Songs Written by James AlexanderTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

As a songwriter, James Alexander first charted in 1962 with Lookin' for a Love.The artist placed 9 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 3 UK Top‑75 entries.On US RnB the artist achieved 7 Top‑10s, 1 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Soul Finger - #2: Lookin' for a Love - #3: Shake Your Rump to the Funk - #4: Move Your Boogie Body - #5: Too Hot to Stop (Pt. 1)
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  The Valentinos
Lookin' for a Love
1.
07/1962

Lookin' for a Love
The Valentinos

24 pts
72
US


8
R&B


[SAR 132]
written by James Alexander greentick & Zelda Samuels
  Sam Cooke
2.
04/1966

Let's Go Steady Again
Sam Cooke

5 pts
97
US






[RCA Victor 8803]
written by James Alexander greentick
  The Bar-Kays
3.
05/1967

#1  Soul Finger
The Bar-Kays

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 greentick
  J. Geils Band
Lookin' for a Love
4.
12/1971

Lookin' for a Love
J. Geils Band

from The Morning After   
23 pts
39
US






[Atlantic 2844]
written by James Alexander greentick & Zelda Samuels
  Bobby Womack
Lookin' for a Love
5.
01/1974

#2  Lookin' for a Love
Bobby Womack

from Lookin' for a Love Again   
110 pts
10
US


1
R&B


[United Artists 375]
written by James Alexander greentick & Zelda Samuels
  The Bar-Kays
6.
08/1976

#3  Shake Your Rump to the Funk
The Bar-Kays

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 greentick, Winston Stewart & Charles Allen
7.
02/1977

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

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 greentick, Winston Stewart & Charles Allen
8.
01/1978

Let's Have Some Fun
The Bar-Kays

from Flying High on Your Love   
14 pts
102
US


11
R&B


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

Attitudes
The Bar-Kays

from Flying High on Your Love   
6 pts




22
R&B


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

I'll Dance
The Bar-Kays

from Light of Life   
5 pts




26
R&B


[Mercury 74039]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander greentick, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard & Winston Stewart
11.
03/1979

Shine
The Bar-Kays

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 greentick, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard & Winston Stewart
12.
06/1979

Are You Being Real
The Bar-Kays

from Light of Life   
2 pts




61
R&B


[Mercury 74048]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander greentick, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard & Winston Stewart
13.
10/1979

#4  Move Your Boogie Body
The Bar-Kays

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 greentick, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith, Michael Beard, Winston Stewart, Mark Bynum & Sherman Guy
14.
02/1980

Today Is the Day
The Bar-Kays

from Injoy   Injoy
18 pts
60
US


25
R&B


[Mercury 76036]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander greentick, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith, Mark Bynum, Michael Beard, Sherman Guy & Winston Stewart
15.
11/1980

Boogie Body Land
The Bar-Kays

from As One   
16 pts


73
dance
7
R&B


[Mercury 76088]
written by Allen Jones, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Harvey Henderson, James Alexander greentick, Larry Dodson, Lloyd Smith, Mark Bynum, Michael Beard, Sherman Guy & Winston Stewart
  Lighter Shade of Brown
16.
07/1994

If You Wanna Groove
Lighter Shade of Brown

from Layin' in the Cut   Layin' in the Cut
4 pts
107
US


119
R&B


[Mercury 858748]
written by One Dope Mexican, Don't Try to Xerox, Anthony Hamilton, Mark Bynum, Sherman Guy, Harvey Henderson, Larry Dodson, Allen Jones, Michael Beard, Frank Thompson, Winston Stewart, Charles Allen, Lloyd Smith & James Alexander greentick
  Fun Lovin' Criminals
17.
09/2001

Bump / Run Daddy Run
Fun Lovin' Criminals

from Loco   Loco
15 pts






50
UK
written by Huey Morgan, Brian Leiser, Mark Reid, James Alexander greentick, Larry Dodson, Harvey Henderson, Charles Allen, Frank Thompson, Michael Beard, Lloyd Smith, W. Stewart, Phalon Jones & Mike Howlett

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