mutual Attraction
1987 Warner
10 record label: RCA Victor 147
chart position: UK #67, US dance #18
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and Ronald Dunbar
album: Call Me
comments: [disco dance]
Sylvester Band of Gold
1983 RCA Victor
11 record label: Megatone Records 106
chart position: UK #77
written by: James Wirrick and Jeff Mehl
album: All I Need
comments: [disco dance]
Sylvester Don't Stop
1983 Megatone Records
12 record label: Megatone Records 130
chart position: UK #88, US dance #25
written by: Ken Kessie and Morey Goldstein
album: M 1015
comments: [electro dance]
Sylvester Rock the Box
1984 Megatone Records
13 record label: Fantasy 883
chart position: RandB #30
written by: Patti LaBelle, Armstead Edwards and James
album: Living Proof
Sylvester You Are My Friend
1980 Fantasy
14 record label: Cooltempo 106(UK)
chart position: UK #100
written by: Ken Kessie and Morey Goldstein
album: M 1015
comments: [disco, dance]
Sylvester Take Me to Heaven
1985 Cooltempo
15 record label: Fantasy 7718
chart position: RandB #43
written by: Sylvester
Sylvester Can't Stop Dancing
1979 Fantasy
16 record label: Fantasy 197
chart position: RandB #44
written by: Sylvester James
album: Too Hot To Sleep
comments: [love ballad]
Sylvester featuring Jeanie Tracy Here Is My Love
1981 Fantasy
17 record label: Warner 28284
chart position: US dance #32
written by: James Wirrick
Sylvester Sooner or Later
1987 Warner
18 record label: London 23
chart position: RandB #67
written by: James Wirrick and Jeff Mehl
album: All I Need
Sylvester All I Need
1983 London
19 record label: Megatone Records 1011
chart position: RandB #68
written by: James Wirrick and Jeff Mehl
album: Call Me
comments: [disco dance]
Sylvester Too Late
1983 Megatone Records
20 record label: Megatone 108
chart position: US dance #49
written by: James Wirrick
album: All I Need
comments: [disco dance]
Sylvester Tell Me
1982 Megatone
21 record label: Mercury 73831
chart position: RandB #95
written by: Patrick Adams and Fay Hauser
Tony Sylvester & the New Ingredient Magic Touch
1976 Mercury




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