Songs Written by Brian PotterTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Brian August Potter (born 1939) is a British-born American pop music songwriter and record producer. With his writing partner, Dennis Lambert, Potter wrote and produced hits songs for the Four Tops, Tavares, the Grass Roots, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Evie Sands, Coven, Hall and Oates, and Glen Campbell. Potter and Lambert were nominated for a Grammy Award for their production on Rhinestone Cowboy. == Career == Hailing from Billericay in Essex, England, Potter began his music career in the... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Brian Potter first charted in 1969 with One Tin Soldier.The artist placed 34 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 9 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 7 Top‑10s, 2 of which peaked at number‑one.On US Country the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.On US Dance the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 7 Top‑10s, 1 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) - #2: Don't Pull Your Love - #3: Keeper of the Castle - #4: It Only Takes a Minute - #5: Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)
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  The Original Caste
One Tin Soldier
1.
11/1969

One Tin Soldier
The Original Caste

33 pts
34
US
25
AC








from the film Billy Jack
[T-A 186]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Country Store
To Love You
2.
01/1970

To Love You
Country Store

4 pts
103
US










[TA 189]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Original Caste
3.
04/1970

Mr. Monday
The Original Caste

3 pts
119
US










[T-A 192]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
4.
07/1970

Nothing Can Touch Me (Don't Worry Baby, It's Alright)
The Original Caste

3 pts
114
US










[T-A 197]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
5.
10/1970

Ain't That Telling You People
The Original Caste

3 pts
117
US










[T-A 204]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Don't Pull Your Love
6.
05/1971

#2  Don't Pull Your Love
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

from Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds   
177 pts
4
US
4
AC








[Dunhill 4276]
written by Brian Potter greentick & Dennis Lambert
  Gayle McCormick
7.
07/1971

Gonna Be Alright Now
Gayle McCormick

15 pts
84
US
20
AC








[Dunhill 4281]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
8.
09/1971

It's a Crying Shame
Gayle McCormick

33 pts
44
US
9
AC








[Dunhill 4288]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Coven
One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)
9.
09/1971

One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)
Coven

from Billy Jack OST   
51 pts
26
US
16
AC








[Warner 7509]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Road Home
10.
09/1971

Keep It in the Family
The Road Home

4 pts
120
US










[Dunhill/ABC 4285]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Grass Roots
Two Divided By Love
11.
10/1971

Two Divided By Love
The Grass Roots

from Move Along   
70 pts
16
US
37
AC








[Dunhill 4289]
written by Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter greentick & Marty Kupps
  Sam & Dave
Don't Pull Your Love
12.
11/1971

Don't Pull Your Love
Sam & Dave

7 pts
102
US






36
R&B


[Atlantic 2839]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
13.
12/1971

Daisy Mae
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

22 pts
41
US










[Dunhill 4296]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Skeeter Davis
One Tin Soldier
14.
01/1972

One Tin Soldier
Skeeter Davis

from Bring it on Home   
2 pts




54
ctry






[RCA Victor 74-0608]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Kendalls
Two Divided By Love
15.
02/1972

Two Divided By Love
The Kendalls

from Two Divided by Love   
2 pts




53
ctry






[Dot DOA-17405]
written by Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter greentick & Marty Kupps
  Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
16.
03/1972

One Good Woman
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

from Hallway Symphony   
4 pts
113
US










[Dunhill 4305]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Grass Roots
17.
06/1972

The Runway
The Grass Roots

from Move Along   
24 pts
39
US










[Dunhill 4316]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
18.
10/1972

Anyway the Wind Blows
The Grass Roots

from Move Along   
4 pts
107
US










[Dunhill/ABC 4325]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Four Tops
Keeper of the Castle
19.
11/1972

#3  Keeper of the Castle
Four Tops

from Keeper of the Castle   
170 pts
10
US






7
R&B
18
UK
[Dunhill/ABC 4330]
written by Brian Potter greentick & Dennis Lambert
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
20.
02/1973

#1  Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
Four Tops

from Keeper of the Castle   
197 pts
4
US
14
AC




2
R&B


[Dunhill/ABC 4339]
written by Brian Potter greentick & Dennis Lambert
  Paul Revere & The Raiders
21.
02/1973

Love Music
Paul Revere & The Raiders

6 pts
97
US










as The Raiders
[Columbia 4-45759]
written by Brian Potter greentick & Dennis Lambert
  Dusty Springfield
22.
03/1973

Who Gets Your Love
Dusty Springfield

from Cameo   Cameo
4 pts
121
US










[Dunhill/ABC 4341]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Sérgio Mendes
23.
03/1973

Love Music
Sérgio Mendes

from Love Music   
10 pts
113
US
24
AC








as Sérgio Mendes & Brazil '77
[Bell 45,335]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Lloyd Price
24.
04/1973

Love Music
Lloyd Price

4 pts
102
US










[GSF 6894]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Dusty Springfield
25.
04/1973

Mama's Little Girl
Dusty Springfield

from Cameo   Cameo
8 pts
118
US
33
AC








[Dunhill/ABC 4357]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Diamond Head
26.
05/1973

If That's the Way You Want It
Diamond Head

4 pts
106
US










[Dunhill 4342]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Four Tops
27.
06/1973

Are You Man Enough
Four Tops

from Shaft in Africa: Original Music from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film   
100 pts
15
US






2
R&B


[Dunhill/ABC 4354]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Coven
One Tin Soldier
28.
07/1973

One Tin Soldier
Coven

9 pts
79
US










R
[MGM 14308]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The 5th Dimension
29.
08/1973

Ashes to Ashes
The 5th Dimension

from Living Together, Growing Together   
35 pts
52
US
7
AC




54
R&B


[Bell 45380]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Wayne Newton
30.
09/1973

Pour Me a Little More Wine
Wayne Newton

6 pts


26
AC








[RCA APBO 0091]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Skylark [Canadian band]
31.
12/1973

If That's the Way You Want It
Skylark [Canadian band]

from 2   
2 pts








55
R&B


[Capitol 3773]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Coven
One Tin Soldier
32.
12/1973

One Tin Soldier
Coven

11 pts
73
US










R
[Warner 101]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Four Tops
33.
01/1974

I Just Can't Get You Out of My Mind
Four Tops

from Main Street People   
19 pts
62
US






18
R&B


[Dunhill/ABC 4377]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Addrisi Brothers
34.
02/1974

Somebody Found Her (Before I Lost Her)
The Addrisi Brothers

3 pts


42
AC








[Bell 45,434]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Gene Redding
This Heart
35.
03/1974

This Heart
Gene Redding

46 pts
24
US






31
R&B


[Haven 7000]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Emotions [female R&B trio]
36.
03/1974

Put a Little Love Away
The Emotions [female R&B trio]

11 pts
73
US






53
R&B


[Volt 4106]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Four Tops
37.
04/1974

One Chain Don't Make No Prison
Four Tops

from Meeting of the Minds   
40 pts
41
US






3
R&B


[Dunhill/ABC 4386]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Tavares
38.
05/1974

Too Late
Tavares

from Hard Core Poetry   
24 pts
59
US






10
R&B


[Capitol 3882]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Margo Thunder
39.
08/1974

The Soul of a Woman
Margo Thunder

1 pts








72
R&B


[Haven 7001]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Righteous Brothers
40.
09/1974

Give It to the People
The Righteous Brothers

from Give It to the People   
49 pts
20
US










[Haven 7004]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Gene Redding
41.
09/1974

Blood Brothers
Gene Redding

1 pts








80
R&B


[Haven 7003]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Righteous Brothers
Dream On
42.
11/1974

Dream On
The Righteous Brothers

from Give It to the People   
43 pts
32
US
6
AC








[Haven 7006]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Dawn
43.
12/1974

Look in My Eyes Pretty Woman
Dawn

from Prime Time   Prime Time
93 pts
11
US
6
AC








as Tony Orlando & Dawn
[Bell 45620]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Tavares
Remember What I Told You to Forget
44.
01/1975

Remember What I Told You to Forget
Tavares

from Hard Core Poetry   
64 pts
25
US






4
R&B


[Capitol 4010]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Evie Sands
45.
03/1975

You Brought the Woman Out of Me
Evie Sands

from Estate of Mind   Estate of Mind
17 pts
50
US










[Haven 7010]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Tavares
My Ship
46.
04/1975

My Ship
Tavares

from Hard Core Poetry   
22 pts
40
US










[Capitol 4010]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
It Only Takes a Minute
47.
07/1975

#4  It Only Takes a Minute
Tavares

from In the City   In the City
145 pts
10
US




2
dance
1
R&B


[Capitol 4111]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Glen Campbell
Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)
48.
11/1975

#5  Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)
Glen Campbell

from Rhinestone Cowboy   
132 pts
11
US
1
AC
3
ctry






[Capitol 4155]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Evie Sands
49.
12/1975

Yesterday Can't Hurt Me
Evie Sands

from Estate of Mind   Estate of Mind
3 pts


36
AC








[Haven 7020]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Kiki Dee
50.
12/1975

Once a Fool
Kiki Dee

29 pts
82
US
25
AC






51
UK
[Rocket 40506]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Four Tops
51.
01/1976

Mama You're All Right with Me
Four Tops

from Night Lights Harmony   
5 pts
107
US






72
R&B


[ABC 12155]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Tavares
The Love I Never Had
52.
02/1976

The Love I Never Had
Tavares

from In the City   In the City
11 pts








11
R&B


[Capitol 4221]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Glen Campbell
Don't Pull Your Love / Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
53.
03/1976

Don't Pull Your Love / Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Glen Campbell

from Bloodline   
80 pts
27
US
1
AC
4
ctry






[Capitol 4245]
written by Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter greentick & John D. Loudermilk
  One Hundred Ton and a Feather
It Only Takes a Minute
54.
06/1976

It Only Takes a Minute
One Hundred Ton and a Feather

85 pts










9
UK
written by Brian Potter greentick & Dennis Lambert
  Glen Campbell
55.
07/1976

See You on Sunday
Glen Campbell

from Bloodline   
15 pts


15
AC
18
ctry






[Capitol 4288]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Hot
56.
02/1978

You Brought the Woman Out of Me
Hot

from Hot   
10 pts
71
US










[Big Tree 16108]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Cuba Gooding
57.
05/1978

Mind Pleaser
Cuba Gooding

from The First Cuba Gooding Album   
1 pts








91
R&B


[Motown 1440]
written by Brian Potter greentick & Dennis Lambert
  Santana
One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)
58.
04/1979

One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)
Santana

from Inner Secrets   Inner Secrets
16 pts
59
US




53
dance
68
R&B


[Columbia 10938]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  The Oak Ridge Boys
Dream On
59.
08/1979

Dream On
The Oak Ridge Boys

from ...Have Arrived   ...Have Arrived
14 pts


45
AC
7
ctry






[MCA 41078]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Phyllis Hyman
60.
09/1981

You Sure Look Good to Me
Phyllis Hyman

from Can't We Fall in Love Again   Can't We Fall in Love Again
15 pts








76
R&B
56
UK
[Arista 0656]
written by Rick Cordera & Brian Potter greentick
  Alfie Silas
61.
09/1982

A Puppet to You
Alfie Silas

from Alfie   
8 pts






20
dance
77
R&B


[RCA 13304]
written by Brian Potter greentick, John Lewis Parker & Freddie Washington
62.
11/1982

There I Go
Alfie Silas

from Alfie   
5 pts








28
R&B


[RCA 13387]
written by Brian Potter greentick & John Lewis Parker
  The Pointer Sisters
63.
03/1983

If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady
The Pointer Sisters

from So Excited!   
14 pts
67
US




48
dance
44
R&B


[Planet 13430]
written by John Lewis Parker & Brian Potter greentick
  Bobby King
64.
08/1984

Close to Me
Bobby King

from Love in the Fire   
1 pts








73
R&B


featuring Alfie Silas
[Motown 1747]
written by Brian Potter greentick & Frank Wildhorn
  Tavares
It Only Takes a Minute
65.
05/1986

It Only Takes a Minute
Tavares

16 pts










46
UK
R
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Kashif
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
66.
03/1990

Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
Kashif

from Kashif [1989 album]   
4 pts








33
R&B


[Arista 9926]
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Take That
It Only Takes a Minute
67.
06/1992

It Only Takes a Minute
Take That

from Take That and Party   Take That and Party
107 pts










7
UK
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Jay-Z
Ain't No Nigga
68.
03/1996

Ain't No Nigga
Jay-Z

from Reasonable Doubt   Reasonable Doubt
24 pts
50
US






17
R&B


[Roc-A-Fella 53233]
written by Shawn Carter, Inga Marchand, Jonathan Burks, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter greentick, Tyrone Thomas & August Moon
  Sean Maguire
Don't Pull Your Love
69.
08/1996

Don't Pull Your Love
Sean Maguire

from Spirit   Spirit
64 pts










14
UK
written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter greentick
  Jay-Z
Ain't No Playa
70.
05/1997

Ain't No Playa
Jay-Z

from Reasonable Doubt   Reasonable Doubt
27 pts










31
UK
featuring Foxy Brown
R aka Ain't No Nigga
written by Shawn Carter, Inga Marchand, Jonathan Burks, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter greentick, Tyrone Thomas & August Moon
  General Grant
71.
08/1998

No Woman
General Grant

6 pts
111
US






51
R&B


[Polybeat 38645]
written by Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter greentick, Curtis Grant & P. M. Whyte
  Jennifer Lopez
Hold It, Don't Drop It
72.
10/2007

Hold It, Don't Drop It
Jennifer Lopez

from Brave   Brave
36 pts






1
dance


72
UK
written by Dennis Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, Kevin Risto, Waynne Nugent, Allen Phillip Lees, Tawanna Dabney, Janet Sewell, Cynthia Lissette & Brian Potter greentick
  CJ Hilton
73.
07/2011

So Fresh
CJ Hilton

2 pts








50
R&B


featuring Nas
[J Records LP Cut]
written by CJ Hilton, Nas, Salaam Remi, Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown, David Ritz, Roxanne Shanté, Biz Markie, Brian Potter greentick, Dennis Lambert, Eric McCaine, Eric Smith, Galt MacDermot & Vincent Davis

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