Leroy Bonner

Songs Written by Leroy BonnerTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Leroy Roosevelt "Sugarfoot" Bonner (March 14, 1943 – January 26, 2013) was a musician, vocalist, and producer. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Cincinnati in 1943, Bonner grew up poor, the oldest of 14 children. He ran away from home at 14, and eventually wound up in Dayton, where he connected with the musicians who would form the Ohio Players. The band's lineup changed over the years, but its instrumentation and sound remained basically the... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Leroy Bonner first charted in 1971 with Pain (Part I).The artist placed 18 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.The artist scored 6 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Dance the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 9 Top‑10s, 4 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Love Rollercoaster - #2: Fire - #3: Love Rollercoaster - #4: I Believe - #5: Skin Tight
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  Ohio Players
1.
12/1971

Pain (Part I)
Ohio Players

from Pain   Pain
16 pts
64
US


35
R&B




[Westbound 188]
written by Andrew Noland, Gregory Webster, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones & Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks
2.
08/1973

Ecstasy
Ohio Players

from Ecstasy   Ecstasy
44 pts
31
US


12
R&B




[Westbound 216]
written by Andrew Noland, Gregory Webster, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones & Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks
3.
05/1974

Jive Turkey (Part 1)
Ohio Players

from Skin Tight   Skin Tight
33 pts
47
US


6
R&B




[Mercury 73480]
written by Jimmy Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks & Marvin Pierce
4.
08/1974

#5  Skin Tight
Ohio Players

from Skin Tight   Skin Tight
94 pts
13
US


2
R&B




[Mercury 73609]
written by Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Leroy Bonner greentick, James Williams, Ralph Middlebrooks & Clarence Satchell
Fire
5.
12/1974

#2  Fire
Ohio Players

from Fire   Fire
245 pts
1
US
10
dance
1
R&B




[Mercury 73643]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, William "Billy" Beck, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Marshall Jones, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks & Clarence Satchell
6.
04/1975

I Want to Be Free
Ohio Players

from Fire   Fire
36 pts
44
US


6
R&B




[Mercury 73675]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, William "Billy" Beck, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Marshall Jones, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks & Clarence Satchell
7.
09/1975

Sweet Sticky Thing
Ohio Players

from Honey   Honey
59 pts
33
US


1
R&B




[Mercury 73713]
written by William "Billy" Beck, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James "Diamond" Williams
Love Rollercoaster
8.
11/1975

#1  Love Rollercoaster
Ohio Players

from Honey   Honey
271 pts
1
US


1
R&B


51
UK
[Mercury 73734]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
Fopp
9.
02/1976

Fopp
Ohio Players

from Gold   Gold
43 pts
30
US


9
R&B




[Mercury 73775]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
10.
06/1976

Who'd She Coo?
Ohio Players

from Contradiction   Contradiction
84 pts
18
US


1
R&B




[Mercury 73814]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
11.
11/1976

Far East Mississippi
Ohio Players

from Contradiction   Contradiction
5 pts




26
R&B




[Mercury 73860]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, William "Billy" Beck, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Marshall Jones, Leroy Bonner greentick, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks & Clarence "Satch" Satchell
12.
01/1977

Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco)
Ohio Players

from Gold   Gold
18 pts
61
US


31
R&B




[Mercury 73881]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James Williams
13.
04/1977

Body Vibes
Ohio Players

from Angel   Angel
8 pts




19
R&B




[Mercury 73913]
written by William Beck, James Williams, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell & Leroy Bonner greentick
14.
07/1977

O-H-I-O
Ohio Players

from Angel   Angel
33 pts
45
US


9
R&B




instrumental
[Mercury 73932]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Kitty and the Haywoods
15.
08/1977

Love Shock
Kitty and the Haywoods

from Love Shock   
1 pts




84
R&B




[Mercury 73931]
written by William Beck, James Williams, Marshall Jones, Mervin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell & Leroy Bonner greentick
  Ohio Players
16.
11/1977

Merry Go Round
Ohio Players

1 pts




77
R&B




[Mercury 73956]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce & Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks
17.
12/1977

Good Luck Charm (Part I)
Ohio Players

from Mr. Mean   Mr. Mean
6 pts
101
US


51
R&B




[Mercury 73974]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
18.
04/1978

Magic Trick
Ohio Players

from Mr. Mean   Mr. Mean
1 pts




93
R&B




[Mercury 73983]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
19.
07/1978

Funk-O-Nots
Ohio Players

from Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee   Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
8 pts
105
US


27
R&B




[Mercury 74014]
written by William Beck, James "Diamond" Williams, J. Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell & Leroy Bonner greentick
20.
11/1978

Time Slips Away
Ohio Players

from Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee   Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
2 pts




53
R&B




[Mercury 74031]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
21.
05/1981

Skinny
Ohio Players

from Tenderness   Tenderness
2 pts




46
R&B




[Boardwalk 02063]
written by Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce & D. Johnson
  Sly & Robbie
Fire
22.
07/1987

Fire
Sly & Robbie

from Rhythm Killers   
11 pts








60
UK
written by Clarence Satchell, Jim Williams, Leroy Bonner greentick, William Beck, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Ohio Players
23.
06/1988

Sweat
Ohio Players

from Back   
2 pts




50
R&B




[Track 58815]
written by Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Darwin Dortch, James "Diamond" Williams & Clarence Willis
24.
08/1988

Let's Play (From Now On)
Ohio Players

from Back   
4 pts




33
R&B




[Track 58812]
written by Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Rick Brown, Darwin Dortch, James "Diamond" Williams & Clarence "Chet" Willis
  Kam
25.
04/1993

Peace Treaty
Kam

from Neva Again   
1 pts




122
R&B




written by Kam, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones & Clarence Satchell
  Alex Bugnon
26.
06/1993

Sweet, Sticky Thing
Alex Bugnon

from This Time Around   
1 pts




104
R&B




written by William "Billy" Beck, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James "Diamond" Williams
  Paul Jackson Jr.
27.
09/1993

Heaven Must Be Like This
Paul Jackson Jr.

from A River in the Desert   
1 pts




111
R&B




written by Ralph Middlebrooks, James "Diamond" Williams, Marshall Jones, Leroy Bonner greentick, Clarence Satchell & Marvin Pierce
  The Sounds of Blackness
28.
03/1994

#4  I Believe
The Sounds of Blackness

from Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum   Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum
106 pts
99
US
1
dance
15
R&B


17
UK
[Perspective 7446]
written by Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Leroy Bonner greentick, Clarence Satchell, James Harris, Terry Lewis, Walter Morrison, Norman Napier & Gregory Webster
  PMD
I Saw It Cummin'
29.
09/1994

I Saw It Cummin'
PMD

from Shade Business   
9 pts
89
US


65
R&B




[PMD/RCA 62952]
written by Parrish Smith, George Spivey, Andrew Noland, Walter Junie Morrison, Marshall E. Jones, Leroy Bonner greentick & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Utah Saints
30.
09/1995

Ohio
Utah Saints

19 pts








42
UK
written by Willie Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Annette Brown, Jocelyn Brown, Harry Casey, Richard Finch, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pearce, Clarence Satchell, Jez Willis & James "Diamond" Williams
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
Love Rollercoaster
31.
11/1996

#3  Love Rollercoaster
Red Hot Chili Peppers

from Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
132 pts
40
US




14
alt.
7
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
  Salt-N-Pepa
Champagne
32.
12/1996

Champagne
Salt-N-Pepa

from Bulletproof OST   
45 pts




37
R&B


23
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by Willie Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, Cheryl "Salt" James, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James Williams
  D'Angelo
33.
01/1999

Heaven Must Be Like This
D'Angelo

from Down in the Delta: Music from and Inspired by the Miramax Motion Picture   
1 pts




74
R&B




[Virgin album cut]
written by Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence "Satch" Satchell & James "Diamond" Williams
  Harlem World
34.
09/1999

Cali
Harlem World

from The Movement   
1 pts




87
R&B




featuring Snoop Dogg
[All Out LP Cut]
written by Ameen Burns, Andre Hudson, Andrew Noland, Loon, Deric Angelettie, Gregory Webster, Junie Morrison, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Mase, Michael Foster, Bruce Napier & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Lil' Zane
35.
01/2000

Money Stretch
Lil' Zane

from Next Friday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
1 pts




122
R&B




written by Zane Copeland, Dominick Warren, Kenneth Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, James "Diamond" Williams, M. Jones, Leroy Bonner greentick, Clarence Satchell, William Beck & Marvin Pierce
  Nicole Wray
36.
09/2004

If I Was Your Girlfriend
Nicole Wray

2 pts




57
R&B




[Roc-A-Fella 003999]
written by Antonio Hooker, Alrad Lewis, William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Nicole Wray & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Drake
37.
07/2018

Talk Up
Drake

from Scorpion   
57 pts
20
US


17
R&B




featuring Jay-Z
[Young Money/Cash Money]
written by Marshall Jones, Greg Webster, Leroy Bonner greentick, Andre Young, Ralph Middlebrooks, Paul Beauregard, Jay-Z, Andrew Noland, O'Shea Jackson, Junie Morrison, Aubrey Graham & Tim Moore
  French Montana
Slide
38.
05/2019

Slide
French Montana

from Montana   
6 pts
90
US








featuring Blueface & Lil Tjay
[Epic]
written by French Montana, Blueface, Lil Tjay, Dr. Dre, Ashton Vines, Baruch Nembhard, Snoop Dogg, Clarence Satchell, Daz Dillinger, Eric Collins, Gregory Webster, Joseph Williams, Lawrence Parker, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & various
  DJ Khaled
39.
06/2019

You Stay
DJ Khaled

from Father of Asahd   
17 pts
44
US








featuring Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby & Jeremih
[We the Best]
written by DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby, Jeremih, Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell, Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, James "Diamond" Williams, Sergio George & various


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