The Dells

The Dells Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Dells were an American R&B vocal group. Formed in high school in 1953 by founding members Marvin Junior, Verne Allison, Johnny Funches, Chuck Barksdale, and Michael and Lucius McGill, under the name the El-Rays. They released their first recording in 1954 and two years later had their first R&B hit with "Oh What a Night". After disbanding due to a near-fatal car crash in 1958, the band re-formed in 1960 with Funches being replaced by Johnny Carter. This lineup... [more on Wikipedia]

The Dells began charting in 1956 with Oh What a Night.The artist placed 23 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US RnB the artist achieved 11 Top‑10s, 2 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: I Can Sing a Rainbow / Love Is Blue - #2: Stay in My Corner - #3: Oh, What a Night - #4: Always Together - #5: There Is
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  1956
1.
11/1956

Oh What a Night
The Dells greentick

21 pts




4
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #260]
[Vee-Jay 204]
written by Marvin Junior & Johnny Funches
  1962
2.
12/1962

The (Bossa Nova) Bird
The Dells greentick

6 pts
97
US






[Argo 5428]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] & Shirley Hall
  1965
3.
06/1965

Stay in My Corner
The Dells greentick

from It's Not Unusual   
9 pts
122
US


23
R&B


[Vee-Jay 674]
written by Wade Flemons, Bobby Miller & Barrett Strong
  1967
4.
11/1967

O-o, I Love You
The Dells greentick

from There Is   There Is
21 pts
61
US


22
R&B


[Cadet 5574]
written by Bobby Miller
  1968
5.
01/1968

#5  There Is
The Dells greentick

from There Is   There Is
63 pts
20
US


11
R&B


[Cadet 5590]
written by Raynard Miner & Bobby Miller
6.
04/1968

Wear It on Our Face
The Dells greentick

from There Is   There Is
24 pts
44
US


27
R&B


[Cadet 5599]
written by Bobby Miller
7.
06/1968

#2  Stay in My Corner
The Dells greentick

from There Is   There Is
116 pts
10
US


1
R&B


R
[Cadet 5612]
written by Wade Flemons, Bobby Miller & Barrett Strong
8.
10/1968

#4  Always Together
The Dells greentick

from The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together   
79 pts
18
US


3
R&B


[Cadet 5621]
written by Bobby Miller
9.
12/1968

Does Anybody Know I'm Here
The Dells greentick

from The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together   
32 pts
38
US


15
R&B


[Cadet 5631]
written by Bobby Miller
  1969
10.
03/1969

Hallways of My Mind
The Dells greentick

from The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together   
9 pts
92
US


44
R&B


[Cadet 5636]
written by Bobby Miller
11.
03/1969

I Can't Do Enough
The Dells greentick

from The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together   
12 pts
98
US


20
R&B


[Cadet 5636]
written by Bobby Miller
12.
05/1969

#1  I Can Sing a Rainbow / Love Is Blue
The Dells greentick

131 pts
22
US


5
R&B
15
UK
[Cadet 5641]
written by Arthur Hamilton, Bryan Blackburn, André Popp & Pierre Cour
13.
08/1969

#3  Oh, What a Night
The Dells greentick

from Love Is Blue   
116 pts
10
US


1
R&B


R
[Cadet 5649]
written by Marvin Junior & Johnny Funches
(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
14.
11/1969

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
The Dells greentick

from Love Is Blue   
30 pts
42
US


13
R&B


[Cadet 5658]
written by Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
15.
11/1969

When I'm in Your Arms
The Dells greentick

from There Is   There Is
4 pts
108
US






[Cadet 5658]
written by Bobby Miller, Chuck Barksdale & Mickey McGill
  1970
16.
01/1970

Oh What a Day
The Dells greentick

from Like It Is, Like It Was   
31 pts
43
US


10
R&B


[Cadet 5663]
written by Mitchell McGill
17.
04/1970

Open Up My Heart / Nadine
The Dells greentick

from Like It Is, Like It Was   
34 pts
51
US


5
R&B


B side Nadine charted in Hot 100 from 9 may 1970, in R&B charts from 25 April 1970
[Cadet 5667]
written by Bobby Miller, Chuck Berry & Alan Freed
18.
07/1970

Long Lonely Nights
The Dells greentick

from Like It Is, Like It Was   
15 pts
74
US


27
R&B


[Cadet 5672]
written by Bernice Davis, Mimi Uniman, Douglas Henderson & Lee Andrews
  1971
19.
01/1971

The Glory of Love
The Dells greentick

from Love Is Blue   
11 pts
92
US


30
R&B


[Cadet 5679]
written by Billy Hill
20.
08/1971

The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)
The Dells greentick

from Freedom Means   
48 pts
30
US


8
R&B


[Cadet 5683]
written by Terry Callier & Larry Wade
  1972
21.
02/1972

It's All Up to You
The Dells greentick

from Freedom Means   
13 pts
94
US


23
R&B


[Cadet 5689]
written by Terry Callier & Larry Wade
22.
02/1972

Oh, My Dear
The Dells greentick

from Sweet as Funk Can Be   
4 pts




36
R&B


B side to It's All Up to You
[Cadet 5689]
written by Terry Callier & Larry Wade
23.
11/1972

Just as Long As We're in Love
The Dells greentick

from Sweet as Funk Can Be   
4 pts




35
R&B


[Cadet 5694]
written by Terry Callier & Larry Wade
  1973
24.
04/1973

Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
The Dells greentick

from Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation   
52 pts
34
US


3
R&B


[Cadet 5696]
written by Henry Williams & Marv Johnson
25.
09/1973

My Pretending Days Are Over
The Dells greentick

from The Dells   
29 pts
51
US


10
R&B


[Cadet 5698]
written by Don Davis, Herbert Ross & James Dean
26.
12/1973

I Miss You
The Dells greentick

from The Dells   
29 pts
60
US


8
R&B


[Cadet 5700]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
  1974
27.
05/1974

I Wish It Was Me You Loved
The Dells greentick

from The Dells vs. The Dramatics   
16 pts
94
US


11
R&B


[Cadet 5702]
written by Jackie Avery
28.
09/1974

Learning to Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying to Get Over You)
The Dells greentick

from The Mighty Mighty Dells   
7 pts




18
R&B


[Cadet 5703]
written by Jimmy Roach
29.
10/1974

Bring Back the Love of Yesterday
The Dells greentick

from The Mighty Mighty Dells   
7 pts
87
US






[Cadet 5703]
written by Willie Schofield
  1975
30.
04/1975

The Glory of Love
The Dells greentick

2 pts




59
R&B


R
[Cadet 5707]
written by Billy Hill
31.
11/1975

We Got to Get Our Thing Together
The Dells greentick

from We Got to Get Our Thing Together   
12 pts
104
US


17
R&B


[Mercury 73723]
written by Calvin Arlin, Jackie Avery & James Dean
  1976
32.
02/1976

The Power of Love
The Dells greentick

from We Got to Get Our Thing Together   
5 pts
106
US


58
R&B


[Mercury 73759]
written by Lawton Williams
33.
06/1976

Slow Motion
The Dells greentick

from No Way Back   
6 pts
102
US


49
R&B


[Mercury 73807]
written by Ivy Hunter, Andre Moore & Charles Leverett
34.
09/1976

No Way Back
The Dells greentick

from No Way Back   
1 pts




68
R&B


[Mercury 73842]
written by Andrew Terry, Robert Emanuel Brooks & Walter Morris
  1977
35.
04/1977

They Said It Couldn't Be Done (But We Did It) / Our Love / Rich Man, Poor Man (Peace)
The Dells greentick

from They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It!   
11 pts


12
dance




written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris & Ronald Tyson
36.
05/1977

Our Love
The Dells greentick

from They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It!   
7 pts




20
R&B


[Mercury 73909]
written by Allan Felder, Ronald Tyson & T.G. Conway
37.
08/1977

Betcha Never Been Loved (Like This Before)
The Dells greentick

from They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It!   
5 pts




29
R&B


[Mercury 73901]
written by Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Kersey & Ronald Tyson
  1978
38.
01/1978

Private Property
The Dells greentick

from Love Connection   
2 pts




57
R&B


[Mercury 73977]
written by Edward Moore & Ron Tyson
39.
07/1978

Super Woman
The Dells greentick

from New Beginnings   
9 pts
108
US


24
R&B


[ABC 12386]
written by Brian Spears & Roger Joyce
  1979
40.
01/1979

(You Bring Out) The Best in Me
The Dells greentick

from Face to Face   
3 pts




34
R&B


[ABC 12440]
written by Darryl Carter & Jonah Ellis
  1980
41.
08/1980

I Touched a Dream
The Dells greentick

from I Touched a Dream   
8 pts




17
R&B


[20th Century 2463]
written by Eugene Record
42.
08/1980

All About the Paper
The Dells greentick

from I Touched a Dream   
1 pts


72
dance




[20th Century 2463 (chi-sound)]
written by Clarence McDonald & Lowrell Simon
43.
12/1980

Passionate Breezes
The Dells greentick

from I Touched a Dream   
1 pts




76
R&B


[20th Century 2475]
written by Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancey
  1984
44.
01/1984

You Just Can't Walk Away
The Dells greentick

from One Step Closer   
9 pts
107
US


23
R&B


[Private I 04343]
written by Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
45.
05/1984

One Step Closer
The Dells greentick

from One Step Closer   
2 pts




46
R&B


[Private I 04448]
written by Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
46.
07/1984

Love On
The Dells greentick

from One Step Closer   
2 pts




60
R&B


[Private I 04540]
written by Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy & Tony Coleman
  1989
47.
01/1989

Thought of You a Little Too Much
The Dells greentick

from The Second Time   
1 pts




66
R&B


[Veteran 7-101]
written by Andre Miller, Cornell Ward, Harold Currington & Otis Leavill
  1991
48.
03/1991

A Heart Is a House for Love
The Dells greentick

from The Five Heartbeats: Music from the Motion Picture   The Five Heartbeats: Music from the Motion Picture
10 pts




13
R&B


[Virgin 98849]
written by Tristin Sigerson, Davitt Sigerson & Bob Thiele
  1992
49.
06/1992

Come and Get It
The Dells greentick

from I Salute You   
2 pts




62
R&B


[Philadelphia I. 14034]
written by Derrick "Doc" Pearson & Terry Stubbs
50.
09/1992

Oh My Love
The Dells greentick

from I Salute You   
1 pts




81
R&B


[Philadelphia I. 14070]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert


See also...

Chuck BarksdaleJohnny CarterJohnny FunchesMarvin JuniorMickey McGill • Verne Allison


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