Songs Performed or Written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Roquel "Billy" Davis (July 11, 1932 – September 2, 2004), of Detroit, was an American songwriter, record producer, and singer. Davis was also known as a writer and producer of commercial jingles, mostly for Coca-Cola. He used the pseudonym Tyran Carlo on writing credits. Early in his career in Detroit, Davis sang and wrote with an early version of the Four Tops called "The Four Aims", which included his cousin Lawrence Payton. In the late-1950s, he collaborated with Berry Gordy,... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) - #2: You Got What It Takes - #3: Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) - #4: You Got What It Takes - #5: You Got What It Takes
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  The Flamingos
1.
1956

A Kiss from Your Lips
The Flamingos

from Rock Rock Rock OST   
11 pts






12
R&B


[Checker 837]
written by Roquel Davis greentick & Russ Fratto
  The Moonglows
2.
09/1956

See Saw
The Moonglows

61 pts
25
US




6
R&B


[Chess 1629]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Harry Pratt & Charles Sutton
  LaVern Baker
3.
05/1957

Jim Dandy Got Married
LaVern Baker

23 pts
76
US




7
R&B


[Atlantic 1136]
written by Tyran Carlo greentick, Lincoln Chase, Albert Green & Alonzo Tucker
  Jackie Wilson
Reet Petite
4.
10/1957

Reet Petite
Jackie Wilson

from He's So Fine   
122 pts
62
US






6
UK
[Brunswick 55024]
written by Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
5.
03/1958

To Be Loved
Jackie Wilson

from He's So Fine   
103 pts
22
US




7
R&B
23
UK
[Brunswick 55052]
written by Berry Gordy, Gwendolyn Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Malcolm Vaughan
6.
03/1958

To Be Loved
Malcolm Vaughan

63 pts








14
UK
written by Berry Gordy, Gwendolyn Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Jackie Wilson
7.
09/1958

We Have Love
Jackie Wilson

from Lonely Teardrops   
6 pts
93
US








[Brunswick 55086]
written by Tyran Carlo greentick, Berry Gordy & George Gordy
  LaVern Baker
8.
10/1958

It's So Fine
LaVern Baker

from Blues Ballads   
6 pts






24
R&B


[Atlantic 2001]
written by Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo greentick & Albert Green
  Jackie Wilson
Lonely Teardrops
9.
11/1958

Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson

from Lonely Teardrops   
137 pts
7
US




1
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #308]
[Brunswick 55105]
written by Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
10.
03/1959

That's Why (I Love You So)
Jackie Wilson

from Lonely Teardrops   
106 pts
13
US




2
R&B


[Brunswick 55121]
written by Berry Gordy Jr. & Tyran Carlo greentick
11.
06/1959

I'll Be Satisfied
Jackie Wilson

from So Much   
73 pts
20
US




6
R&B


[Brunswick 55136]
written by Berry Gordy Jr. & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Marv Johnson
You Got What It Takes
12.
10/1959

#2  You Got What It Takes
Marv Johnson

from Marvelous Marv Johnson   
233 pts
10
US




2
R&B
7
UK
[United Artists 185]
written by Tyran Carlo greentick, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy Jr. & Marv Johnson
  The Falcons
13.
12/1959

Just for Your Love
The Falcons

6 pts






26
R&B


[Chess 1743]
written by Berry Gordy, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Gwen Gordy
  Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
You Got What It Takes
14.
02/1960

You Got What It Takes
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

40 pts








25
UK
written by Tyran Carlo greentick, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy Jr. & Marv Johnson
  Etta James
15.
05/1960

All I Could Do Was Cry
Etta James

from At Last!   At Last!
55 pts
33
US




2
R&B


[Argo 5359]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Berry Gordy & Gwen Gordy
  Ty Hunter
16.
07/1960

Everything About You
Ty Hunter

8 pts






18
R&B


with the Voice Masters
[Anna 1114]
written by Ty Hunter, Roquel Davis greentick & Harvey Fuqua
  Joe Tex
17.
08/1960

All I Could Do Was Cry (Part 1)
Joe Tex

4 pts
102
US








[Anna 1119]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Berry Gordy & Gwen Gordy
  Etta James
18.
12/1961

Seven Day Fool
Etta James

from The Second Time Around   The Second Time Around
6 pts
95
US








[Argo 5402]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  The Dells
19.
12/1962

The (Bossa Nova) Bird
The Dells

6 pts
97
US








[Argo 5428]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Shirley Hall
  Ty Hunter
20.
12/1962

Lonely Baby
Ty Hunter

7 pts






22
R&B


[Check-Mate 1015]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Ty Hunter
  Etta James
21.
04/1963

Pushover
Etta James

from Etta James Top Ten   Etta James Top Ten
65 pts
25
US




7
R&B


[Argo 5437]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Tony Clarke
22.
08/1963

Pay Back
Etta James

10 pts
78
US








[Argo 5445]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
23.
10/1963

Two Sides (To Every Story)
Etta James

24 pts
63
US
16
AC






[Argo 5452]
written by Tony Clarke & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  Sugar Pie DeSanto
24.
03/1964

Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers)
Sugar Pie DeSanto

27 pts
48
US




10
R&B


[Checker 1073]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Robert Higginbotham
25.
07/1964

Use What You Got
Sugar Pie DeSanto

3 pts






43
R&B


[Checker 1082]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  Mitty Collier
26.
09/1964

I Had a Talk with My Man
Mitty Collier

from Shades of a Genius   
40 pts
41
US




3
R&B


[Chess 1907]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Leonard Caston
  Jackie Ross
27.
10/1964

I've Got the Skill
Jackie Ross

9 pts
89
US




46
R&B


[Chess 1913]
written by Carl Smith, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Wilfred McKinley
28.
12/1964

Haste Makes Waste
Jackie Ross

from Full Bloom   
3 pts
126
US








[Chess 1915]
written by Carl Smith, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Wilfred McKinley
  Mitty Collier
29.
01/1965

No Faith, No Love
Mitty Collier

from Shades of a Genius   
12 pts
91
US




26
R&B


[Chess 1918]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Leonard Caston
  Jackie Ross
30.
01/1965

Jerk and Twine
Jackie Ross

10 pts
85
US




38
R&B


[Chess 1920]
written by Carl Smith, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Ronald Ellison
  Joe Tex
You Got What It Takes
31.
02/1965

You Got What It Takes
Joe Tex

from Hold What You've Got   
27 pts
51
US




10
R&B


B side to You Better Get It
[Dial 4003]
written by Tyran Carlo greentick, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy Jr. & Marv Johnson
  Little Milton
32.
03/1965

We're Gonna Make It
Little Milton

from We're Gonna Make It   
71 pts
25
US




1
R&B


[Checker 1105]
written by Raynard Miner, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Carl William Smith & Gene Barge
33.
06/1965

Who's Cheating Who?
Little Milton

39 pts
43
US




4
R&B


[Checker 1113]
written by Carl Smith, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Raynard Miner
34.
12/1965

Your People
Little Milton

4 pts
106
US








[Checker 1128]
written by Carl Smith, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Raynard Miner
  Fontella Bass
35.
12/1965

Recovery
Fontella Bass

61 pts
37
US




13
R&B
32
UK
[Checker 1131]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Carl Smith & Raynard Miner
  Billy Stewart
36.
01/1966

Because I Love You
Billy Stewart

5 pts
96
US








B side to Mountain Of Love
[Chess 1948]
written by Raynard Miner, Carl Smith & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  Little Milton
37.
02/1966

We Got the Winning Hand
Little Milton

5 pts
100
US








[Checker 1132]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Shena DeMell
  Fontella Bass
38.
03/1966

I Surrender
Fontella Bass

12 pts
78
US




33
R&B


US B side to I Can't Rest
[Checker 1137]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Sugar Pie DeSanto & Shena DeMell
39.
04/1966

I Can't Rest
Fontella Bass

4 pts






31
R&B


[Checker 1137]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Raynard Miner & Carl William Smith
40.
08/1966

Safe and Sound
Fontella Bass

5 pts
100
US








US B Side to Recovery
[Checker 1131]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Carl Smith & Raynard Miner
  Bobby McClure
41.
11/1966

Peak of Love
Bobby McClure

14 pts
97
US




16
R&B


[Checker 1152]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Sugar Pie DeSanto
  The Dave Clark Five
You Got What It Takes
42.
03/1967

#5  You Got What It Takes
The Dave Clark Five

from Everybody Knows   
153 pts
7
US






28
UK
[Epic 5-10144]
written by Tyran Carlo greentick, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy Jr. & Marv Johnson
  The Radiants
43.
04/1967

(Don't It Make You) Feel Kind of Bad
The Radiants

2 pts






47
R&B


[Chess 1986]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Carl Smith & Raynard Miner
  Lenny Welch
44.
04/1970

To Be Loved/Glory of Love
Lenny Welch

3 pts
110
US








[Common United 3011]
written by Tyran Carlo greentick, Berry Gordy Jr., Gwen Gordy & Billy Hill
  Brian Hyland
Lonely Teardrops
45.
02/1971

Lonely Teardrops
Brian Hyland

from Brian Hyland   Brian Hyland
16 pts
54
US








[Uni 55272]
written by Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
  The Hillside Singers
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
46.
11/1971

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
The Hillside Singers

from I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing   
96 pts
13
US
5
AC






[Metromedia 231]
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Bill Backer & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  The New Seekers
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
47.
12/1971

#1  I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
The New Seekers

from We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing   We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
341 pts
7
US
27
AC




1
UK
[Elektra 45762]
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Bill Backer & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  Don Adams
48.
07/1973

I'll Be Satisfied
Don Adams

from On His Way   
1 pts




91
ctry




[Atlantic 4002]
written by Berry Gordy Jr., Tyran Carlo greentick & Gwen Gordy
  Red Steagall
49.
07/1973

If You've Got the Time
Red Steagall

from If You've Got the Time, I've Got the Song   
2 pts




41
ctry




[Capitol 3651]
written by Roquel Davis greentick & Bill Backer
  Dottie West
50.
09/1973

Country Sunshine
Dottie West

from Country Sunshine   
43 pts
49
US
37
AC
2
ctry




[RCA Victor APB0-0072]
written by Dottie West & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  Inez Foxx
51.
12/1973

I Had a Talk with My Man
Inez Foxx

from Inez Foxx At Memphis   
1 pts






74
R&B


[Volt 4101]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Leonard Caston
  Bobby Goldsboro
52.
08/1974

Hello Summertime
Bobby Goldsboro

from Hello Summertime   
76 pts


8
AC
79
ctry


14
UK
[United Artists 529]
written by Bill Backer, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
  Patsy Sledd
53.
12/1974

See Saw
Patsy Sledd

1 pts




72
ctry




[Mega 1217]
written by Roquel Davis greentick, Harry Pratt & Charles Sutton
  Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
54.
06/1975

Three Steps from True Love
Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick

1 pts






82
R&B


[ABC 12106]
written by J.R. Bailey
  Lyn Paul
55.
06/1975

It Oughta Sell a Million
Lyn Paul

23 pts








37
UK
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Bill Becker & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  Narvel Felts
Lonely Teardrops
56.
04/1976

Lonely Teardrops
Narvel Felts

from Narvel the Marvel   
26 pts
62
US


5
ctry




[ABC/Dot 17620]
written by Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Showaddywaddy
You Got What It Takes
57.
07/1977

#4  You Got What It Takes
Showaddywaddy

from Red Star   Red Star
190 pts








2
UK
written by Tyran Carlo greentick, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy Jr. & Marv Johnson
  Peggy Sue
58.
02/1978

To Be Loved
Peggy Sue

1 pts




85
ctry




[Door Knob 045]
written by Berry Gordy Jr. & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Michael Henderson
59.
10/1979

To Be Loved
Michael Henderson

from Do It All   
2 pts






62
R&B


[Buddah 615]
written by Berry Gordy Jr. & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Darts
Reet Petite
60.
12/1979

Reet Petite
Darts

from Dart Attack   
14 pts








51
UK
written by Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Linda Clifford
61.
12/1980

I Had a Talk with My Man
Linda Clifford

from I'm Yours   
2 pts






53
R&B


[Capitol 4958]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick & Leonard Caston
  Shakin' Stevens
62.
10/1982

I'll Be Satisfied
Shakin' Stevens

from Give Me Your Heart Tonight   Give Me Your Heart Tonight
79 pts








10
UK
written by Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Jackie Wilson
Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)
63.
11/1986

#3  Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)
Jackie Wilson

200 pts








1
UK
R: re-entered UK charts after appearing in the BBC Two documentary series Arena
written by Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Jeremiah
64.
10/1988

To Be Loved
Jeremiah

1 pts




96
ctry




[Chariot 1921]
written by Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]
65.
03/1990

I Want You
Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick

2 pts






47
R&B


[Got 2002]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
66.
08/1990

Can Can You Party
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers

92 pts








8
UK
written by Rosenthal Offenbach, Frank Farian, George Reyam, Warren Casey, Jim Jacobs, Chuck Berry, Fred Fassert, Kal Mann, Dave Appell, Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo greentick, Bob Crewe & Kenny Nolan
  No Way Sis
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
67.
12/1996

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
No Way Sis

35 pts








27
UK
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Bill Backer & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  Demi Holborn
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
68.
07/2002

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing
Demi Holborn

36 pts








27
UK
written by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Bill Backer & Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick
  The Go! Team
Ladyflash
69.
12/2004

Ladyflash
The Go! Team

from Thunder, Lightning, Strike   Thunder, Lightning, Strike
10 pts








68
UK
written by The Go! Team, Davy DMX, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr., Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith
Ladyflash
70.
02/2006

Ladyflash
The Go! Team

from Thunder, Lightning, Strike   Thunder, Lightning, Strike
36 pts








26
UK
R
written by The Go! Team, Davy DMX, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr., Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] greentick, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith
  Edei
71.
01/2011

Loved
Edei

3 pts








164
UK
written by Emma Deigman, S. Reid, C. Reeves, Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick
  Jackie Wilson
Reet Petite
72.
11/2011

Reet Petite
Jackie Wilson

3 pts








123
UK
R
written by Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo greentick

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