Songs Written by Carl DavisTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

As a songwriter, Carl Davis first charted in 1964 with The Matador.The artist placed 12 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US RnB the artist achieved 6 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Love Makes a Woman - #2: The Matador - #3: Two Little Kids - #4: The Coldest Days of My Life (Part 1) - #5: Dear Lover
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  The Dutones
1.
02/1963

The Bird
The Dutones

4 pts
101
US






[Columbia 42657]
written by Carl Davis greentick, Doris Smith & Richard Parker
  Major Lance
2.
03/1964

#2  The Matador
Major Lance

from Major's Greatest Hits   
69 pts
20
US


4
R&B


[Okeh 7191]
written by Carl Davis greentick, Billy Butler & Major Lance
  Mary Wells
3.
02/1966

#5  Dear Lover
Mary Wells

from The Two Sides of Mary Wells   The Two Sides of Mary Wells
32 pts
51
US


6
R&B


[Atco 6392]
written by Gerald Sims & Carl Davis greentick
  Jackie Wilson
4.
03/1967

I Don't Want to Lose You
Jackie Wilson

from Whispers   
20 pts
84
US


11
R&B


B side to Just Be Sincere
[Brunswick 55309]
written by Karl Tarleton & Carl Davis greentick
  The Artistics
5.
05/1967

Love Song
The Artistics

from I'm Gonna Miss You   
4 pts
111
US






[Brunswick 55326]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Larry Johnson
  Gene Chandler
6.
09/1967

There Goes the Lover
Gene Chandler

8 pts
98
US


46
R&B


[Brunswick 55339]
written by Otis Leavill & Carl H. Davis greentick
  Peaches & Herb
7.
12/1967

#3  Two Little Kids
Peaches & Herb

from Peaches & Herb's Greatest Hits   
38 pts
31
US


25
R&B


[Date 1586]
written by Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record & Carl Davis greentick
  Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin
8.
03/1968

Show Me the Way to Go
Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin

4 pts




30
R&B


[Brunswick 55366]
written by Barbara Acklin, Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Dixon
  Lee Charles
9.
04/1968

Standing on the Outside
Lee Charles

3 pts




41
R&B


[Revue 11007]
written by Karl Tarleton & Carl Davis greentick
  Barbara Acklin
10.
07/1968

#1  Love Makes a Woman
Barbara Acklin

from Love Makes a Woman   
89 pts
15
US


3
R&B


[Brunswick 55379]
written by Eugene Record, William Sanders & Carl Davis greentick
  Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin
11.
10/1968

From the Teacher to the Preacher
Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin

23 pts
57
US


16
R&B


[Brunswick 55387]
written by Barbara Acklin, Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  Barbara Acklin
12.
11/1968

Just Ain't No Love
Barbara Acklin

from Seven Days of Night   
18 pts
67
US


23
R&B


[Brunswick 55388]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  The Chi-Lites
13.
02/1969

Give It Away
The Chi-Lites

from Give It Away   
19 pts
88
US


10
R&B


[Brunswick 55398]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  Jackie Wilson
14.
03/1969

I Still Love You
Jackie Wilson

7 pts
105
US


39
R&B


[Brunswick 55402]
written by Eugene Record & Carl Davis greentick
  Erma Franklin
Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day)
15.
04/1969

Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day)
Erma Franklin

from Soul Sister   
3 pts




40
R&B


[Brunswick 55403]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  Young-Holt Unlimited
16.
06/1969

Just a Melody
Young-Holt Unlimited

2 pts




49
R&B


instrumental
[Brunswick 55410]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
17.
08/1969

Straight Ahead
Young-Holt Unlimited

7 pts
110
US
32
AC




instrumental
[Brunswick 55417]
written by Carl Davis greentick, Ray Haley & Willie Henderson
  Tyrone Davis
18.
08/1969

All the Waiting Is Not in Vain
Tyrone Davis

3 pts
125
US






[Dakar 609]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  Jackie Wilson
19.
09/1969

Helpless
Jackie Wilson

from Do Your Thing   
10 pts
108
US


21
R&B


[Brunswick 55418]
written by Eugene Record & Carl Davis greentick
  Otis Leavill
20.
11/1969

I Love You
Otis Leavill

24 pts
63
US


10
R&B


[Dakar 614]
written by Carl Davis greentick, Eugene Record & Barbara Acklin
  The Chi-Lites
21.
02/1970

24 Hours of Sadness
The Chi-Lites

from Give It Away   
8 pts
119
US


30
R&B


[Brunswick 55426]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  Willie Henderson
22.
02/1970

Funky Chicken (Part 1)
Willie Henderson

from Funky Chicken   
13 pts
91
US


22
R&B


as Willie Henderson & Soul Explosions
[Brunswick 55429]
written by Carl Davis greentick, Willie Henderson Jr. & Tom Washington
  The Chi-Lites
23.
07/1972

#4  The Coldest Days of My Life (Part 1)
The Chi-Lites

from A Lonely Man   A Lonely Man
34 pts
47
US


8
R&B


[Brunswick 55478]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  Tyrone Davis
24.
10/1973

Wrapped Up in Your Warm and Tender Love
Tyrone Davis

from Without You in My Life   
8 pts




19
R&B


[Dakar 4526]
written by Richard Parker & Carl H. Davis greentick
  Sidney Joe Qualls
25.
03/1974

Where the Lillies Grow
Sidney Joe Qualls

from I Enjoy Loving You   
1 pts




65
R&B


[Dakar 4530]
written by Canute Scott, Carl Davis greentick & Clifford Davis
26.
10/1974

How Can You Say Goodbye
Sidney Joe Qualls

from I Enjoy Loving You   
1 pts




78
R&B


[Dakar 4537]
written by A. J. Tribble, Carl Davis greentick & Lowrell Simon
27.
11/1974

I Enjoy Loving You
Sidney Joe Qualls

from I Enjoy Loving You   
2 pts




47
R&B


[Dakar 4537]
written by Carl Davis greentick, Leo Graham & Otis Leavill
  Major Lance
28.
03/1975

Sweeter
Major Lance

from Now Arriving   
2 pts




58
R&B


[Playboy 6020]
written by Willie Henderson, Carl Davis greentick & George Jackson
  Phoebe Snow
29.
01/1978

Love Makes a Woman
Phoebe Snow

from Never Letting Go   
1 pts




87
R&B


[Columbia 10654]
written by Eugene Record, Gerald Simms, Carl Davis greentick & William Sanders
  The Chi-Lites
30.
11/1980

Heavenly Body
The Chi-Lites

from Heavenly Body   
3 pts




36
R&B


featuring Gene Record
[Chi-Sound 2472]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  Walter Jackson
31.
05/1981

Tell Me Where It Hurts
Walter Jackson

from Tell Me Where It Hurts   
5 pts




28
R&B


[Columbia 37132]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  The Chi-Lites
32.
10/1981

Me and You
The Chi-Lites

from Me and You   
1 pts




70
R&B


[Chi-Sound 2503]
written by Carl Davis greentick & Eugene Record
  Shirley Bassey
33.
03/1984

Sometimes
Shirley Bassey

6 pts






86
UK
written by Carl Davis greentick & Norman Newell
  Elaine Paige
34.
04/1984

Sometimes
Elaine Paige

from Cinema   
8 pts






72
UK
written by Norman Newell & Carl Davis greentick
  Joyce Sims
35.
04/1988

Love Makes a Woman
Joyce Sims

from Come into My Life   Come into My Life
12 pts




29
R&B
85
UK
featuring Jimmy Castor
[Sleeping Bag 40134]
written by Carl Davis greentick, Eugene Record & William Sanders


See also...

Carl Davis & the Chi-Sound Orchestra


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