The five best R&B songs ever recorded

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQh112HQsoE"]Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves A Woman - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coh7n6dYj5Y"]Smokey Robinson - The Tracks Of My Tears Live (1965) - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltRwmgYEUr8"]My Girl - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nA18g_PwG0"]Otis Redding- (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - YouTube[/ame]


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48K5Y0421Ig"]Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come - YouTube[/ame]

[Houston]

Needs more Ben E. King

[jeffx]

Needs more Curtis Mayfield

fixed

[nflman2033]

where is Marvin Gaye?

but all 5 are fantastic songs no doubt about it

[MvP]

I agree with When A Man Loves a Woman and Change Gonna Come, but the others..not so much.

[Houston]

I've never really liked My Girl, I'll take Papa Was a Rolling Stone over it any day.


Was "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" anywhere close to your top 5?

[KNUBB]

This list is missing Usher

[Saluki]

There's too many good songs over the last 40-50 years for a top 5 to even exist

[1ke]

I thought you mean R&B... Like H-Town R&B, R. Kelly R&B.....

I dont see nothing wrong, wit a lil bump and grind type R&B....

But you meant the old and real r&b.....

[Herm]

I thought you mean R&B... Like H-Town R&B, R. Kelly R&B.....

I dont see nothing wrong, wit a lil bump and grind type R&B....

But you meant the old and real r&b.....

somebody rockin knockin da bootz

[Houston]

The "R&B" stuff that's played today isn't actually Rhythm and Blues, so I'm not sure how it gets classified as that.

[jeffx]

The "R&B" stuff that's played today isn't actually Rhythm and Blues, so I'm not sure how it gets classified as that.

IMO, the industry labels music by black artists as r&b, even when it's not. The so-called 'music' sounds like pop to me.

[Fox1994]

I think these are better than some up there:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT6kjQhVJ9Y"]The Temptations just my imagination - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbzkwLWK-Ps"]Cause I Love You - Lenny Williams - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVANQheoRUw"]Curtis Mayfield - Diamond in the Back - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdbEpe38amc"]Marvin Gaye- What's Going On - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHhItkhc7o"]Gladys Knight - Midnight Train To Georgia - YouTube[/ame]

You could argue these as other sub-genres, I guess... Definitely love Tracks of my tears. Is 80s Michael Jackson too pop for this thread?

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I thought you mean R&B... Like H-Town R&B, R. Kelly R&B.....

I dont see nothing wrong, wit a lil bump and grind type R&B....

But you meant the old and real r&b.....

I debated between calling these "soul" songs but I'm not quite sure where the distinction is made. And for the record, I love all the artists and songs you guys are throwing out. Really there is no top 5.

[SHOGUN]

Needs more Fire & Desire.