{"id":3806,"date":"2022-01-14T11:47:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T11:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.entertainment-nation.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2023-07-07T14:14:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T13:14:39","slug":"soul-and-motown-first-dances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entertainment-nation.co.uk\/blog\/soul-and-motown-first-dances\/","title":{"rendered":"80 Soul And Motown Songs For Your First Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s easy to see why soul and Motown is one of the most popular genres for a first dance. With sweet and sentimental lyrics from world-famous artists like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations, not only have these songs stood the test of time, but are some of the most romantic songs ever written.<\/p>\n

To help you choose the perfect tune, we’ve collated our favourite soul and Motown first dance songs. We’ve thrown in some songs from outside of the Motown label as well to give you as much choice as possible. Many are the perfect pace to dance to, all are super romantic and any will make the ideal first dance song. You just need to choose your favourite!<\/p>\n

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(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons – Sam Cooke<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As – George Michael & Mary J. Blige<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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At Last – Etta James<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Baby I Need Your Loving – Four Tops<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Be My Baby – The Ronnettes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me – Gladys Knight & The Pips<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Frank Wilson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Endless Love – Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Everlasting Love – Love Affair<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For The Love Of You Pts. 1 & 2 – The Isley Brothers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Forever – Jason Nelson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Guess I’ll Always Love You – The Isley Brothers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Heatwave – Martha & The Vandellas<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Here and Now – Luther Vandross<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Higher And Higher – Jackie Wilson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hold Me – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me – Mel Carter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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How Sweet it Is (To Be Loved By You) – Marvin Gaye<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) – Four Tops<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I Found A Love – Wilson Pickett<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I Get The Sweetest Feeling – Jackie Wilson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I Love Every Little Thing About You – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I Was Made To Love Her – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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If I Could Build My Whole World Around You – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I’ll Always Love You – The Spinners<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I’ll Be There – Jackson 5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I’m Gonna Make You My Wife – The Whispers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I’m In Love – Aretha Franklin<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I’m In Love – Bobby Womack<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It Takes Two – Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Just The Two Of Us – Bill Withers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Knocks Me Off My Feet – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Let’s Stay Together – Al Green<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Love, Need and Want You – Patti LaBelle<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My Girl – The Temptations<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My Guy – Mary Wells<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Needle In A Haystack – The Velvelettes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nothing Can Change This Love – Sam Cooke<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Oh! What A Love I Have Found – Gladys Knight & The Pips<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Overjoyed – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Pledging My Love – Johnny Ace<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reach Out I’ll Be There – Four Tops<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Respect – Otis Redding<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ribbon In The Sky – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sea Of Love – Phil Phillips & The Twilights<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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She Is My Lady – Donny Hathaway<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Signed, Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So Amazing – Luther Vandross<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So In Love – Curtis Mayfield<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stand By Me – Ben E. King<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Stuck On You – Lionel Ritchie<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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That’s How Strong My love Is – Otis Redding<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The First Time Every I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Makings of You – Curtis Mayfield<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Point Of It All – Anthony Hamilton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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They Can’t Take That Away From Me – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstorng<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This Old Heart Of Mine – The Isley Brothers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Three Times A Lady – Commodores<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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To Be Loved – Jackie Wilson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When A Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When You Tell Me You Love Me – Diana Ross<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You And I – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You Are (My Destiny) – Lionel Ritchie<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You Are Forever – Smokey Robinson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You Really Got A Hold On Me – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You To Me Are Everything – The Real Thing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You’re All I Need To Get By – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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You’re The First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Your Precious Love – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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