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)
- Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
- Power of Love/Love Power - Luther Vandross
- Turn Off the Lights - Teddy Pendergrass
- Shining Star - The Manhattans
- After the Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind and Fire
- Baby Come to Me - Regina Belle
- Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Parts 1 & 2) - The Isley Brothers
- Juicy Fruit - Mtume
- Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
- Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
- How 'Bout Us - Champaign
- Always and Forever - Heatwave
- Betcha by Golly, Wow! - The Stylistics
- Shower Me with Your Love - Surface
- If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Disc 2 (Love Power - 2 of 2)
- Reasons - Earth, Wind, and Fire
- Lean on Me - Bill Withers
- You'll Never Find Another Love Like Me - Lou Rawls
- Can You Stop the Rain - Peabo Bryson
- Here and Now - Luther Vandross
- Make it Like it Was - Regina Belle
- Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
- Best of My Love - The Emotions
- Have You Seen Her - The Chi-Lites
- Caravan of Love - Isley Jasper Isley
- Woman to Woman - Shirley Brown
- Cowboys to Girls - The Intruders
- Close Your Eyes - Peaches & Herb
- Let Me Make Love to You - The O'Jays
- When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
Disc 3 (Sweet Thing - 1 of 2)
- Let's Get it On - Marvin Gaye
- Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
- It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me - Barry White
- Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - The Temptations
- Three Times a Lady - The Commodores
- You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
- You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song) - Jeffrey Osborne
- I'll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men
- Save the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams
- On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
- Love You Down - Ready for the World
- Get Here - Oleta Adams
- Joanna - Kool and the Gang
- I Feel Good All Over - Stephanie Mills
- Ooo Baby Baby - The Miracles
Disc 4 (Sweet Thing - 2 of 2)
- Being With You - Smokey Robinson
- Playing Your Game, Baby - Barry White
- Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
- If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle
- I Believe in You and Me - The Four Tops
- I'll Be Good to You - The Brothers Johnson
- Just To Be Close to You - The Commodores
- Special Lady - Ray, Goodman & Brown
- Love Ballad - L.T.D.
- Sweet Thing - Rufus & Chaka Khan
- Float On - The Floaters
- Stay in My Corner - The Dells
- In the Rain - The Dramatics
- Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
- The Bells - The Originals
Disc 5 (Nite and Day - 1 of 2)
- I've Been Lovin' You Too Long - Otis Redding
- Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
- Something He Can Feel - Aretha Franklin
- I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) - Michael McDonald
- Through the Fire - Chaka Khan
- Miss You Like Crazy - Natalie Cole
- Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers
- Always - Atlantic Starr
- What You Won't Do for Love - Bobby Caldwell
- Giving You the Best That I Got - Anita Baker
- If Ever You're in My Arms Again - Peabo Bryson
- I'll Be Around - The Spinners
- Sideshow - Blue Magic
- Nite and Day - Al B. Sure!
- Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris
Disc 6 (Nite and Day - 2 of 2)
- Close the Door - Teddy Pendergrass
- Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr. & Bill Withers
- Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton
- Sweet Love - Anita Baker
- One in a Million You - Larry Graham
- Until You Come Back to Me - Aretha Franklin
- Thin Line Between Love and Hate - The Persuaders
- Baby, I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis
- I Don't Want to be Right - Luther Ingram
- Love on a Two-Way Street - The Moments
- Pillow Talk - Sylvia
- Hypnotized - Linda Jones
- Baby, Come to Me - Patti Austin & James Ingram
- Natural High - Bloodstone
- When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
Disc 7 (Lovin' You - 1 of 2)
- Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
- Any Love - Luther Vandross
- La La Means I Love You - The Delfonics
- I Like the Way (the Kissing Game) - Hi-Five
- I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
- Groove Me - King Floyd
- You Are My Starship - Norman Connors
- Everybody Plays the Fool - The Main Ingredient
- Going in Circles - The Friends of Distinction
- Do What You Do - Jermaine Jackson
- I Do Love You - G.Q.
- Dream Merchant - The New Birth
- Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me - Gladys Knight and the Pips
- I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify
- Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) - The Delfonics
Disc 8 (Lovin' You - 2 of 2)
- Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) - Freddie Jackson
- Let's Stay Together - Al Green
- Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore
- Come Go with Me - Teddy Pendergrass
- I've Got Love on My Mind - Natalie Cole
- She's Gone - The Tavares
- Tell It Like it Is - Aaron Neville
- Lady - The Whispers
- Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
- That's the Way I Feel About 'Cha - Bobby Womack
- It's You That I Need - Enchantment
- I'm So Into You - Peabo Bryson
- You Are My Lady - Freddie Jackson
- L-O-V-E (Love) - Al Green
- Sukiyaki - A Taste of Honey
Disc 9 (One Heartbeat)
- If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight and the Pips
- One Heartbeat - Smokey Robinson
- Cherish - Kool and the Gang
- Masterpiece - The Temptations
- Til' Tomorrow - Marvin Gaye
- Piano in the Dark - Brenda Russell
- We're Going All the Way - Jeffrey Osborne
- You Are Everything - The Stylistics
- The Sweetest Days - Vanessa Williams
- Anniversary - Tony! Toni! Tone!
- You Don't Have to Cry - Rene and Angela
- Sensitivity - Ralph Tresvant
- When Love Calls - Atlantic Starr
- Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) - Mint Condition
- Heaven - Solo
Disc 10 (Too Hot)
- Love Overboard - Gladys Knight and the Pips
- On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
- My, My, My - Johnny Gill
- I Feel Good All Over - Stephanie Mills
- Too Hot - Kool and the Gang
- All This Love - DeBarge
- Outstanding - The Gap Band
- Lady You Are - One Way
- Ooo La La La - Teena Marie
- Anytime - Brian McKnight
- You Got It All - The Jets
- Tonight - Ready for the World
- Everything - Jody Watley
- Your Smile - Rene and Angela
- I Miss You - Klymaxx
Disc 11 (Quiet Storm)
- I Want You - Marvin Gaye
- Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson
- Take My Heart (You Can Have it If You Want It) - Kool and the Gang
- Still - The Commodores
- Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett
- Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
- Back at One - Brian McKnight
- Dreamin' - Vanessa Williams
- All My Life - K-Ci & Jo-Jo
- Water Runs Dry - Boyz II Men
- Sparkle - Cameo
- Time Will Reveal - DeBarge
- If I Ever Fall in Love - Shai
- I'm In Love - Joe
- What Kind of Man Would I Be - Mint Condition
Disc 12 (In the Heart)
- Sweet Love - The Commodores
- After the Dance - Marvin Gaye
- Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - The Temptations
- In the Heart - Kool and the Gang
- I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much - Bobby Womack
- There'll Never Be - Switch
- Slow Motion - Gerald Alston
- Tell Me It's Real - K-Ci and Jo-Jo
- The Agony and the Ecstasy - Smokey Robinson
- Yearning for Your Love - The Gap Band
- Strawberry Letter #23 - The Brothers Johnson
- Hollywood - Rufus & Chaka Khan
- You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On) - High Inergy
- Love Makes Things Happen - Pebbles
- Oh Honey - Delegation
Disc 13 (Feel the Fire)
- Feel the Fire - Peabo Bryson
- Solid - Ashford and Simpson
- Come Go with Me - Teddy Pendergrass
- Love, Need and Want You - Patti LaBelle
- I'm Still in Love With You - Al Green
- Our Love - Natalie Cole
- Never Had A Love Like This Before - The Tavares
- Ready or Not - After 7
- Gloria - Enchantment
- Close to You - Maxi Priest
- Slow Jam - Midnight Star
- Keep on Movin' - Soul II Soul & Caron Wheeler
- Human - The Human League
- Is it Good to You - The Whispers
- Stairway to Heaven - The O'Jays
Disc 14 (Tender Love)
- Giving Him Something He Can Feel - En Vogue
- Angel - Aretha Franklin
- It Is Still Good to Ya - Ashford and Simpson
- Love On A Two Way Street - Stacy Lattisaw
- Casanova - LeVert
- Just Be My Lady - Larry Graham
- Got To Be There - Chaka Khan
- You Were Meant for Me - Donny Hathaway
- Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
- Tender Love - Force MD's
- I Want To Be Your Man - Roger
- Don't Walk Away - Jade
- As We Lay - Shirley Murdock
- Don't Disturb This Groove - The System
- Superwoman - Karyn White
Disc 15 (Between the Sheets)
- Any Love - Luther Vandross
- Closer than Close - Peabo Bryson
- That's the Way of the World - Earth, Wind and Fire
- So I Can Love You - The Emotions
- Between the Sheets - The Isley Brothers
- If This World Were Mine - Cheryl Lynn & Luther Vandross
- Lovely Day - Bill Withers
- Free - Deniece Williams
- The First Time - Surface
- Someone to Hold - Trey Lorenz
- Thanks For My Child - Cheryl Pepsii Riley
- Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby
- You, Me and He - Mtume
- All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam & Full Force
- Try Again - Champaign
Disc 16 (Show Me)
- Show Me - Glenn Jones
- A Woman Needs Love - Ray Parker, Jr. and Raydio
- Suddenly - Billy Ocean
- Love Power - Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne
- I Can't Want Another Minute - Hi-Five
- United Together - Aretha Franklin
- Weak - SWV
- Nobody Knows - The Tony Rich Project
- This Time It'll Be Sweeter - Angela Bofill
- Your Body's Callin' - R. Kelly
- All Woman - Lisa Stansfield
- Love Changes - Kashif & Me'lissa Morgan
- Sitting in the Park - GQ
- Seven Whole Days - Toni Braxton
- Sweet Lady - Tyrese
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