Since its inception in 1988, Shades' repertoire has grown to over 200 songs, with new music added every year. Before the start of the fall semester, the musical director carefully selects a set of roughly 35 songs to perform over the course of the school year. This year (2025/2026), this list of songs consists of:
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A Couple Minutes | Olivia Dean
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Adorn | Miguel
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Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers
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At Last | Etta James
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At Your Best (You Are Love) | Aaliyah
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Bright Mansions
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Bring it on Home to Me | Sam Cooke
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Can You Stand the Rain | New Edition
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Cranes in the Sky | Solange
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Elijah Rock* | Moses Hogan
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Ex-Factor | Lauryn Hill
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Fast Car | Tracy Chapman
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*Glory, Glory
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Have Mercy | Eryn Allen Kane
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How Many Drinks | Miguel
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I'd Rather Go Blind | Etta James
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If You Love Me | Brownstone
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I Want You | Marvin Gaye
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I've Been Buked
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Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing*
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Lions, Tigers, and Bears | Jazmine Sullivan
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Mary* | Take 6
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More Than a Paycheck*
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Misty | Ella Fitzgerald
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My All | Mariah Carey
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Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika*
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No Mirrors in my Nana's House*
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Rain | Sunday Service Choir
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River | Leon Bridges
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Soon Ah Will Be Done*
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Smokin' Out the Window | Silk Sonic
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Spiritual
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Tell Me | Groove Theory
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Wanting Memories*
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Weak | SWV
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When We Get By | D'Angelo
*Denotes a song in the Shades canon.