Classic Soul Ballads
Classic Soul Ballads
The greatest soul ballads from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s are finally together!
144 Songs, two FREE CDs, FREE S&H, plus a special discount. That’s a total savings of $72.98!
USD$119.96 Installment pricing available
From soul legends to golden groups, this music collection will touch your heart and make you feel good all over.
A great soul ballad is something very special. It becomes a part of your life. It’s music that gets deep inside of you. Now, all the most romantic soul hits are together in one music collection.
Time Life presents Classic Soul Ballads – 10 CDs with 144 of the most beautiful, the most sensual, and the sexiest songs of all time. You’ll get the deep soul music classics from the ’60s, the sweet harmonies of the ’70s, and the sexiest songs of the ’80s. This includes 2 FREE CDs with 24 of the most romantic duets of all time, and complete liner notes with photos and stories about the artists and their music.
Every song in the Classic Soul Ballads Collection is the original hit recording and has been digitally remastered for beautiful sound. You’ll hear all the music legends that took love songs, added a whole lot of soul, and created absolute magic.
Featuring artists like…
- Luther Vandross
- Aretha Franklin
- Teddy Pendergrass
- Patti LaBelle
- Barry White
- Smokey Robinson
- Marvin Gaye
Upgrade to the Deluxe Edition!
You’ll get 8 more CDs filled with even more of the best romantic soul
hits. 120 additional songs including “Quiet Storm” by Smokey Robinson, “Sweet
Love” by The Commodores, “Hey Girl” by The Temptations, “Too Hot” by Kool and
the Gang, “On Bended Knee” by Boyz II Men, “After the Dance” by Marvin Gaye, and
so many more!
Classic Soul Ballads
Featured Songs
| Song Title Artist | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Turn Off the Lights Teddy Pendergrass | CD 4 | |
| Song Sample | Let’s Get It On Marvin Gaye | CD 5 | |
| Song Sample | Cruisin’ Smokey Robinson | CD 6 |
Classic Soul Ballads: Nite and Day
CD 1
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Giving You the Best That I Got Anita Baker | |
| Song Sample | One in a Million You Larry Graham | |
| Song Sample | Through the Fire Chaka Khan | |
| Song Sample | If Ever You’re in My Arms Again Peabo Bryson | |
| Song Sample | How Could I Let You Get Away Spinners | |
| Song Sample | Just the Two of Us Grover Washington Jr. (With Bill Withers) | |
| Song Sample | Natural High Bloodstone | |
| Song Sample | Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin | |
| Song Sample | What You Won’t Do for Love Bobby Caldwell | |
| Song Sample | Love Won’t Let Me Wait Major Harris | |
| Song Sample | Love on a Two Way Street The Moments | |
| Song Sample | Always Atlantic Starr | |
| Song Sample | I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) Otis Redding | |
| Song Sample | Let’s Do It Again The Staple Singers | |
| Song Sample | Hypnotized Linda Jones |
CD 2
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | I’ll Be Around Spinners | |
| Song Sample | Baby, Come to Me Patti Austin (A Duet with James Ingram) | |
| Song Sample | I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) Michael McDonald | |
| Song Sample | Sweet Love Anita Baker | |
| Song Sample | Thin Line Between Love and Hate The Persuaders | |
| Song Sample | Something He Can Feel Aretha Franklin | |
| Song Sample | Love Don’t Love Nobody—Pt. I Spinners | |
| Song Sample | Baby, I’m Yours Barbara Lewis | |
| Song Sample | Sideshow Blue Magic | |
| Song Sample | Pillow Talk Sylvia | |
| Song Sample | Rainy Night in Georgia Brook Benton | |
| Song Sample | Nite and Day Al B. Sure! | |
| Song Sample | When a Man Loves a Woman Percy Sledge | |
| Song Sample | (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right Luther Ingram | |
| Song Sample | My Love Margie Joseph |
Classic Soul Ballads: Love Power
CD 3
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye | |
| Song Sample | Reasons Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Song Sample | Here and Now Luther Vandross | |
| Song Sample | If You Don’t Know Me by Now Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes | |
| Song Sample | You Make Me Feel Brand New The Stylistics | |
| Song Sample | Kiss and Say Goodbye The Manhattans | |
| Song Sample | Don’t Say Goodnight (It’s Time for Love) (Parts 1 & 2) The Isley Brothers | |
| Song Sample | Lean on Me Bill Withers | |
| Song Sample | Make It Like It Was Regina Belle | |
| Song Sample | Let Me Make Love to You The O'Jays | |
| Song Sample | Always and Forever Heatwave | |
| Song Sample | Oh Girl The Chi-Lites | |
| Song Sample | Me and Mrs. Jones Billy Paul | |
| Song Sample | Can You Stop the Rain Peabo Bryson | |
| Song Sample | How ’Bout Us Champaign |
CD 4
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Turn Off the Lights Teddy Pendergrass | |
| Song Sample | You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Lou Rawls | |
| Song Sample | When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees | |
| Song Sample | Betcha by Golly, Wow The Stylistics | |
| Song Sample | Have You Seen Her The Chi-Lites | |
| Song Sample | After the Love Has Gone Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Song Sample | Baby Come to Me Regina Belle | |
| Song Sample | Shining Star The Manhattans | |
| Song Sample | Power of Love/Love Power Luther Vandross | |
| Song Sample | Juicy Fruit Mtume | |
| Song Sample | Cowboys to Girls The Intruders | |
| Song Sample | Shower Me with Your Love Surface | |
| Song Sample | Best of My Love The Emotions | |
| Song Sample | Shake You Down Gregory Abbott | |
| Song Sample | I Miss You (Part 1) Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes |
Classic Soul Ballads: Sweet Thing
CD 5
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | I’ll Make Love to You Boyz II Men | |
| Song Sample | Save the Best for Last Vanessa Williams | |
| Song Sample | Let’s Get It On Marvin Gaye | |
| Song Sample | It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me Barry White | |
| Song Sample | On My Own Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald | |
| Song Sample | I Feel Good All Over Stephanie Mills | |
| Song Sample | Get Here Oleta Adams | |
| Song Sample | You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song) Jeffrey Osborne | |
| Song Sample | Easy Commodores | |
| Song Sample | Joanna Kool & The Gang | |
| Song Sample | Being with You Smokey Robinson | |
| Song Sample | Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) The Temptations | |
| Song Sample | Love You Down Ready For The World | |
| Song Sample | Sweet Thing Rufus featuring Chaka Khan | |
| Song Sample | Just to Be Close to You Commodores |
CD 6
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Love Ballad L.T.D. | |
| Song Sample | If Only You Knew Patti LaBelle | |
| Song Sample | Cruisin’ Smokey Robinson | |
| Song Sample | I’ll Be Good to You The Brothers Johnson | |
| Song Sample | Playing Your Game, Baby Barry White | |
| Song Sample | Distant Lover Marvin Gaye | |
| Song Sample | Three Times a Lady Commodores | |
| Song Sample | I Believe in You and Me Four Tops | |
| Song Sample | Stay in My Corner The Dells | |
| Song Sample | Special Lady Ray, Goodman & Brown | |
| Song Sample | The Bells The Originals | |
| Song Sample | Ooo Baby Baby The Miracles | |
| Song Sample | Hey There Lonely Girl Eddie Holman | |
| Song Sample | In the Rain The Dramatics | |
| Song Sample | Float On The Floaters |
Classic Soul Ballads: Lovin’ You
CD 7
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Close the Door Teddy Pendergrass | |
| Song Sample | Greatest Love of All Whitney Houston | |
| Song Sample | Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys Knight & The Pips | |
| Song Sample | You Are My Starship Norman Connors featuring Michael Henderson | |
| Song Sample | Any Love Luther Vandross | |
| Song Sample | Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) The Delfonics | |
| Song Sample | Dream Merchant New Birth | |
| Song Sample | Everybody Plays the Fool The Main Ingredient | |
| Song Sample | Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson | |
| Song Sample | You Give Good Love Whitney Houston | |
| Song Sample | Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me Gladys Knight & The Pips | |
| Song Sample | Love T.K.O. Teddy Pendergrass | |
| Song Sample | Woman to Woman Shirley Brown | |
| Song Sample | La-La-Means I Love You The Delfonics | |
| Song Sample | Going in Circles The Friends Of Distinction |
CD 8
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | I’ve Got Love on My Mind Natalie Cole | |
| Song Sample | Touch Me in the Morning Diana Ross | |
| Song Sample | Secret Lovers Atlantic Starr | |
| Song Sample | Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville | |
| Song Sample | Sukiyaki A Taste Of Honey | |
| Song Sample | Misty Blue Dorothy Moore | |
| Song Sample | I’m So into You Peabo Bryson | |
| Song Sample | She’s Gone Tavares | |
| Song Sample | Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) Freddie Jackson | |
| Song Sample | That’s the Way I Feel About ’Cha Bobby Womack | |
| Song Sample | Lovin’ You Minnie Riperton | |
| Song Sample | Our Love Natalie Cole | |
| Song Sample | You Are My Lady Freddie Jackson | |
| Song Sample | Come Go with Me Teddy Pendergrass | |
| Song Sample | It’s You That I Need Enchantment |
Body + Soul: Duets - Premium
CD 9
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Reunited Peaches & Herb | 4:03 |
| Song Sample | Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 2:29 |
| Song Sample | Solid Ashford & Simpson | 3:47 |
| Song Sample | Endless Love Diana Ross & Lionel Richie | 4:31 |
| Song Sample | How Do You Keep the Music Playing James Ingram & Patti Austin | 4:19 |
| Song Sample | Your Smile Rene & Angela | 4:03 |
| Song Sample | It Takes Two Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston | 2:59 |
| Song Sample | Tonight I Celebrate My Love Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack | 3:33 |
| Song Sample | The Last Time I Made Love Joyce Kennedy & Jeffrey Osborne | |
| Song Sample | Two Hearts Stephanie Mills featuring Teddy Pendergrass | |
| Song Sample | Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 2:17 |
| Song Sample | Fire and Desire Rick James & Teena Marie | 7:21 |
CD 10
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | You’re All I Need To Get By Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 2:51 |
| Song Sample | Where Do We Go from Here Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill | 4:19 |
| Song Sample | You Don’t Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. | 3:55 |
| Song Sample | Your Precious Love Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | |
| Song Sample | Don’t Look Any Further Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett | |
| Song Sample | A Little Bit More Melba Moore & Freddie Jackson | 4:57 |
| Song Sample | Hope That We Can Be Together Soon Sharon Paige and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes | |
| Song Sample | I’m Gonna Make You Love Me Diana Ross and the Supremes & The Temptations | |
| Song Sample | If This World Were Mine Cheryl Lynn & Luther Vandross | 5:25 |
| Song Sample | Never Knew Love Like This Alexander O’Neal featuring Cherrelle | |
| Song Sample | With You I’m Born Again Billy Preston & Syreeta | 3:41 |
| Song Sample | Saturday Love Cherrelle with Alexander O’Neal |
Classic Soul Ballads: Between the Sheets
CD 11
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Lovely Day Bill Withers | |
| Song Sample | Sign Your Name Terence Trent D'Arby | |
| Song Sample | The First Time Surface | |
| Song Sample | Stop to Love Luther Vandross | |
| Song Sample | Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely The Main Ingredient | |
| Song Sample | Close the Door Teddy Pendergrass | |
| Song Sample | Use Ta Be My Girl The O'Jays | |
| Song Sample | Try Again Champaign | |
| Song Sample | Show Me the Way Regina Belle | |
| Song Sample | Shining Star The Manhattans | |
| Song Sample | All Cried Out Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force | |
| Song Sample | Between the Sheets The Isley Brothers | |
| Song Sample | Closer Than Close Peabo Bryson | |
| Song Sample | Free Deniece Williams | |
| Song Sample | If This World Were Mine Cheryl Lynn (With Luther Vandross) |
CD 12
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | I’ll Never Love This Way Again Dionne Warwick | |
| Song Sample | I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) Hi-Five | |
| Song Sample | I Do Love You GQ | |
| Song Sample | A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio | |
| Song Sample | This Time I’ll Be Sweeter Angela Bofill | |
| Song Sample | Weak SWV | |
| Song Sample | Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) The Stylistics | |
| Song Sample | You Are Everything The Stylistics | |
| Song Sample | Stairway to Heaven The O'Jays | |
| Song Sample | Love, Need and Want You Patti LaBelle | |
| Song Sample | You’re My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration Teddy Pendergrass | |
| Song Sample | I Wanna Know Your Name The Intruders | |
| Song Sample | Show Me Glenn Jones | |
| Song Sample | I Can’t Wait Another Minute Hi-Five | |
| Song Sample | Suddenly Billy Ocean |
Classic Soul Ballads: Quiet Storm
CD 13
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Still Commodores | |
| Song Sample | Back at One Brian McKnight | |
| Song Sample | If I Ever Fall in Love Shai | |
| Song Sample | Quiet Storm Smokey Robinson | |
| Song Sample | Dreamin’ Vanessa Williams | |
| Song Sample | Put It on Paper Ann Nesby Featuring Al Green | |
| Song Sample | I Want You Marvin Gaye | |
| Song Sample | What Kind of Man Would I Be Mint Condition | |
| Song Sample | I’m in Luv Joe | |
| Song Sample | Time Will Reveal DeBarge | |
| Song Sample | Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) Kool & The Gang | |
| Song Sample | Don’t Look Any Further Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett | |
| Song Sample | Water Runs Dry Boyz II Men | |
| Song Sample | All My Life K-Ci & JoJo | |
| Song Sample | Sparkle Cameo |
CD 14
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Crazy Love Brian McKnight | |
| Song Sample | After the Dance Marvin Gaye | |
| Song Sample | Tell Me It’s Real K-Ci & JoJo | |
| Song Sample | Hollywood Rufus featuring Chaka Khan | |
| Song Sample | Sweet Love Commodores | |
| Song Sample | There’ll Never Be Switch | |
| Song Sample | You Can’t Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On) High Inergy | |
| Song Sample | The Agony and the Ecstasy Smokey Robinson | |
| Song Sample | Yearning for Your Love The Gap Band | |
| Song Sample | I Wish He Didn’t Trust Me So Much Bobby Womack | |
| Song Sample | Slow Motion Gerald Alston | |
| Song Sample | Strawberry Letter 23 The Brothers Johnson | |
| Song Sample | Love Makes Things Happen Pebbles | |
| Song Sample | In the Heart Kool & The Gang | |
| Song Sample | Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) The Temptations |
Classic Soul Ballads: Stop to Start
CD 15
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Caught Up in the Rapture Anita Baker | |
| Song Sample | Superwoman Karyn White | |
| Song Sample | Casanova Levert | |
| Song Sample | Ghetto Child Spinners | |
| Song Sample | You Were Meant for Me Donny Hathaway | |
| Song Sample | Day Dreaming Aretha Franklin | 3:59 |
| Song Sample | Giving Him Something He Can Feel En Vogue | |
| Song Sample | Can We Talk Tevin Campbell | |
| Song Sample | Just Be My Lady Larry Graham | |
| Song Sample | I Want to Be Your Man Roger | |
| Song Sample | Is It Still Good to Ya Ashford & Simpson | |
| Song Sample | Stop to Start Blue Magic | |
| Song Sample | Angel Aretha Franklin | |
| Song Sample | Don’t Walk Away Jade | |
| Song Sample | Love on a Two Way Street Stacy Lattisaw |
CD 16
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Candy Rain Soul For Real | |
| Song Sample | All the Things (Your Man Won’t Do) Joe | |
| Song Sample | Stuck on You Lionel Richie | |
| Song Sample | Treat Her Like a Lady The Temptations | |
| Song Sample | ’Cause I Love You Lenny Williams | |
| Song Sample | Never Can Say Goodbye The Jackson 5 | |
| Song Sample | Ben Michael Jackson | |
| Song Sample | Rock Wit’cha Bobby Brown | |
| Song Sample | Daddy’s Home Jermaine Jackson | |
| Song Sample | Love Me Down Freddie Jackson | |
| Song Sample | Our Love Natalie Cole | |
| Song Sample | Oh Sheila Ready For The World | |
| Song Sample | Feel the Fire Peabo Bryson | |
| Song Sample | Gloria Enchantment | |
| Song Sample | When You Get Right Down to It The Delfonics |
Classic Soul Ballads: Too Hot
CD 17
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | On Bended Knee Boyz II Men | |
| Song Sample | You Got It All The Jets | |
| Song Sample | Lady You Are One Way | |
| Song Sample | Anytime Brian McKnight | |
| Song Sample | Your Smile René and Angela | |
| Song Sample | Outstanding The Gap Band | |
| Song Sample | Too Hot Kool & The Gang | |
| Song Sample | Everything Jody Watley | |
| Song Sample | All This Love DeBarge | |
| Song Sample | My, My, My Johnny Gill | |
| Song Sample | I Feel Good All Over Stephanie Mills | |
| Song Sample | Love Overboard Gladys Knight & The Pips | |
| Song Sample | Tonight Ready For The World | |
| Song Sample | Ooo La La La Teena Marie | |
| Song Sample | I Miss You Klymaxx |
CD 18
| Song Title Artist | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Song Sample | Sensitivity Ralph Tresvant | |
| Song Sample | If I Were Your Woman Gladys Knight & The Pips | |
| Song Sample | Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) Diana Ross | |
| Song Sample | 4 Seasons of Loneliness Boyz II Men | |
| Song Sample | Baby, I’m for Real The Originals | |
| Song Sample | The Sweetest Days Vanessa Williams | |
| Song Sample | One Heartbeat Smokey Robinson | |
| Song Sample | Cherish Kool & The Gang | |
| Song Sample | Masterpiece The Temptations | |
| Song Sample | Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) Mint Condition | |
| Song Sample | Piano in the Dark Brenda Russell | |
| Song Sample | Heaven Solo | |
| Song Sample | Anniversary Tony Toni Toné | |
| Song Sample | When Love Calls Atlantic Starr | |
| Song Sample | You Don’t Have to Cry René and Angela |