Songs Written by Ralph MiddlebrooksTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

As a songwriter, Ralph Middlebrooks first charted in 1971 with Pain (Part I).The artist placed 17 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10, including 2 number‑ones.The artist scored 6 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Dance the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 9 Top‑10s, 4 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Love Rollercoaster - #2: Fire - #3: Love Rollercoaster - #4: I Believe - #5: Skin Tight
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  Ohio Players
1.
12/1971

Pain (Part I)
Ohio Players

from Pain   Pain
16 pts
64
US


35
R&B




[Westbound 188]
written by Andrew Noland, Gregory Webster, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones & Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks greentick
2.
08/1973

Ecstasy
Ohio Players

from Ecstasy   Ecstasy
44 pts
31
US


12
R&B




[Westbound 216]
written by Andrew Noland, Gregory Webster, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones & Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks greentick
3.
05/1974

Jive Turkey (Part 1)
Ohio Players

from Skin Tight   Skin Tight
33 pts
47
US


6
R&B




[Mercury 73480]
written by Jimmy Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick & Marvin Pierce
4.
08/1974

#5  Skin Tight
Ohio Players

from Skin Tight   Skin Tight
94 pts
13
US


2
R&B




[Mercury 73609]
written by Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Leroy Bonner, James Williams, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick & Clarence Satchell
Fire
5.
12/1974

#2  Fire
Ohio Players

from Fire   Fire
245 pts
1
US
10
dance
1
R&B




[Mercury 73643]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, William "Billy" Beck, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Marshall Jones, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks greentick & Clarence Satchell
6.
04/1975

I Want to Be Free
Ohio Players

from Fire   Fire
36 pts
44
US


6
R&B




[Mercury 73675]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, William "Billy" Beck, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Marshall Jones, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks greentick & Clarence Satchell
7.
09/1975

Sweet Sticky Thing
Ohio Players

from Honey   Honey
59 pts
33
US


1
R&B




[Mercury 73713]
written by William "Billy" Beck, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James "Diamond" Williams
Love Rollercoaster
8.
11/1975

#1  Love Rollercoaster
Ohio Players

from Honey   Honey
271 pts
1
US


1
R&B


51
UK
[Mercury 73734]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
Fopp
9.
02/1976

Fopp
Ohio Players

from Gold   Gold
43 pts
30
US


9
R&B




[Mercury 73775]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
10.
06/1976

Who'd She Coo?
Ohio Players

from Contradiction   Contradiction
84 pts
18
US


1
R&B




[Mercury 73814]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
11.
11/1976

Far East Mississippi
Ohio Players

from Contradiction   Contradiction
5 pts




26
R&B




[Mercury 73860]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, William "Billy" Beck, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Marshall Jones, Leroy Bonner, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks greentick & Clarence "Satch" Satchell
12.
01/1977

Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco)
Ohio Players

from Gold   Gold
18 pts
61
US


31
R&B




[Mercury 73881]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James Williams
13.
04/1977

Body Vibes
Ohio Players

from Angel   Angel
8 pts




19
R&B




[Mercury 73913]
written by William Beck, James Williams, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Clarence Satchell & Leroy Bonner
14.
07/1977

O-H-I-O
Ohio Players

from Angel   Angel
33 pts
45
US


9
R&B




instrumental
[Mercury 73932]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
  Kitty and the Haywoods
15.
08/1977

Love Shock
Kitty and the Haywoods

from Love Shock   
1 pts




84
R&B




[Mercury 73931]
written by William Beck, James Williams, Marshall Jones, Mervin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Clarence Satchell & Leroy Bonner
  Ohio Players
16.
11/1977

Merry Go Round
Ohio Players

1 pts




77
R&B




[Mercury 73956]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce & Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks greentick
17.
12/1977

Good Luck Charm (Part I)
Ohio Players

from Mr. Mean   Mr. Mean
6 pts
101
US


51
R&B




[Mercury 73974]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
18.
04/1978

Magic Trick
Ohio Players

from Mr. Mean   Mr. Mean
1 pts




93
R&B




[Mercury 73983]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
19.
07/1978

Funk-O-Nots
Ohio Players

from Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee   Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
8 pts
105
US


27
R&B




[Mercury 74014]
written by William Beck, James "Diamond" Williams, J. Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Clarence Satchell & Leroy Bonner
20.
11/1978

Time Slips Away
Ohio Players

from Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee   Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
2 pts




53
R&B




[Mercury 74031]
written by William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
21.
05/1981

Skinny
Ohio Players

from Tenderness   Tenderness
2 pts




46
R&B




[Boardwalk 02063]
written by Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce & D. Johnson
22.
05/1984

Sight for Sore Eyes
Ohio Players

from Graduation   
1 pts




83
R&B




[Air City 402]
written by Marshall Jones, George Roebuck, William Beck & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
  Sly & Robbie
Fire
23.
07/1987

Fire
Sly & Robbie

from Rhythm Killers   
11 pts








60
UK
written by Clarence Satchell, Jim Williams, Leroy Bonner, William Beck, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
  Alex Bugnon
24.
06/1993

Sweet, Sticky Thing
Alex Bugnon

from This Time Around   
1 pts




104
R&B




written by William "Billy" Beck, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James "Diamond" Williams
  Paul Jackson Jr.
25.
09/1993

Heaven Must Be Like This
Paul Jackson Jr.

from A River in the Desert   
1 pts




111
R&B




written by Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, James "Diamond" Williams, Marshall Jones, Leroy Bonner, Clarence Satchell & Marvin Pierce
  The Sounds of Blackness
26.
03/1994

#4  I Believe
The Sounds of Blackness

from Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum   Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum
106 pts
99
US
1
dance
15
R&B


17
UK
[Perspective 7446]
written by Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Leroy Bonner, Clarence Satchell, James Harris, Terry Lewis, Walter Morrison, Norman Napier & Gregory Webster
  PMD
I Saw It Cummin'
27.
09/1994

I Saw It Cummin'
PMD

from Shade Business   
9 pts
89
US


65
R&B




[PMD/RCA 62952]
written by Parrish Smith, George Spivey, Andrew Noland, Walter Junie Morrison, Marshall E. Jones, Leroy Bonner & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
  Utah Saints
28.
09/1995

Ohio
Utah Saints

19 pts








42
UK
written by Willie Beck, Leroy Bonner, Annette Brown, Jocelyn Brown, Harry Casey, Richard Finch, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pearce, Clarence Satchell, Jez Willis & James "Diamond" Williams
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
Love Rollercoaster
29.
11/1996

#3  Love Rollercoaster
Red Hot Chili Peppers

from Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
132 pts
40
US




14
alt.
7
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
  Salt-N-Pepa
Champagne
30.
12/1996

Champagne
Salt-N-Pepa

from Bulletproof OST   
45 pts




37
R&B


23
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by Willie Beck, Leroy Bonner, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, Cheryl "Salt" James, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James Williams
  D'Angelo
31.
01/1999

Heaven Must Be Like This
D'Angelo

from Down in the Delta: Music from and Inspired by the Miramax Motion Picture   
1 pts




74
R&B




[Virgin album cut]
written by Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks greentick, Marvin Pierce, Clarence "Satch" Satchell & James "Diamond" Williams
  Harlem World
32.
09/1999

Cali
Harlem World

from The Movement   
1 pts




87
R&B




featuring Snoop Dogg
[All Out LP Cut]
written by Ameen Burns, Andre Hudson, Andrew Noland, Loon, Deric Angelettie, Gregory Webster, Junie Morrison, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Mase, Michael Foster, Bruce Napier & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
  Lil' Zane
33.
01/2000

Money Stretch
Lil' Zane

from Next Friday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
1 pts




122
R&B




written by Zane Copeland, Dominick Warren, Kenneth Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, James "Diamond" Williams, M. Jones, Leroy Bonner, Clarence Satchell, William Beck & Marvin Pierce
  Nicole Wray
34.
09/2004

If I Was Your Girlfriend
Nicole Wray

2 pts




57
R&B




[Roc-A-Fella 003999]
written by Antonio Hooker, Alrad Lewis, William Beck, Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Nicole Wray & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
  Eric Bellinger
35.
04/2014

I Don't Want Her
Eric Bellinger

from The Rebirth   
1 pts




103
R&B




featuring Problem or French Montana
written by Eric Bellinger, JasonMartin, Sorry Jaynari, Fonce Mizell, Andrew Noland, Berry Gordy, Deke Richards, Freddie Perren, Greg Webster, Sugarfoot, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Nieman J, Norman Napier & Ralph Middlebrooks greentick
  Drake
36.
07/2018

Talk Up
Drake

from Scorpion   
57 pts
20
US


17
R&B




featuring Jay-Z
[Young Money/Cash Money]
written by Marshall Jones, Greg Webster, Leroy Bonner, Andre Young, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Paul Beauregard, Jay-Z, Andrew Noland, O'Shea Jackson, Junie Morrison, Aubrey Graham & Tim Moore
  DJ Khaled
37.
06/2019

You Stay
DJ Khaled

from Father of Asahd   
17 pts
44
US








featuring Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby & Jeremih
[We the Best]
written by DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby, Jeremih, Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews, Ralph Middlebrooks greentick, Clarence Satchell, Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, James "Diamond" Williams, Sergio George & various


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