List of songs written by L.A. Reid (1983–1993)
This is a complete list of the songs known to have been written or co-written by L.A. Reid (1983–1993).
| † | Indicates single release or single track |
| Title | Artist(s) | Co-writer(s) | Originating album | Year | Sample(s) | Ref. |
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| "Body Talk" † | The Deele |
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Street Beat | 1983 | — | |
| "Sexy Love" | The Deele |
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Street Beat | 1983 | — | |
| "Crazy 'Bout 'Cha" | The Deele |
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Street Beat | 1983 | — | |
| "Stimulate" | The Deele |
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Material Thangz | 1985 | — | |
| "Suspicious" | The Deele |
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Material Thangz | 1985 | — | |
| "Personality" | Dynasty |
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Daydreamin' | 1986 | — | |
| "Lovers" | Babyface |
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Lovers | 1986 | — | |
| "Take Your Time" | Babyface | Lovers | 1986 | — | ||
| "Circumstantial Evidence" † | Shalamar | Circumstantial Evidence | 1987 | — | ||
| "Playthang" | Shalamar |
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Circumstantial Evidence | 1987 | — | |
| "Rock Steady" † | The Whispers |
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Just Gets Better With Time | 1987 | — | |
| "Girlfriend" † | Pebbles | Pebbles | 1987 | — | ||
| "Can-U-Dance" † | The Deele |
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Eyes of a Stranger | 1987 | — | |
| "Let No One Separate Us" | The Deele | Eyes of a Stranger | 1987 | — | ||
| "She Wanted" | The Deele |
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Eyes of a Stranger | 1987 | — | |
| "Hip Chic" | The Deele |
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Eyes of a Stranger | 1987 | — | |
| "Don't Be Cruel" † | Bobby Brown | Don't Be Cruel | 1988 | — | ||
| "Every Little Step" † | Bobby Brown | Don't Be Cruel | 1988 | — | ||
| "The Way You Love Me" † | Karyn White | Karyn White | 1988 | — | ||
| "Secret Rendezvous" † | Karyn White | Karyn White | 1988 | — | ||
| "Love Saw It" † | Karyn White (featuring Babyface) | Karyn White | 1988 | — | ||
| "Superwoman" † | Karyn White | Karyn White | 1988 | — | ||
| "Don't Mess With Me" | Karyn White | Karyn White | 1988 | — | ||
| "Family Man" | Karyn White | Karyn White | 1988 | — | ||
| "The Lover in Me" † | Sheena Easton | The Lover in Me | 1988 | — | ||
| "No Deposit, No Return" | Sheena Easton |
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The Lover in Me | 1988 | — | |
| "Days Like This" † | Sheena Easton | The Lover in Me | 1988 | — | ||
| "One Love" | Sheena Easton | The Lover in Me | 1988 | — | ||
| "Stuck" † | The Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers |
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The Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers | 1988 | — | |
| "Jealous" † | The Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers |
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The Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers | 1988 | — | |
| "Roses Are Red" † | The Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers | The Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers | 1988 | — | ||
| "Dial My Heart" † | The Boys | Messages from The Boys | 1988 | — | ||
| "Knocked Out" † | Paula Abdul | Forever Your Girl | 1988 | — | ||
| "Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)" † | The Jacksons | 2300 Jackson Street | 1989 | — | ||
| "Heat of the Moment" † | After 7 | After 7 | 1989 | — | ||
| "Can't Stop" † | After 7 | After 7 | 1989 | — | ||
| "My Only Woman" † | After 7 |
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After 7 | 1989 | — | |
| "One Night" | After 7 | After 7 | 1989 | — | ||
| "Ready or Not" † | After 7 | After 7 | 1989 | — | ||
| "Sayonara" | After 7 | After 7 | 1989 | — | ||
| "It's No Crime" † | Babyface | Tender Lover | 1989 | — | ||
| "Can't Stop My Heart" | Babyface | Tender Lover | 1989 | — | ||
| "Tender Lover" † | Babyface | Tender Lover | 1989 | — | ||
| "My Kinda Girl" † | Babyface | Tender Lover | 1989 | — | ||
| "Giving You the Benefit" † | Pebbles | Always | 1990 | — | ||
| "Backyard" † | Pebbles (featuring Salt-N-Pepa) | Always | 1990 | — | ||
| "Love Makes Things Happen" † | Pebbles (featuring Babyface) | Always | 1990 | — | ||
| "Say a Prayer for Me" | Pebbles | Always | 1990 | — | ||
| "Give It to Me" | Pebbles | Always | 1990 | — | ||
| "Good Thang" | Pebbles |
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Always | 1990 | — | |
| "Fairweather Friend" † | Johnny Gill | Johnny Gill | 1990 | — | ||
| "Never Know Love" | Johnny Gill | Johnny Gill | 1990 | — | ||
| "I'm Your Baby Tonight" † | Whitney Houston | I'm Your Baby Tonight | 1990 | — | ||
| "Anymore" | Whitney Houston | I'm Your Baby Tonight | 1990 | — | ||
| "Miracle" † | Whitney Houston | I'm Your Baby Tonight | 1990 | — | ||
| "Stone Cold Gentleman" † | Ralph Tresvant |
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Ralph Tresvant | 1990 | ||
| "Slave to the Rhythm (Original Version)" † | Michael Jackson |
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Dangerous Leftover Track / Xscape | 1991 / 2014 | — | |
| "Exclusivity" † | Damian Dame |
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Damian Dame | 1991 | — | |
| "Exclusivity Remix" † | Damian Dame |
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Damian Dame | 1991 |
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| "Gotta Learn My Rhythm" † | Damian Dame | Damian Dame | 1991 | — | ||
| "Right Down to It" † | Damian Dame | Damian Dame | 1991 | — | ||
| "Don't Remind Me" | Damian Dame | Damian Dame | 1991 | — | ||
| "Whack It on Me" | Damian Dame |
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Damian Dame | 1991 | ||
| "Trumpet Man" | Damian Dame |
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Damian Dame | 1991 | — | |
| "60 Seconds (The Conclusion)" | Damian Dame |
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Damian Dame | 1991 | ||
| "A Lovers Holiday" | Jermaine Jackson | You Said | 1991 | — | ||
| "Secrets" | Jermaine Jackson | You Said | 1991 | — | ||
| "Rebel (With a Cause)" | Jermaine Jackson |
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You Said | 1991 | — | |
| "Backyard (Outta the Hood Mix by LaFace Family and Dallas Austin)" † | Pebbles (featuring Salt-N-Pepa) | Backyard | 1991 |
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| "Backyard (Uptown Club Mix by LaFace Family)" † | Pebbles (featuring Salt-N-Pepa) |
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Backyard | 1991 | ||
| "Treat You Right" | Jermaine Jackson (featuring Babyface) | You Said | 1991 | — | ||
| "Don't You Deserve Someone" | Jermaine Jackson | You Said | 1991 | — | ||
| "You Said, You Said" † | Jermaine Jackson | You Said | 1991 | — | ||
| "Word to the Badd!" † | Jermaine Jackson | You Said | 1991 | — | ||
| "True Lovers" | Jermaine Jackson | You Said | 1991 | — | ||
| "We're Making Whoopee" | Jermaine Jackson | You Said | 1991 | — | ||
| "Gotta Learn My Rhythm (Remix by L.A. Reid and Jermaine Dupri)" † | Damian Dame | Gotta Learn My Rhythm | 1992 |
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| "Humpin' Around" † | Bobby Brown |
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Bobby | 1992 |
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| "Good Enough" | Bobby Brown | Bobby | 1992 | — | ||
| "Pretty Little Girl" | Bobby Brown | Bobby | 1992 | — | ||
| "Ho of My Own" | Highland Place Mobsters |
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| "Shock Dat Monkey" | TLC |
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Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip | 1992 |
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| "Baby-Baby-Baby" † | TLC | Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip | 1992 | — | ||
| "Baby-Baby-Baby (Remix by Jermaine Dupri)" † | TLC | Baby-Baby-Baby | 1992 |
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| "Somethin' You Wanna Know" | TLC |
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Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip | 1992 | — | |
| "Can He Love U Like This" † | After 7 | Takin' My Time | 1992 | — | ||
| "G.S.T." | After 7 |
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Takin' My Time | 1992 | — | |
| "Give U My Heart" † | Babyface and Toni Braxton |
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Boomerang OST | 1992 | — | |
| "End of the Road" † | Boyz II Men | Boomerang OST | 1992 | — | ||
| "Tonight is Right" | Keith Washington | Boomerang OST | 1992 | — | ||
| "Don't Wanna Love You" | Shanice | Boomerang OST | 1992 | — | ||
| "There U Go" | Johnny Gill | Boomerang OST | 1992 | — | ||
| "Reversal of a Dog" | The LaFace Cartel (with Damian Dame, Highland Place Mobsters, TLC and Toni Braxton) |
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Boomerang OST | 1992 |
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| "Queen of the Night" † | Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard OST | 1992 |
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| "Long Way from Home" † | Johnny Gill | Provocative | 1993 | — | ||
| "Seven Whole Days" † | Toni Braxton | Toni Braxton | 1993 | — | ||
| "You Mean the World to Me" † | Toni Braxton | Toni Braxton | 1993 | — | ||
| "Rock Bottom" † | Babyface | For the Cool in You | 1993 | — | ||
| "Saturday" | Babyface | For the Cool in You | 1993 | — | ||
| "I'll Always Love You" | Babyface | For the Cool in You | 1993 | — |