150 Best R&B Wedding Songs Classic & Modern + Lyric Quotes

Updated on November 10, 2022 | Written by Matthew Campbell

You have the best venue, a kicking DJ, and a professional wedding planner. But what about R&B songs for your wedding?

That bass line, those smooth vocals. Yes. Your wedding reception is going to be epic.

Be ready to party with our list of the 150 best R&B wedding songs.

Your wedding party is going to get down.

You will enjoy a list of the most popular and unique R&B wedding songs for your wedding day.

Every couple’s R&B music tastes are different. Thus, we selected wedding songs from modern songs to classic hits.

 

 
Let’s start with the most popular right now.

Top 10 R&B Songs Streamed

(by Amazon downloads)

1. “Thriller” by Michael Jackson
2. “Yeah!” by Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
3. “September” by Earth Wind & Fire
4. “Celebration” by Kool and The Gang
5. “Numb” by Marshmello x Khalid
6. “Girl on Fire” by Alicia Keys
7. “Cupid Shuffle” by Cupid
8. “All Of Me” by John Legend
9. “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy
10. “Love In The Way” by BLEU & Nicki Minaj

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The Best R&B Wedding Songs For Your Reception

As you know, there are so many great R&B songs perfect for weddings from the walk down the aisle to the dance party to the bouquet toss. Hopefully, this list gives you some great ideas and conjures up good memories, too.

We selected a generous cross-section of R&B songs for your wedding. If you have a song that should be on our list, be sure to share it in the comments.

Modern R&B Wedding Songs

Forever – Lee Fields

Released in 2022 on the album Sentimental Fool
Meaningful Lyrics: “I wanna hold you forever / I wanna love you forever / I wanna love you, yes I do now”
Why Play: A timeless soul ballad with an old sound to a new romantic song.

Stay – Alicia Keys, Lucky Daye

Released in 2022 on the album KEYS II
Meaningful Lyrics: “But the love’s right here / Love’s right here to stay / Right here to stay”

All She Wanna Do – John Legend & Saweetie

Released in 2022 on the album LEGEND
Meaningful Lyrics: “Got me in the palm of her hands / She don’t want this song to be over / Feels like I been waitin’ for / Forever and a night to get this chance”

Make Me Say It Again, Girl – The Isley Brothers, Beyonce

Released in 2022 on the album Make Me Say It Again, Girl
Meaningful Lyrics: “You’re all I need, oh, yes, you are / You’re all, all / You’re all I need”

Main One – Mario, Tory Lanez

Released in 2022 on the album Main One
Meaningful Lyrics: “You don’t need no other options, but me / ‘Cause you might just be my main one”

Handle Me Gently – Ne-Yo

Released in 2022 on the album Self Explanatory
Meaningful Lyrics: “Baby, I’d love you no less than the day you said, “Yes” / So know I hear you clearly when you say, “Hey” / “Love me tender, love me sweet”

trust – Thuy, RINI

Released in 2022 on the album trust
Meaningful Lyrics: “How do I / Make you realize / I’ma stick around / If it’s with you, you, you”

So Into You (Darkchild Main Version) – Jac Ross

Released in 2022 on the album So Into You
Meaningful Lyrics: “I really like, what you don? to me babe / I can’t really explain / I’m so into you”

Keeps On Fallin’ – Babyface, Ella Mai

Released in 2022 on the album Keeps On Fallin’
Meaningful Lyrics: “He’s my guy I love him / He’s so fine, oh-ooh-whoa-oh / And if you ask me why I want him / I can’t lie I love him / I won’t let it go”

Too Much – Mark Ronson, Lucky Daye

Released in 2022 on the album Too Much
Meaningful Lyrics: “Can be your antidote / What you need / I know you wanna let it go / It’s about time / Can we get a dance alone?”

About Damn Time – Lizzo

Released in 2022 on the album Special
Meaningful Lyrics: “I got a feelin’ I’m gon’ be okay / Okay (okay), alright / It’s about damn time”

You (Rework) – Selah Sue

Released in 2022 on the album Persona
Meaningful Lyrics: “’Cause you are all I need / Yes, you are all I want”

Angel (Acoustic) – Ric Hassani

Released in 2022 on the album Angel (Acoustic)
Meaningful Lyrics: “I might lose sleep tonight / ‘Cause finally my dream has come true / I was created for you / You are my angel”

Stuck On You – Kem

Released in 2022 on the album Full Circle
Meaningful Lyrics: “And baby your love / Is so amazing / It drives me crazy / Baby I’m stuck on you”

Love’s Train – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

Released in 2022 on the album An Evening with Silk Sonic
Meaningful Lyrics: “Sometimes, heartstrings can be broken / But you just have to keep on goin’ / That’s the way it goes on love’s train”

No Stoppin’ Us – Charlie Wilson, Johnny Gill, Babyface, K-Ci Hailey

Released in 2022 on the album No Stoppin’ Us
Meaningful Lyrics: “We’re feeling good / And as long as you’re here with me / Everyday gon’ be a birthday party / Ain’t no stoppin’ us now”

Wanna Love You – Otis Kane

Released in 2022 on the album Wanna Love You
Meaningful Lyrics: “Can you be my sunshine / Can you be my earth / And there’s no sunrise / Without you girl”

The Only One – Ellison Kendrick

Released in 2021 on the album The Only One
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’m gonna love you more than I did before / Cause you’re the only one I live for”

Marry Me – Teddy Campbell Band

Released in 2021 on the album Marry Me
Meaningful Lyrics: “I don’t want nobody but you / Marry me girl”

Faithfully – Brian McKnight

Released in 2021 on the album Faithfully
Meaningful Lyrics: “Oh, I’m in love, I’m love, you’re a dream / I promise you forever / For always, faithfully”

I Do – Rotimi

Released in 2021 on the album All or Nothing
Meaningful Lyrics: “We made it this far and now we’re standing hand and hand / No doubts in my heart that I found the one that’s Heaven sent”

No Place Like You – After 7

Released in 2021 on the album Unfinished Business
Meaningful Lyrics: “I know the truth / They say ain’t no place like home / But really, there’s no place like you”

Is This Love – Allen Stone

Released in 2021 on the album APART
Meaningful Lyrics: “Is this love – is this love – is this love / Is this love that I’m feelin’ / Woah! Oh yes, I know, yes, I know – yes, I know now”

Leave the Door Open – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic

Released in 2021 on the album An Evening with Silk Sonic
Meaningful Lyrics: “Every word that I say is coming straight from the heart / So (if you) if you (tryna) tryna lay in these arms / I’ma leave the door open”

Have Mercy – Chlöe

Released in 2021 on the album Have Mercy
Meaningful Lyrics: “He go stupid, he go daffy / Introduce me to his pappy / He can never live without me”

Kiss Me More – Doja Cat, SZA

Released in 2021 on the album Kiss Me More
Meaningful Lyrics: “Can you kiss me more / We’re so young, boy / We ain’t got nothin’ to lose”

Blessed – Hil St. Soul, Noel Gourdin

Released in 2021 on the album Blessed
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’m feeling so blessed, blessed / Yeah, blessed / To be loved by you (ooh) / Nobody but you”

Incomplete – Jay Sean

Released in 2021 on the album Incomplete
Meaningful Lyrics: “Never know when it could be different / If there was no you, I’d be, I’d be incomplete”

I NEED YOU – Jon Batiste

Released in 2021 on the album WE ARE
Meaningful Lyrics: “You got that something special / Didn’t you know? / I just need you, you, you”

I Found A Love (Live at Levon Helm Studios) – José James, Taali

Released in 2021 on the album José James: New York 2020 (Live)
Meaningful Lyrics: “I found a love / That lifts me up / You see my weaknesses and stay no matter what / And every day I find I’m falling more and more in love with you”

You’re The One – Leela James

Released in 2021 on the album See Me
Meaningful Lyrics: “You’re all that I want / It’s the reason why I / Know for sure, oh / You’re the one”

Fell In Love – LeVelle, Anthony Hamilton

Released in 2021 on the album Fell In Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’ll never let you go / We are going to be invincible”

Flawless Diamond – Lyfe Jennings, Amina Buddafly

Released in 2021 on the album Flawless Diamond
Meaningful Lyrics: “Look at this flawless diamond / Where you been hiding / Found you finally”

Silly Love Songs – Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr.

Released in 2021 on the album Blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons
Meaningful Lyrics: “With silly love songs / And what’s wrong with that? / I’d like to know / ‘Cause here I go again / I love you, I love you”

Forever My Love – Mýa

Released in 2021 on the album Forever My Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “Plain to see it’s you & me / It’s you I never wanna leave / Heart was locked, you found the key / Will you stay / Forever my love, my love”

Without You – Otis Kane

Released in 2021 on the album Without You
Meaningful Lyrics: “I don’t want to spend a day without you / ‘Cause I don’t feel alive without you / Don’t know how I survived without you”

At My Worst – Pink Sweat$ feat. Kehlani

Released in 2021 on the album At My Worst
Meaningful Lyrics: “I need somebody who can love me at my worst / No, I’m not perfect, but I hope you see my worth”

Be The One – Ruff Endz

Released in 2021 on the album Rebirth
Meaningful Lyrics: “I just wanna be the one you see / I just wanna be the one you need / Only man that holds the key”

All I Need Is You – Salaam Remi

Released in 2021 on the album All I Need Is You
Meaningful Lyrics: “Make my dreams come true (True, and I believe) / I believe in you (Yes, I believe, I believe in you, and my life changed) / My life changed since the very first time that I met you”

Grow – Samm Henshaw

Released in 2021 on the album Grow
Meaningful Lyrics: “Together we’ll grow, yeah / (More in love) / Oh, no no no / Grow baby / (So in love) / Oh, it won’t be easy but if we stay together we’ll be / (More in love)”

Love of My Life – Sentury

Released in 2021 on the album Love of My Life
Meaningful Lyrics: “When I grow older / I will be there at your side to remind you how I still love you, I still love you”

Take My Breath – The Weeknd

Released in 2021 on the album Take My Breath
Meaningful Lyrics: “Take my breath away / And make it last forever, babe / Do it now or never, babe”

Conversations in the Dark – John Legend

Released in 2020 on the album Bigger Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “Keep the secrets that you told me, told me / And your love is all you owe me / And I won’t break your heart”

Falling for You – Alex Harris

Released in 2020 on the album Frequency
Meaningful Lyrics: “Crazy bout the things you do / Every day I keep falling / Can’t resist / I’m falling for you”

Be Here – Boney James feat. Kenny Lattimore

Released in 2020 on the album Solid
Meaningful Lyrics: “What your heart needs / I’ll feed you as long as I live / What makes me wanna please you / Forever be here / For you”

Marry Your Daughter – Brian McKnight Jr.

Released in 2020 on the album Marry Your Daughter
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’m gonna marry your princess / And make her my queen / She’ll be the most beautiful bride that I’ve ever seen”

Nobody – Brian McKnight

Released in 2020 on the album Nobody
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’ll hold / Nobody’s hand but yours / You can believe for sure / I’ll be nobody’s man but yours”

All Of My Love – Charlie Wilson feat. Smokey Robinson

Released in 2020 on the album All Of My Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “If all of my love just ain’t enough / Then I’ll keep giving reasons until you believe in / All of my love”

Forever Valentine – Charlie Wilson

Released in 2020 on the album Forever Valentine
Meaningful Lyrics: “So will you be mine? (Will you be mine? Will you be mine?) / My forever valentine? (Forever valentine? Forever valentine?)”

Go Crazy – Chris Brown & Young Thug

Released in 2020 on the album Slime & B
Meaningful Lyrics: “Oh, baby, everythin’ you do is amazin’ / Ain’t nobody watchin’, go crazy / (I got what you need) I got what you need”

Already Knew You – Eric Roberson

Released in 2020 on the album Already Knew You
Meaningful Lyrics: “I know this sounds crazy / But I will never get used to you”

All I Need Is You – Hasan Christopher

Released in 2020 on the album All I Need Is You
Meaningful Lyrics: “Cause all I ever wanted was you / All I need is you”

Forever Yours – J. Brown

Released in 2020 on the album Forever Yours
Meaningful Lyrics: “So much love in the air tonight / So much love / Forever yous”

Forever Moments – Joshua Cruz

Released in 2020 on the album Forever Moments
Meaningful Lyrics: “I want you / I need you / I love you / You’ll never search for my love”

Live Out Your Love – Kem, Toni Braxton

Released in 2020 on the album Live Out Your Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’ll do whatever you want me to do / I’m in love again / With you”

Anything For You (The Duet) – Ledisi & PJ Morton

Released in 2020 on the album Anything For You (The Duet)
Meaningful Lyrics: “I will do anything for you, you / You are my life, one means us two / Anything, anything for you”

U 2 Luv – Ne-Yo & Jeremih

Released in 2020 on the album U 2 Luv
Meaningful Lyrics: “I only want you to love (You to love, oh, oh) / I don’t want nobody else (Nobody else, yeah, yeah)”

All Mine – Ralph Tresvant feat. Johnny Gill

Released in 2020 on the album All Mine
Meaningful Lyrics: “Like a diamond, you shine / Yeah I said it before / Girl, you all that and more / And more”

Forever Mine – Robin Thicke

Released in 2020 on the album Forever Mine
Meaningful Lyrics: “Tell me your secrets / And I will tell no lies / I want you to be / Forever mine”

Love Somebody – Rotimi

Released in 2020 on the album Love Somebody
Meaningful Lyrics: “Until you love somebody / Like one, two, three / Trust me you haven’t lived / Until you love somebody”

One in a Million – Will Downing

Released in 2020 on the album Romantique, Pt. 2
Meaningful Lyrics: “Oh one in a million / Chance of a lifetime / And I showed compassion / As sent to me a struck of luck called you”

So Much More – Xavier Omär

Released in 2020 on the album If You Feel
Meaningful Lyrics: “Baby you’re so much more / So much more / Than anything I dreamed of / I prayed a thousand prayers / I found someone who cares / And so much more”

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2010s R&B Wedding Songs

Consider Me – Allen Stone

Released in 2019 on the album Building Balance
Meaningful Lyrics: “If you’re looking for some magic / That will not end tragic / Darling, all I ask is you consider me”

Ain’t Nothin Like The One I’ve Got – Calvin Richardson

Released in 2019 on the album Gold Dust
Meaningful Lyrics: “Ain’t nothing like the one I’ve got / So say you love me baby / And I will say it too”

Say So – Doja Cat

Released in 2019 on the album Hot Pink
Meaningful Lyrics: “Day to night to morning, keep with me in the moment / I’d let you had I known it, why don’t you say so?”

Perfect – Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant

Released in 2019 on the album Game Changer II
Meaningful Lyrics: “Ooh, girl I’m telling you you’re perfect / Girl, you’re so damn perfect / You’re perfect for me”

Feels – Kehlani

Released in 2019 on the album While We Wait
Meaningful Lyrics: “You give me feels and I / Know that it, know that it, know that it’s real / You give me, you give me feels”

Yearning For Your Love – Pj Morton

Released in 2019 on the album Yearning For Your Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “Said, you can’t keep runnin’ in and out of my life, yeah / I need to have you as my lover and my wife”

Sent From Heaven – Rahsaan Patterson

Released in 2019 on the album Heroes & Gods
Meaningful Lyrics: “Stay for / Ever make me yours / And we’ll / Love through eternity”

Find Someone Like You – Snoh Aalegra

Released in 2019 on the album Find Someone Like You
Meaningful Lyrics: “Though we got a past, I want you, yeah / And even when it’s bad, I love you / I’ve been waitin’ my whole life, to find someone like you”

Our Song – Tank

Released in 2019 on the album ELEVATION
Meaningful Lyrics: “Kind of life you told me you’ve been looking for / From the beginning, it felt so right, and / I can’t think of anything I’ve needed more”

Blinding Lights – The Weeknd

Released in 2019 on the album After Hours
Meaningful Lyrics: “I said, ooh, I’m blinded by the lights / No, I can’t sleep until I feel your touch”

Collide – Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG

Released in 2019 on the album Queen & Slim Soundtrack
Meaningful Lyrics: “Without you, I’m just a fraction / Closing in on my demise / And I love you religiously / With everything inside of me”

Flirtin’ w / Forever – Wayne Brady feat. Cat Gray

Released in 2019 on the album Flirtin’ w / Forever
Meaningful Lyrics: “I think we’re flirting with forever / Every sunrise and every sunset with you / Has me flirting with forever”

Best Day Ever – Andy Stokes

Released in 2018 on the album Best Day Ever
Meaningful Lyrics: “The first time I laid eyes on you / I knew you were the one for me”

My Word – Derran Day

Released in 2018 on the album My Word
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’ll be there for you / Crossing my heart / We’ll never grow apart / I won’t let it happen / You have my word”

A Good Night – John Legend feat. BloodPop®

Released in 2018 on the album A Good Night
Meaningful Lyrics: “You got me talking crazy / I figure if I say it / You just might be my lady / Baby, it’s you”

Better – Khalid

Released in 2018 on the album Suncity
Meaningful Lyrics: “We don’t gotta hide / This is what you like, I admit / Nothin’ feels better than this”

Beyond – Leon Bridges

Released in 2018 on the album Good Thing
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’m scared to death that she might be it / That the love is real, that the shoe might fit / She might just be my everything and beyond”

Today I Do – Tamia

Released in 2018 on the album Today I Do
Meaningful Lyrics: “Today I do, today I do / Today I’m saying I do to you / Today I do, today I do”

Every Kind Of Way – H.E.R.

Released in 2017 on the album H.E.R.
Meaningful Lyrics: “If the world should end tomorrow and we only have today / I’m gonna love you in every kind of way”

Why I Love You – MAJOR.

Released in 2016 on the album I Am MAJOR.
Meaningful Lyrics: “I found love in you / And no other love will do / Every moment that you smile chases all of the pain away / Forever and a while in my heart is where you’ll stay”

Forever Mine – Andra Day

Released in 2015 on the album Cheers to the Fall
Meaningful Lyrics: “Look I’m tired of the fine line / I just want you to be, to be / Forever mine (be forever mine)”

Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend

Released in 2015 on the album Title
Meaningful Lyrics: “Wherever we’re standing, I won’t take you for granted / ‘Cause we’ll never know when, when we’ll run out of time / So I’m gonna love you like I’m gonna lose you”

Fall For You – Leela James

Released in 2014 on the album Fall for You
Meaningful Lyrics: “My heart is ready / For love and to be loved / And I chose you, baby / That’s the one thing I’m sure of”

You & I – Avant feat. KeKe Wyatt

Released in 2013 on the album Face the Music
Meaningful Lyrics: “You and I / Together for always / Baby I / Breathe every single breath for you baby”

Marry Me – Jason Derulo

Released in 2013 on the album Tattoos
Meaningful Lyrics: “Girl, I have you / To get right down on bended knee / Nothing else would ever be better, better / The day when I / I’ll say, “Will you marry me?”

All Of Me – John Legend

Released in 2013 on the album Love in the Future
Meaningful Lyrics: “Give your all to me / I’ll give my all to you / You’re my end and my beginnin’ / Even when I lose, I’m winnin'”

This Is Love – Kelly Rowland

Released in 2013 on the album Ms. Kelly
Meaningful Lyrics: “This is love / Like a diamond in the sand / It took so long to find you / I cannot wait another day to say / This is love”

I’m Sure It’s You (The Wedding Song) – Sheléa

Released in 2013 on the album I’m Sure It’s You
Meaningful Lyrics: “My heart belongs to you / I know we’ll make it through / I’m sure it’s you”

Adorn – Miguel

Released in 2012 on the album Kaleidoscope Dream
Meaningful Lyrics: “Don’t you let nobody tell you different, baby / I’ll always adore you / You gotta know now”

4evermore – Anthony David

Released in 2011 on the album Algebra
Meaningful Lyrics: “Just you and me babe, till the days are blue / And I ain’t ashamed love, to say I do, I do / 4evermore”

So In Love – Jill Scott feat. Anthony Hamilton

Released in 2011 on the album The Light of the Sun
Meaningful Lyrics: “I hope you’re thinking of me / ‘Cause all I want is time with you / And only nothing more / (So in love with you)”

Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

Released in 2010 on the album Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Meaningful Lyrics: “When I see your face / There’s not a thing that I would change / ‘Cause you’re amazing / Just the way you are”

Share My Life – Kem

Released in 2010 on the album Intimacy: Album III
Meaningful Lyrics: “You’re my dream / And my joy / My heart belongs to you girl / So I sat down one day and I / I wrote this song / ‘Cause I need you, in my world”

Forever – The Floacist feat. Musiq Soulchild

Released in 2010 on the album Floetic Soul
Meaningful Lyrics: “When I thought nobody cared / I had you / And that s why / Whatever you want from me you know you got it”

Best of Me – TSoul

Released in 2010 on the album Love & Music
Meaningful Lyrics: “Passion and romance, the chemistry when we hold hands / Your L.O.V.E. has gotten the best of me / And I love it, I love it, I love it”

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2000s R&B Wedding Songs

Your Joy – Chrisette Michele

Released in 2007 on the album I Am
Meaningful Lyrics: “One day he’ll come on bended knee / And ask my love away from me / And when I give my love to him / He’ll always have a place within”

Yeah – Usher Feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris

Released in 2004 on the album Confessions
Meaningful Lyrics: “So I got up and followed her to the floor / She said, baby let’s go / When I told her (let’s go!) I said / Yeah!”

If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys

Released in 2003 on the album The Diary of Alicia Keys
Meaningful Lyrics: “Some people want diamond rings / Some just want everything / But everything means nothing / If I ain’t got you”

Crazy In Love – Beyonce

Released in 2003 on the album Dangerously in Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “Cause I know I don’t understand / Just how your love can do what no one else can / Got me looking so crazy right now, your love”

Love Of My Life – Brian McKnight

Released in 2001 on the album Superhero
Meaningful Lyrics: “You’re more than wonderful / More than amazing / The irreplaceable, love, love, of my life”

Made To Love Ya – Gerald Levert

Released in 2001 on the album Gerald’s World
Meaningful Lyrics: “My time, to spend with you forever / My life, together I was made / Made to love you”

Forever – Jaheim

Released in 2001 on the album Ghetto Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “The love I have for you will last forever / Loving you always / Forever”

Lifetime – Maxwell

Released in 2001 on the album Now
Meaningful Lyrics: “Now I, I can let my life pass me by / Or I can get down and try / Work it all out this lifetime”

Let’s Get Married (ReMarqable Remix) – Jagged Edge

Released in 2000 on the album J.E. Heartbreak
Meaningful Lyrics: “We ain’t gettin’ no younger, we might as well do it / Been feelin’ you all the while, girl, I must confess / Let’s just get married”

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1990s R&B Wedding Songs

Happily Ever After – Case

Released in 1999 on the album Personal Conversation
Meaningful Lyrics: “We could be strong together for so long / Couldn’t we please be happily ever after”

Spend My Life With You – Eric Benet and Tamia

Released in 1999 on the album A Day in the Life
Meaningful Lyrics: “Can we just feel this way together ’til the end of all time / Can I just spend my life with you”

By Your Side – Sade

Released in 1999 on the album Lovers Rock
Meaningful Lyrics: “When you’re lost and you’re alone / And you can’t get back again / I will find you / Darling, and I will bring you home”

Incomplete – Sisqo

Released in 1999 on the album Unleash the Dragon
Meaningful Lyrics: “So I can make believe I have everything, but I can’t pretend that I don’t see / That without you girl my life is incomplete”

For You I Will – Monica

Released in 1998 on the album The Boy Is Mine
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’m here for you, I’m here forever / I will be your fortress tall and strong / I’ll keep you safe, I’ll stand beside you right or wrong”

All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo

Released in 1997 on the album Love Always
Meaningful Lyrics: “All my life / I prayed for someone like you / And I thank God / That I / That I finally found you”

For You – Kenny Lattimore

Released in 1996 on the album Kenny Lattimore
Meaningful Lyrics: “Nothing I’ve said is hard to understand / All I feel, I feel deeper still / And always will, all this love is for you”

Return of the Mack – Mark Morrison

Released in 1996 on the album Return of the Mack
Meaningful Lyrics: “’Cause I knew it from the start / Baby, when you broke my heart / That I had to come again, and show you that I’m real”

Lady – D’Angelo

Released in 1995 on the album Brown Sugar
Meaningful Lyrics: “But I know I love you and you love me / There’s no other lover for you or me / You’re my lady”

This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan

Released in 1995 on the album This Is How We Do It
Meaningful Lyrics: “This is how we do it, all hands are in the air / And wave them from here to there”

On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men

Released in 1994 on the album II
Meaningful Lyrics: “Every moment without you / It seems like eternity / I’m begging you, begging you come back to me”

I’m Ready – Tevin Campbell

Released in 1993 on the album I’m Ready
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’m ready (you know I’m ready) to love you (to love) forever (forever) / Hey love now, come and love me forever more”

Unforgettable – Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole

Released in 1991 on the album Unforgettable… with Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “That’s why darling, it’s incredible / That someone so unforgettable / Thinks that I am unforgettable too”

I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) – Hi Five

Released in 1990 on the album Hi-Five
Meaningful Lyrics: “You kiss me when we’re playing the kissing game / I like the way / You keep me looking forward to another day”

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Classic R&B Wedding Songs

Here And Now – Luther Vandross

Released in 1989 on the album The Best of Luther Vandross… The Best of Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “I promise to love faithfully / You’re all I need / Here and now”

Shower Me with Your Love – Surface

Released in 1989 on the album 2nd Wave
Meaningful Lyrics: “I will care for you / You will care for me / Our love / Will live forever”

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston

Released in 1989 on the album Whitney
Meaningful Lyrics: “Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody / With somebody who loves me”

Kiss – Prince

Released in 1989 on the album Parade
Meaningful Lyrics: “Ain’t no particular sign / I’m more compatible with / I just want your extra time and your / Kiss”

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Released in 1982  on the album Thriller
Meaningful Lyrics: “Billie Jean is not my lover / She’s just a girl who claims that I am the one / But the kid is not my son”

Just When I Needed You – Roberta Flack

Released in 1981 on the album Bustin’ Loose
Meaningful Lyrics: “Be there when I needed you / You were the only land in sight / You seem to be, all I need”

Let’s Groove – Earth Wind & Fire

Released in 1981 on the album Raise!
Meaningful Lyrics: “Tell the DJ to play your favorite tune / Then you know it’s okay / What you found is happiness, now”

You’re Latest, Greatest Inspiration – Teddy Pendergrass

Released in 1981 on the album It’s Time for Love
Meaningful Lyrics: “I plan to give you all that I have / I’ll be everything, everything you think I am / You make life a joy to live / Yes I’m blessed, yes I’m thankful just to know you”

Endless Love – Lionel Richie & Diana Ross

Released in 1981 on the album Endless Love Soundtrack
Meaningful Lyrics: “Ooh, yes / You will always be / My endless love”

Love X Love – George Benson

Released in 1980 on the album Give Me the Night
Meaningful Lyrics: “Cause we got love times love / It’s always there for us to share / And girl it sure feels good to know / You’re by my side”

When We Get Married – Larry Graham

Released in 1980 on the album One in a Million You
Meaningful Lyrics: “We’ll have a ball / Dancin’ and all / When we get married”

Shining Star – The Manhattans

Released in 1980 on the album After Midnight
Meaningful Lyrics: “Honey, you are my shining star / Don’t you go away, no, baby / Wanna be right here, where you are / Until my dying day”

I Do Love You – G.Q.

Released in 1979 on the album Disco Nights
Meaningful Lyrics: “I do love you / My girl, I prayed that your love / It would come to me / Someday / Because I love you so, babe”

I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince

Released in 1979 on the album Prince
Meaningful Lyrics: “I didn’t wanna pressure you, baby / But all I ever wanted to do / I wanna be your lover”

Cruisin’ – Smokey Robinson

Released in 1979 on the album Where There’s Smoke…
Meaningful Lyrics: “I love it when we’re cruising together / Music is played for love / Cruising is made for love”

Forever Mine – The O’Jays

Released in 1979 on the album Identify Yourself
Meaningful Lyrics: “Forever mine / `Cause you and me, we get along just fine / Aw, baby / I got what you want / You got what I want / And we were made for each other”

Three Times A Lady – The Commodores

Released in 1978 on the album Natural High
Meaningful Lyrics: “Yes, you’re once, twice, three times a lady / And I love you / I love you”

Brick House – The Commodores

Released in 1977 on the album Commodores
Meaningful Lyrics: “’Cause she’s a brick house / Yeah, she’s mighty mighty, just lettin’ it all hang out”

Always and Forever – Heatwave

Released in 1976 on the album Too Hot to Handle
Meaningful Lyrics: “Take time to tell me you really care / And we’ll share tomorrow together / I’ll always love you ever”

Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

Released in 1976 on the album Songs in the Key of Life
Meaningful Lyrics: “Isn’t she pretty? / Truly the angel’s best / Boy, I’m so happy / We have been Heaven-blessed”

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole

Released in 1975 on the album Inseparable
Meaningful Lyrics: “This will be / You and me / Yes sir-ee / Eternally”

For The Love Of You – The Isley Brothers

Released in 1975 on the album The Heat Is On
Meaningful Lyrics: “Lovely as a ray of sun / That touches me when the mornin’ comes / Feels good to me, yeah / My love and me”

Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe – Barry White

Released in 1974 on the album Can’t Get Enough
Meaningful Lyrics: “Girl, your love for me is all I need / And more than I can stand”

Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

Released in 1972 on the album Stay Together
Meaningful Lyrics: “Let me say that since, baby / Since we’ve been together / Ooh / Loving you forever / Is what I need”

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder

Released in 1972 on the album Talking Book
Meaningful Lyrics: “You are the sunshine of my life / That’s why I’ll always be around / You are the apple of my eye / Forever you’ll stay in my heart”

Could It Be I’m Falling In Love – The Spinners

Released in 1972 on the album Spinners
Meaningful Lyrics: “I don’t need all those things that used to bring me joy / You’ve made me such a happy boy / And honey, you’ll always be / The only for me”

September – Earth, Wind & Fire

Released in 1971 on the album Earth, Wind & Fire
Meaningful Lyrics: “Found the love we shared in September / Only blue talk and love / Remember / True love we share today”

I’ll Be There – Jackson 5

Released in 1970 on the album ABC
Meaningful Lyrics: “I’ll be there with a love that’s strong / I’ll be your strength / I’ll keep holdin’ on”

Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations

Released in 1968 on the album Build Me Up Buttercup
Meaningful Lyrics: “So build me up (Build me up) / Buttercup, don’t break my heart”

At Last – Etta James

Released in 1960 on the album At Last!
Meaningful Lyrics: “At last / My love has come along / My lonely days are over / And life is like a song”

A genre song list to see next is our list of Christian wedding songs.

Why Play R&B At Your Wedding?

I mean, if you want to play ABBA be our guest. (Snooze Fest) The better question is why wouldn’t you play R&B at your wedding? Weddings are about love. Real love. Nothing says that better than the smooth, silky vocals of Luther Vandross. The spoken words of Barry White, reassure us that we are loved. Oh, don’t forget the Sisters of Soul starting with the Queen: Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Alicia Keys.

The roots of R&B in Soul is apparent not just in the beats and bass lines, but in the emotion expressed. Those lyrics, girl. You know it. Your friends are getting the chill vibe, the love vibe.

Planning your reception songs? See our list of R&B cake cutting songs and R&B garter toss songs.

What is Rhythm & Blues?

Rhythm and blues is the grandchild of jazz, gospel, and blues. Originally soul and rock & roll were an offshoot of R&B. R&B is a genre of smooth pop music that is entirely centered on the vocalist’s smooth voice and stunning vibrato.

Now, R&B also includes funk, hip-hop, rap, and soul. If it makes you want to move your hips, chances are it’s rhythm and blues. If you want folks to get out of their chairs, stop gossiping about your Great Aunt Ruth, and hit the dance floor, R&B is a must!

What are the Best R&B Songs For Dancing?

If you want to get folks on the dance floor, these are sure to do it. Our list includes some recent hits along with classics in a variety of tempos and eras. Pick your favorites to include in your wedding. You can use them for your wedding reception, first dance, and father-daughter dance.

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Wedding Songs For The Ultimate Party!

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