Discography and Biography of The Independents. Listen to all their hits.
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The Independents were an American R&B vocal group active from 1971 to 1975. They scored several hits on the U.S. Pop and R&B charts. Their 1973 song "Leaving Me" reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 14 weeks. Sales of over a million copies led to a gold record being awarded by the R.I.A.A. on May 23, 1973. After the group broke up and recording the solo albums, "Passionate Breezes" and "Gonna Getcha Love", Chuck Jackson, along with fellow group member Marvin Yancy, achieved success as the producers and writers for most of Natalie Cole's early chart releases and also had success with Phyllis Hyman and Ronnie Dyson. Jackson is the half-brother of the Reverend Jesse Jackson and is not related to singer Chuck Jackson.

Below is a list of The Independents 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: Wand 11252
chart position: RandB #1, US #21
written by: Maurice Barge & Jimmie Jiles
album: The First Time We Met / Discs of Gold
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Independents Leaving Me
1973 Wand
2 record label: Wand 11258
chart position: RandB #4, US #41
written by: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: The First Time We Met / Discs of Gold
The Independents Baby I've Been Missing You
1973 Wand
3 record label: Wand 11279
chart position: RandB #7, US #88
written by: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: Discs of Gold
comments: [ballad]
The Independents Let This Be a Lesson to You
1974 Wand
4 record label: Wand 11245
chart position: RandB #8, US #84
written by: Chuck Jackson, Jerry Butler and Marvin Yancy
album: The First Time We Met / Discs of Gold
The Independents Just as Long as You Need Me
1972 Wand
5 record label: Wand 11263
chart position: RandB #12, US #65
written by: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
The Independents It's All Over
1973 Wand
6 record label: Wand 11267
chart position: RandB #20, US #103
written by: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice / Discs of Gold
The Independents The First Time We Met
1974 Wand
7 record label: Wand 11273
chart position: RandB #19
written by: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: Discs of Gold
The Independents Arise and Shine (Let's Get It On)
1974 Wand
8 record label: Wand 11249
chart position: RandB #38, US #113
written by: Maurice Barge and Jimmie Jiles
album: The First Time We Met / Discs of Gold
The Independents I Just Want to Be There
1972 Wand
-- record label: Wand 11249
written by: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: The First Time We met
The Independents Can't Understand It
1972 Wand
-- record label: Wand 11252
written by: M. Barge, J. Jiles
album: The First Time We Met / Discs of Gold
comments: [northern soul]
The Independents I Love You, Yes I Do
1972 Wand
-- record label: Wand 11263
written by: Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
The Independents Sara Lee
1973 Wand
-- record label: Wand 11267
written by: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
The Independents Show Me How
1973 Wand
-- record label: Wand 696
written by: G. Dickerson, C. Boyd
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
comments: [album cut]
The Independents Lucky Fellow
1973 Wand
-- record label: Wand 696
written by: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice / Discs of Gold
comments: [album cut]
The Independents In the Valley of My World
1973 Wand
-- record label: Wand 696
written by: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
The Independents One Woman Do Right Man
1973 Wand
-- record label: Wand 11258
written by: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: The First Time We Met
The Independents Couldn't Hear Nobody Say (I Love You Like You Do)
1973 Wand
-- record label: Wand 11273
written by: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
The Independents I Found Love On A Rainy Day
1974 Wand
-- record label: Wand 11279
written by: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
The Independents No Wind, No Rain
1974 Wand
-- record label: Wand 694
written by: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: The First Time We Met
comments: [album cut]
The Independents Our Love Has Got To Come Together
1972 Wand
-- record label: Wand 694
written by: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: The First Time We Met
comments: [ballad album cut]
The Independents Here I Am
1972 Wand




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