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The S.O.S. Band

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The S.O.S. Band (sometimes styled S.O.S. Band; shorthand for Sounds of Success) is an American R&B and electro-funk group formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1977. The original lineup featured Mary Davis (lead vocals), Jason Bryant (keyboards), Billy Ellis and Willie “Sonny” Killebrew (horns), Bruno Speight (guitar), John Simpson (bass), and James Earl Jones III (drums). The group rose to prominence with their platinum debut single "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" in 1980—a post-disco, boogie-funk anthem that reached No. 1... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Take Your Time (Do It Right) - #2: Just Be Good to Me - #3: The Finest - #4: Just the Way You Like It - #5: No Lies

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1980-1981	S.O.S.	236		MP3
	1.	04/1980	Take Your Time (Do It Right)	226	US 3 • US dance ✫1 • US R&B ✫1 • UK 51	MP3	[Tabu 5522] written by Sigidi Abdullah & Harold Clayton
	2.	09/1980	S.O.S (Dit Dit Dit Dat Dat Dit Dit)	9	US dance 54 • US R&B 20	MP3	[Tabu 5526] written by Jason Bryant, Mary Davis, Billy Ellis, James Earl Jones III, Willie "Sonny" Killebrew, Bruno Speight, John A. Simpson III & Sigidi Abdullah
	3.	01/1981	What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?	1	US R&B 87	MP3	[Tabu 5527] written by Jason Bryant

	2.	1981	Too	11		MP3
	1.	07/1981	Do It Now [Part 1]	9	US R&B 15	MP3	[Tabu 02125] written by Mbaji, Rhonghea & Sigidi
	2.	11/1981	You	2	US R&B 64	MP3	[Tabu 02569] written by Allen Simpson, Bruno Speight, John Simpson & Sigidi

	3.	1982-1983	S.O.S. III	20		MP3
	1.	10/1982	High Hopes	8	US dance 49 • US R&B 25	MP3	[Tabu 03248] written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
	2.	02/1983	Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')	11	US dance 47 • UK 72	MP3	written by Charmaine Sylvers & Gene Dozier
	3.	02/1983	Have It Your Way	2	US R&B 57	MP3	[Tabu 03527] written by John Simpson

	4.	1983-1984	On the Rise	160		MP3
	1.	06/1983	Just Be Good to Me	118	US 55 • US dance 3 • US R&B 2 • UK 13	MP3	[Tabu 03955] written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
	2.	10/1983	Tell Me If You Still Care	34	US 65 • US R&B 5 • UK 81	MP3	[Tabu 04160] written by Terry Lewis & James Harris III
	3.	02/1984	For Your Love	8	US dance 26 • US R&B 34	MP3	[Tabu 04348] written by Terry Lewis & James Harris III

	5.	1984	Just the Way You Like it	81		MP3
	1.	07/1984	Just the Way You Like It	54	US 64 • US dance 26 • US R&B 6 • UK 32	MP3	[Tabu 04523] written by Terry Lewis & James Harris III
	2.	10/1984	Weekend Girl	16	US R&B 40 • UK 51	MP3	[Tabu 04776] written by Terry Lewis & James Harris III
	3.	11/1984	No One's Gonna Love You	11	US 102 • US R&B 15	MP3	[Tabu 04665] written by Terry Lewis & James Harris III

	6.	1986-1987	Sands of Time	177		MP3
	1.	03/1986	The Finest	110	US 44 • US dance 8 • US R&B 2 • UK 17	MP3	with Alexander O'Neal [Tabu 05848] written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
	2.	07/1986	Borrowed Love	29	US dance 26 • US R&B 14 • UK 50	MP3	[Tabu 06164] written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
	3.	10/1986	Even When You Sleep	3	US R&B 34	MP3	[Tabu 06333] written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
	4.	02/1987	No Lies	35	US dance 2 • US R&B 43 • UK 64	MP3	[Tabu 06649] written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

	7.	1989-1990	Diamonds in the Raw	17		MP3
	1.	09/1989	I'm Still Missing Your Love	14	US R&B 7	MP3	[Tabu 69054] written by Curtis F. Williams & K. Lynette Patterson
	2.	01/1990	Secret Wish	3	US R&B 38	MP3	[Tabu 73089] written by Jochem Fluitsma, Eric van Tijn & Richenel Baars

	8.	1991	One of Many Nights	10		MP3
	1.	08/1991	Sometimes I Wonder	10	US R&B 12	MP3	[Tabu/A&M 0003] written by K. Lynette Patterson & Curtis F. Williams

See also...

Abdul Ra'oof • Billy Ellis • Bruno Speight • Chandra Currelley • Fredi Grace • James Earl Jones III • Jason Bryant • Jerome "J.T." Thomas • John Simpson • Mary Davis • W. Sonny Killebrew • Willie "Sonny" Killebrew

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