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Songs written by Ed Townsend

Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography

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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

Ed Townsend

04/1958

② For Your Love by Ed Townsend

13
US

7
R&B

[songwriter #2 hit]
[Capitol 3926]
written by Ed Townsend

08/1959

Hold On by Ed Townsend

106
US

[Capitol 4240]
written by Ed Townsend

& Bob Roberts

10/1960

Stay with Me (A Little While Longer) by Ed Townsend

101
US

with The Townsmen
[Warner 5174]
written by Ed Townsend

The Wanderers

05/1961

For Your Love by The Wanderers

93
US

[Cub 9089]
written by Ed Townsend

Ed Townsend

12/1961

And Then Came Love by Ed Townsend

114
US

[Challenge 9129]
written by Ed Townsend

Ben E. King

03/1963

How Can I Forget by Ben E. King

from Ben E. King's Greatest Hits

85
US

23
R&B

[Atco 6256]
written by Ed Townsend

, Bernard Solomon & Murray Cohen

Jimmy Holiday

03/1963

How Can I Forget by Jimmy Holiday

57
US

8
R&B

[Everest 2022]
written by Ed Townsend

, Bernard Solomon & Murray Cohen

Theola Kilgore

04/1963

④ The Love of My Man by Theola Kilgore

21
US

3
R&B

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Serock 2004]
written by Ed Townsend

Chuck Jackson

06/1963

I Will Never Turn My Back on You by Chuck Jackson

110
US

29
R&B

[Wand 138]
written by Ed Townsend

10.

07/1963

Tears of Joy by Chuck Jackson

85
US

[Wand 138]
written by Ed Townsend

Theola Kilgore

11.

08/1963

This Is My Prayer by Theola Kilgore

60
US

[Serock 2006]
written by Ed Townsend

The Shirelles

12.

09/1963

What Does a Girl Do? by The Shirelles

53
US

[Scepter 1259]
written by Ed Townsend

Tommy Hunt

13.

11/1963

I Am a Witness by Tommy Hunt

71
US

3
R&B

[Scepter 1261]
written by Ed Townsend

Maxine Brown

14.

11/1963

Coming Back to You by Maxine Brown

99
US

34
R&B

[Wand 142]
written by James W. Alexander & Ed Townsend

Etta James

15.

1964

Mellow Fellow by Etta James

34
R&B

[Argo 5485]
written by Ed Townsend

Theola Kilgore

16.

06/1964

He's Coming Back to Me by Theola Kilgore

133
US

US B side to I'll Keep Trying
[KT 501]
written by Ed Townsend

, Theola Kilgore & Mel Carter

17.

07/1964

I'll Keep Trying by Theola Kilgore

108
US

[KT 501]
written by Ed Townsend

, Theola Kilgore & James W. Alexander

Dee Dee Warwick

18.

03/1965

Do It with All Your Heart by Dee Dee Warwick

124
US

[Blue Rock 4008]
written by Ed Townsend

Clyde McPhatter

19.

04/1965

Crying Won't Help You Now by Clyde McPhatter

117
US

22
R&B

[Mercury 72407]
written by Ed Townsend

Brook Benton

20.

07/1965

Love Me Now by Brook Benton

100
US

37
AC

[Mercury 72446]
written by Brook Benton & Ed Townsend

Sam & Bill

21.

08/1965

For Your Love by Sam & Bill

95
US

14
R&B

[JoDa 100]
written by Ed Townsend

The Righteous Brothers

22.

10/1965

For Your Love by The Righteous Brothers

103
US

[Moonglow 243]
written by Ed Townsend

Peaches & Herb

23.

06/1967

⑤ For Your Love by Peaches & Herb

from For Your Love

20
US

10
R&B

[songwriter #5 hit]
[Date 1563]
written by Ed Townsend

Dee Dee Warwick

24.

02/1969

Foolish Fool by Dee Dee Warwick

from Foolish Fool

57
US

14
R&B

[Mercury 72880]
written by Ed Townsend

25.

05/1969

That's Not Love by Dee Dee Warwick

from Foolish Fool

106
US

42
R&B

[Mercury 72927]
written by Dee Dee Warwick & Ed Townsend

Bobby Austin

26.

12/1969

For Your Love by Bobby Austin

65
country

[Capitol 2681]
written by Ed Townsend

Dionne Warwick

27.

12/1971

The Love of My Man by Dionne Warwick

from From Within

107
US

[Scepter 12336]
written by Ed Townsend

The Main Ingredient

28.

12/1972

You've Got to Take It (If You Want it) by The Main Ingredient

from Bitter Sweet

46
US

18
R&B

[RCA Victor 0856]
written by Ed Townsend

Marvin Gaye

29.

07/1973

① Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

from Let's Get It On

281

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

31
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #167]
[Tamla 54234]
written by Marvin Gaye & Ed Townsend

Gwen McCrae

30.

09/1973

For Your Love by Gwen McCrae

from Gwen McCrae [1973 album]

17
R&B

[Cat 1989]
written by Ed Townsend

The Impressions

31.

04/1974

③ Finally Got Myself Together (I'm a Changed Man) by The Impressions

from Finally Got Myself Together

17
US

✫1
R&B

[songwriter #3 hit]
[Curtom 1997]
written by Ed Townsend

32.

04/1975

Sooner or Later by The Impressions

from First Impressions

68
US

3
R&B

[Curtom 0103]
written by Ed Townsend

Christopher, Paul & Shawn

33.

08/1975

For Your Love by Christopher, Paul & Shawn

91
US

written by Ed Townsend

The Impressions

34.

09/1975

Same Thing It Took by The Impressions

from First Impressions

75
US

3
R&B

[Curtom 0106]
written by Ed Townsend

, Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy

35.

11/1975

First Impressions by The Impressions

from First Impressions

16
UK

written by Ed Townsend

36.

12/1975

Loving Power by The Impressions

from Loving Power

103
US

11
R&B

[Curtom 0110]
written by Ed Townsend

Bobby Lewis [country singer]

37.

09/1976

For Your Love by Bobby Lewis [country singer]

from Portrait in Love

52
country

[RPA 7603]
written by Ed Townsend

Michelle Whiley

38.

05/1977

I Feel So at Home Here by Michelle Whiley

52
R&B

[20th Century 2317]
written by Ed Townsend

& Michelle Whiley

Tony McGill

39.

01/1988

For Your Love by Tony McGill

78
country

[Killer 1008]
written by Ed Townsend

By All Means

40.

10/1989

Let's Get It On by By All Means

from Beyond a Dream

29
dance

3
R&B

[Island 99162]
written by Ed Townsend

& Marvin Gaye

Surface

41.

02/1992

A Nice Time for Lovin' by Surface

from The Best of Surface...A Nice Time 4 Lovin'

52
R&B

[Columbia 74031]
written by Ed Townsend

& David Conley (as David "Pic" Conley)

Kool G Rap

42.

12/1995

Fast Life by Kool G Rap

from 4, 5, 6

74
US

42
R&B

[Cold Chillin' 78081]
written by Kool G Rap (as Nathaniel Wilson), Ed Townsend

& Nas (as Nasir Jones)

Shyheim

43.

05/1996

This Iz Real by Shyheim

from The Lost Generation

84
R&B

61
UK

[Noo Trybe 38536]
written by Pop Da Brown Hornet (as Robert Briggs), Shyheim (as Shyheim Franklin), Bernard Jackson, Arby Quinn & Ed Townsend

Marvin Gaye

44.

03/2005

Let's Get It On (The M.P.G. Groove Mix) by Marvin Gaye

21
US

93
R&B

with Erick Sermon
[R]
[rm]
[Motown 003834]
written by Marvin Gaye & Ed Townsend

45.

02/2012

Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye

114
UK

[R]
written by Marvin Gaye & Ed Townsend

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