This one is the 70s

Well, let me just be the first to say "Inside My Love" by Minnie Ripperton.

O'Jays- Stairway To Heaven


Minnie Riperton

Always and Forever - Heatwave
There'll Never Be - Switch
Reasons - Earth, Wind, and Fire
I Do Love You - GQ
La La La Means I Love You - The Delfonics
Be My Girl - The Dramatics
I Destroyed Your Love - Terry Huff and Special Delivery
Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - Main Ingredient
Sunshine - Enchantment
Spacey Love - Rick James
You Are My Starship - Norman Conners
Riding High - Faze O
A Love Of Your Own - Average White Band
You Are Everything - The Stylistics
Stop To Start - Blue Magic
I Want To Be Free - The Ohio Players
Tonight Is The Night - Betty Wright
If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don't Want To Be Right) - Millie Jackson
I'll Be The Other Woman - The Soul Children
Go Away Little Boy - Marlena Shaw
I Can't Love Anymore - Teena Marie

...and many more.....

vainandy said:

Vain, I really dig you list. I would add the following cuts:

Hurts So Good-Millie Jackson
Kiss & Say Goodbye -The Manhattans
Sparkle- Cameo
Love & Happiness-Al Green
For The Goodtimes-Al Green
Stranger-LTD
Love Ballad-LTD
Love's Holiday-Earth Wind & Fire
[Edited 5/3/05 0:54am]

You could get away with just these 6 artists

Earth, Wind and Fire:
After The Love Has Gone
That's The Way Of The World
The World's a Masquerade
Devotion
Spirit
Love's Holiday
Be Ever Wonderful
Wait

Marvin Gaye:
Let's Get It On
Got To Give It Up
I Want You
Distant Lover
You Sure Love To Ball
Just To Keep You Satisfied
After The Dance
Trouble Man

Al Green:
For The Good Times
I'm Still In Love With You
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

The Isley Brothers:
For The Love of You
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Hello It's Me
Sensuality
Make Me Say It Again Girl
Footsteps in the Dark
Voyage To Atlantis

Ohio Players:
Never Had A Dream
Heaven Must Be Like This
It's Your Night/Words of Love
I Want To Be Free
Let's Do It

Barry White:
Love Serenade
I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More
Never Gonna Give You Up
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe


But there are a ton of candidates in this decade that can get the job done.
Not all were necessarily R&B...

Aretha Franklin:
Daydreaming
Something He Can Feel

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
This Masquerade - George Benson
Natural High - Bloodstone
Sideshow - Blue Magic

Peabo Bryson:
Feel The Fire
I'm So Into You

Chi-Lites:
Oh Girl
Have You Seen Her

What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell
You Are My Starship - Norman Connors

I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time - The Delfonics
In The Rain - The Dramatics

Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway:
The Closer I Get To You
Where Is The Love

Roberta Flack:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Feel Like Makin' Love

Love Wont Let Me Wait - Major Harris
You Were Meant for Me - Donny Hathaway
If Loving You Is Wrong - Luther Ingram
Love Ballad - L.T.D.
Baby Blues - Love Unlimited Orchestra

The Manhattans:
Kiss And Say Goodbye
There's No Me Without You

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes:
If You Don't Know Me By Now
I Miss You

Love On A Two Way Street - The Moments

The O'Jays:
You Got Your Hooks In Me
You And Me
Let Me Make Love to You
I Swear, I Love No-One But You

The Bells - The Originals
Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
Reunited - Peaches and Herb

Teddy Pendergrass:
Turn Off The Lights
Close The Door
Come Go With Me

So Very Hard To Go - Tower of Power
Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
Sweet Thing - Rufus
Wildflower - Skylark
Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - The Spinners

The Stylistics:
Betcha By Golly, Wow
You Make Me Feel Brand New
You Are Everything

Pillow Talk - Sylvia
So Very Hard To Go - Tower Of Power
I Just Wanna Stop - Gino Vanelli
Deja Vu - Dionne Warwick


tA

Tribal Disorder

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"In The Mood" by Tyrone Davis (1979)
"Close The Door" by Teddy Pendergrass (1978)
"Come Go With Me" by Teddy Pendergrass (1978)
"Imagination" by Earth Wind and Fire (1976)
"Happiness Togetherness" by Heatwave (1978)
"What's Come Over Me" by Blue Magic (1974)
"Sexy Mama" by the Moments (1974)
"Playing Your Game Baby" by Barry White (1977)
"If We Loved" by A Taste Of Honey (1978)
"You're On My Mind" by Rose Royce (1976)
"Love Comes Easy" by Eloise Laws (1977)
"Slow and Easy" by the Blackbyrds (1977)
"If I Ever Lose This Heaven" by Average White Band (1975)
"Deja Vu (I've Been Here Before)" by Teena Marie (1979)
"The Closer I Get To You" by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (1977)
"A Warm Summer Night" by Chic (1979)
"Summer Madness" by Kool and The Gang (1974)
"You Make Me Feel Brand New" by the Stylistics (1974)
"Willing To Learn" by Tower Of Power (1974)
"Dream Merchant" by The New Birth (1975)
"Creepin" by Stevie Wonder (1974)
"That's What Friends Are For" by Deniece Williams (1976)
"Concentrate On You" by L.T.D.(1978)
"Check It Out" by Tavares (1974)
"Let Me Put Love On Your Mind" by ConFunkShun (1979)
"Love Jones" by Brighter Side Of Darkness (1973)
"We Never Danced To A Love Song" by the Manhattans (1977)
"You Sure Love To Ball" by Marvin Gaye (1973)
"I'll Write A Song For You" by Earth Wind and Fire (1977)
"We Both Deserve Each Other's Love" by L.T.D.(1978)
"I've Got Love On My Mind" by Natalie Cole (1977)
"Hey Love" by the Delfonics (1970)
"You Are My Starship" by Norman Connors featuring Michael Henderson (1976)
"Stairway To Heaven" by the Ojays (1975)
"Just To Be Close To You" by the Commodores (1976)
"Sho Nuff Must Be Love" by Heatwave (1977)
"I Wanna Get Next To You" by Rose Royce (1976)
"Spell" by Blue Magic (1974)
"Never Had A Love Like This Before" by Tavares (1979)
"Heaven Must Be Like This" by Ohio Players (1975)
"You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good" by Harold Melvin and The BlueNotes featuring Sharon Paige(1975)
"Baby I Need Your Love Today" by Sweet Thunder (1978)
"Our Love" by Natalie Cole (1978)
"Tonight Is The Night (live)" by Betty Wright (1978)
"Love Won't Let Me Wait" by Major Harris (1975)
"Star Of A Story" by Heatwave (1978)
"Be Ever Wonderful" by Earth Wind and Fire (1977)
"Lovin You" by Minnie Riperton (1975)
"The Agony and The Ecstasy" by Smokey Robinson (1975)
"Sparkle" by Cameo (1979)
"I Call Your Name" by Switch (1979)
"It's You That I Need" by Enchantment (1978)
"Oh Honey" by the Delegation (1979)
"Knocks Me Off My Feet" by Stevie Wonder (1976)


I could go on forever
[Edited 5/3/05 1:02am]

theAudience said:

Hey TA, see great minds think alike. You picked some of the same artist as moi but that's cool . One of these days, we are going to have to have to have a meeting of the minds.

Y'all got it covered!!!!

Norman Connors - You Are My Starship
Jaco Pastorius - Portrait of Tracy
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Mystic Voyage
Rose Royce - I'm Goin' Down

Heck, virtually all of Al Green's I'm Still In Love With You fits the bill!

Let's also not forget Prince's "When We're Dancing Close and Slow" or the woefully underrated "It's Gonna Be Lonely" from 1979!!!!

namepeace said:

You're right.
There are other artists whose complete albums work.
Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On and I Want You for example.

I tried to "spread the love" around a bit in my list.

tA

Tribal Disorder

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

Great songs, but I wouldn't boink to 'em.

namepeace said:

That's what I'm saying. Look here, whenever Vain, Aud, Dave, and pali is around, when it comes to lists, u can't even fuck with them. I don't even bother to list my shit, cuz they ALWAYS beat me to it AND then, have the nerve to name shit that I forgot!

"Boy!....y'all went all the way there... huh"
[Edited 5/3/05 15:56pm]

DavidEye said:

That reminded me of It's Been A Long Time by them.

tA

Tribal Disorder

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

Great lists Y'all!!! in addition to those:


I Try - Angela Bofill
(Just Call Me)The Traveling Man - The Masqueraders
This Must Be Heaven - Brainstorm
Zoom - Commodores
Sweet Love- Commodores
Make it Last - Con Funk Shun
If Only For One Night - Brenda Russell
I Wanna Get Closer - Switch
Don't Ask My Neighbor - The Emotions
Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson
Morning Sunrise - Twennynine
Lady Of Magic - Maze w/Frankie Beverly
At Last I Am Free - Chic
Somebody Loves Me - Sister Sledge
Come What May - Patti Labelle
Isn't It A Shame - LaBelle
All I Do Is Think Of You - Jackson 5
You Push Me Away - Jacksons
An Everlasting Love - Rufus w/Chaka Khan
Groove With You - Isley Brothers
Lover's Eve -Isley Brothers
Free - Deniece Williams
Love So Right - Bee Gees
Valentine Love - Norman Connors w/ Michael Henderson
At The Concert - Norman Connors w/ Michael Henderson
Reaching For The Sky - Peabo Bryson
Just As Long As We Have Love - The Spinners w/Dionne Warwick
Love Don't Love Nobody - Spinners
How Could I Let You Get Away - The Spinners
Breakup to Makeup - Stylistics
When I Found You - Patrice Rushen
Little Girls -Patti Labelle
Your Love - Taste Of Honey
Can't You See - Love Unlimited Orchestra
Whisper Softly - Love Unlimited Orchestra
Let's Find The Time For Love - Shalamar









...
[Edited 5/3/05 23:15pm]

theAudience said:

that's another good one by them!

namepeace said:

or even "With You"

CinisterCee said:

LOL, yeah. I'd be like, turn the f**king stereo off, Venus Flytrap*!

JANFAN4L said:

DavidEye said:

True . . .

"I'd Rather Be With You" - Bootsy Collins.

Cant believe nobody mentioned that one.

Wonderful list of songs, but Iv'e never been able to make it last while lisentning to music with words, Id be to distracted singing along that my girl would be turned off and you know that ain't right.

paligap said:

You so rawk!!

barry white-playing your game baby
issac hayes-dont let me be lonley tonight
ramsey lewis-somethin 'bout you
ohio players-honey
bill withers-use me
teddy pendergrass-close the door
al green-love and happiness
ewf-love's holiday
slave-happiest days
confunkshun-let me put love on your mind
prince-baby

UncleGrandpa said:

I'm glad you brought that up.
Personally, vocal music is the last thing I put on.
Don't need anybody crooning out instructions in the background.

It's like you've got a Love coaching staff telling you and your woman what to do...

Teddy Pendergrass: "Turn Off The Lights", "Close The Door"
Marvin Gaye: "Let's Get It On", "Got To Give It Up"

And especially Barry White: "Them baby blues and you, mmm, mmm, mmm.", "I dont wanna feel no clothes. I dont wanna see no panties. And take off that brazier my dear."





tA

Tribal Disorder

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

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

Thank ya', you too!

theAudience said:

I dont even pay any attention to the words. All I heard is good tune with some crooning over it. Even if the lyrics sound instructive, I dont follow them - all that matters to me is if the lyrics are sayin something to put you in the mood.

OnionJuice said:

You got a point there. Well, I guess some didn't show any love for Bootzilla b/c that cut b/c it is kinda a mid-tempo slow jam.