Top 5 Tracks R&B Edition-Day 20

Today i'm gonna do something a little different. Instead of a singer, I want to see your top 5 or 10 tracks done by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Most people with an ounce of R&B knowledge will know how important these dudes were to the game.

These 2 dudes are r&b music...plain and simple....them and Quincy Jones, Teddy Riley, Nile Rodgers, James Mtume and a few others are some of the ones that helped shape this genre....

anyway their top 5?? impossible Terry but here goes nothing:

in no particular order

Human League-Human
Janet Jackson-Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)
Herb Alpert-Making Love In The Rain
Cherrelle/Alexander O'Neal-Saturday Love
New Edition-If It Isn't Love


*Cheryl Lynn-Encore
*S.O.S. band- No One's Gonna Love You
*Cherrelle-I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
*S.O.S. Band-The Finest
*Force MD's-Tender Love
*Janet Jackson-Alright
*Alexander O'Neal-Criticize
*Boyz II Men-On Bended Knee
*Chante Moore/Kenny Lattimore-Loveable
*S.O.S. Band-Even When You Sleep
*Janet Jackson-What Have You Done For Me Lately?
*Janet Jackson-That's The Way Love Goes
*S.O.S. Band-Tell Me If You Still Care
*Cherrelle-Everything I Miss At Home



I'll stop there because their list is endless.......

I agree with Powell..good idea but I'll just list some favs and try to keep it under 20 songs:

(5-10 songs would be impossible for me)

(In no particular order)

Cheryl Lynn- Encore
Cherrelle- Affair
Cherrelle- Everything I Miss At Home
Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal- Never Knew Love Like This
Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal- Saturday Love
Alexander O'Neal- Sunshine
New Edition- Can You Stand The Rain
New Edition- If It Isn't Love
Boyz II Men- On Bended Knee
Usher- Can U Help Me
Ralph Tresvant- Do What I Gotta Do
Ralph Tresvant- Money Can't Buy You Love
Janet Jackson- Funny How Times Flies (When You're Having Fun)
Janet Jackson- Where Are You Now
Janet Jackson- Miss You Much
Janet Jackson- Let's Wait Awhile
Janet Jackson- Come Back To Me
Johnny Gill- Giving My All To You
S.O.S. Band- Tell Me If You Still Care
Mary J. Blige- The Love I Never Had
Herb Alpert- Making Love In The Rain
Force MDs- Tender Love

SOS Band - Just Be Good To Me
The Time - Jerk Out
Cheryl Lynn - Encore
SOS Band - High Hopes
Force MD's -Tender Love

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis didn't do Jerk Out. Prince originally recorded the song and gave it to The Time so they could use it. He did the same thing with atleast 777-9311 and Gigolos Get Lonely Too, if I'm correct.

Highsmith wrote:

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis didn't do Jerk Out. Prince originally recorded the song and gave it to The Time so they could use it. He did the same thing with atleast 777-9311 and Gigolos Get Lonely Too, if I'm correct.

The Sexy Dub Remix then. Nitpick much?

I wouldn't know a thing about any Time remixes....lol I am pretty sure you're safe there.

Optimistic- Sounds Of Blackness
New Edition- If It Isn't Love
Janet Jackson- When I Think Of You
Janet Jackson- Funny When Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)
Johnny Gill- Rub You The Right Way
*SOS Band- Just Be Good To Me
*Janet Jackson- Alright
*New Edition- Can You Stand The Rain
*Ralph Tresvant- Money Can't Buy You Love
*Janet Jackson- Escapade
*Janet Jackson- If
*Janet Jackson- Let's Wait Awile
*Love Is All We Need- Mary J Blige feat. Nas
*On Bended Knee- Boyz II Men
*Chaka Khan- Angel
*Alexander O'Neal- Fake
*Tender Love- Force MD's
*Janet Jackson- Control
*Janet Jackson- Rhythm Nation
*Encore- Cheryl Lynn
*Breakin My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)- Mint Condition
*Never Knew Love Like This- Cherelle & Alexander O'Neal

I could go on and on with this one.

Alright- Janet Jackson
Angel- Chaka Khan
Can You Stand The Rain- New Edition
Do What I Gotta Do- Ralph Tresvant
Encore- Cheryl Lynn
*Miss You Much- JJ
*Saturday Love- Cherrelle & Alex

How the fuck did I miss this?????

Flyte Tyme, both of these guys are LEGENDS. This is going to be damn hard....I'm not going to list New Edition and Boyz II Men songs on here since I already listed them for their selections.

Mint Condition- Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) (Right up there with my fav Jam & Lewis laced songs, right before all those classic New Edition songs)
4.0- Have A Little Mercy (This song is the fucking cut, wish these guys dropped more than one album).
Ralph Tresvant- Do What I Gotta Do
Alexander O'Neal- Hearsay
Cherrelle- Everything I Miss At Home

Take out Hearsay and add in Force MDs- Tender Love...lol I forgot all about that joint, fucking timeless right there.

Ay

I don't think I've ever heard a Jam & Lewis track that I DIDN'T like so I'll just agree with everybody else.