1
record label: Bad Boy 79097
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1
written by: Sting (as Gordon Sumner), Sauce Money (as Todd Gaither) and Faith Evans
album: No Way Out
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
I'll Be Missing You
1997
Bad Boy
2
record label: Virgin 1670
chart position: RandB #8, US #1, UK #4, US dance #1
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis and René Elizondo Jr.
album: The Velvet Rope
Janet Jackson
Together Again
1997
Virgin
3
record label: Columbia 0786
chart position: RandB #9, US #1, UK #1
written by: Terri McFaddin (as Theresa McFaddin), Patrice Rushen and Will Smith
album: Men in Black: The Album
comments: [hip hop]
Will Smith
Men in Black
1997
Columbia
4
record label: Columbia 78648
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #3, US dance #1
written by: Mariah Carey, Puff Daddy, Stevie J, Q Tip (The Ummah), Bobby Robinson, Stephen Hague, Ronald Larkins
album: Butterfly
Mariah Carey
Honey
1997
Columbia
5
record label: LaFace 4259
chart position: RandB #1, US #2, UK #1
written by: Usher (as Usher Raymond) and Jermaine Dupri
album: My Way
Usher
You Make Me Wanna
1997
LaFace
6
record label: Puff Daddy Records 1
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #6
weeksinr&bchart: 29
written by: Edwards, Mase, Nile Rodgers, Stevie J, Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G.
album: Life After Death
comments: [hip hop]
The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy & Mase
Mo Money Mo Problems
1997
Puff Daddy Records
7
record label: Bad Boy 9080
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #19
written by: Diddy, Stevie J, Carlos Broady, Nashiem Myrick, Mase, Greg Prestopino, Matthew Wilder
album: No Way Out
comments: [hip hop]
Puff Daddy featuring Mase
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
1997
Bad Boy
8
record label: Bad Boy 79089
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #10
written by: Diddy, D Dot , Ron Lawrence, The Notorious B.I.G.
album: Life After Death
comments: [hip hop]
The Notorious B.I.G.
Hypnotize
1997
Bad Boy
9
record label: Motown 422860714
chart position: RandB #2, US #1, UK #10, US AC #30
written by: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Evolution
comments: [slow jam]
Boyz II Men
4 Seasons of Loneliness
1997
Motown
10
record label: Columbia 665659
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #5
written by: Barry White, Calvin Gaines, Mary Brown, Rob Fusari and Vincent Herbert
album: Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
No, No, No
1997
Columbia
11
record label: Atlantic 5437
chart position: RandB #2, US #4, UK #27, US AC #3
written by: Diane Warren
album: Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
comments: [slow jam]
Monica
For You I Will
1997
Atlantic
12
record label: Island 854 985
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #16
written by: Brown, Daryl Simmons and Ralph Stacy
album: Dru Hill
comments: [slow jam]
Dru Hill
In My Bed
1997
Island
13
record label: Bad Boy 9103
chart position: RandB #7, US #2, UK #18
written by: Diddy, Stephen Jacobs, Jadakiss, DAnny Styles, The Notorious B.I.G, Kim Jones and D Dot
album: No Way Out
comments: [rap] (ft. The Notorious BIG, Lil Kim, The Lox, Dave Grohl, Perfect, Fuzzbubble & Rob Zombie)
Puff Daddy (P. Diddy)
It's All About the Benjamins
1997
Bad Boy
14
record label: Arista 3405
chart position: RandB #5, US #5, UK #10
written by: Ronald Bell, G. Brown, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo
album: Harlem World
comments: [hip hop]
Mase
Feel So Good
1997
Arista
15
record label: Ruthless 6343
chart position: RandB #4, US #4, UK #16
written by: Bone Thugs N Harmony and DJ U Neek
album: The Art of War
comments: [hip hop]
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Look Into My Eyes
1997
Ruthless
16
record label: LaFace 24223
chart position: RandB #20, US #8, UK #7, US AC #14
written by: Peter Cetera and David Foster
album: Az Yet
comments: [slow jam]
Az Yet
Hard to Say I'm Sorry
1997
LaFace
17
record label: EastWest 6055
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #21
written by: Darrell Allamby, Link (as Lincoln Browder) and Antoinette Roberson
album: Levert.Sweat.Gill
comments: [slow jam]
LSG (Levert, Sweat & Gill)
My Body
1997
EastWest
18
record label: Epic 78485
chart position: RandB #5, US #6, UK #13, US AC #17
written by: Babyface
album: The Day
comments: [slow jam]
Babyface
Every Time I Close My Eyes
1997
Epic
19
record label: Big Beat 2419
chart position: RandB #3, US #6, UK #11
written by: Lil' Kim (as Kimberly Jones) and Jermaine Dupri
album: Hard Core
Lil Kim
Not Tonight
1997
Big Beat
20
record label: Warner 8877
chart position: RandB #2, US #4, UK #64
weeksinr&bchart: 30
written by: James Baker, Melvin Lee Wilson, Jeff Young, Tamara Powell, Curtis
album: This Time It's Personal
comments: [slow jam]
Somethin' for the People ft. Trina & Tamara
My Love Is the Shhh!
1997
Warner
21
record label: Def Jam 1006
chart position: RandB #5, US #7, UK #9
written by: Foxy Brown (as Inga Marchand) and Sean Carter
album: Ill Na Na
comments: [hip hop]
Foxy Brown
I'll Be
1997
Def Jam
22
record label: Atlantic 3023
chart position: RandB #1, US #8, UK #10
written by: R. Kelly
album: All Day, All Night
comments: [slow jam]
Changing Faces
G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T.
1997
Atlantic
23
record label: Puff Daddy Records 21539447
chart position: RandB #11, US #4, UK #20
written by: David Bowie, Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney, Andy Morris, Diddy, Ron Lawrence, Mase
album: No Way Out
comments: [rap]
Puff Daddy (P. Diddy)
Been Around the World
1997
Puff Daddy Records
24
record label: EastWest 3237
chart position: RandB #5, US #6, UK #14
written by: Michael O. Johnson and Javelin Hall
comments: [hip hop]
K.P. & Envyi
Swing My Way
1997
EastWest
25
record label: RCA 64969
chart position: RandB #44, US #7, UK #8
written by: Max Martin and Robyn
album: Robyn Is Here
Robyn
Show Me Love
1997
RCA
26
record label: Epic 4349
chart position: RandB #2, US #6, UK #30
written by: Nathan Morris
album: Uncle Sam
comments: [slow jam]
Uncle Sam
I Don't Ever Want to See You Again
1997
Epic
27
record label: Jive 42473
chart position: RandB #9, US #9, UK #9
written by: R. Kelly
album: Batman and Robin: Music from and Inspired by the
comments: [slow jam]
R. Kelly
Gotham City
1997
Jive
28
record label: Crave 78678
chart position: RandB #9, US #4
written by: Full Force
album: Allure
comments: [slow jam]
Allure
All Cried Out
1997
Crave
29
record label: Columbia 78762
chart position: RandB #4, US #9, UK #21
written by: Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
album: Make It Reign
comments: [hip hop]
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz
Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)
1997
Columbia
30
record label: First Avenue 472 (UK)
chart position: UK #1
written by: BeBe Winans and James
album: The Greatest Hits
Eternal featuring BeBe Winans
I Wanna Be the Only One
1997
First Avenue
31
record label: RCA 64759
chart position: RandB #2, US #6
written by: Jerome Woods and Gerald Baillergeau
album: Rome
comments: [slow jam]
Rome
I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)
1997
RCA
32
record label: RCA 64868
chart position: RandB #33, US #7, UK #26
written by: Denniz Pop, Herbie Crichlow (as Herbert Crichlow), Max Martin and Robyn
album: Robyn Is Here
Robyn
Do You Know (What It Takes)
1997
RCA
33
record label: Motown 422860744
chart position: RandB #1, US #7, UK #34
written by: Babyface
album: Evolution
comments: [slow jam]
Boyz II Men
A Song for Mama
1997
Motown
34
record label: Island 7485
chart position: RandB #1, US #7
written by: Daryl Thomas
album: Dru Hill
comments: [slow jam]
Dru Hill
Never Make a Promise
1997
Island
35
record label: Tommy Boy 785
chart position: RandB #34, US #12, UK #3
written by: Dominic Aldridge, Coolio, H. Straughter and M. Straughter
album: My Soul
comments: [hip hop]
Coolio
C U When U Get There
1997
Tommy Boy
36
record label: EMI 465(UK)
chart position: UK #3
written by: Cynthia Biggs, Carolyn Mitchell, Terence Dudley and Christopher Kellum
album: The Greatest Hits
Eternal
Don't You Love Me
1997
EMI
37
record label: Elektra 6057
chart position: RandB #4, US #9, UK #32
written by: Lawrence Dermer, Rashad Smith, Busta Rhymes (as Trevor Smith), Henry Stone and Freddy Stonewall
album: When Disaster Strikes
comments: [rap]
Busta Rhymes
Dangerous
1997
Elektra
38
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
39
record label: Epic 78007
chart position: RandB #19, UK #1, US #42, US dance #10
written by: Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley
album: Blood on the Dance Floor
Michael Jackson
Blood on the Dance Floor
1997
Epic
40
record label: LaFace 4241
chart position: RandB #9, US 19, UK #9, US dance #1, US AC #4
written by: R. Kelly, Soulshock (as Carsten Schack), Kenneth Karlin, Andrea Martin and Gloria Stewart
album: Secrets
comments: [slow jam]
Toni Braxton
I Don't Want To -- I Love Me Some Him
1997
LaFace
41
record label: Tony Mercedes 4221
chart position: RandB #3, US #10, UK #153
written by: B Rock, Maurice White and Al McKay
comments: [hip hop]
B-Rock & the Bizz
My Baby Daddy
1997
Tony Mercedes
42
record label: Kedar/Universal 56002
chart position: RandB #1, US #12, UK #12
written by: Erykah Badu and Jaborn Jamal
album: Baduizm
comments: [neo soul reggae]
Erykah Badu
On and On
1997
Kedar/Universal
43
record label: MCA 55354
chart position: RandB #5, US #24, UK #6
written by: Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Hachidai Nakamura, Rokusuke Ei, James Brown, Linda Creed, John Starks
album: Share My World
Mary J. Blige
Everything
1997
MCA
44
record label: Blackground 95534
chart position: RandB #8, US #9, US dance #18
written by: Diane Warren
album: One in a Million
comments: [slow jam]
Aaliyah
The One I Gave My Heart To
1997
Blackground
45
record label: Bad Boy 9087
chart position: RandB #2, US #13
written by: Arnold Hennings, Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Q [Quinnes Parker], Slim and C. Stills
album: 112
comments: [slow jam]
112
Cupid
1997
Bad Boy
46
record label: Elektra 3005
chart position: RandB #8, US #16, UK #14, US dance #5
written by: Babyface, Giuliano Franco and Keith Andes
album: EV3
En Vogue
Whatever
1997
Elektra
47
record label: Universal 1153
chart position: RandB #1, US #61, UK #30
written by: Erykah Badu and Tracy Scott
album: Baduizm
comments: [slow jam]
Erykah Badu
Next Lifetime
1997
Universal
48
record label: Virgin 12732
chart position: RandB #3, US #36, UK #6, US dance #6
weeksinr&bchart: 20
written by: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis, René Elizondo Jr., Joni Mitchell
album: The Velvet Rope
Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell
Got 'Til It's Gone
1997
Virgin
49
record label: EastWest 3890
chart position: RandB #4, US #12, UK #33
written by: Donell Jones
album: Supa Dupa Fly
Missy Elliott
Sock It 2 Me
1997
EastWest
50
record label: Biv 10 422860648
chart position: RandB #3, US #10
written by: Donell Jones
album: No Doubt
comments: [slow jam]
702
Get It Together
1997
Biv
51
record label: Columbia 488537
chart position: RandB #27, US #16, UK #22, US AC #11, US dance #13
written by: Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff
album: Butterfly
comments: [slow jam]
Mariah Carey
Butterfly
1997
Columbia
52
record label: React 89 (UK)
chart position: UK #3
written by: Anthony B. Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris and John Bellamy
The Source featuring Candi Staton
You Got the Love (Now Voyager Mix)
1997
React
53
record label: Jive 42449
chart position: RandB #5, US #21, UK #16
written by: Joe (as Joe Thomas) and Jolyon Skinner
album: All That I Am
Joe (Lewis Thomas)
Don't Wanna Be a Player
1997
Jive
54
record label: WEA 3018
chart position: UK #3
written by: S. LaBelle, S. Bensuson
album: Much Love
Shola Ama
You're The One I Love
1997
WEA
55
record label: Blazin' 001
chart position: RandB #21, US #30, UK #8
written by: DJ Kool (as John Bowman), Doug E. Fresh (as Douglas Davis) and Biz Markie
album: (Let Me Clear My Throat)
comments: [rap]
DJ Kool
Let Me Clear My Throat
1997
Blazin'
56
record label: LaFace 4294
chart position: RandB #2, US #13
written by: Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds)
album: Soul Food: Soundtrack
comments: [slow jam]
Dru Hill
We're Not Making Love No More
1997
LaFace
57
record label: Atlantic 2435
chart position: RandB #4, US #12
written by: Timbaland (as Tim Mosley), M. Barcliff, Missy Elliott and Rod Temperton
comments: [hip hop] (featuring AAliyah and Missy Elliott)
Timbaland & Magoo
Up Jumps da Boogie
1997
Atlantic
58
record label: Motown 1
chart position: RandB #4, US #17, UK #36
written by: Mase (as Mason Betha), J. Brown, Diddy, S. Jordan, Ron Lawrence, Brian McKnight and K. Price
album: Anytime
comments: [hip hop]
Brian McKnight featuring Mase
You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)
1997
Motown
59
record label: Logic 48213
chart position: UK #5, US Dance #1
written by: Todd Terry
album: [house]
Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown
Something Goin' On
1997
Logic
60
record label: Rap A Lot/Noo Trybe 12271
chart position: RandB #4, US #12
written by: Mike Dean, Scarface (as Brad Jordan) and 2Pac
album: The Untouchable
comments: [hip hop] (featuring 2 Pac & Johnny P)
Scarface
Smile
1997
Rap A Lot/Noo Tryb
61
record label: RCA 64893
chart position: RandB #5, US #19, UK #34
written by: Diddy (as Sean Combs), J. Walker, J. Graham, Harve Pierre, R. Price, C. Wallace, C. Martin and T. Shaw
album: Release Some Tension
comments: [hip hop]
SWV
Someone
1997
RCA
62
record label: MCA 3976
chart position: RandB #5, US #43, UK #15, US dance #1
written by: Mary J. Blige, Jimmy Jam (as Jimmy Jam Harris), Rick James and Terry Lewis
album: Share My World
comments: [hip hop]
Mary J. Blige featuring Nas
Love Is All We Need
1997
MCA
63
record label: Triad 0112
chart position: RandB #16, US #15
written by: Freak Nasty
album: Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is
comments: [hip hop]
Freak Nasty
Da' Dip
1997
Triad
64
record label: LaFace 4262
chart position: RandB #4, US #16
written by: Timbaland (as Tim Mosley) and Missy Elliott
album: Soul Food: Soundtrack
Total
What About Us
1997
LaFace
65
record label: Arista 3375
chart position: RandB #4, US #16
written by: Lance Alexander, Arkeida Clowers, R.L. (as R.L. Huggar), Darren Lighty and Tony Tolbert
album: Rated Next
comments: [slow jam]
Next
Butta Love
1997
Arista
66
record label: Work 2380
chart position: RandB #84, US #78, UK #6, US dance #7
written by: Jay Kay (as Jason Kay)
album: Travelling without Moving
comments: [disco dance]
Jamiroquai
Alright
1997
Work
67
record label: MCA 3972
chart position: RandB #7, US #26, UK #21
written by: K Ci (as Cedric Hailey), JoJo (as Joel Hailey) and Gerald Baillergeau
album: Love Always
K-Ci & JoJo
You Bring Me Up
1997
MCA
68
record label: Mercury 1
chart position: UK #3, RandB #71
written by: Wyclef Jean, L. Hill, Pras, S. Anderson, B. Anderson, B. Ulvaeus, Q Tip, J. Forte
album: When We Were Kings
comments: [hip hop]
The Fugees
Rumble in the Jungle
1997
Mercury
69
record label: MJJ Music 78496
chart position: RandB #6, US #39, UK #12, US dance #38
written by: Gerald Baillergeau, Nichole Gilbert and Victor Merritt
album: Still Climbing
comments: [slow jam]
Brownstone
5 Miles to Empty
1997
MJJ Music
70
record label: Bigbang 1
chart position: UK #4, US dance #6
written by: Rosie Gaines , Francis Jules and Dana Bailey
album: Closer Than Close
comments: [house]
Rosie Gaines
Closer Than Close
1997
Bigbang
71
record label: Interscope 95012
chart position: UK #7, RandB #17, US #58
written by: Clifton Chase, Edward Fletcher, Melle Mel, Chauncey Black, Teddy Riley, Markell Riley
album: Another Level
BLACKstreet
Fix
1997
Interscope
72
record label: Universal 56039
chart position: RandB #5, US #18
written by: Tony Dofat, Heavy D and Herbert Brown
album: Waterbed Hev
Heavy D
Big Daddy
1997
Universal
73
record label: Work 78597
chart position: RandB #68, UK #17, US #38, US dance #8
written by: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Think Like a Girl
comments: [reggae]
Diana King
I Say a Little Prayer
1997
Work
74
record label: Epic 664615
chart position: RandB #19, UK #5
written by: Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Blood on the Dance Floor
Michael Jackson
HIStory -- Ghosts
1997
Epic
75
record label: So So Def 9273
chart position: RandB #11, US #16
weeksinr&bchart: 19
written by: Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat (as Shawntae Harris), El DeBarge, Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Benjamin Wright
album: Anuthatantrum
comments: [hip hop]
Da Brat featuring T-Boz
Ghetto Love
1997
So So Def
76
record label: LaFace 4263
chart position: RandB #10, US #23
written by: Babyface
comments: [slow jam]
Milestone
I Care 'Bout You
1997
LaFace
77
record label: Manifesto 37
chart position: UK #16, US Dance #1
written by: Todd Terry and Shannon Greene
comments: [dance, house]
Todd Terry featuring Shannon
It's Over Love
1997
Manifesto
78
record label: Def Jam 135
chart position: UK #14, RandB #20, US #35
written by: The Isley Brothers and Warren G (as Warren Griffin)
album: Take a Look Over Your Shoulder
comments: [hip hop]
Warren G featuring Ron Isley
Smokin' Me Out
1997
Def Jam
79
record label: MCA 3992
chart position: RandB #12, US #56, US Dance #1
written by: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis and Jimmy Wright (as James
album: Flame
Patti LaBelle
When You Talk About Love
1997
MCA
80
record label: Def Jam 33
chart position: RandB #16, UK #9, US #55
written by: LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith) and Diddy (as Sean Combs)
album: Phenomenon
comments: [hip hop]
LL Cool J
Phenomenon
1997
Def Jam
81
record label: Mercury 135
chart position: RandB #5, US #22
written by: R. Saadiq, D. Wiggins, T. Riley
album: House of Music
Tony! Toni! Tone!
Thinking of You
1997
Mercury
82
record label: Freakstreet 2006 (UK)
chart position: UK #4
written by: Tom Snow and Nan O'Byrne
album: Much Love
Shola Ama
You Might Need Somebody
1997
Freakstreet
83
record label: WEA 1974
chart position: UK #7, RandB #50, US #76
written by: Mark Morrison
album: Return of the Mack
comments: [slow jam]
Mark Morrison
Moan and Groan
1997
WEA
84
record label: Def Jam 1004
chart position: RandB #7, US #21
written by: Montell Jordan and DeVante Swing
album: More…
comments: [slow jam]
Montell Jordan
What's on Tonight
1997
Def Jam
85
record label: Def Jam 571 441
chart position: RandB #10, UK #12, US #53
written by: Foxy Brown (as Inga Marchand) and Jay Z (as Shawn Carter)
album: Ill Na Na
comments: [hip hop]
Foxy Brown
Big Bad Mamma
1997
Def Jam
86
record label: Crave 40197
chart position: RandB #17, US #35, UK #18
written by: S. Barnes, Mariah Carey, N. Jones, MC Shan (as Shawn Moltke), J.C.
album: Allure
comments: [hip hop]
Allure
Head Over Heels
1997
Crave
87
record label: EastWest 63909
chart position: RandB #25, US #33, UK #20
written by: Diane Warren
album: EV3
comments: [slow jam]
En Vogue
Too Gone, Too Long
1997
EastWest
88
record label: First Avenue (UK)
chart position: UK #4
written by: Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts
album: The Greatest Hits
Eternal
Angel of Mine
1997
First Avenue
89
record label: EastWest 6047
chart position: RandB #4, UK #16, US #51
written by: Don Bryant (as Donald Bryant), Missy Elliott, Bernard Miller, Timbaland (as Tim Mosley) and Ann Peeble
album: Supa Dupa Fly
comments: [hip hop]
Missy Elliott
The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
1997
EastWest
90
record label: Columbia 78602
chart position: RandB #14, UK #13, US #45
written by: John Forté, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Wyclef Jean (as Nelust Jean), Pras and Robinson
album: Wyclef Jean Presents the Carnival Featuring the Refugee Allstars
comments: [hip hop]
Wyclef Jean featuring Refugee Allstars
We Trying to Stay Alive
1997
Columbia
91
record label: MCA 3997
chart position: RandB #2, US #28
written by: Mary J. Blige, L. Blige DaCosta, R. Jerkins, K. Jones, C. Brody, Nashiem Myrick and C. Wallace
album: Share My World
Mary J. Blige featuring Lil' Kim
I Can Love You
1997
MCA
92
record label: Epic 664620
chart position: RandB #45, US #47, UK #10
written by: Babyface & Stevie Wonder
album: The Day
Babyface (featuring Stevie Wonder)
How Come, How Long
1997
Epic
93
record label: FFRR 8
chart position: RandB #20, US #88, UK #11, US dance #24
written by: Jan Kincaid and Seidah Garret
album: Shelter
The Brand New Heavies
Sometimes
1997
FFRR
94
record label: Arista 3410
chart position: RandB #38, US #74, UK #25, US dance #1
written by: Barry White
album: Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
1997
Arista
95
record label: EastWest 5889
chart position: RandB #17, US #25
written by: Keith Crouch, Glenn McKinney and Roy Dog Pennon
album: Everything You Want
Ray J
Let It Go
1997
EastWest
96
record label: RCA 74321454531
chart position: UK #6
written by: Sheppard Solomon (as Shep Solomon) and Michelle Gayle
album: Sensational
Michelle Gayle
Do You Know
1997
RCA
97
record label: Motown 374632029
chart position: RandB #9, US #39, UK #22
written by: Renee Neufville, Kay Gee (as Kier Gist), Darren Lighty, Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford
album: Saturday Night
Zhané
Request Line
1997
Motown
98
record label: Columbia 9912
chart position: RandB #2, US #61, UK #18
written by: Lauryn Hill
comments: [neo soul]
Refugee Camp All-Stars featuring Lauryn Hill
The Sweetest Thing
1997
Columbia
99
record label: AandM 582 454
chart position: RandB #20, US #59, UK #17
written by: Sting
album: The Very Best of Sting and the Police
comments: Puff Daddy Remix
Sting & The Police
Roxanne '97
1997
A&M
100
record label: Priority 30185
chart position: RandB #16, US #25
written by: Master P, Pimp C and Silkk the Shocker (as The Shocker)
album: Ghetto D
Master P
I Miss My Homies
1997
Priority