So last year I put a comp together so I wouldn't have to switch cd's or worry about "oh, they're gonna curse on this one! "

2 discs are mostly 60'2 & 70's R&B: lots of Isley Bros, Aretha, Marvin Gaye...

The third disc is 80's: Rick James, Cameo, etc...

So I'm driving home last night & "Yearning For Your Love" comes on I ain't got no Gap Band!! So now I'm thinking about a fourth disc but I don't wanna forget anything Here's my track lists of what I have so far, ANY R&B suggestions are welcome - I need fairly clean, feel good R&B songs



Aretha
Rock Steady
96 Tears
Baby, I Love You
Jump


Al Green
Look What You Done For Me
Love & Happiness
Here I Am
I'm Glad You're Mine
What a Wonderful Thing Love Is


Isleys
Love The One You're With
Atlantis
It's Your Thing
Footsteps In The Dark
Spill the Wine
That Lady


Marvin Gaye
Got To Give It Up
After the Dance
Heard It Through the Grapevine


Patti LaBelle - Lady Marmalade, Over the Rainbow
Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman
EWF - Love's Holiday, After the Love Has Gone
James Brown - The Payback
LTD - Back In Love, Love Ballad, Holdin On
Hall & Oats - Sarah Smile
Minnie Riperton - Here We Go, Lover & Friend
Teddy Pendergrass - When Somebody Loves You Back
Barry White - Just The Way You Are, Never Gonna Give You Up
O Jays - Brandy, Forever Mine, She Used to Be My Girl
Cheryl Lynn - Encore
J5 - Show You the Way To Go
Stevie Wonder - That Girl, Do I Do
4 Tops - Same Old Song
Bros Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
Gladys Knight & the Pips - Heard it Through the Grapevine
Joe Tex - I Gotcha
Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find
SOS Band - Take Your Time
Peabo Bryson - I'm So Into You
Supremes - Reflections
Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie, Try Something New
Keith Sweat - Make it Last Forever
Cameo - Candy
Eugene Wild - Gotta Get You Home Tonight
Luther - Never Too Much
Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
Rick James - Bustin Out
Switch - I Call Your Name
Teena Marie - I Need Your Lovin



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[Edited 11/24/04 2:26am]

where's "Fuck It Up Pig Face" by Pig Face?

GrayKing said:

Fun for the whole family.

Wet Dream Cousin

Worried about language?
Where's your instrumentals?

A few ideas...
Booker T. & The MG's - Hip Hug-Her, Time Is Tight, Melting Pot
Ramsey Lewis/EWF - Sun Goddess (safe vocals), The In Crowd
EWF - Africano, Runnin'
Young-Holt Unlimited - Wade In The Water
Kool & The Gang - Love The Life You Live, Let The Music Take Your Mind (safe vocals)
Grover Washington - Mr. Magic
Ronnie Laws - Always There
MFSB - T.S.O.P.
Santana - Soul Sacrifice
Jr. Walker & the All Stars - Shotgun, Road Runner, What Does It Take (all safe vocals)

Tunes like these should get you a blaspheme-free gathering.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

You for got to ad BICH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY there is always that one mother fucking IN-LAW asking for money

The Whole Rufusized Ablum By Chaka & Rufus
The Whole That's the Way of the World Album By EWF
The Whole LIVE Album By Donny Hathaway
The Whole Greatest Hits Album By Frankie Beverly & Maze(2004)
The Whole Malcolm X soundtrack

Thanks guys My family is funny - if they don't know it I'll hear, "What is this? Why you playin' this?" So I try to keep it popular, plus my record collection got major holes as you can see

Great suggestions - thank you!



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[Edited 11/24/04 11:48am]

this aint no party if there aint no Chicken Dance...

sosgemini said:

Aight then,,throw some Carla Thomas & her daddy or Walker Jr. & his all star crew in that record player

CalhounSq said:

Good gawd, woman. Is the Big Chill soundtrack out of print?



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Supernova said:

family reunion by the ojays.
this song is so perfect.
i don't know if you said that already calhounsq. i didn't see it.

heybaby said:

Nope, don't have in yet but I might have it on disc somewhere - thanks

glamslamkid said:

classically inappropriate at ever turn

( also see http://www.prince.org/msg/7/123113)

CalhounSq said:

I was being facetious. Lord knows you don't want to go out and get that '80s 30something precursor (talking tv show, not age). I can't think of any other music right now.

Here's some songs I chose for a wedding dance playlist..

1981 >> Blondie > Heart Of Glass
1977 >> Commodores > Brick House
2000 >> Madonna > Music
1979 >> Chic > Good Times
1990 >> Deee-Lite > Groove Is In The Heart
1989 >> Soul II Soul > Back To Life
1979 >> Sugarhill Gang > Rapper's Delight
1983 >> David Bowie > Let's Dance
1978 >> The Emotions > Best Of My Love
1989 >> De La Soul > Me Myself & I
1988 >> Rob Base > It Takes Two
1979 >> Michael Jackson > Don't Stop `Til You Get Enough
1979 >> Anita Ward > Ring My Bell
1989 >> Beastie Boys > Hey Ladies
1978 >> Cheryl Lynn > Got To Be Real
1978 >> Earth Wind & Fire > September
1979 >> Sister Sledge > We Are Family
1980 >> Queen > Another One Bites The Dust
1973 >> Kool & The Gang > Jungle Boogie
1983 >> Eddy Grant > Electric Avenue

Supernova said:

WHEW, I thought you were saying my list was lame

CinisterCee said:

Some of these would draw crazy looks from my family but some are great, thanks!

BTW, I ended up w/ 5 discs total, will probably expand to 6 at some point so all additions are cool. Happy Turkey Day, y'all

CalhounSq said:

Who says family functions have to be snoozefests... for the most part I chose time-honored dance hits.

CinisterCee said:

One man's snooze fest is another family's good time

We Are Family - Sister Sledge

CinisterCee said:

Okay, my WHACK burning program won't let me just copy the song titles & such, & I'm too friggin lazy to retype 5 discs worth of stuff

Basically, it's everything on my "Music for Family Gatherings" thread w/ some added tracks from:

The Gap Band (Outstanding, Yearning for Your Love)
Stevie Wonder (As, If You Really Love Me, Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, Signed Sealed Delivered)
Player (Baby Come Back)
Chaka & Rufus (Sweet Thing, Tell Me Something Good, I'm Every Woman)
Commodores (Zoom, Just To Be Close To You, Easy)
Rose Royce (I Wanna Get Next To You, Ooh Boy, I'm Goin' Down)
Bros. Johnson (Strawberry Letter 23)
Carl Carleton (She's a Bad Mama Jama)
Gladys Knight & the Pips (If I Were Your Woman)
O Jays (For the Love of Money)
Isaac Hayes (Do Your Thang)
Ohio Players (Love Rollercoaster)
Joe Tex (I Gotcha)
Staples Singers (I'll Take You There, Respect Yourself)
Rick James (Mary Jane, Bustin Out)
Luther Vandross (The Night I Fell In Love, Never Too Much)
SWV (Anything)
MJ/J5 (Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough, Corner of the Sky)
Prince (Call My Name)
Heather Headley (He Is)
& some tracks from the soundtrack of The Wiz, which my family LOVES


'Twas a success, we had enough for hours

CalhounSq said:

haha see thats like one I would have chosen though... I went with "Brickhouse"

CinisterCee said:

What Cinnie Cee No "Electric Slide" by Marcia Griffiths???
I haven't been to one wedding where the DJ didn't throw that little island ditty on.....just makes granny and the rest of the old folks feel good.

boriquateddy said:

hehe.. well no, alot of other songs were played, that list is just what I wanted to hear and thought would be appropriate.

CalhounSq said:

How many times did you get, "What is this? Why you playin' this?"



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

Actually, I didn't get any of it this time Can you believe I got those responses last year b/c I sprinkled in some Ray Charles & John Lee Hooker??? My family is a TRIP

But when "Call My Name" came on I did get the, "I knew Prince was gonna be somewhere up in here!" comment

CalhounSq said:

Priceless.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

You should have heard them when I played ONA Live in its entirety last year But what I'm trying to figure out is WHY the groans?