80's Soul Ballads: The Golden Era
Test your knowledge of the most iconic soul ballads from the 1980s, featuring legendary artists and timeless classics.
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Question 1: Which 1984 Lionel Richie ballad spent four weeks at #1 and became one of his signature love songs?
Running with the Night
Hello
Penny Lover
Truly
Question 2: What soul group released the emotional ballad 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' in 1989?
Simply Red
Kool & The Gang
The Commodores
Atlantic Starr
Question 3: Which 1986 ballad by Anita Baker became her signature song and won two Grammy Awards?
Sweet Love
Giving You the Best That I Got
Angel
No One in the World
Question 4: What was James Ingram and Patti Austin's chart-topping duet from 1982?
The Closer I Get to You
Baby, Come to Me
Just Once
How Do You Keep the Music Playing
Question 5: Which 1985 Freddie Jackson ballad spent two weeks at #1 on the R&B charts?
Have You Ever Loved Somebody
You Are My Lady
Rock Me Tonight
Love Is Just a Touch Away
Question 6: What was Whitney Houston's first #1 R&B hit ballad?
Saving All My Love for You
Greatest Love of All
You Give Good Love
All at Once
Question 7: Which soul duo recorded the 1987 hit ballad 'Love Is Here and Now You're Gone'?
Alexander O'Neal & Cherrelle
Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Surface
René & Angela
Question 8: What emotional ballad did Regina Belle release in 1989 that became her breakthrough hit?
Show Me the Way
Baby Come to Me
Make It Like It Was
All I Want Is Forever