Favourite 80s R&B songs?

Too many to mention. I'm currently into Narada Michael Walden, though. They finally released three of his best albums from the 80s on CD: Victory, Confidence and Looking At You Looking At Me. "Get Up!", "I Want You" and "Tina" have been on repeated play lately. Great songs!

Hmmm. Definitely hard to narrow that down. But if I had to pick one off the top of my head I would say Sydney Youngblood - Ain't No Sunshine (I think he did that cover in 1989).

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I've listed a selection of my fav's from the 80's, as the previous post said, you can go on & on.

Michael Wycoff - Looking Up To You (2 step classic)
Ashford & Simpson - Outta The World
Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine (Edit)
Debra Laws - On My Own (LP Version)
Patrice Rushen - Number One (Instrumental 12 Version)
Howard Johnson - Keepin' Love New
Beggar & Co - (Somebody) Help Me Out (12" Version)
Light Of The World - London Town
D-Train - Keep On
Loose Ends - Slow Down (the version on last.fm isn't the original version)

Change "Angel In My Pocket", "It's A Girl Affair", "let's Go Together".

S.O.S Band "The Finest", "High Hopes".

Kool And The Gang "Fresh", Get Down on It".

Shalamar "Night To Remember"

One more,
Stanley Clarke - Heaven Sent You with Shalamar's Howard Hewitt, Delicous !

there are plenties, so i'll just point out the first few that cross my mind:

terence trent d'arby - sign your name
stevie wonder - sir duke
michael jackson - smooth criminal
janet jackson - rhythm nation
sade - frankie
rick james - superfreak
jermaine stewart - we don't have to take our clothes off
prince - darling nikki

I have so many...I can-not live with these hits..
1)Alexander O'Neal "Sunshine"
2)Alica Meyers "Say, Say, you get the best of me"
3.)Irene Cara "Flash-dance, what a feeling"
4.)Lionel Richie "You Are"
5.)New Edtion "Boys to Men"
6.)El Debarge "Someone"
7.)George Micheal "Faith"
8.)Shante' Moore "This Time"
9.)Faith Evans "Keep the faith"
10.)Amy Grant "Thy Word" I will Remember you"
11.) Luther Vandross "Don't be a Fool"
12.)Kevon Edmonds "I want you More"
13.)Deniece Williams "My Melody"
14.)Gerald & Eddie Levert "Already Missing You"
15.)Glenn Jones "We've only just Begun"
16.)Next "Butta Love"
17.)Kool & The Gang "Johanna & Fresh"
18.)Bill Withers "Use Me"
19.)Whitney Houston "Just the lonely Talking Again"
20.)Men At Large "I'm So Alone"
When I hear these sOngs...i become my own star.
Although I have many..these are my not live with-outs!
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I'll start by saying that im a sucka for a good bass line, its probably the first thing that draws me to a track, and MAKE'S the track imo, anyway...
I'll try and just do one track from each artist.


Anita Baker - Mystery (probably my favorite bass line.... ever)

Teddy pendergrass - Love TKO (pretty sure its 1980) (Pure classic, its amazing how the bass coincides with the drums on this its just pure genius)

SOS Band - Tell me if you still care

Alexander O'neal - Sunshine

Freddie Jackson - Have you ever loved somebody

Mtume - Prime time (one of there lesser known tracks, but the bass on this one is just pure awesome)

Lionel Richie - Running With the Night (Love when throw some guitar in with rnb, comes off excellent here)

Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us (I'm in a trance whenever i hear this)

Will Downing - In My Dreams

Shalamar - Full Of Fire

Loose Ends - Slow Down

Off the top of my head, theres plently more but thats gonna have to do it.

Change - Keep You Warm, You Are My Melody
Rose Royce - Looking a for a New Love
Heaven Sent You - Howard Hewitt + Stanley Clarke
System - You Are in my System
Shalamar - Second Time Around
Jones Girls - Do you Get Enough Love
D-Train - Keep On, You're the One For Me
BB&Q Band-Genie, Main Attraction
Evelyn Champayne King - If You Want My Loving
Teena Marie - Square Biz, Behind The Groove, Sucker For your Love

Had to stop here, too many to mention....sweet memories!