Sylvester

Songs Performed or Written by SylvesterTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988), known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s. Born in Watts, Los Angeles, to a middle-class African-American family, Sylvester developed a love of singing through the gospel choir of his Pentecostal church. Leaving the church after... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - #2: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - #3: Dance (Disco Heat) - #4: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - #5: Believe in Me
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  Sylvester
1.
08/1977

Down, Down, Down / Over and Over
Sylvester greentick

from Sylvester   
8 pts


18
dance




written by Sylvester greentick, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
Dance (Disco Heat)
2.
07/1978

#3  Dance (Disco Heat)
Sylvester greentick

from Step II   
130 pts
19
US
1
dance
4
R&B
29
UK
charted as Dance (Disco Heat) / You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) in US dance charts
[Fantasy 827]
written by Eric Robinson & Victor Orsborn
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
3.
07/1978

#1  You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Sylvester greentick

from Step II   
149 pts
36
US
1
dance
20
R&B
8
UK
charted as Dance (Disco Heat) / You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) in US dance charts
[Fantasy 846]
written by James Wirrick & Sylvester greentick
4.
03/1979

I (Who Have Nothing)
Sylvester greentick

from Stars   
60 pts
40
US
4
dance
27
R&B
46
UK
charted as I (Who Have Nothing) / Stars / Body Strong in US dance charts
[Fantasy 855]
written by Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
5.
03/1979

Stars
Sylvester greentick

from Stars   
35 pts


4
dance


47
UK
charted as I (Who Have Nothing) / Stars / Body Strong in US dance charts
[Fantasy 863]
written by Patrick Cowley
6.
11/1979

Can't Stop Dancing / In My Fantasy (I Want You, I Need You)
Sylvester greentick

from Living Proof   Living Proof
24 pts


2
dance




written by Sylvester greentick
7.
12/1979

Can't Stop Dancing
Sylvester greentick

2 pts




43
R&B


[Fantasy 879]
written by Sylvester greentick
8.
02/1980

You Are My Friend
Sylvester greentick

from Living Proof   Living Proof
4 pts




30
R&B


[Fantasy 883]
written by Patti LaBelle, Armstead Edwards & James "Budd" Ellison
  The Weather Girls
9.
03/1980

Two Tons o' Fun (all cuts)
The Weather Girls

from Two Tons o' Fun   
25 pts


2
dance




as Two Tons o' Fun
written by Derrick Yeoman, Greg Crockett, Harvey Fuqua, Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn, Don Miley, Frank Loverde, James Wirrick, Greg Levias & Sylvester greentick
10.
08/1980

Taking Away Your Space
The Weather Girls

from Two Tons o' Fun   
2 pts




53
R&B


as Two Tons o' Fun
[Fantasy/Honey 896]
written by Sylvester greentick & Harvey Fuqua
  Sylvester
11.
09/1980

I Need You / Sell My Soul
Sylvester greentick

from Sell My Soul   
16 pts


6
dance




written by Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn & Lionel Azulay
12.
05/1981

Here Is My Love
Sylvester greentick

3 pts




44
R&B


[Fantasy/Honey 912]
written by Sylvester James greentick
13.
06/1981

Here Is My Love / Give It Up (Don't Make Me Wait)
Sylvester greentick

from Too Hot to Sleep   
7 pts


20
dance




written by Sylvester James greentick, Harvey Fuqua, Louis Small & Jeanie Tracy
  Patrick Cowley
Do You Wanna Funk
14.
07/1982

Do You Wanna Funk
Patrick Cowley

47 pts


4
dance


32
UK
featuring Sylvester
written by Patrick Cowley & Sylvester James greentick
  Sylvester
15.
12/1982

All I Need (all cuts)
Sylvester greentick

from All I Need   
21 pts


3
dance




written by James Wirrick, Jeff Mehl, Patrick Cowley & Sylvester greentick
16.
01/1983

All I Need
Sylvester greentick

from All I Need   
1 pts




67
R&B


[Megatone 1005]
written by James Wirrick & Jeff Mehl
17.
05/1983

Don't Stop
Sylvester greentick

from All I Need   
8 pts






77
UK
written by James Wirrick & Jeff Mehl
18.
05/1983

Tell Me
Sylvester greentick

from All I Need   
2 pts


49
dance




written by James Wirrick
Band of Gold
19.
07/1983

Band of Gold
Sylvester greentick

from Call Me   
16 pts


18
dance


67
UK
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Ron Dunbar
20.
12/1983

Too Late / Trouble in Paradise
Sylvester greentick

from Call Me   
8 pts


16
dance




written by James Wirrick, Jeff Mehl & Sylvester greentick
21.
02/1984

Too Late
Sylvester greentick

from Call Me   
1 pts




68
R&B


[Megatone 1011]
written by James Wirrick & Jeff Mehl
22.
05/1984

Call Me / Good Feeling
Sylvester greentick

from Call Me   
2 pts


57
dance




written by James Wirrick, Jeff Mehl, Dennis Wadlington, Dwayne Sweet & Sylvester greentick
23.
10/1984

Rock the Box
Sylvester greentick

from M-1015   
11 pts


25
dance


88
UK
written by Ken Kessie & Morey Goldstein
24.
02/1985

Take Me to Heaven / Sex
Sylvester greentick

from M-1015   
15 pts


6
dance




written by Ken Kessie, Morey Goldstein, Tip Wirrick & Jeff Mehl
25.
02/1985

Take Me to Heaven
Sylvester greentick

from M-1015   
4 pts






100
UK
written by Ken Kessie & Morey Goldstein
Living for the City
26.
03/1986

Living for the City
Sylvester greentick

from Mutual Attraction   Mutual Attraction
24 pts


2
dance




written by Stevie Wonder
Someone Like You
27.
11/1986

Someone Like You
Sylvester greentick

from Mutual Attraction   Mutual Attraction
35 pts


1
dance
19
R&B


[Warner 28572]
written by Len Barry & McKinley Horton
28.
04/1987

Mutual Attraction
Sylvester greentick

from Mutual Attraction   Mutual Attraction
10 pts


10
dance




written by Eric van Tijn & Jochem Fluitsma
29.
08/1987

Sooner or Later
Sylvester greentick

from Mutual Attraction   Mutual Attraction
3 pts


32
dance




[Warner 28284]
written by James Wirrick
  Patrick Cowley
Do You Wanna Funk
30.
05/1988

Do You Wanna Funk
Patrick Cowley

5 pts






97
UK
featuring Sylvester
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written by Patrick Cowley & Sylvester James greentick
  Jimmy Somerville
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
31.
01/1990

#2  You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Jimmy Somerville

from Read My Lips   Read My Lips
133 pts
87
US
34
dance


5
UK
[London-Sire 886 973-4]
written by James Wirrick & Sylvester greentick
  Utah Saints
32.
05/1993

#5  Believe in Me
Utah Saints

from Utah Saints   Utah Saints
99 pts






8
UK
written by Philip Oakey, Ian Burden, Jez Willis, Ida Reid, Sylvester James greentick & Patrick Cowley
  Dream Frequency
You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
33.
09/1994

You Make Me Feel Mighty Real
Dream Frequency

12 pts






65
UK
written by James Wirrick & Sylvester greentick
  Sandra Bernhard
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
34.
10/1994

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Sandra Bernhard

from Excuses for Bad Behavior   
16 pts


13
dance


96
UK
written by James Wirrick & Sylvester greentick
  Space 2000
35.
08/1995

Do U Wanna Funk
Space 2000

16 pts






50
UK
written by Patrick Cowley & Sylvester James greentick
  Siona
Do You Wanna Funk?
36.
04/1997

Do You Wanna Funk?
Siona

6 pts






92
UK
written by Patrick Cowley & Sylvester James greentick
  Byron Stingily
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
37.
01/1998

#4  You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Byron Stingily

from The Purist   The Purist
100 pts


1
dance


13
UK
written by James Wirrick & Sylvester greentick
  Eyes Cream
38.
10/1999

Fly Away (Bye Bye)
Eyes Cream

44 pts


1
dance


53
UK
written by Sylvester James greentick, James Wirrick & Agostino Carollo
  Sugababies
39.
10/1999

Encore (Ooh Ooh Yeah Yeah)
Sugababies

17 pts


6
dance




written by Darrell Martin, James Wirrick, Sylvester James greentick & William Brown [DJ & producer]
  Slammer
Do You Wanna Funk
40.
11/2003

Do You Wanna Funk
Slammer

3 pts






113
UK
written by Patrick Cowley & Sylvester James greentick
  Dannii Minogue vs. Jason Nevins
Touch Me Like That
41.
12/2007

Touch Me Like That
Dannii Minogue vs. Jason Nevins

from Club Disco   
15 pts






48
UK
written by Jason Nevins, Lisa Molina, Sylvester James greentick & James Wirrick

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