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Soul R&B singles on the A label...


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the A record label. Click on "A" in the label column on the right below to display the records in order of popularity with the best-selling songs first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on to play song. . Click on year to list all songs from that year.

More Soul R&B Songs From A . . .

The following songs were released in A but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of A or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
-- recordlabel: Warner 9642 (UK)
writtenby: Brian Jackson
album: Sunfire
comments: [disco funk] (full length version)
Sunfire Step In The Light 1982 Warner(UK)
1 recordlabel: Gasoline Alley 2820
chartposition: RandB #33, US #103
album: II D Extreme
comments: [slow jam]
II D Extreme Up On The Roof 1993 Gasoline Alley
-- recordlabel: Warner 29439
writtenby: Reggie Lucas
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Sunfire Never Too Late For Your Lovin' 1983 Warner
-- recordlabel: Warner 29796
writtenby: Rowland Smith
album: Sunfire
comments: [funk]
Sunfire Feet 1982 Warner
1 recordlabel: Gasoline Alley 2913
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Gasoline Alley 54788
album: II D Extreme
comments: [slow jam]
II D Extreme Let Me Love You 1994 Gasoline Alley
2 recordlabel: Gasoline Alley 55276
chartposition: RandB #71
album: From I Extreme II Another
comments: [hip hop]
II D Extreme You Got Me Goin' 1996 Gasoline Alley
3 recordlabel: Gasoline Alley 55140
chartposition: RandB #52, US #117
album: From I Extreme II Another
II D Extreme If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) 1996 Gasoline Alley
4 recordlabel: Columbia 06363
chartposition: RandB #9
writtenby: Isaac Hayes, Gerry Goffin and Carole King
album: U Turn
Isaac Hayes Ike's Rap -- Hey Girl 1986 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Columbia 06655
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: U Turn
comments: [beat ballad]
Isaac Hayes Thing for You 1987 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Columbia 07978
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Love Attack
Isaac Hayes Showdown 1988 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 5433
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner A Fool For A Fool 1964 Warner Bros.
8 recordlabel: Sonja 2005
chartposition: RandB #29, US #122
writtenby: Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner You Can't Miss Nothing That You Never Had 1964 Sonja
9 recordlabel: Warner 2011
chartposition: RandB #33, US #108, UK #48
writtenby: Tony Bruno
Ike & Tina Turner Tell Her I'm Not Home 1965 Warner
10 recordlabel: Warlock 2720
chartposition: RandB #71
album: All Because of You
comments: [beat ballad]
Kim Waters & Isaac Hayes Just Be My Lady 1990 Warlock
11 recordlabel: One Way 003
chartposition: US Dance #10
writtenby: Began Cekic
album: Brooklyn Express
comments: [disco funk instrumental]
Brooklyn Express Sixty-Nine 1981 One Way
12 recordlabel: Granite 540
chartposition: RandB #73, US #86
writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne
Broadway You to Me Are Everything 1976 Granite
13 recordlabel: Hilltak 7802
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
Broadway Kiss You All Over 1978 Hilltak
14 recordlabel: Hilltak 7805
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Willie Henderson
Broadway This Funk Is Made for Dancing 1979 Hilltak
15 recordlabel: United Artists 50782
chartposition: RandB #31, US #61
writtenby: Jessie Hill
album: Workin' Together
Ike & Tina Turner Ooh Poo Pah Doo 1971 United Artists
16 recordlabel: United Artists 50837
chartposition: RandB #47, US #104
writtenby: Calvin Lane and Philip Reese
Ike & Tina Turner I'm Yours (Use Me Anyway You Wanna) 1971 United Artists
17 recordlabel: United Artists 50881
chartposition: RandB #43, US #106, UK #51
writtenby: Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner Up in Heah 1972 United Artists
18 recordlabel: United Artists 409
chartposition: RandB #43, US #106, UK #51
writtenby: Tina Turner
album: Sweet Rhode Island Red
Ike & Tina Turner Sweet Rhode Island Red 1974 United Artists
19 recordlabel: United Artists 528
chartposition: RandB #29, US #65, UK #51
writtenby: Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner Sexy Ida (Part 1) 1974 United Artists
20 recordlabel: Fantasy 161
chartposition: US Dance #27
writtenby: Ike Turner and Sylvia Robinson
Ike & Tina Turner Party Vibes 1980 Fantasy
21 recordlabel: Capitol 0777 7
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Tricky Stewart, Chris Stokes, Jermaine Dupri, Marquis Dair and Thaddis Harrell
album: On Our Worst Behavior
comments: (featured on Bebe’s Kids Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Immature Tear It Up (On Our Worst Behavior) 1992 Capitol
22 recordlabel: MCA 12205
chartposition: RandB #47, US #95
writtenby: Roy Pennon and Colin England
album: Playtyme Is Over
comments: [love ballad]
Immature I Don't Mind 1995 MCA
23 recordlabel: MCA 55130
chartposition: RandB #15, US #46
writtenby: Chris Stokes and Skip Scarborough
album: We Got It
Immature Feel the Funk 1995 MCA
24 recordlabel: MCA 3747
chartposition: RandB #16, US #36
writtenby: Dan Haseltine and Jars of Clay
album: We Got It
comments: [slow jam]
Immature Please Don't Go 1996 MCA
25 recordlabel: MCA 55234
chartposition: RandB #42, US #102
writtenby: Chris Stokes
album: We Got It
Immature Lover's Groove 1996 MCA
26 recordlabel: MCA 11668
chartposition: RandB #44
album: The Journey
Immature Give Up the Ghost 1997 MCA
27 recordlabel: MCA 3919
chartposition: RandB #19, US #69
writtenby: Chris Stokes, Brion James and Joe L. Harrington
album: The Journey
Immature I'm Not a Fool 1997 MCA
28 recordlabel: Atlantic 7374
chartposition: RandB #28, US #111
writtenby: Eddie Ferrell
album: Intro
Intro Love Thang!!! 1993 Atlantic
29 recordlabel: Atlantic 85749
chartposition: RandB #23, US #112
writtenby: Dave Hall
album: Intro
Intro Let Me Be the One 1993 Atlantic
30 recordlabel: Atlantic 5477
chartposition: RandB #11, US #105
writtenby: Nevelle Hodge
album: Intro
comments: [slow jam]
Intro Ribbon in the Sky 1994 Atlantic
31 recordlabel: Atlantic 2248
chartposition: RandB #25. US #90
writtenby: Kenny Greene
album: New Life
Intro Funny How Time Flies 1995 Atlantic
32 recordlabel: Atlantic 87080
chartposition: RandB #52, US #117
writtenby: Nevelle Hodge and Kenny Greene
album: New Life
Intro Feels Like the First Time 1996 Atlantic
33 recordlabel: CBS Associated 04642
chartposition: RandB #14
writtenby: Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper and Marvin Isley
album: Broadway's Closer to Sunset Boulevard
Isley Jasper Isley Look the Other Way 1984 CBS Associated
34 recordlabel: CBS Associated 07254
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper and Marvin Isley
album: Different Drummer
Isley Jasper Isley Givin' You Back the Love 1987 CBS Associated
35 recordlabel: Atlantic/Slip N Slide 2546
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: The Bab's Boyz
album: My Soul, My Life
comments: [slow jam]
J-Shin Treat U Better 2000 Atlantic/Slip N Slid
36 recordlabel: Elektra 1400
chartposition: RandB #72
Ja Rule How Many Wanna 1999 Elektra
37 recordlabel: Murder Inc./Def Jam 588741
chartposition: RandB #4, US #6, UK #5
writtenby: Ja Rule (as Jeffrey Atkins) , Irv Gotti, Robert Mays and Stevie Wonder
album: Rule 3:36
Ja Rule featuring Case Livin' It Up 2001 Murder Inc./Def Jam
38 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #6
writtenby: Ja Rule (as Jeffrey Atkins) , Channel 7 (as 7 Aurelius) and Irv Gotti
album: Pain Is Love
Ja Rule featuring Ashanti Always on Time 2001 Def Jam
39 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #68
Ja Rule Never Again 2002 Def Jam
40 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 842(UK)
chartposition: UK #9
writtenby: Jackson Browne
album: Lookin' Through the Windows
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Jackson 5 Doctor My Eyes 1973 Tamla Motown (UK)
41 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 865
chartposition: UK #25
writtenby: Gene Marcellino and Jerry Marcellino
album: Skywriter / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Jackson 5 Skywriter 1973 Tamla Motown
42 recordlabel: MCA 53032
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Bernard Edwards, Eddie Martinez, Jeff Bova, Pamela Phillips Oland, R. Hart and Tony Thompson
album: Time Out for the Burglar: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Jacksons Time Out for the Burglar 1987 MCA
43 recordlabel: Giant 18429
chartposition: RandB #16, US #69, UK #74
writtenby: Alton Stewart
album: Jade to the Max
comments: [slow jam]
Jade Looking for Mr. Do Right 1993 Giant
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 7009
writtenby: General Johnson, Greg Perry
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) If I Could See The Light In The Window 1969 Hot Wax
1 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7108
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #59
writtenby: R. Dunbar, A. Bond
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) 90 Day Freeze (On Her Love) 1971 Hot Wax
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 7211
writtenby: Holland, Dozier, C. Wilson
album: 100 Proof
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) Nothing Sweeter Than Love 1971 Hot Wax
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 7206
writtenby: G. Johnson, G. Perry, A. Bond
album: 100 Proof
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) Don't Scratch Where It Don't Itch 1972 Hot Wax
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 9254
writtenby: B. Holland, E. Holland, C. Coulter
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) My Piece Of The Rock 1976 Hot Wax
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 9256
writtenby: H. Beatty, B. Holland, E. Holland
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) & New York Port Authority I'm Mad As Hell (Ain't Gonna Take No More) 1977 Hot Wax
1 recordlabel: Fountain 400
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Phillip Brown and Rufus Hill
album: Ice 'N Hot
comments: [ballad]
Jerry Butler No Love Without Changes 1982 Fountain
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1039
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Michael Smith
album: Love's on the Menu
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jerry Butler The Devil in Mrs. Jones 1976 Tamla Motown
3 recordlabel: Vee Jay 396
chartposition: RandB #25, US #99
writtenby: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #327]
Jerry Butler For Your Precious Love 1966 Vee Jay
4 recordlabel: Vee Jay 696
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #27, US #122
writtenby: Van McCoy
Jerry Butler I Can't Stand to See You Cry 1965 Vee Jay
5 recordlabel: Vee Jay 651
chartposition: RandB #33, US #64
writtenby: Ted Daryll
Jerry Butler Good Times 1965 Vee Jay
6 recordlabel: Vee Jay 598
chartposition: RandB #3 (3 weeks), US #61
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Billy Butler and Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler I Stand Accused 1964 Vee Jay
7 recordlabel: Vee Jay 598
chartposition: US #95
writtenby: Randy Newman
Jerry Butler I Don't Want To Hear Anymore 1964 Vee Jay
8 recordlabel: Vee Jay 588
chartposition: RandB #17, US #56
writtenby: Richard Gottehrer, Jerry Goldstein and Bob Feldman
album: Need To Belong
Jerry Butler Giving Up On Love 1964 Vee Jay
9 recordlabel: Vee Jay 567
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #31
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Need To Belong
Jerry Butler Need To Belong 1963 Vee Jay
10 recordlabel: Vee Jay 486
chartposition: US #68
writtenby: Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
Jerry Butler Whatever You Want 1963 Vee Jay
11 recordlabel: Vee Jay 475
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #100
writtenby: Franz Waxman and Hal David
Jerry Butler Theme From Taras Bulba 1962 Vee Jay
12 recordlabel: Vee Jay 463
chartposition: RandB #23, US #63
writtenby: Paul Griffin, Don Covay and Dennison
Jerry Butler You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) 1962 Vee Jay
13 recordlabel: Vee Jay 405
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #45, US #105
writtenby: Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield
Jerry Butler Aware of Love 1961 Vee Jay
14 recordlabel: Vee Jay 375
chartposition: RandB #10, US #27
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler
album: Aware Of Love
Jerry Butler Find Another Girl 1961 Vee Jay
15 recordlabel: Abner 1035
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler A Lonely Soldier 1960 Abner
16 recordlabel: Abner 1024
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: A. Tucker, T. Twiggs, C. Batenza
Jerry Butler Lost 1959 Abner
17 recordlabel: Atco 6693
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Bobby Womack, Jerry Butler and Jimmy Holiday
Al Perkins Yes, My Goodness, Yes 1969 Atco
18 recordlabel: Giant 5432
chartposition: RandB #13, US #72
writtenby: Joi Marshall, Tonya Kelly, Di Reed, Cory Rooney and Prince Markie Dee
album: Mind, Body and Song
Jade 5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up) 1994 Giant
19 recordlabel: So So Def/Columbia 16865
chartposition: RandB #18, US #58
writtenby: Brian Casey, Bryan Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri
album: Jagged Little Thrill
comments: [slow jam]
Jagged Edge Goodbye 2001 So So Def/Columbia
20 recordlabel: Columbia 76696
chartposition: RandB #32, US #85, UK #179
writtenby: Brandon Casey, Brian Casey and Melvin Coleman
album: Hard
comments: [slow jam]
Jagged Edge What's It Like 2004 Columbia
21 recordlabel: Columbia 4480463
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Brandon Casey, Brian Casey, Jermaine Dupri, Julio Ramos and PJ Morton
album: Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge So Amazing 2005 Columbia
22 recordlabel: Columbia Digital
chartposition: RandB #13, US #73
writtenby: Brandon Casey, Brian Casey, Chad Elliott, Rodney Richard and John Williams [John "Cheese" Williams]
album: Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge Good Luck Charm 2006 Columbia Digital
23 recordlabel: So So Def/Island Urban 00949302
chartposition: RandB #49, US #113
writtenby: Brandon Casey, Brian Casey, Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin and Manuel Seal
album: Baby Makin' Project
comments: [slow jam]
Jagged Edge Put a Little Umph in It 2007 So So Def/Island Urb
24 recordlabel: Caroline Records
chartposition: RandB #51
Jagged Edge Tip of My Tongue 2009 Caroline Records
25 recordlabel: Warner 101175
chartposition: RandB #51
album: Still Ghetto
Jaheim Backtight 2003 Warner
26 recordlabel: Warner 101737
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Ghetto Classics
Jaheim The Chosen One 2006 Warner
27 recordlabel: Warner 101612
chartposition: RandB 338, UK #119
album: Ghetto Classics
Jaheim Every Time I Think About Her 2006 Warner
28 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #65
album: The Makings of a Man
Jaheim Have You Ever 2008 Atlantic
29 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #35
album: The Makings of a Man
Jaheim I've Changed 2008 Atlantic
30 recordlabel: Federal 12370
chartposition: RandB #7, US #33
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Lowman Pauling
album: Think!
James Brown Think 1960 Federal
31 recordlabel: Larc 81011
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Alfonzo (as Alfonzo Jones)
album: Alfonzo
Alfonzo Change the World 1982 Larc
32 recordlabel: Larc 81016
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Alfonzo Jonesan and Michael Terry
album: Alfonzo
comments: [disco dance]
Alfonzo Your Booty Makes Me Moody 1983 Larc
33 recordlabel: Our Gang 1008
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Darryl Ellis, Dunn Pearson Jr. and Paul Richmond
album: Amuzement Park
comments: [disco funk]
Amuzement Park Groove Your Blues Away 1982 Our Gang
34 recordlabel: Our Gang 1016
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Paul Richmond
album: Amuzement Park
comments: [ballad]
Amuzement Park Do You Still Love Me 1983 Our Gang
35 recordlabel: Atlantic 89653
chartposition: RandB #62
album: All Points Bulletin
comments: [ballad]
Amuzement Park Band No 1984 Atlantic
36 recordlabel: Salsoul 7036
chartposition: RandB #65, US #19
writtenby: Augustus Temple and Richie Weeks
album: The Jammers
comments: [disco funk boogie] charted as And You Know That / Be Mine Tonight in US dance charts
The Jammers And You Know That 1982 Salsoul
37 recordlabel: Salsoul 7044
chartposition: RandB #76, UK #65
writtenby: Richie Weeks and Margaret Blount
comments: [disco funk boogie]
The Jammers Be Mine Tonight 1983 Salsoul
-- recordlabel: Salsoul 423
writtenby: R. Weeks, M. Blount
The Jammers Let's B-B Break 1984 Salsoul
1 recordlabel: Ariola 811
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Amir Bayyan, Frank Jackson and Ronald Bell
Forecast Non Stop 1980 Ariola
2 recordlabel: Ariola 2206
chartposition: US Dance #58
writtenby: Royal Bayyan and Amir Bayyan
comments: [disco dance]
Forecast Love Line 1981 Ariola
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 13298
writtenby: A. Bayyan, Brisko
album: Forecast I
comments: [disco dance]
Forecast Happy Days (Hip Hip Hooray) 1982 RCA Victor
1 recordlabel: Sam 12342
chartposition: RandB #45, US Dance #49
writtenby: Mike Sutton and Brenda Sutton
album: Don't Hold Back
comments: [disco funk]
Mike & Brenda Sutton We'll Make It 1981 Sam
2 recordlabel: Sam 5028
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Mike Sutton and Brenda Sutton
album: Don't Hold Back
Mike & Brenda Sutton Don't Hold Back 1982 Sam
-- recordlabel: Sam 12351
writtenby: Mike and Brenda Sutton
album: Don't Hold Back
comments: [disco, boogie]
Mike & Brenda Sutton Don't Let Go Of Me (Grip My Hips And Move Me) 1982 Sam
-- recordlabel: Sam 12348
writtenby: Michael Garvin, Clifford Pusey
comments: [disco funk]
Sound Troupe Can You Really See Me 1982 Sam
1 recordlabel: Quality / RFC Records 7009
chartposition: US Dance #14
writtenby: Luciano Ninzatti, Stefano Pulga, Jimmy Ross and Linda Wesley
album: First True Love Affair
comments: [disco funk]
Jimmy Ross Fall into a Trance 1982 Quality / RFC Record
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 89995
chartposition: RandB #70, US Dance #23
writtenby: Amir Bayyan, Jerome Phillips, Melvin Odoms and Aaron Mathis
album: A Song For Everyone
Tomorrow's Edition In the Grooves 1982 Atlantic

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