1
record label: Motown 1519
chart position: RandB #1, UK #7, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Endless Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
Endless Love
1981
Motown
2
record label: Mercury 70893
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4
written by: Georges Boulanger and Jimmy Kennedy
album: The Platters
comments: [ballad]
The Platters
My Prayer
1956
Mercury
3
record label: Hi 2202
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7, US AC #36
written by: Al Green, Willie Mitchell & Al Jackson Jr.
album: Let's Stay Together
comments: [beat ballad]
Al Green
Let's Stay Together
1972
Hi
4
record label: CBS 8852
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US AC #12
written by: Winfred Lovett
album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye
comments: [ballad]
The Manhattans
Kiss and Say Goodbye
1976
CBS
5
record label: Epic 3121
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #2, US AC #4
written by: Minnie Riperton & Richard Rudolph
album: Perfect Angel
comments: [ballad]
Minnie Riperton
Lovin' You
1975
Epic
6
record label: Arista 9381
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Gerry Goffin
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston
Saving All My Love for You
1985
Arista
7
record label: Motown 1171
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US AC #24
written by: Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis & Willie Hutch
album: Third Album / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
The Jackson 5
I'll Be There
1970
Motown
8
record label: P.I.R. 3521
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #12, US AC #10
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
album: 360 Degrees of Billy Paul / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Billy Paul
Me and Mrs. Jones
1972
P.I.R.
9
record label: Motown 1722
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Can't Slow Down
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Lionel Richie
Hello
1984
Motown
10
record label: Atlantic 2940
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #6, US AC #2
written by: Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel
album: Killing Me Softly
comments: [ballad]
Roberta Flack
Killing Me Softly with His Song
1973
Atlantic
11
record label: Motown 1443
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Natural High / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [ballad]
The Commodores
Three Times a Lady
1978
Motown
12
record label: Atlantic 2864
chart position: RandB #4, US #1, UK #14, US AC #1
written by: Ewan MacColl
album: First Take
comments: [ballad]
Roberta Flack
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
1972
Atlantic
13
record label: Atlantic 2326
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4
written by: Percy Sledge
album: When A Man Loves A Woman / The Best Of Percy Sledge / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Percy Sledge
When a Man Loves a Woman
1966
Atlantic
14
record label: Scepter 1274
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #6, UK #9, US AC #7
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Burt Bacharach
album: Make Way for Dionne Warwick
comments: [pop soul ballad]
Dionne Warwick
Walk On By
1964
Scepter
15
record label: Mercury 70753
chart position: RandB #1, US #1
written by: Buck Ram
album: The Platters – Vol. IV
comments: [ballad]
The Platters
The Great Pretender
1956
Mercury
16
record label: Gordy 7105
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #8, US AC #33
written by: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: Sky's the Limit / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 6
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
The Temptations
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
1971
Gordy
17
record label: Epic 976
chart position: RandB #8, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
written by: George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley
album: Make It Big
comments: [ballad]
George Michael
Careless Whisper
1984
Epic
18
record label: MGM 12688
chart position: US #1, UK #1
written by: Carl Sigman and Charles Dawes
album: It's All in the Game
comments: [ballad]
Tommy Edwards
It's All in the Game
1958
MGM
19
record label: Motown 1284 (UK)
chart position: RandB #2, UK #6, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Cochrane & Lionel Richie
album: Lionel Richie
comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]
Lionel Richie
Truly
1982
Motown
20
record label: Wing 865 136
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US AC #1
written by: Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman and Jon Lind
album: The Comfort Zone
comments: [ballad]
Vanessa Williams
Save the Best for Last
1992
Wing
21
record label: Mercury 71394
chart position: RandB #1, US #3
written by: Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks and Clyde Otis
album: It's Just a Matter of Time
comments: [ballad]
Brook Benton
It's Just a Matter of Time
1959
Mercury
22
record label: Sussex 235
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #18, US AC #4
written by: Bill Withers
album: Still Bill
comments: [ballad]
Bill Withers
Lean on Me
1972
Sussex
23
record label: Avco 4634
chart position: RandB #5, US #2, UK #2, US AC #6
written by: Thom Bell & Linda Creed
album: Rockin' Roll Baby
comments: [sweet soul love ballad] [philly sound]
The Stylistics
You Make Me Feel Brand New
1974
Avco
24
record label: Vee Jay 613
chart position: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 17
written by: Manny Curtis, C. Becaud and Pierre Delanoe
album: Delicious Together
comments: [love ballad]
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler
Let It Be Me
1964
Vee Jay
25
record label: Mercury 71383
chart position: RandB #3, US #1, UK #1
written by: Otto Harbach and Jerome Kern
album: Remember When?
comments: [ballad]
The Platters
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
1958
Mercury
26
record label: Warner 28455
chart position: RandB #1, UK #3, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Jonathan Lewis, David Lewis & Wayne Lewis
album: All in the Name of Love
comments: [love ballad]
Atlantic Starr
Always
1987
Warner
27
record label: Tamla Motown 1010
chart position: RandB #14, US #1, UK #5, US AC #1
written by: Michael Masser & Gerry Goffin
album: Diana Ross [1976 album] / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Diana Ross
Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
1975
Tamla Motown
28
record label: Columbia 77224
chart position: RandB #5, US #1, UK #7, US AC #2
written by: Mariah Carey
album: Music Box
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey
Hero
1993
Columbia
29
record label: Columbia 74330
chart position: RandB #11, US #1, UK #2, US AC #1
written by: Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis and Willie Hutch
album: MTV Unplugged
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey featuring Trey Lorenz
I'll Be There
1992
Columbia
30
record label: Epic 78002
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US AC #7, US dance #3
written by: R. Kelly
album: HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I
comments: [ballad]
Michael Jackson
You Are Not Alone
1995
Epic
31
record label: Qwest 15005 (UK)
chart position: RandB #9, US #1, UK #11, US AC #1
written by: Rod Temperton
album: Every Home Should Have One
comments: [love ballad]
Patti Austin & James Ingram
Baby, Come to Me
1982
Qwest
32
record label: Columbia 73348
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #9, US AC #1
written by: Mariah Carey & Ben Margulies
album: Mariah Carey
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey
Vision Of Love
1990
Columbia
33
record label: Brunswick 55462
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #3
written by: Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
album: (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Chi-Lites
Have You Seen Her
1971
Brunswick
34
record label: LaFace 74321
chart position: RandB #4, US #3, UK #2, US AC #4
written by: Babyface
album: Toni Braxton
comments: [beat ballad]
Toni Braxton
Breathe Again
1993
LaFace
35
record label: Columbia 38 77358
chart position: RandB #7, US #3, UK #1, US AC #4
written by: Peter Ham and Tom Evans
album: Music Box
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey
Without You
1994
Columbia
36
record label: Buddah 383
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #55, US AC 19
written by: Jim Weatherly
album: Imagination...
comments: [beat ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Midnight Train to Georgia
1973
Buddah
37
record label: Motown 1819
chart position: RandB #1, UK #8, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Dancing on the Ceiling
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Lionel Richie
Say You, Say Me
1985
Motown
38
record label: Arista 3575
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #55, US AC #6
written by: Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts
album: The Boy Is Mine
comments: [beat ballad]
Monica
Angel of Mine
1998
Arista
39
record label: Rocky Road 30073
chart position: RandB #10, US #1, UK #51, US AC #3
written by: Jerry Fuller
album: Show and Tell
comments: [beat ballad]
Al Wilson
Show and Tell
1973
Rocky Road
40
record label: ABC 12284
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #1
written by: Marvin Willis, Arnold Ingram & James Mitchell
album: Float On
comments: [ballad]
The Floaters
Float On
1977
ABC
41
record label: Atlantic 1111
chart position: RandB #1, US #12
written by: Ivory Joe Hunter
album: Ivory Joe Hunter
comments: [ballad]
Ivory Joe Hunter
Since I Met You Baby
1956
Atlantic
42
record label: Motown 1191
chart position: RandB #4, US #4, UK #5, US AC #14
written by: Elliot Willensky
album: Got to Be There / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Michael Jackson
Got to Be There
1971
Motown
43
record label: Motown 1474
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US AC #6
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Midnight Magic / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11
comments: [Motown Sound] [ballad]
The Commodores
Still
1979
Motown
44
record label: Brunswick 55471
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #14, US AC #34
written by: Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
album: A Lonely Man / The Chi-Lites Greatest Hits
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Chi-Lites
Oh Girl
1972
Brunswick
45
record label: Scepter 12203
chart position: RandB #13, UK #28, US #2, US AC #2
written by: Andre Previn & Dory Previn
album: Valley of the Dolls
comments: [ballad]
Dionne Warwick
(Theme from) The Valley of the Dolls
1968
Scepter
46
record label: Soul 35098
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #31, US AC #15
written by: Jim Weatherly
album: Neither One of Us / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
1973
Soul
47
record label: Back Beat 541
chart position: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #13
weeksinr&bchart: 18
written by: Willie Nelson
album: Funny (How Time Slips Away)
comments: [ballad]
Joe Hinton
Funny (How Time Slips Away)
1964
Back Beat
48
record label: Columbia 74751
chart position: RandB #21, US #1, UK #12, US AC #1
written by: Alan Menken and Tim Rice
album: Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
comments: [ballad]
Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)
1992
Columbia
49
record label: Arista 12527
chart position: RandB #4, US #4, UK #3, US AC #1
written by: David Foster and Linda Thompson (as Linda Thompson Jenner)
album: The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston
I Have Nothing
1993
Arista
50
record label: Columbia 68671
chart position: RandB #12, UK #5, US #1, US AC #3
written by: Maurice Starr
album: Hangin' Tough
comments: [love ballad]
New Kids on the Block
I'll Be Loving You
1989
Columbia
51
record label: Arista 9863
chart position: RandB #1, UK #16, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
album: Friends
comments: [ballad] featuring Elton John, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight
Dionne Warwick
That's What Friends Are For
1985
Arista
52
record label: Arista 9674
chart position: RandB #2, UK #14, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Chuck Jackson & Frank Wildhorn
album: Whitney
comments: [love ballad]
Whitney Houston
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
1988
Arista
53
record label: Columbia 77629
chart position: RandB #7, US #2, UK #3, US AC #11
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Songs
comments: [love ballad]
Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
Endless Love
1994
Columbia
54
record label: RSO 879
chart position: RandB #10, US #1, UK #32, US AC #20
written by: John Crowley & Peter Beckett
album: Player
comments: [ballad]
Player
Baby Come Back
1977
RSO
55
record label: Capitol 4953
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, US AC #1
written by: Rokusuke Ei, Hachidai Nakamura, Abraham Quintanilla III (as Abraham Quintanilla Jr.) & Pete Astudill
album: Twice as Sweet
comments: [ballad]
A Taste of Honey
Sukiyaki
1981
Capitol
56
record label: Columbia 73743
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Mariah Carey and Narada Michael Walden
album: Mariah Carey
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey
I Don't Wanna Cry
1991
Columbia
57
record label: Arista 2156
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13, US AC #1
written by: Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore
album: I'm Your Baby Tonight
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston
All The Man That I Need
1990
Arista
58
record label: Par Lo 101
chart position: RandB #1, US #2
written by: George Davis & Lee Diamond
album: Tell It Like It Is
comments: [ballad]
Aaron Neville
Tell It Like It Is
1966
Par Lo
59
record label: Bell 940
chart position: RandB #4, US #2, US AC #1
written by: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
album: Portrait
comments: [pop soul ballad]
The 5th Dimension
One Less Bell to Answer
1970
Bell
60
record label: Columbia 74088
chart position: RandB #2, UK #20, US #2, US AC #1
written by: Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff
album: Emotions
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey
Can't Let Go
1991
Columbia
61
record label: Checker 872
chart position: RandB #4, US #5
weeksinr&bchart: 11
written by: Margo Sylvia and Gilbert Lopez
comments: [ballad]
The Tune Weavers
Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
1957
Checker
62
record label: Avco 6105011
chart position: RandB #2, US #3, UK #13, US AC #7
written by: Thom Bell & Linda Creed
album: The Stylistics
comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]
The Stylistics
Betcha by Golly Wow
1972
Avco
63
record label: RPM 453
chart position: RandB #2, US #14
weeksinr&bchart: 13
written by: Aaron Collins
album: Eddie My Love
comments: [ballad]
The Teen Queens
Eddie My Love
1956
RPM
64
record label: Arista 9616
chart position: RandB #2, UK #14, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Will Jennings & Michael Masser
album: Whitney
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston
Didn't We Almost Have It All
1987
Arista
65
record label: P.I.R. 3520
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #9
written by: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: I Miss You / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
If You Don't Know Me by Now
1972
P.I.R.
66
record label: Motown 1527
chart position: RandB #5, UK #44, US #4, AC #5
written by: Lionel Richie
album: In the Pocket / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
comments: [ballad]
The Commodores
Oh No
1981
Motown
67
record label: Epic 655054
chart position: US #1, UK #6, US AC #2
written by: Gloria Estefan
album: Cuts Both Ways
comments: [ballad]
Gloria Estefan
Don't Wanna Lose You
1989
Epic
68
record label: CBS 7721
chart position: RandB #2, UK #4, US #2, US AC #3
written by: David Foster, Jay Graydon & Bill Champlin
album: I Am...
comments: [ballad]
Earth, Wind & Fire
After the Love Has Gone
1979
CBS
69
record label: Atlantic 2995
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #26, US AC #33
written by: Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul & Morris Broadnax
album: Let Me in Your Life
comments: [beat ballad]
Aretha Franklin
Until You Come Back to Me
1973
Atlantic
70
record label: AandM 2906
chart position: RandB #1, UK #3, US #2, US AC #2
written by: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson & Melanie Andrews
album: Control
comments: [ballad]
Janet Jackson
Let's Wait Awhile
1987
A&M
71
record label: T.K. 1035
chart position: UK #3, US #1, US AC #27
written by: Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
album: Do You Wanna Go Party
comments: [ballad]
KC & The Sunshine Band
Please Don't Go
1979
T.K.
72
record label: MGM 2006458
chart position: US #10, UK #1, US AC #2
written by: Wade Brown Jr. (as Wade Brown), David Jones Jr. and Johnny Bristol
album: Love Me for a Reason
comments: [love ballad]
The Osmonds
Love Me for A Reason
1974
MGM
73
record label: Columbia 73455
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #37, US AC #1
written by: Mariah Carey and Ben Margulies
album: Mariah Carey
comments: [ballad]
Mariah Carey
Love Takes Time
1990
Columbia
74
record label: Motown 1418
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #9, US AC #14
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Commodores / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [Motown Sound] [ballad]
The Commodores
Easy
1977
Motown
75
record label: Carrere 337
chart position: UK #1
written by: Phyllis Nelson
album: Move Closer
comments: [ballad]
Phyllis Nelson
Move Closer
1985
Carrere
76
record label: Philles 129
chart position: RandB #6, US #4, UK #14
written by: Zaret & Alex North
album: Just Once In My Life
comments: [pop soul ballad]
The Righteous Brothers
Unchained Melody
1965
Philles
77
record label: Philips 40371
chart position: UK #1, US #4, US AC #8
written by: Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Wickham and Simon Napier Bell
album: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
comments: [pop soul ballad]
Dusty Springfield
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
1966
Philips
78
record label: EMI 63
chart position: RandB #1, UK #2, US #7, US AC #1
written by: Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser & Preston Glass
album: Good to Be Back
comments: [ballad]
Natalie Cole
Miss You Like Crazy
1989
EMI
79
record label: Cotillion 44057
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, US AC #2
written by: Tony Joe White
album: Brook Benton Today
comments: [ballad]
Brook Benton
Rainy Night in Georgia
1970
Cotillion
80
record label: Atlantic 2185
chart position: RandB #2 (5 weeks), US #37
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman and Sonny Sanders
album: Rock and Soul
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Solomon Burke
If You Need Me
1963
Atlantic
81
record label: Sussex 219
chart position: RandB #6, US #3, US AC #2
written by: Bill Withers
album: Just As I Am
comments: [ballad]
Bill Withers
Ain't No Sunshine
1971
Sussex
82
record label: Motown 1477
chart position: RandB #86, UK #2, US #4, US AC #2
written by: Carol Connors & David Shire
album: Late At Night / Fast Break OST / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11
comments: [love ballad]
Billy Preston & Syreeta
With You I'm Born Again
1979
Motown
83
record label: Stang 5012
chart position: RandB #1, US #3
written by: Sylvia Robinson & Bert Keyes
album: Not On The Outside, But On The Inside, Strong!
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Moments
Love on a Two-Way Street
1970
Stang
84
record label: Atlantic 3463
chart position: RandB #1, UK #42, US #2, US AC #3
written by: Reggie Lucas & James Mtume
album: Blue Lights in the Basement
comments: [love ballad]
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
The Closer I Get to You
1978
Atlantic
85
record label: Fame 6401
chart position: RandB #2 (1 week), US #17
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Jimmy Hughes
album: Steal Away
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Jimmy Hughes
Steal Away
1964
Fame
86
record label: Mercury 70819
chart position: RandB #4, US #4
written by: Buck Ram
album: The Platters – Vol. IV
comments: [ballad]
The Platters
(You've Got) The Magic Touch
1956
Mercury
87
record label: Fire 1022
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #31
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Big Jay McNeely
album: There's Something on Your Mind
comments: [ballad]
Bobby Marchan
There's Something on Your Mind (Part 2)
1960
Fire
88
record label: ABC Paramount 10739
chart position: RandB #5, US #6, UK #50, US AC #1
written by: Buck Owens
album: Crying Time
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Ray Charles
Crying Time
1965
ABC Paramount
89
record label: Columbia 73502
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #60, US AC #1
written by: Brian Simpson & Bernard Jackson
album: 3 Deep
comments: [love ballad]
Surface
The First Time
1990
Columbia
90
record label: Atlantic 1085
chart position: RandB #1
written by: Henry Glover
album: Ray Charles
comments: [ballad]
Ray Charles
Drown in My Own Tears
1956
Atlantic
91
record label: ABC 11240
chart position: RandB #4, US #2, US AC #36
written by: Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
album: I Love You
comments: [sweet soul love ballad]
Eddie Holman
Hey There Lonely Girl
1969
ABC
92
record label: Jive 9323
chart position: RandB #5, UK #4, US #4, US AC #1
written by: Billy Ocean & Keith Diamond
album: Suddenly
comments: [love ballad]
Billy Ocean
Suddenly
1985
Jive
93
record label: Tamla Motown 620
chart position: RandB #3, US #6, UK #26
written by: Norman Whitfield, Cornelius Grant & Roger Penzabene
album: The Temptations With A Lot O' Soul / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2
comments: [love ballad] [Motown Sound]
The Temptations
You're My Everything
1967
Tamla Motown
94
record label: Columbia 11222
chart position: RandB #4, US #5, UK #45, US AC #21
written by: Leo Graham & Paul Richmond
album: After Midnight
comments: [beat ballad]
The Manhattans
Shining Star
1980
Columbia
95
record label: Vee Jay 386
chart position: RandB #1 (1 week), US #6
weeksinr&bchart: 12
written by: Johnny Otis
album: Letter Full Of Tears
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Every Beat of My Heart
1961
Vee Jay
96
record label: Arista 0588
chart position: RandB #45, US #6, US AC #5
written by: Gino Vannelli
album: Nightwalker
comments: [ballad]
Gino Vannelli
Living Inside Myself
1981
Arista
97
record label: Arctic 105
chart position: RandB #2, US #5
written by: Barbara Mason
album: Yes, I'm Ready / The Very Best of Barbara Mason
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
Barbara Mason
Yes, I'm Ready
1965
Arctic
98
record label: Capitol 4360
chart position: RandB #1, US #5, US AC #45
written by: Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
album: Unpredictable
comments: [love ballad]
Natalie Cole
I've Got Love on My Mind
1977
Capitol
99
record label: Tamla Motown 976
chart position: RandB #42, UK #1, US #55, US AC #37
written by: Sam Brown & Rene Armand
album: One Day in Your Life / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
comments: [ballad]
Michael Jackson
One Day in Your Life
1981
Tamla Motown
100
record label: ABC Paramount 10544
chart position: RandB #2 (2 weeks), US #14
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Never Ending Impressions / The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Impressions
I'm So Proud
1964
ABC Paramount