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Date

Title

Album

Comment

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Kurtis Blow

06/1980

② The Breaks by Kurtis Blow

from Kurtis Blow

87
US

9
dance

4
R&B

47
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[Mercury 76075]
written by Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford Jr., James B. Moore, Russell Simmons

& Larry Smith

02/1981

Hard Times by Kurtis Blow

from Kurtis Blow

75
R&B

[Mercury 76093]
written by James Bralower, James B. Moore, Russell Simmons

, Larry Smith & William Waring

08/1982

Tough by Kurtis Blow

from Tough

37
R&B

[Mercury 76170]
written by Robert Ford Jr., James B. Moore, Russell Simmons

& Larry Smith

Run-DMC

1984

Hard Times by Run-DMC

from Run-D.M.C.

65
dance

11
R&B

charted as Hard Times / Jam-Master Jay in US dance chats
written by Jimmy Bralower, James B. Moore, Russell Simmons

, Larry Smith & William Waring

The Krush Groove All Stars

1985

Krush Groovin' by The Krush Groove All Stars

87
R&B

[from the movie Krush Groove]
[Warner 28843]
written by Kool Rock-Ski (as Damon Wimbley), Buff Love (as Darren Robinson), DMC (as Darryl McDaniels), DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons), Kurtis Blow, Prince Markie Dee (as Mark Morales), Rick Rubin & Russell Simmons

Run-DMC

03/1985

King of Rock by Run-DMC

from King of Rock

108
US

40
dance

14
R&B

94
UK

[Profile 5064]
written by DMC (as Darryl McDaniels), Jam Master Jay (as Jason Mizell), DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons), L. Smith & Russell Simmons

06/1985

You Talk Too Much by Run-DMC

from King of Rock

107
US

30
dance

19
R&B

[Profile 5069]
written by Larry Smith (as Lawrence Smith), DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons), Russell Simmons

, DMC (as Darryl McDaniels), Jam Master Jay (as Jason Mizell) & Daniel Hayden

10/1986

King of Rock by Run-DMC

from King of Rock

80
UK

[R]
written by DMC (as Darryl McDaniels), Jam Master Jay (as Jason Mizell), DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons), L. Smith & Russell Simmons

Oran Juice Jones

1987

Cold Spending My Money by Oran Juice Jones

from GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over

41
R&B

written by Fred Gordon (as Frederick Gordon), Oran Juice Jones, Russell Simmons

& Vincent F. Bell (as Vincent Bell)

Alyson Williams

10.

03/1989

① Sleep Talk by Alyson Williams

from Raw

3
dance

3
R&B

17
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Columbia 68555 (Def Jam)]
written by Vincent F. Bell (as Vincent Bell), Alvin Moody & Russell Simmons

Hyperlogic

11.

07/1995

④ Only Me by Hyperlogic

35
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
written by Vincent F. Bell (as Vincent Bell), Adam Clayton, Bono (as Paul Hewson), The Edge (as David Evans), Larry Mullen Jr. (as Larry Mullen), Alvin Moody, Amadeus Mozart, Andy Pickles & Russell Simmons

Nadanuf

12.

11/1997

The Breaks by Nadanuf

from Worldwide

115
US

58
R&B

81
UK

featuring Kurtis Blow
charted as The Breaks / 6 AM (We Be Rollin') in UK charts
[Reprise 17310]
written by James B. Moore, Kurtis Blow (as Kurtis Walker), Larry Smith, Robert Ford Jr. & Russell Simmons

Hyperlogic

13.

05/1998

Only Me by Hyperlogic

48
UK

[R]
[rm]
written by Vincent F. Bell (as Vincent Bell), Adam Clayton, Bono (as Paul Hewson), The Edge (as David Evans), Larry Mullen Jr. (as Larry Mullen), Alvin Moody, Amadeus Mozart, Andy Pickles & Russell Simmons

14.

08/1999

Only Me by Hyperlogic

162
UK

ATFC

15.

02/2002

⑤ Sleep Talk by ATFC

33
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
featuring Lisa Millett
written by Alvin Moody, Russell Simmons

& Vincent F. Bell (as Vincent Bell)

A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts

16.

09/2003

Gimme the Breaks by A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts

116
UK

written by James B. Moore (as JB Moore), Kurtis Blow (as Kurtis Walker), Larry Smith, Robert Ford Jr. & Russell Simmons

17.

07/2004

Gimme the Breaks by A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts

123
UK

[R]
written by James B. Moore (as JB Moore), Kurtis Blow (as Kurtis Walker), Larry Smith, Robert Ford Jr. & Russell Simmons

E-40

18.

02/2006

③ Tell Me When to Go by E-40

from My Ghetto Report Card

35
US

37
R&B

[songwriter #3 hit]
featuring Keak Da Sneak
[Sick Wid' It album cut]
written by E-40 (as Earl Stevens), C. Williams, J.H. Smith, Russell Simmons

, DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons) & DMC (as Darryl McDaniels)

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