Denzil Foster

Songs Written by Denzil FosterTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy are an American R&B record production and songwriting duo, releasing recordings under the names Foster & McElroy and Fmob. They have written and produced songs for musicians such as Club Nouveau, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Alexander O'Neal, Regina Belle, and Swing Out Sister. Their music has been sampled in hit songs by the Luniz, Puff Daddy, Ashanti, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, LL Cool J, Jessica Simpson, and others. Foster & McElroy are best known as the founders... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Denzil Foster first charted in 1986 with Jealousy.The artist placed 18 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 5 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 15 UK Top‑75 entries, including 4 Top‑10 placements.On US Dance the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 18 Top‑10s, 7 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) - #2: Hold On - #3: Satisfy You - #4: I Got 5 on It - #5: Free Your Mind / Giving Him Something He Can Feel
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  Club Nouveau
1.
09/1986

Jealousy
Club Nouveau

from Life, Love & Pain   Life, Love & Pain
21 pts




8
R&B
80
UK
[King Jay 28551]
written by Alex Hill, Denzil Foster greentick, Jay King, Marcus Thompson, Michael Marshall & Thomas McElroy
2.
11/1986

Jealousy / Malicious Jealousy
Club Nouveau

from Life, Love & Pain   Life, Love & Pain
3 pts


38
dance




written by Jay King, Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
3.
12/1986

Situation #9
Club Nouveau

from Life, Love & Pain   Life, Love & Pain
19 pts




4
R&B


[King Jay 28494]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Jay King & Thomas McElroy
Why You Treat Me So Bad
4.
05/1987

Why You Treat Me So Bad
Club Nouveau

from Life, Love & Pain   Life, Love & Pain
48 pts
39
US
22
dance
2
R&B


[King Jay 28360]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Jay King & Thomas McElroy
  Theresa
5.
06/1987

Last Time
Theresa

from Broken Puzzle   
7 pts




18
R&B


[RCA 5229]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy & Jay King
  Michael Cooper
6.
11/1987

To Prove My Love
Michael Cooper

from Love Is Such a Funny Game   Love Is Such a Funny Game
19 pts




3
R&B


[King Jay 28200]
written by Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster greentick & Jay King
  Theresa
7.
12/1987

Sweet Memories
Theresa

from Broken Puzzle   
2 pts




51
R&B


[RCA 5348]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy & Jay King
  Club Nouveau
8.
01/1988

Heavy on My Mind
Club Nouveau

from Life, Love & Pain   Life, Love & Pain
3 pts




42
R&B


[King Jay 903]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Jay King & Thomas McElroy
  Tony! Toni! Toné!
9.
04/1988

Little Walter
Tony! Toni! Toné!

from Who?   Who?
50 pts
47
US
43
dance
1
R&B


co-produced by David Foster
[Wing 887385]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy, Tim Christian, D'Wayne Wiggins & Raphael Wiggins
Born Not to Know
10.
07/1988

Born Not to Know
Tony! Toni! Toné!

from Who?   Who?
20 pts




4
R&B


[Wing 887680]
written by Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
  Kathy Mathis
11.
08/1988

Men Have to Be Taught
Kathy Mathis

from A Woman's Touch   
1 pts




80
R&B


[Tabu 07960]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
  Lia
12.
10/1988

Tell Me It's Not Too Late
Lia

from Lia   
3 pts




38
R&B


[Virgin 99279]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy & Sharon Ferrol
  Tony! Toni! Toné!
13.
11/1988

Baby Doll
Tony! Toni! Toné!

from Who?   Who?
21 pts


44
dance
5
R&B


[Wing 871108]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy, Tim Christian, D'Wayne Wiggins & Raphael Wiggins
  Channel 2
14.
11/1988

In Debt to You
Channel 2

from Slammin' At Eleven   
2 pts




55
R&B


[Wing 887842]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy & Nancy Walker-Wasdon
  Lia
15.
02/1989

True Obsession
Lia

from Lia   
2 pts




49
R&B


[Virgin 99243]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy & Lia
  Robert Brookins
16.
04/1989

Don't Tease Me
Robert Brookins

from Let It Be Me   
3 pts




39
R&B


[MCA 53615]
written by Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
  Tony! Toni! Toné!
17.
04/1989

For the Love of You
Tony! Toni! Toné!

from Who?   Who?
15 pts




6
R&B


[Wing 871934]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy, Tim Christian, D'Wayne Wiggins & Raphael Wiggins
  Channel 2
18.
04/1989

Keep It Simple
Channel 2

from Slammin' At Eleven   
1 pts




64
R&B


[Wing 871710]
written by David Agent, Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
  Foster/McElroy
19.
06/1989

Gotta Be a Better Way
Foster/McElroy

from FM²   
2 pts




42
R&B


[Atlantic 88879]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy & Glen Bolton
20.
09/1989

Dr. Soul
Foster/McElroy

from FM²   
11 pts




10
R&B


[Atlantic 88812]
written by Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
  Sharon Bryant
21.
02/1990

Body Talk
Sharon Bryant

from Here I Am   
3 pts




38
R&B


[Wing 873599]
written by Sharon Bryant, Rick Gallwey, Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
  Foster/McElroy
22.
03/1990

Around the World in 80 Beats
Foster/McElroy

from FM²   
1 pts




85
R&B


[Atlantic 87995]
written by Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
  En Vogue
Hold On
23.
03/1990

#2  Hold On
En Vogue

from Born to Sing   Born to Sing
361 pts
2
US
1
dance
1
R&B
5
UK
[Atlantic 87984]
written by Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster greentick, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson & Terry Ellis
Lies
24.
07/1990

Lies
En Vogue

from Born to Sing   Born to Sing
75 pts
38
US
18
dance
1
R&B
44
UK
[Atlantic 87893]
written by Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster greentick, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson, Terry Ellis & Khayree Shaheed
  Samuelle
25.
08/1990

So You Like What You See
Samuelle

from Living in Black Paradise   
28 pts




1
R&B


[Atlantic 87864]
written by Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster greentick & Samuelle
  En Vogue
You Don't Have to Worry
26.
10/1990

You Don't Have to Worry
En Vogue

from Born to Sing   Born to Sing
47 pts
57
US


1
R&B
94
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Atlantic 87816]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
  Samuelle
27.
12/1990

Black Paradise
Samuelle

from Living in Black Paradise   
6 pts




24
R&B


[Atlantic 87775]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
  En Vogue
Don't Go
28.
03/1991

Don't Go
En Vogue

from Born to Sing   Born to Sing
21 pts




3
R&B


[Atlantic 87719]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
  The Nation Funktasia
29.
04/1991

Anti Funky World
The Nation Funktasia

from In Search of the Last Trump of Funk   
2 pts




46
R&B


[EastWest 98838]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
30.
09/1991

Move Me
The Nation Funktasia

from In Search of the Last Trump of Funk   
1 pts




88
R&B


[EastWest 98747]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Ink Penn & Thomas McElroy
  En Vogue
31.
01/1992

Strange
En Vogue

from Remix to Sing   Remix to Sing
3 pts


44
dance




written by Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster greentick, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson & Terry Ellis
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
32.
03/1992

#1  My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
En Vogue

from Funky Divas   Funky Divas
380 pts
2
US
8
dance
1
R&B
4
UK
[EastWest 98586]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
Free Your Mind / Giving Him Something He Can Feel
33.
09/1992

#5  Free Your Mind / Giving Him Something He Can Feel
En Vogue

from Funky Divas   Funky Divas
171 pts
8
US


23
R&B
16
UK

[EastWest 98487]
written by Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
Free Your Mind
34.
10/1992

Free Your Mind
En Vogue

from Funky Divas   Funky Divas
3 pts


39
dance





[Atco 98487 (East West)]
written by Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
Give It Up Turn It Loose
35.
11/1992

Give It Up Turn It Loose
En Vogue

from Funky Divas   Funky Divas
124 pts
15
US


16
R&B
22
UK
[EastWest 98455]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
Love Don't Love You
36.
03/1993

Love Don't Love You
En Vogue

from Funky Divas   Funky Divas
42 pts
36
US


31
R&B
64
UK
[EastWest 98432]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
  Sinclair
37.
08/1993

Ain't No Casanova
Sinclair

from I Want You Back   
35 pts






28
UK
written by Dwayne Burke, Colin Burke, Billy Flowers, Thomas Mcelroy, Denzil Foster greentick & Grady Prater
  En Vogue
Runaway Love
38.
10/1993

Runaway Love
En Vogue

from Runaway Love [EP]   Runaway Love [EP]
51 pts
51
US


15
R&B
36
UK
featuring Fmob
[EastWest 98354]
written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
What Is Love
39.
11/1993

What Is Love
En Vogue

from Funky Divas   Funky Divas
17 pts


6
dance




written by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster greentick
  To Be Continued…
40.
12/1993

One on One
To Be Continued…

12 pts
70
US


94
R&B


co-produced by David Foster
[EastWest 98346]
written by Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster greentick & Jah
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It
41.
06/1995

#4  I Got 5 on It
Luniz

from Operation Stackola   Operation Stackola
282 pts
8
US


4
R&B
3
UK
[Noo Trybe 38474]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster greentick, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
  Terry Ellis
42.
11/1995

Where Ever You Are
Terry Ellis

from Southern Gal   Southern Gal
29 pts
52
US


10
R&B


[EastWest 64361]
written by Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
43.
03/1996

What Did I Do to You?
Terry Ellis

from Southern Gal   Southern Gal
6 pts
113
US


41
R&B


[EastWest 64323]
written by Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster greentick & Terry Ellis
  Asanté
44.
06/1996

All About You
Asanté

from Asanté Mode   
1 pts




87
R&B


[Columbia 78315]
written by Pharoah Davis, Warren Robinson, Wil Townsend, André Zachery, Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It (remix)
45.
10/1998

I Got 5 on It (remix)
Luniz

34 pts






28
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster greentick, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
  En Vogue
Hold On
46.
11/1998

Hold On
En Vogue

14 pts






53
UK
R
written by Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster greentick, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson & Terry Ellis
  Diddy
47.
09/1999

#3  Satisfy You
Diddy

from Forever   
315 pts
2
US


1
R&B
8
UK
as Puff Daddy featuring R. Kelly
[Bad Boy 79283]
written by Sean Combs, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker, Roger Greene, Kelly Price, R. Kelly, Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy & Jay King
  En Vogue
Riddle
48.
04/2000

Riddle
En Vogue

from Masterpiece Theatre   Masterpiece Theatre
34 pts
92
US


95
R&B
33
UK
[EastWest 67047]
written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy, Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron & Maxine Jones
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It (remix)
49.
08/2002

I Got 5 on It (remix)
Luniz

7 pts






83
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster greentick, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
I Got 5 on It (remix)
50.
02/2003

I Got 5 on It (remix)
Luniz

3 pts






186
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster greentick, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
  En Vogue
51.
03/2004

Ooh Boy
En Vogue

from Soul Flower   Soul Flower
4 pts
109
US


101
R&B


written by Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy, Jamie Brewer & Kisha Griffin
  Al Fatz
52.
04/2007

Came Down
Al Fatz

2 pts




57
R&B


[Atlantic LP Cut]
written by Aljaray Gaston, Ralp Worley Jr., Denzil Foster greentick, Jay King & Thomas McElroy
  Jay-Z
Blue Magic
53.
10/2007

Blue Magic
Jay-Z

from American Gangster   American Gangster
17 pts
55
US


31
R&B


[Roc-A-Fella 010299]
written by Shawn Corey Carter, Pharrell Williams, Denzil Foster greentick, Thomas McElroy, Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones & D.R
  The Glee Cast
54.
11/2010

Stop! In the Name of Love/Free Your Mind
The Glee Cast

31 pts
38
US




61
UK
featuring Chris Colferm, Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith, Mark Salling & Harry Shum Jr.
[20th Century Fox TV]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr., Denzil Foster greentick & Thomas McElroy
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It
55.
02/2012

I Got 5 on It
Luniz

9 pts






70
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster greentick, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
  Yo Gotti
I Know
56.
12/2013

I Know
Yo Gotti

from I Am   
7 pts
101
US


31
R&B


featuring Rich Homie Quan
[Cocaine Muzik]
written by Mario Mims, Denzil Foster greentick, Jay King, Dequantes Lamar, Thomas McElroy & Trauma Tone
  Playboi Carti
57.
03/2025

Cocaine Nose
Playboi Carti

from Music   
9 pts
80
US






[AWGE/Interscope]
written by Jordan Carter, Richard Oritz, Kyle Brooks, Santiago Kytnar, Ashanti Douglas, Irving Lorenzo, Denzil Foster greentick, Jay King, Thomas McElroy & Marcus Vest


See also...

Club NouveauFMobFoster/McElroy


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