The Forgotten ’70s Soul Hits That Broke Every Rule

A teenager singing about the other woman. A factory worker building toilets for jumbo jets. A mother whose lullaby reached number 1 while she was running out of time. These 10 soul hits from the 1970s broke every rule in the book, and the people behind them paid for it. Some were rejected. Some were betrayed. Some almost never made the record at all. Every one of them deserves to be remembered. In this video: Number 10: Timmy Thomas, "Why Can't We Live Together" (1972) Number 9: Betty Wright, "Clean Up Woman" (1971) Number 8: Sylvia Robinson, "Pillow Talk" (1973) Number 7: George McCrae, "Rock Your Baby" (1974) Number 6: Shirley Brown, "Woman to Woman" (1974) Number 5: The Main Ingredient, "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972) Number 4: Bill Withers, "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971) Number 3: Ann Peebles, "I Can't Stand the Rain" (1973) Number 2: Luther Ingram, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1972) Number 1: Minnie Riperton, "Lovin' You" (1975) Welcome to R&B Wonders, the channel where forgotten voices of soul and R&B get the remembering they always deserved. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a story. Which song on this list hit you hardest? Tell me in the comments, and drop the artist you want to hear about next. Disclaimer: This video is for educational and entertainment purposes. All music rights belong to their respective owners. #soulmusic #rnbhistory #70ssoul #classicrnb #musichistory #forgottensoul #RnBWonders