Classic Soul Ballads


Classic Soul Ballads is a 16-volume soul CD-set, released by Time–Life Records in 2005, featuring 264 songs from the 1960s through the 1990s. It was not sold in stores, but sold directly by Time–Life.
Also included in this collection was Body & Soul: The Duets.

Track listing

Disc 1 (Love Power - 1 of 2)

  1. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
  1. Power of Love/Love Power - Luther Vandross
  1. Turn Off the Lights - Teddy Pendergrass
  1. Shining Star - The Manhattans
  1. After the Love Has Gone - Performed by Earth, Wind & Fire
  1. Baby Come to Me - Regina Belle
  1. Don't Say Goodnight
  1. Juicy Fruit - Performed by Mtume
  1. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
  1. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
  1. How 'Bout Us - Champaign
  1. Always and Forever - Heatwave
  1. Betcha by Golly, Wow! - The Stylistics
  1. Shower Me with Your Love - Surface
  1. If You Don't Know Me By Now
  1. Reasons - Earth, Wind & Fire
  1. Lean on Me - Bill Withers
  1. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
  1. Can You Stop the Rain - Peabo Bryson
  1. Here and Now - Luther Vandross
  1. Make It Like It Was - Regina Belle
  1. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
  1. Best of My Love - The Emotions
  1. Have You Seen Her - Performed by The Chi-Lites
  1. Caravan of Love - Performed by Isley Jasper Isley
  1. Woman to Woman - Shirley Brown
  1. Cowboys to Girls - The Intruders
  1. Close Your Eyes - Performed by Peaches & Herb
  1. Let Me Make Love to You - The O'Jays
  1. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
  1. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
  2. Cruisin - Smokey Robinson
  3. It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me - Barry White
  4. Just My Imagination - The Temptations
  5. Three Times a Lady - The Commodores
  6. You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
  7. You Should Be Mine - Jeffrey Osborne
  8. I'll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men
  9. Save the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams
  10. On My Own - Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
  11. Love You Down - Ready for the World
  1. Get Here - Oleta Adams
  2. Joanna - Kool & the Gang
  3. I Feel Good All Over - Stephanie Mills
  4. Ooo Baby Baby - The Miracles

    Disc 4 (Sweet Thing - 2 of 2)

  5. Being with You - Smokey Robinson
  6. Playing Your Game, Baby - Barry White
  7. Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
  8. If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle
  9. I Believe in You and Me - The Four Tops
  10. I'll Be Good to You - The Brothers Johnson
  11. Just to Be Close to You - Commodores
  12. Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown
  13. Love Ballad - L.T.D.
  14. Sweet Thing - Rufus & Chaka Khan
  15. Float On - The Floaters
  16. Stay in My Corner - The Dells
  17. In the Rain - The Dramatics
  18. Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
  1. The Bells - The Originals
  1. I've Been Loving You Too Long - Performed by Otis Redding
  1. Oh Girl - Performed by The Chi-Lites
  1. Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin
  1. I Keep Forgettin' - Performed by Michael McDonald
*Written by Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
  1. Through the Fire - Performed by Chaka Khan
*Written by David Foster, Tom Keane & Cynthia Weil
  1. Miss You Like Crazy - Performed by Natalie Cole
  1. Let's Do It Again - Performed by The Staple Singers
  1. Always - Performed by Atlantic Starr
  1. What You Won't Do for Love - Performed by Bobby Caldwell
*Written by Bobby Caldwell & Alfons Kettner
  1. Giving You the Best That I Got - Performed by Anita Baker
  1. If Ever You're in My Arms Again - Performed by Peabo Bryson
*Written by Cynthia Weil, Michael Masser & Tom Snow
  1. I'll Be Around - Performed by The Spinners
*Written by Thom Bell & Phil Hurtt
  1. Sideshow - Performed by Blue Magic
  1. Nite and Day - Performed by Al B. Sure!
*Written by Albert Brown & Kyle West
  1. Love Won't Let Me Wait - Performed by Major Harris
  1. Close the Door - Teddy Pendergrass
  2. Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr. & Bill Withers
  3. Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton
  1. Sweet Love - Anita Baker
  1. One in a Million You - Larry Graham
  1. Until You Come Back to Me
  1. Thin Line Between Love and Hate - The Persuaders
  1. Baby I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis
  1. I Don't Want to Be Right - Luther Ingram
  2. Love on a Two-Way Street - The Moments
  3. Pillow Talk - Sylvia
  4. Hypnotized - Linda Jones
  5. Baby, Come to Me - Patti Austin & James Ingram
  1. Natural High - Bloodstone
  2. When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
  1. Midnight Train to Georgia - Performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips
  1. Any Love - Luther Vandross
  2. La-La - The Delfonics
  3. I Like the Way - Hi-Five
  4. I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
  5. Groove Me - King Floyd
  6. You Are My Starship - Norman Connors
  1. Everybody Plays the Fool - The Main Ingredient
  2. Going in Circles - The Friends of Distinction
  3. Do What You Do - Jermaine Jackson
  4. I Do Love You - GQ
  5. Dream Merchant - Performed by The New Birth
  6. Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
  1. I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify
  2. Didn't I - The Delfonics

    Disc 8 (Lovin' You - 2 of 2)

  3. Rock Me Tonight - Freddie Jackson
  4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
  5. Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
  6. Come Go with Me - Teddy Pendergrass
  7. I've Got Love on My Mind - Natalie Cole
  8. She's Gone - Tavares
  9. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
  10. Lady - The Whispers
  11. Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
  12. That's the Way I Feel About Cha - Bobby Womack
  13. It's You That I Need - Enchantment
  14. I'm So Into You - Peabo Bryson
  15. You Are My Lady - Freddie Jackson
  16. L-O-V-E - Al Green
  17. Sukiyaki - A Taste of Honey

    Disc 9 (One Heartbeat)

  18. If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight
  19. One Heartbeat - Smokey Robinson
  20. Cherish - Kool and the Gang
  21. Masterpiece - The Temptations
  22. Til Tomorrow - Marvin Gaye
  23. Piano in the Dark - Brenda Russell
  24. We're Going All the way - Jefferey Osborne
  25. You Are Everything - The Stylistics
  26. The Sweetest Days - Vanessa Williams
  27. Anniversary - Tony! Toni! Tone!
  28. You Don't Have to Cry - Rene and Angela
  29. Sensitivity - Ralph Tresvant
  30. When Love Calls - Atlantic Starr
  31. Breakin' My Heart - Mint Condition
  32. Heaven - Solo

    Disc 10 (Too Hot)

  33. Love Overboard - Gladys Knight and the Pips
  34. On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
  35. My, My, My - Johnny Gill
  36. I Feel Good All Over - Stephanie Mills
  37. Too Hot - Kool and the Gang
  38. All This Love - DeBarge
  39. Outstanding - The Gap Band
  40. Lady You Are - One Way
  41. Ooo La La La - Teena Marie
  42. Anytime - Brian McKnight
  43. You Got It All - The Jets
  44. Tonight - Ready for the World
  45. Everything - Jody Watley
  46. Your Smile - Rene and Angela
  47. I Miss You - Klymaxx

    Disc 11 (Quiet Storm)

  48. I Want You - Marvin Gaye
  49. Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson
  50. Take My Heart - Kool and the Gang
  51. Still - The Commodores
  52. Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett
  53. Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
  54. Back at One - Brian McKnight
  55. Dreamin' - Vanessa Williams
  56. All My Life - K-Ci & JoJo
  57. Water Runs Dry - Boyz II Men
  58. Sparkle - Cameo
  59. Time Will Reveal - DeBarge
  60. If I Ever Fall in Love - Shai
  61. I'm In Love - Joe
  62. What Kind of Man Would I Be - Mint Condition

    Disc 12 (In the Heart)

  63. Sweet Love - The Commodores
  64. After the Dance - Marvin Gaye
  65. Hey Girl - The Temptations
  66. In the Heart - Kool and the Gang
  67. I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much - Bobby Womack
  68. There'll Never Be - Switch
  69. Slow Motion - Gerald Alston
  70. Tell Me It's Real - K-Ci & JoJo
  71. The Agony and the Ecstasy - Smokey Robinson
  72. Yearning for Your Love - The Gap Band
  73. Strawberry Letter #23 - The Brothers Johnson
  74. Hollywood - Rufus & Chaka Khan
  75. You Can't Turn Me Off - High Inergy
  76. Love Makes Things Happen - Pebbles
  77. Oh Honey - Delegation

    Disc 13 (Feel the Fire)

  78. Feel the Fire - Peabo Bryson
  79. Solid - Ashford and Simpson
  80. Come Go with Me - Teddy Pendergrass
  81. Love, Need and Want You - Patti LaBelle
  82. I'm Still in Love With You - Al Green
  83. Our Love - Natalie Cole
  84. Never Had A Love Like This Before - Tavares
  85. Ready or Not - After 7
  86. Gloria - Enchantment
  87. Close to You - Maxi Priest
  88. Slow Jam - Midnight Star
  89. Keep on Movin' - Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler
  90. Human - The Human League
  91. Is it Good to You - The Whispers
  92. Stairway to Heaven - The O'Jays

    Disc 14 (Tender Love)

  93. Giving Him Something He Can Feel - En Vogue
  94. Angel - Aretha Franklin
  95. It Is Still Good to Ya - Ashford and Simpson
  96. Love On A Two Way Street - Stacy Lattisaw
  97. Casanova - LeVert
  98. Just Be My Lady - Larry Graham
  99. Got To Be There - Chaka Khan
  100. You Were Meant for Me - Donny Hathaway
  101. Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
  102. Tender Love - Force MD's
  103. I Want To Be Your Man - Roger
  104. Don't Walk Away - Jade
  105. As We Lay - Shirley Murdock
  106. Don't Disturb This Groove - The System
  107. Superwoman - Karyn White

    Disc 15 (Between the Sheets)

  108. Any Love - Luther Vandross
  109. Closer than Close - Peabo Bryson
  110. That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind and Fire
  111. So I Can Love You - The Emotions
  112. Between the Sheets - The Isley Brothers
  113. If This World Were Mine - Cheryl Lynn & Luther Vandross
  114. Lovely Day - Bill Withers
  115. Free - Deniece Williams
  116. The First Time - Surface
  117. Someone to Hold - Trey Lorenz
  118. Thanks For My Child - Cheryl Pepsii Riley
  119. Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby
  120. You, Me and He - Mtume
  121. All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam & Full Force
  122. Try Again - Champaign

    Disc 16 (Show Me)

  123. Show Me - Glenn Jones
  124. A Woman Needs Love - Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio
  125. Suddenly - Billy Ocean
  126. Love Power - Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne
  127. I Can't Want Another Minute - Hi-Five
  128. United Together - Aretha Franklin
  129. Weak - SWV
  130. Nobody Knows - The Tony Rich Project
  131. This Time It'll Be Sweeter - Angela Bofill
  132. Your Body's Callin' - R. Kelly
  133. All Woman - Lisa Stansfield
  134. Love Changes - Kashif & Meli'sa Morgan
  135. Sitting in the Park - GQ
  136. Seven Whole Days - Toni Braxton
  137. Sweet Lady - Tyrese