Songs written by Carl Smith&nbsp;&nbsp;

12.

09/1965

① Rescue Me by Fontella Bass

from The New Look

241

4
US

✫1
R&B

11
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Checker 1120]
written by Raynard Miner & Carl Smith (as Carl William Smith)

Little Milton

13.

12/1965

Your People by Little Milton

106
US

[Checker 1128]
written by Carl Smith

, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] & Raynard Miner

14.

12/1965

Recovery by Fontella Bass

37
US

13
R&B

32
UK

[Checker 1131]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis], Carl Smith

Billy Stewart

15.

01/1966

Because I Love You by Billy Stewart

96
US

B side to Mountain Of Love
[Chess 1948]
written by Raynard Miner, Carl Smith

& Billy Davis [Roquel Davis]

Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto

16.

04/1966

I Can't Rest by Fontella Bass

31
R&B

[Checker 1137]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis], Raynard Miner & Carl Smith (as Carl William Smith)

17.

08/1966

In the Basement (Part 1) by Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto

97
US

37
R&B

[Cadet 5539]
written by Billy Davis, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith

18.

08/1966

Safe and Sound by Fontella Bass

100
US

US B Side to Recovery
[Checker 1131]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis], Carl Smith

Carl Smith

19.

09/1966

Man with a Plan by Carl Smith

42
country

[Columbia 4-43753]
written by Baker Knight & Carl Smith

The Radiants

20.

04/1967

(Don't It Make You) Feel Kind of Bad by The Radiants

47
R&B

[Chess 1986]
written by Billy Davis [Roquel Davis], Carl Smith

21.

08/1967

③ (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson

from Higher and Higher

154

6
US

✫1
R&B

[songwriter #3 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #246]
[Brunswick 55336]
written by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith

Syl Johnson

22.

11/1968

Dresses Too Short by Syl Johnson

from Dresses Too Short

36
R&B

[Twinight 110]
written by Carl Smith

& Syl Johnson

23.

05/1969

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson

from Higher and Higher

11
UK

[R]
written by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith

Otis Redding

24.

08/1969

(You're Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher by Otis Redding

from Love Man

110
US

US B side to Free Me
[Atco 6700]
written by Carl Smith

& Gary Jackson

Ann Peebles

25.

09/1969

Give Me Some Credit by Ann Peebles

45
R&B

[Hi 2165]
written by Carl Smith

Little Milton

26.

10/1971

If That Ain't a Reason (For Your Woman to Leave You) by Little Milton

41
R&B

[Stax 0100]
written by Carl Smith

, Marshall Jones & Don Davis

Rance Allen Group

27.

05/1973

I Got to Be Myself by Rance Allen Group

from Brothers

31
R&B

[Gospel Truth 1208]
written by Marshall Jones & Carl Smith

Veda Brown

28.

03/1974

Don't Start Lovin' Me (If You're Gonna Stop) by Veda Brown

87
R&B

[Stax 0194]
written by Carl Smith

Eddie Floyd

29.

08/1974

Soul Street by Eddie Floyd

from Soul Street

65
R&B

[Stax 0216]
written by Eddie Floyd & Carl Smith

Mickey Gilley

30.

08/1974

I Overlooked an Orchid by Mickey Gilley

from Room Full of Roses

✫1
country

[Playboy 6004]
written by Carl Smith

, Carl Story & Shirly Lyn

The Emotions [female R&B trio]

31.

05/1975

I Get the Sweetest Feeling / (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson

25
UK

[R]
written by Van McCoy, Alicia Evelyn, Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith

Melissa Manchester

32.

08/1976

Rescue Me by Melissa Manchester

from Better Days and Happy Endings

78
US

[Arista 196 A]
written by Raynard Miner & Carl Smith (as Carl William Smith)

Rita Coolidge

33.

04/1977

② (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher by Rita Coolidge

from Anytime...Anywhere

219

2
US

5
AC

48
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[A&M 1922]
written by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith

Tip Watkins

34.

05/1977

People Gonna Talk (Part 1) by Tip Watkins

81
R&B

[H&L 4683]
written by Tip Watkins & Carl Smith

35.

11/1977

Shouting Out Love by The Emotions [female R&B trio]

from Sunshine

31
R&B

[Stax 3200]
written by Carl Smith

& Lieutenant Wilkes

36.

07/1987

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson

15
UK

[R]
written by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith

Jimmy Cliff

37.

02/1994

(Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me) Higher and Higher by Jimmy Cliff

from Higher & Higher

117
US

with Soulda Pop
written by Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner & Carl Smith

Nu Generation

38.

01/2000

⑤ In Your Arms (Rescue Me) by Nu Generation

8
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
written by Carl Smith