Your favorite songs that never became hits
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Way too many to list for me but off the top of my head
Bulletproof Soul by Sade. Was not released as a single and did not chart.
Do Me Right by Dynasty. It only hit #34 on the R&B chart. Dynasty was part of the Solar Records family but were overlooked by their labelmates like Shalamar and The Whispers.
Wheels of Life by Gino Vannelli. A criminally underrated artist like many Canadians were. This song barely cracked the Hot 100 and I have no idea why. This should be a top 40 hit easy. Its one of his best.
And probably the most underrated R&B song I can think of is Remind Me by Patrice Rushen. It wasn't released as a single and did not chart anywhere. But its aged like a fine wine and has been sampled in so many future songs .If ya'll have no idea who Patrice Rushen is take a minute and look up her catalog. Its a gorgeous blend of jazz, soul and R&B.
Bulletproof Soul by Sade. Was not released as a single and did not chart.
Do Me Right by Dynasty. It only hit #34 on the R&B chart. Dynasty was part of the Solar Records family but were overlooked by their labelmates like Shalamar and The Whispers.
Wheels of Life by Gino Vannelli. A criminally underrated artist like many Canadians were. This song barely cracked the Hot 100 and I have no idea why. This should be a top 40 hit easy. Its one of his best.
And probably the most underrated R&B song I can think of is Remind Me by Patrice Rushen. It wasn't released as a single and did not chart anywhere. But its aged like a fine wine and has been sampled in so many future songs .If ya'll have no idea who Patrice Rushen is take a minute and look up her catalog. Its a gorgeous blend of jazz, soul and R&B.
Gino was consistently great. Saw him at the Colonial Tavern in 1976 and Vancouver around 5 years ago. A true veteran.
Wheels of Life....a great soulful song, which i forgot about....thanks for posting it Dougie
You're correct it charted at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Black Water did even better it went to #1.
So so good. He and his brother created magic. That discog is pure quality and its extensive.
