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Thread started 04/07/15 5:57pm

bigboy784

What are some 70s soul songs that you would want on your mixtape

You can list as many as you want. Just as long as its 70s soul. They can be mainstream or rare.

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Reply #1 posted 04/07/15 7:24pm

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Richard "Dimples" Fields ~ Jazzy Lady {1977 version}

Joe Simon ~ It Be's That Way Sometimes

Dorothy Moore ~ Misty Blue

Tyrone Davis ~ What Goes Up

Tyrone Davis ~ You Don't Have To Beg Me To Stay

Jerry Butler ~ So In Love With You

William Bell ~ Trying To Love Two

Johnnie Taylor ~ It's September

Johnny "Guitar" Watson ~ Strung Out

Hall & Oates ~ Las Vegas Turnaround

Main Ingredient ~ Just Don't Wanna Be Lonely

Pockets ~ Come Go With Me

Chicago ~ Street Player

The Fuzz ~ I Love You For All Seasons

Garland Green ~ Jealous Kind Of Fellow

Patti & The Lovelites ~ Love So Strong

Laura Nyro & Labelle ~ The Bells

The Dramatics ~ Shake It Well

Jackson Sisters ~ Day In The Blue

The Temptations ~ Who Are You

Black Ivory ~ Time Is Love

Honey Cone ~ One Monkey Don't Stop No Show

Jermaine Jackson ~ You Need To Be Loved

The McCarys ~ You

Jimmy Castor Bunch ~ Bom Bom

Z.Z. Hill ~ That Ain’t The Way You Make Love

Tower Of Power ~ Only So Much Oil In The Ground

Chicago ~ Skin Tight

New Birth ~ Honey Bee

The Trammps ~ Hold Back The Night

The Whatnauts ~ Instigating

L. T. D. ~ Eldorado Joe

O'Jays ~ This Time Baby

Frank Lucas ~ Good Thing Man

Luther Ingram ~ Puttin' Game Down

Smokey Robinson ~ A Silent Partner In A Three Way Love Affair

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #2 posted 04/08/15 12:47pm

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Earth, Wind & Fire - Reasons

Ohio Players - Is Anybody Gonna Be Saved?

Isley Brothers - Coolin Me Out

Temptations - Shaky Ground

Graham Central Station - I Believe in You

Sly Stone - I Get High on You

James Brown - Body Heat

Confunkshun - Let Me Put Love on Your Mind

LTD - Stranger

Bar-Kays - Spellbound

Slave - The Way You Love Is Heaven

Parliament - Handcuffs

Stevie Wonder - Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away

Bootsy's Rubber Band - Munchies for Your Love

Average White Band - Your Love Is a Miracle

Chi-Lites - (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People

O'Jays - Forever Mine

Rose Royce - I'm Going Down

Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Packed My Bags

Chapter 8 - I Just Wanna Be Your Girl

Brothers Johnson (w/Quincy Jones) - Is It Love That We're Missing

Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop

Cameo - Sparkle

Bill Withers - Use Me

Staple Singers - Respect Yourself

Heatwave - Always and Forever

Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway - The Closer I Get to You

Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

Too many! Go on forever.

If you've got funk, you've got style.
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Reply #3 posted 04/08/15 8:32pm

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Why can't we live together by Timny Thomas
Everlasting Love by Rufus
Far East Mississippi by Ohio Players
Summer Madness (live) Kool & The Gang
What you won't do for love by Bobby Caldwell
A real mutha for Ya by Johnny Guitar Watson
Flowers/A Feeling Is by The Emotions
Sun Goddess (live) by Earth Wind & Fire
Hollywood Squares by Bootsy's Rubberbands
Dusic by Brick
Goin Places by Michael Henderson
Tonight is the night (live) by betty wright
Right On Time by Brothers Johnson
I had to say it by Millie Jackson
Concentrate on you by LTD
I think I'll stay home today by Billy Paul
When somebody loves you back (live) by Teddy Pendergrass
After the dance (inst) by Marvin Gaye
Yu-Ma/go away little boy by Marlena Shaw
Street life by The Crusaders
Katie Kinisky: "So What Are The Latest Dances, Nell?"
Nell Carter: "Anything The Black Folks did Last Year"
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Reply #4 posted 04/09/15 7:48am

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MotorBootyAffair said:

Why can't we live together by Timny Thomas Everlasting Love by Rufus Far East Mississippi by Ohio Players Summer Madness (live) Kool & The Gang What you won't do for love by Bobby Caldwell A real mutha for Ya by Johnny Guitar Watson Flowers/A Feeling Is by The Emotions Sun Goddess (live) by Earth Wind & Fire Hollywood Squares by Bootsy's Rubberbands Dusic by Brick Goin Places by Michael Henderson Tonight is the night (live) by betty wright Right On Time by Brothers Johnson I had to say it by Millie Jackson Concentrate on you by LTD I think I'll stay home today by Billy Paul When somebody loves you back (live) by Teddy Pendergrass After the dance (inst) by Marvin Gaye Yu-Ma/go away little boy by Marlena Shaw Street life by The Crusaders

I love most of your choices!

If you've got funk, you've got style.
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Reply #5 posted 04/09/15 10:48am

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Facts Of Life ~ Caught In The Act Of Getting It On

Tavares ~ Madam Butterfly

The Whispers ~ Bingo

Willie Hutch ~ Get Ready For The Get Down

Jackson 5 ~ Whatever You Got, I Want

The Dramatics ~ Can't Get Over You

Blue Magic ~ Three Ring Circus

Lost Generation ~ The Sly, Slick, And The Wicked

Johnnie Taylor ~ I've Been Born Agagin

The Presidents ~ 5-10-15-20 (25-30 Years Of Love)

Mel & Tim ~ I May Not Be What You Want

Rance Allen Group ~ Reason To Survive

Ace Spectrum ~ I Don't Want To Play Around

Renee Geyer Band ~ Be There In The Morning

Minnie Riperton feat. Jose Feliciano ~ Light My Fire

Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams ~ I Just Can't Get Over You

Natalie Cole ~ Annie Mae

The Glass House ~ Look What We've Done To Love

Marvin Gaye ~ Falling In Love Again

Ray Charles ~ Game Number Nine

Grey & Hanks ~ You Fooled Me

Alton McClain & Destiny ~ Crazy Love {12" version}

Side Effect ~ SOS

The Spinners ~ Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You

The Staple Singers ~ Touch A Hand, Make A Friend

Barbara Mason ~ I Am Your Woman, She Is Your Wife

Kellee Patterson ~ If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It

Al Green ~ Full Of Fire

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #6 posted 04/09/15 11:28am

HardcoreJollie
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  • Leon Haywood - I Wanna Do Something Freaky to You

  • Eleventh Hour - Hollywood Hot

  • Joe Tex - I Gotcha

  • Al Green - Take Me to the River

  • Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody

  • Dramatics - Shake It Well

  • Undisputed Truth - You + Me

  • Minnie Ripperton - Back Down Memory Lane

  • Natalie Cole - Sophisticated Lady

  • Earth, Wind & Fire - Love's Holiday

  • Ohio Players - Heaven Must Be Like This

  • Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost

  • Isley Brothers - Ain't Givin Up No Love

  • Normon Connors - You Are My Starship

  • Bootsy's Rubber Band - I'd Rather Be With You

  • Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good

  • Deniece Williams - Free

  • Stevie Wonder - Saturn

  • Brick - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody

  • Brass Construction - Love U

  • War - Heartbeat

If you've got funk, you've got style.
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Reply #7 posted 04/11/15 10:45am

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Yvonne Fair ~ It Should Have Been Me

Chee Chee and Peppy ~ I Know I'm In Love

The Sylvers ~ Fools Paradise

The Devils ~ The X-Sorcist

Mavis Staples ~ Good Lovin' Daddy

B.T. Express ~ Energy To Burn

The Emotions ~ Walking The Line

Sister Sledge ~ Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me

Ashford & Simpson ~ Don't Cost You Nothing

Little Beaver ~ Party Down {Part 1}

Bar Kays ~ Smiling, Styling And Profiling

Denise LaSalle ~ I'm Over You

Bill Withers ~ Better Off Dead

Bobby "Blue" Bland ~ I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)

Ronnie Dyson ~ The More You Do It

King James Version ~ I'll Still Love You

The Vibrations ~ Ain't No Greens In Harlem

AWB & Ben E. King ~ A Star In The Ghetto

Aretha Franklin ~ When I Think About You

Margie Joseph ~ Come On Back To Me Lover

Johnny Bristol ~ Hang On In There Baby

Danny Pearson ~ What's Your Sign Girl?

The Softones & First Class ~ Carla My Love

New York City Band ~ Got To Have Your Body

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #8 posted 04/11/15 2:02pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #9 posted 04/11/15 8:25pm

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Don't know if I'd make a mixtape, but these are some of the songs I have on my cell phone.

Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

Al Green - Let's Stay Together

Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You

Al Wilson - Show And Tell

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Bill Withers - Lean On Me

Bill Withers - Lovely Day

Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue

Betty Wright - Tonight Is The Night

Atlantic Starr - Send For Me

Rufus feat. Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good

Rufus feat. Chaka Khan - Do You Love What You Feel

Rufus feat, Chaka Khan - Hollywood

The Manhattans - Kiss and Say Goodbye

The Dramatics - Didn't I Blow Your Mind

The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly Wow

The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New

Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore

Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star

Heatwave - Always and Forever

Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up

Earth Wind and Fire - Reasons

Earth Wind and Fire - Fantasy

Earth Wind and Fire - Shining Star

Earth Wind and Fire - That The Way of the World

Earth Wind and Fire - Love's Holiday

Earth Wind and Fire - After The Love Is Gone
The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23

Minnie Ripperton - Inside My Love

Maxine Nightingale - Lead Me On

GQ - I Do Love You

The Spinners - Mighty Love

The Spinners - Sadie

The Isley Brothers - Don't Say Goodnight

Deniece Williams - Free

Enchantment - Gloria

Norman Connors - You Are My Starship

Bloodstone - Natural High

music fro typing

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Reply #10 posted 04/11/15 8:36pm

bigboy784

MickyDolenz said:

I like this song

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Reply #11 posted 04/11/15 8:36pm

bigboy784

bigboy784 said:

MickyDolenz said:

I like this song

Keep posting more!!!!!

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Reply #12 posted 04/12/15 5:30pm

RJOrion

Ecstacy - Ohio Players
Flyin High In The Friendly Sky - Marvin Gaye
Let Me Show You The Way To Go - The Jacksons
Sexy Dancer - Prince
Darlin Darlin Baby - O ' Jays
Here We Go Again - Isley Brothers
Feel My Love - Slave
On Your Face - Earth, Wind & Fire
Flowers - The Emotions
Zoom - The Commodores
Rhapsody In White - Love Unlimited Orchestra
Wonderful - GQ
Cant Let Go - Earth Wind & Fire
Back To The World - Curtis Mayfield
Mighty Love - Spinners
You Want It You Got It - Detroit Emeralds
Put The Word Out - Heatwave
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Reply #13 posted 04/14/15 10:23am

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #14 posted 04/14/15 1:58pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #15 posted 05/20/15 7:04pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #16 posted 05/27/15 11:43pm

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Ben E. King - Supernatural Thing

Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes - Bad Luck

Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady

Stevie Wonder - Superstitition

James Brown - The Payback

Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain

Spinners - Games People Play

Tower of Power - What Is Hip?

Gladys Knight and the Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia

Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can

Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

Everybody's looking 4 the answers
How the story started and how it will end
What's the use in half a story, half a dream
U have 2 climb all of the steps in between......RIP Prince
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Reply #17 posted 05/29/15 4:43pm

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somethinginthewater said:

Tower of Power - What Is Hip?

Donny Osmond was on the radio being interviewed one time and said that this was his favorite song.

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #18 posted 06/02/15 4:58pm

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James Brown+Hot Pants; The Payback

Sly and The Family Stone=Thank You, Family Affair

The Isley Brothers=Make Me Say It Again Girl, Harvest For The World

Harold Melvin and The BlueNotes=Bad Luck, Hope That We Can Be Together Soon

Graham Central Station=The Jam, It's Alright

Aretha Franklin=Rock Steady, Until You Come Back To Me

The Staple Singers=Let's Do It Again, Respect Yourself

Curtis Mayfield=Pusherman, Future Shock

Marvin Gaye=What's Going On, After The Dance

The Stylistics=People Make The World Go Round, Break Up To Make Up

The Spinners=Rubberband Man, Love Don't Love Nobody

The Jackson Five=ABC, Dancing Machine

THe Commodores=Zoom, Easy

Earth, Wind and Fire=On Your Face, That's The Way of THe World

Bobby Womack=I Can Understand It, Harry Hippie

LaBelle=What Can I Do For You, Somebody Somewhere

Rufus featuring Chaka Khan=Sweet Thing, Stay

The Four Tops=Ain't No Woman Like THe One I Got, Still Water

Gladys Knight and The Pips=On and On, Midnight Train To Georgia

Diana Ross=Love Hangover, Aint NO Mountain High Enough

New Birth=Wildflower, Dream Merchant

DOnny Hathaway=The Ghetto, To Be Young Gifted and Black

Lou Rawls=Natural Man, Groovy People

Smokey Robinson=Baby Come Close, Baby Thats Backatcha

The Dramatics=In The Rain, Get Up Get Down

Rufus Thomas=Do The Penguin, Do The Break Down

The O'Jays=Stairway To Heaven, Darling Darling Baby

The Ohio Players=Skin Tight, I Wanna Be Free

Bill Withers=Lovely day, Grandmas Hand

Stevie Wonder=Love Is In Need, I WIsh

Johnnie Taylor=I Believe In You, Cheaper To Keep Her

Wilson Pickett=Dont Let The Green Grass Fool You, Fire and water

Dionne Warwick=With The Spinners THen Came You, Move Me No Mountain

and so many more!!!!!

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