"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" is a 1965 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label.
"Peppermint Twist" is a song written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover,recorded and released by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. Capitalizing on the Twist dance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed,the song hit #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1962. The original recording of the song was considered too long for release on a 45 rpm single,so it was split into two parts. It was this first part,"Peppermint Twist ",with a length of 2:03,which became the #1 hit;the mostly instrumental second half of the recording is rarely heard today.
"The Onion Song" was a hit for soul singers Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1969. It reached the top ten overseas,where it became Gaye &Terrell's biggest hit in the United Kingdom,entering the singles chart on 15 November 1969 and peaking at No.9 on 9 December. "The Onion Song" was a more modest hit in the U.S. where it peaked at No. 18 on the soul singles chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100
"Heaven Help Us All" is a 1970 soul single composed by Ron Miller and first performed by Motown singer Stevie Wonder. The song continued Wonder's string of Top 10 singles on the pop charts reaching #9 on the Hot 100 singles chart and #2 on the R&B chart,the latter causing it to be his first runner-up since "Yester-Me,Yester-You,Yesterday". It was one of four hits Wonder scored from his Signed,Sealed &Delivered album. The song has since been covered dozens of times in a variety of styles.
"I Only Have Eyes for You" is a romantic love song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin,written for the film Dames (1934) when Dick Powell introduced it. Several successful recordings of the song were made in 1934;later,there were charted versions by The Flamingos (1959) and Art Garfunkel (1975).
"Tell It Like It Is" is a song written by George Davis and Lee Diamond and originally recorded and released in 1966 by Aaron Neville. In 2010,the song was ranked No. 391 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
"Lately" is a song by American singer Stevie Wonder recorded for his album Hotter than July (1980). The song reached number three in the United Kingdom,and was later covered by R&B group Jodeci and released as a promotional single for the live album Uptown MTV Unplugged in June 1993,which reached number one on the R&B charts and the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Don't Knock My Love" is a hit song performed by R&B singer Wilson Pickett and written by Pickett with Brad Shapiro. Released in the spring of 1971 from the album of the same title,it spent a week at number-one on the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles Chart and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. The song,which was produced under a funk tempo was Pickett's last number-one single and one of his last hits for Atlantic Records.
"Slow Hand" is a song recorded by American vocal group The Pointer Sisters for their eighth studio album Black &White (1981). The song,written by Michael Clark and John Bettis,was released by the Planet label in May 1981 as the lead single from Black &White.
"Another Star" is a song written and performed by Stevie Wonder from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. It is the final track on side four of the double LP. The flute player Bobbi Humphrey appears in the last section of the song.
"I Don't Blame You At All" was a 1971 R&B song by The Miracles on Motown Records' Tamla label. It was composed by Miracles lead singer,William "Smokey" Robinson,produced by Robinson and Terry "Buzzy" Johnson,and was taken from their album,One Dozen Roses. This song was actually the follow-up hit to their #1 smash,"The Tears of a Clown",and reached the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100,charting at #18,and the Top 10 of the Billboard R&B chart,peaking at #7. It was also a Top 20 hit in the UK,reaching #11 on the British charts that year. It is also noted as the group's last Top 20 pop hit before Smokey Robinson's departure from The Miracles the following year,and was performed by the group on Dick Clark's American Bandstand on an episode dated July 10,1971.
"634-5789" is a soul song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper. It was first recorded by Wilson Pickett on December 20,1965 and included on his 1966 Atlantic Records album The Exciting Wilson Pickett with backing vocals by Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles. The single reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Rhythm &Blues Singles chart and number 13 on the Hot 100 singles chart.
"Share Your Love with Me" is a song written by Alfred Braggs and Deadric Malone. It was originally recorded by blues singer Bobby "Blue" Bland. Over the years,the song has been covered by various artists,most notably Aretha Franklin who won a Grammy Award for her 1969 rendition. Other artists who covered the song include The Band in 1973,Kenny Rogers in 1981,and most recently,Van Morrison in 2016.
"Operator" is a 1984 R&B/electronic dance song by Midnight Star,produced by then-current bandmember Reggie Calloway,released as a single from their album,Planetary Invasion.
"The Medicine Song" is a 1984 single by Stephanie Mills. It gave Mills her first number one Dance chart hit;her previous entry on the chart had been "Pilot Error",which had made it to number three.
"(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" is a 1987 single by American singer Stephanie Mills. The single was her third number one on the Hot Black Singles chart and second number one in 1987. The single spent one week at the top spot and crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number eighty-five. "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" also peaked at number twenty-three on the dance charts.
"(Till) I Kissed You" is a song written by Don Everly of The Everly Brothers. It was released as a single in 1959 and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Chet Atkins played guitar on this record and Jerry Allison played drums. Recorded 7 July 1959 at RCA Victor Studio,Nashville,Tennessee,and issued as a single July/August 1959 coupled with ‘Oh,What A Feeling’. Don Everly (guitar);Phil Everly (guitar);Chester B. “Chet”Atkins;Sonny Curtis (guitar);Floyd T. “Lightnin’”Chance (bass);Jerry “J.I.”Allison (drums);Floyd Cramer (piano). Producer:Archie Bleyer.
"Next Door to an Angel" is a rock and pop song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1962. It was issued by RCA Victor Records. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1962. "Next Door to an Angel" also went to No. 19 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. It was Sedaka's last appearance on the American Top 10 until "Laughter in the Rain" in late 1974.
"Give It Up" is a song by American hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released in July 1994 as the first single from their fifth album,Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age. It was their highest-peaking song on the US Billboard Hot 100,reaching number 33.
