Songs written by William Shelby&nbsp;&nbsp;

09/1979

④ The Second Time Around by Shalamar

from Big Fun

164

8
US

47
AC

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

45
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Solar 11709]
written by William Shelby

& Leon Sylvers III

Carrie Lucas

1980

Keep Smilin' / It's Not What You Got (It's How You Use It) / Career Girl by Carrie Lucas

from Portrait of Carrie

10
dance

written by Malcolm Anthony, Richard Randolph, William Shelby

, Joey Gallo, Carrie Lucas & Nidra Beard

01/1980

① And the Beat Goes On by The Whispers

from The Whispers

271

19
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

2
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
charted as And the Beat Goes On / Can You Do the Boogie / Out the Box in US dance charts
[Solar 11894]
written by Leon Sylvers III, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby

07/1980

I've Just Begun to Love You by Dynasty

from Adventures in the Land of Music

87
US

5
dance

6
R&B

51
UK

charted as I've Just Begun To Love You/Do Me Right/Groove Control in US dance charts
[Solar 12021]
written by William Shelby

& Rickey Smith (as Ricky Smith)

Carrie Lucas

10/1980

It's Not What You Got (It's How You Use It) by Carrie Lucas

74
R&B

[Solar 12085]
written by Richard Randolph & William Shelby

11/1980

Do Me Right by Dynasty

from Adventures in the Land of Music

103
US

34
R&B

[Solar 12127]
written by Nidra Beard & William Shelby

The Sylvers

1981

Come Back Lover, Come Back / Take It to the Top by The Sylvers

from Concept

63
dance

written by Nidra Beard, Stephen Shockley, William Shelby

& Charmaine Sylvers

01/1981

③ It's a Love Thing by The Whispers

from Imagination

165

28
US

4
dance

2
R&B

9
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
charted as It's a Love Thing / Up on Soul Train / I Can Make It Better in US dance charts
[Solar 12154]
written by William Shelby

& Dana Meyers

03/1981

Make That Move by Shalamar

from Three for Love

60
US

6
R&B

30
UK

[Solar 12192]
written by William Shelby

, Rickey Smith (as Ricky Smith) & Kevin Spencer

10.

05/1981

I Can Make It Better by The Whispers

from Imagination

105
US

4
dance

40
R&B

44
UK

charted as It's a Love Thing / Up on Soul Train / I Can Make It Better in US dance charts
[Solar 12232]
written by Dana Meyers, Stephen Shockley & William Shelby

11.

07/1981

Here I Am by Dynasty

from The Second Adventure

51
dance

26
R&B

[Solar 47932]
written by Nidra Beard, Belinda Lipscomb, Melvin Gentry & William Shelby

12.

09/1981

This Kind of Lovin' by The Whispers

from This Kind of Lovin'

20
dance

17
R&B

76
UK

[Solar 12299]
written by William Shelby

, Kevin Spencer & Nidra Beard

13.

11/1981

Love in the Fast Lane by Dynasty

from The Second Adventure

31
R&B

[Solar 47946]
written by Nidra Beard, William Shelby

& Kevin Spencer

14.

03/1982

I Can Make You Feel Good by Shalamar

from Friends

105

102
US

33
R&B

7
UK

[Solar 48013]
written by Howard Hewett, Renwick Jackson & William Shelby

15.

05/1982

Emergency by The Whispers

from Love Is Where You Find It

22
R&B

[Solar 48008]
written by Nidra Beard & William Shelby

16.

11/1982

Friends by Shalamar

from Friends

12
UK

written by Glen Barbee, Nidra Beard & William Shelby

17.

02/1983

Check It Out by Dynasty

from Right Back at Cha!

39
R&B

[Solar 69843]
written by William Shelby

, Kevin Spencer & Glen Barbee

18.

10/1983

Over and Over by Shalamar

from The Look

26
R&B

23
UK

[Solar 69787]
written by Dominic Leslie, William Shelby

& Leon Sylvers III