Songs Performed or Written by The Bar-KaysTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

The Bar-Kays is an American funk band formed in 1964. The band had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" (US Billboard Hot 100 number 17, R&B number 3) in 1967, "Son of Shaft" (R&B number 10) in 1972, and "Boogie Body Land" (R&B number 7) in 1980. The Bar-Kays also served as the backing band for a variety of singers, including Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding. == Biography == === Black rock years... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Soul Finger - #2: Shake Your Rump to the Funk - #3: Move Your Boogie Body - #4: Freakshow on the Dance Floor - #5: Sex O Matic
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  The Bar-Kays
1.
05/1967

#1  Soul Finger
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Soul Finger   Soul Finger
114 pts
17
US


3
R&B
33
UK
instrumental
[Volt 148]
written by Jimmy King, Phalon Jones, Carl Cunningham, Ben Cauley, Ronnie Caldwell & James Alexander
2.
08/1967

Knucklehead
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Soul Finger   Soul Finger
15 pts
76
US


28
R&B


instrumental
[Volt 148]
written by Steve Cropper & Booker T. Jones
3.
10/1967

Give Everybody Some
The Bar-Kays greentick

10 pts
91
US


36
R&B


instrumental
[Volt 154]
written by David Porter & The Bar-Kays greentick
4.
12/1971

Son of Shaft
The Bar-Kays greentick

28 pts
53
US


10
R&B


[Volt 4073]
written by Allen Jones, Homer Banks & William Brown
5.
08/1976

#2  Shake Your Rump to the Funk
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Too Hot to Stop   Too Hot to Stop
81 pts
23
US


5
R&B
41
UK
[Mercury 73833]
written by Michael Beard, Larry Dodson, Harvey Henderson, Lloyd Smith, Frank Thompson, Fred Freeman, James Alexander, Winston Stewart & Charles Allen
6.
02/1977

Too Hot to Stop (Pt. 1)
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Too Hot to Stop   Too Hot to Stop
25 pts
74
US


8
R&B


[Mercury 73888]
written by Michael Beard, Larry Dodson, Harvey Henderson, Lloyd Smith, Frank Thompson, Fred Freeman, James Alexander, Winston Stewart & Charles Allen
7.
05/1977

Spellbound
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Too Hot to Stop   Too Hot to Stop
5 pts




29
R&B


[Mercury 73915]
written by James Banks & Henderson Thigpen
8.
01/1978

Let's Have Some Fun
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Flying High on Your Love   
14 pts
102
US


11
R&B


[Mercury 73971]
written by James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Allen Jones, Winston Stewart, Michael Beard, Charles Allen, Harvey Henderson, Lloyd Smith & Frank Thompson
9.
04/1978

Attitudes
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Flying High on Your Love   
6 pts




22
R&B


[Mercury 73994]
written by James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Allen Jones, Winston Stewart, Michael Beard, Charles Allen, Harvey Henderson, Lloyd Smith & Frank Thompson
10.
12/1978

Holy Ghost
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Money Talks   Money Talks
12 pts




9
R&B


[Stax 3216]
written by Eddie Marion, Henderson Thigpen & James Banks
11.
12/1978

I'll Dance
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Light of Life   
5 pts




26
R&B


[Mercury 74039]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard & Winston Stewart
12.
03/1979

Shine
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Light of Life   
12 pts
102
US


14
R&B


[Mercury 74048]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard & Winston Stewart
13.
06/1979

Are You Being Real
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Light of Life   
2 pts




61
R&B


[Mercury 74048]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard & Winston Stewart
14.
10/1979

#3  Move Your Boogie Body
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Injoy   Injoy
35 pts
57
US
90
dance
3
R&B


[Mercury 76015]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard, Winston Stewart, Mark Bynum & Sherman Guy
15.
02/1980

Today Is the Day
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Injoy   Injoy
18 pts
60
US


25
R&B


[Mercury 76036]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith, Mark Bynum, Michael Beard, Sherman Guy & Winston Stewart
16.
11/1980

Boogie Body Land
The Bar-Kays greentick

from As One   
16 pts


73
dance
7
R&B


[Mercury 76088]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith, Mark Bynum, Michael Beard, Sherman Guy & Winston Stewart
17.
03/1981

Body Fever
The Bar-Kays greentick

from As One   
3 pts




42
R&B


[Mercury 76097]
written by Allen A. Jones
18.
10/1981

Hit and Run
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Nightcruising   
25 pts
101
US
49
dance
5
R&B


[Mercury 76123]
written by Allen A. Jones
19.
03/1982

Freaky Behavior
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Nightcruising   
7 pts


60
dance
27
R&B


[Mercury 76143]
written by Allen A. Jones & Howard Redmon Jr.
20.
10/1982

Do It (Let Me See You Shake)
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Propositions   Propositions
12 pts




9
R&B


[Mercury 76187]
written by Allen A. Jones & Michael Toles
21.
03/1983

She Talks to Me with Her Body
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Propositions   Propositions
10 pts


62
dance
13
R&B


[Mercury 810435]
written by The Bar-Kays greentick, Allen A. Jones & Michael Toles
22.
03/1984

#4  Freakshow on the Dance Floor
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Dangerous   
31 pts
73
US


2
R&B


[Mercury 818631]
written by The Bar-Kays greentick & Allen A. Jones
23.
07/1984

Dirty Dancer
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Dangerous   
7 pts




17
R&B


[Mercury 880045]
written by The Bar-Kays greentick & Allen A. Jones
24.
10/1984

#5  Sex O Matic
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Dangerous   
30 pts


15
dance
12
R&B
51
UK
[Mercury 880255]
written by The Bar-Kays greentick & Allen A. Jones
25.
08/1985

Your Place or Mine
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Banging the Wall   
12 pts


44
dance
12
R&B


[Mercury 880966]
written by The Bar-Kays greentick & Allen A. Jones
26.
12/1985

Banging the Walls
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Banging the Wall   
1 pts




67
R&B


[Mercury 884232]
written by The Bar-Kays greentick & Allen A. Jones
27.
09/1987

Certified True
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Contagious   
11 pts




9
R&B


[Mercury 888837]
written by DeDe Leitta, Larry Dodson & R.J. Rice
28.
12/1987

Don't Hang Up
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Contagious   
2 pts




56
R&B


[Mercury 870018]
written by Allen Jones, Harvey Henderson, Larry Dodson & Winston Stewart
29.
01/1989

Struck by You
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Animal   
10 pts




11
R&B


[Mercury 872102]
written by Alvin Moody, Kenni Hairston & Trevor Gale
30.
04/1989

Animal
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Animal   
1 pts




66
R&B


[Mercury 872954]
written by Chad, Kenni Hairston & Trevor Gale
31.
10/1993

Put a Little Nasty on It
The Bar-Kays greentick

1 pts




115
R&B


written by The Bar-Kays greentick, Michael Dortch, Reggie Pettes, Cedric Brownlee & Phalon Alexander
32.
01/1995

Old School Mega Mix
The Bar-Kays greentick

1 pts




96
R&B


[Basix 1309]
written by The Bar-Kays greentick
33.
04/1995

The Slide
The Bar-Kays greentick

from 48 Hours   
1 pts




82
R&B


[Basix/Curb 4003]
written by Bryan Smith & Robert Summers
34.
10/1996

Everybody Wants That Love
The Bar-Kays greentick

from Best Of   
1 pts




101
R&B


written by Terry Harris & M.M. Galloway

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