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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
701 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 329
chartposition: UK #136
Don-E Don't She 1996 th and Bway
702 recordlabel: Chelsea 0025
chartposition: RandB #44, US #93
writtenby: Tim McQueen
album: I'm Doin' Fine Now
New York City Make Me Twice the Man 1973 Chelsea
703 recordlabel: Atco 6645
chartposition: RandB #48, US #135
writtenby: Mack Rice
Mack Rice Coal Man 1969 Atco
704 recordlabel: Shadybrook 1047
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Ken Gold and Michael Denne
album: The Promise of Love
Delegation Someone Oughta Write a Song (About You Baby) 1979 Shadybrook
705 recordlabel: Warner 6633
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: A. Mason, T. Mason and M. Powell
album: Guesss
comments: [slow jam]
Guesss Tell Me Where It Hurts 1994 Warner
706 recordlabel: MCA 51158
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Isaac Suthers
album: It's Winning Time
comments: [ballad]
Klique Middle of a Slow Dance 1981 MCA
707 recordlabel: Midland Int. 10754
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Pete Jackson and Gerald Jackson
album: I'm In Heaven
comments: [philly sound]
Touch of Class You Got to Know Better 1977 Midland Int.
708 recordlabel: Columbia 46081
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Winfred Lovett (as Winfred
album: That's How Much I Love You
The Manhattans Summertime in the City 1974 Columbia
709 recordlabel: Rawkus 294
chartposition: RandB #48, UK #173
weeksinr&bchart: 16
Talib Kweli & DJ Hi-Tek featuring Vinia Mojica The Blast 2001 Rawkus
710 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
711 recordlabel: Warner 17656
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Demonté Posey, Eric Benét and George Nash Jr.
album: True to Myself
comments: [slow jam]
Eric Benét Let's Stay Together 1996 Warner
712 recordlabel: Flaming Arrow 37
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45
writtenby: Eugene Davis
comments: [deep soul ballad]
Gloria Walker & the Chevelles Walking With My New Love 1969 Flaming Arrow
713 recordlabel: Columbia 310050
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock Palm Grease 1974 Columbia
714 recordlabel: Stax 0045
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: L. Watson and J. Frierson
Ollie & the Nightingales I've Got a Feeling 1969 Stax
715 recordlabel: Verve Forecast
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Ledisi (as Ledisi Young) and Rex Rideout
album: Lost and Found
comments: [neo soul]
Ledisi Alright 2007 Verve Forecast
716 recordlabel: Def Jam 7056
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Vincent F. Bell
album: Juice
Oran Juice Jones Curiosity 1986 Def Jam
717 recordlabel: Sound Pak 1001
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45
writtenby: D. Clowney, J. J. Kriegsmann
Dave Baby Cortez & We The People (Do It) The Funky Dance 1971 Sound Pak
718 recordlabel: Smash 940
chartposition: US Dance #30
writtenby: Steve 'Silk' Hurley
album: E.S.P.
comments: [dance, garage house]
D'Bora Dream About You 1991 Smash
719 recordlabel: Elektra 69991
chartposition: US Dance #30
writtenby: Randy Jackson and WandaWalden
comments: [disco dance]
Wanda Walden I Must Be Dreamin' 1982 Elektra
720 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 15569
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Jay Z, Douglas Gibbs, Randolph Johnson and Just Blaze
album: The Blueprint
Jay-Z Song Cry 2001 Roc A Fella
721 recordlabel: MCA 2950
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: It's Goin' Down
Ralph Tresvant When I Need Somebody 1994 MCA
722 recordlabel: Mango 109
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Alisa Peoples, Jonah Ellis and Lonnie Simmons
comments: [funk rap]
Bits & Pieces Don't Stop the Music 1981 Mango
723 recordlabel: Date 1587
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Pretty Purdie (as Bernard Purdie) and Richard Tee
comments: [instrumental]
Pretty Purdie Modern Jive 1968 Date
724 recordlabel: Devaki 4005
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Bruce Gray and Dunn Pearson Jr.
album: Official Business
Dunn & Bruce Street If You Come with Me 1982 Devaki
725 recordlabel: Capitol 4532
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Leon Sylvers III and Ricky Sylvers
album: New Horizons
The Sylvers New Horizon 1978 Capitol
726 recordlabel: Today 1520
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Patrick Adams, Dave Jordan and J.V. Anderson
album: Baby, Won't You Change Your Mind
Black Ivory Spinning Around 1973 Today
727 recordlabel: Starbound
chartposition: US dance #31, RandB #106
writtenby: Eddie Stockley, Ken Johnston and Victor Burks
album: Yum Yum
comments: [dance, house]
mpcode: r9x7CgRSNDs
Sabrina Johnston Reasons 1998 Starbound
728 recordlabel: Columbia 03081
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Skip Boardley
Enchantment I Know Your Hot Spot 1982 Columbia
729 recordlabel: Chrysalis 2521
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Grant, Martin
album: Intuition
comments: [disco dance]
Linx Together We Can Shine 1981 Chrysalis
730 recordlabel: RCA 10334
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Leonard Perry
album: Rolling Down a Mountainside / Main Ingredient Super Hits
The Main Ingredient The Good Old Days 1975 RCA
731 recordlabel: ABC 11394
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Al Ciner
album: Rufus
Rufus (and Chaka Khan) Feel Good 1973 ABC
732 recordlabel: Def Jam 650780
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Terry Johnson and Al Cleveland
album: Juice
comments: [ballad]
Oran Juice Jones Here I Go Again 1987 Def Jam
733 recordlabel: MCA 1041
chartposition: RandB #68, US dance #45
writtenby: Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman
album: Colonel Abrams
Colonel Abrams Over and Over 1986 MCA
734 recordlabel: Columbia 04733
chartposition: RandB #51, US Dance #45
writtenby: Michael Cooper, Richie Daley, Steven
album: Sense of Purpose
Third World Sense of Purpose 1985 Columbia
735 recordlabel: Capitol 5019
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Andrew Woolfolk and Bunny Hull
album: Loveline
comments: [2 step beat ballad]
Tavares Turn Out the Nightlight 1981 Capitol
736 recordlabel: Goldwax 330
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #45
writtenby: Q. Claunch
Spencer Wiggins The Power Of A Woman 1967 Goldwax
737 recordlabel: Grand Hustle
chartposition: RandB #45
Eightball & MJG ft. Young Dro Bring It Back 2010 Grand Hustle
738 recordlabel: Stax 0109
chartposition: RandB #49, US #122
writtenby: Eddie Floyd, M. Rice and Steve Cropper
Eddie Floyd Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some) 1972 Stax
739 recordlabel: Island 1201
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Brian Jackson, Craig Derry, Danny Madden and Will Downing
album: Will Downing
Will Downing Sending Out an S.O.S. 1988 Island
740 recordlabel: Calla 150
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Dorian Burton, Herman Kelly and Rose Marie McCoy
album: World, Here Comes Jean Wells
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: yuvKnledNvM
Jean Wells Try Me and See 1968 Calla
741 recordlabel: Atlantic 2414
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Fred Jay and Art Harris
album: The Percy Sledge Way
Percy Sledge What Am I Living For 1967 Atlantic
742 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 328
chartposition: UK #135
album: Changing Seasons
Don-E Rhythm of Life 1995 th and Bway
743 recordlabel: Ruff Ryders/Def Jam 568989
chartposition: RandB #45, US #79
writtenby: Damon Blackman, Anthony Fields, Michael Masser and DMX
album: It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
DMX Stop Being Greedy 1998 Ruff Ryders/Def Jam
744 recordlabel: AandM 75021 8748
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Barry White and Howard Johnson
album: Put Me in Your Mix
Barry White Put Me in Your Mix 1991 A&M
745 recordlabel: SAM 627
chartposition: RandB #45
weeksinr&bchart: 11
album: Def Con 4
comments: [new jack swing]
Def Con 4 Say U Love Me 1990 SAM
746 recordlabel: Rap a Lot 94139
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Bun B and Salih Williams
album: Trill
Bun-B featuring Lil' KeKe Draped Up 2005 Rap a Lot
747 recordlabel: Private Music
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Rory Holmes and Joey Paschal
album: Staying Power
comments: [slow jam]
Barry White Staying Power 1999 Private Music
748 recordlabel: Def Jam 2710
chartposition: RandB #63, UK #135
writtenby: David Wolinski, Ernest Dixon, Joe Budden, Fat Joe
album: The Streetsweeper Vol.2
comments: [hip hop]
Joe Budden featuring DJ Kayslay, Fat Joe & Joe Not Your Average Joe 2004 Def Jam
749 recordlabel: Funky Base 160
chartposition: UK #137
writtenby: Kyle Robinson and Rob Base
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock Break of Dawn '96 1996 Funky Base
750 recordlabel: Def Jam 151
chartposition: RandB #45
album: Back In Business
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
EPMD Never Seen Before 1997 Def Jam
751 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 880 169
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Kenny Hairston
album: She's Strange
comments: [beat ballad]
Cameo Hangin' Downtown 1984 Atlanta Artists
752 recordlabel: Solid State 2501
chartposition: US #135
writtenby: Johnny Green and Edward Heyman
Jimmy McGriff I Cover the Waterfront 1966 Solid State
753 recordlabel: JVK Quality 19100
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: traditional and Edwin Hawkins
album: A New Beginning
comments: [reggae, gospel]
Club Nouveau Oh Happy Day 1992 JVK Quality
754 recordlabel: Adept 1
chartposition: UK #136
writtenby: Elisha La'Verne and Takuji Kura
album: Her Name Is....
Elisha La'Verne I May Be Single 1996 Adept
755 recordlabel: Lizard 1009
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Nolan Porter
album: Paul Humphrey and His Cool Aid Chemists
Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists Funky L.A. 1971 Lizard
756 recordlabel: Malaco 1202
chartposition: US Dance #30
writtenby: Al Bell III, Freddie Young
album: Let The Good Times Roll
comments: [disco dance]
Fern Kinney Love Me Tonight 1981 Malaco
757 recordlabel: Rap A Lot for Life
chartposition: RandB #45, US #122
writtenby: BUN B and Sean Kingston
album: II Trill
Bun-B featuring Sean Kingston That's Gangsta 2008 Rap A Lot for Life
758 recordlabel: Janus 6146027
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Jim Weatherly
Cissy Houston Midnight Train to Georgia 1972 Janus
759 recordlabel: Reality 239
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Charles Pettiford, Gregory Wigfall and Richard Fowler
comments: [hip hop]
Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three The Roof Is on Fire (Scratchin') 1985 Reality
760 recordlabel: MCA 52516
chartposition: RandB #45
album: Rockie Robbins
Rockie Robbins We Belong Together 1985 MCA
761 recordlabel: Capitol 2084
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45
writtenby: Larry Weiss
album: Feelin' Good
Lou Rawls Evil Woman 1968 Capitol
762 recordlabel: Salsoul 7042
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Erique Dial, Jerome Bell and Russell Deyo
album: Feel My Love
comments: [disco, boogie]
Vaughan Mason & Butch Dayo You Can Do It 1982 Salsoul
763 recordlabel: Columbia 111146
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Larry John McNally
album: Out of the Woods
Ren Woods I'm in Love with You 1979 Columbia
764 recordlabel: All Platinum 2343
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: All Platinum 2343
Dave Baby Cortez Someone Has Taken Your Place 1973 All Platinum
765 recordlabel: Galaxy 731
chartposition: RandB #48, US #109
writtenby: Little Johnny Taylor
Little Johnny Taylor Nightingale Melody 1964 Galaxy
766 recordlabel: Alaga 1006
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Roy C (as Roy Hammond) and James Hines
album: Sex And Soul
Roy C Got to Get Enough (Of Your Sweet Love Stuff) 1971 Alaga
767 recordlabel: Tabu 68915
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Dezi Phillips (as Grover Phillips), Bernard Terry and John Lee
album: Kickin' It
Dezi Phillips Why You Wanna 1989 Tabu
768 recordlabel: Calla 173
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Mickey Gentile and Charlie Hodges
comments: [love song]
Geraldine Hunt & Charlie Hodges You and I 1970 Calla
769 recordlabel: Wand 11215
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: John Medora (as John Madara) and Len Barry (as Leonard Borisoff)
George Tindley Wan-Tu-Wah-Zuree 1970 Wand
770 recordlabel: Almo Sounds 21 (UK)
chartposition: UK #135
writtenby: Sherree Ford-Payne, Howie Tee, Alex Mosely, Eddie Floyd, John Bautista, Raphael Saadiq, Lou Reed
album: Sherree Ford-Payne
comments: [dance, garage house]
mpcode: KYN8Rbpy3-k
Sherree Ford-Payne Shoulda Coulda Woulda 1996 Almo Sounds(UK)
771 recordlabel: Elektra 5462
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Claytoven, Jon Bendich and Thor Baldursson
album: Have You Got What It Takes
comments: [love ballad]
Starpoint Midnight Love 1990 Elektra
772 recordlabel: Calla 172
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: R. Barrett
The Spaniels Fairy Tales 1970 Calla
773 recordlabel: Buddah 2011080
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Roots...
Curtis Mayfield Beautiful Brother of Mine 1972 Buddah
774 recordlabel: Lizard 21007
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: R. West
Clydie King 'Bout Love 1971 Lizard
775 recordlabel: Columbia 310922
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: James Hurt and Larry Keith
Gladys Knight Am I Too Late 1979 Columbia
776 recordlabel: Hilltak 7901
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: A.D. Burrise, J.D. Burrise and Don Allen
album: Superheroes
9th Creation Let's Dance 1979 Hilltak
777 recordlabel: Capitol 5284
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: High Rise
comments: [disco dance]
Ashford & Simpson It's Much Deeper 1983 Capitol
778 recordlabel: MCA 1292 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
album: The Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers
Mac Band Jealous 1989 MCA(UK)
779 recordlabel: Calla 12078
chartposition: RandB #45
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Jim Hartnett
Hosanna Hipit (Part 1) 1976 Calla
780 recordlabel: Buddah 19
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Roy Lewis, Robert Poindexter and Richard Poindexter
Timothy Wilson Baby Baby Please 1967 Buddah
781 recordlabel: Columbia 73965
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin
album: Chapters
comments: [ballad]
Cheryl Pepsii Riley Ain't No Way 1991 Columbia
782 recordlabel: Warner 28322
chartposition: RandB #72, US dance #45
writtenby: Scott Cutler and Gerry Goffin
album: One from the Heart
comments: [ballad]
Jocelyn Brown Whatever Satisfies You 1987 Warner
783 recordlabel: Alithia 6052
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: George Kerr & Larry Roberts
album: All We Need Is Another Chance
The Escorts Look Over Your Shoulder 1973 Alithia
784 recordlabel: House Of Range 2401
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Reuben Bell and Vernon Davis
album: Sweet Woman's Love
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Geater Davis Sweet Woman's Love 1970 House Of Range
785 recordlabel: Atco 6769
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #45
writtenby: Jim Webb
album: Turning Around
Dee Dee Warwick If This Was The Last Song 1970 Atco
786 recordlabel: LaFace 4355
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Manuel Seal, The Isley Brothers and Chris Jasper
album: My Way
comments: [slow jam]
Usher One Day You'll Be Mine 1998 LaFace
787 recordlabel: MCA 41203
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Tom Saviano & Jean Marie Arnold
album: Heat
comments: Slow Jam
Heat Baby (This Love That We've Found) 1980 MCA
788 recordlabel: Stax 253
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
Johnnie Taylor I Ain't Particular 1968 Stax
789 recordlabel: Arista 0274
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ric Wilson, Claude "Coffee" Cave and Wilfredo Wilson
album: We Are One
Mandrill Funky Monkey 1977 Arista
790 recordlabel: Stax 137
chartposition: US #90
writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. and Lewie Steinberg
comments: [instrumental]
Booker T. & The MGs Chinese Checkers 1963 Stax
791 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Bobby Ozuna and Raphael Saadiq
album: The Way I See It
Raphael Saadiq Love That Girl 2008 Columbia
792 recordlabel: Atco 6453
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45
writtenby: Bottar, Columbe
Aesops Fables Hidin' My Love 1966 Atco
793 recordlabel: Aware 035
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Al Gardner, Clinton Moon and Sam Dees
album: John Edwards
John Edwards Stop This Merry-Go-Round 1973 Aware
794 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 358
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Frank Brunson
The People's Choice Let Me Do My Thing 1973 Phil L.A. Of Soul
795 recordlabel: RCA Victor 0657
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Vernon Bullock and Harvey Fuqua
album: Coming Together
New Birth Unh Song 1972 RCA Victor
796 recordlabel: Imperial 5976
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Eddie Levert and Walter Williams
The O'Jays Lonely Drifter 1963 Imperial
797 recordlabel: Buddah 254
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Jesse James
album: Chee Chee and Peppy
Chee Chee & Peppy Never Never Never 1971 Buddah
798 recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 342
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Sammy Campbell
Tyrone Ashley & the Funky Music Machine Let Me Be Your Man 1970 Phil L.A. of Soul
799 recordlabel: United Artists 50520
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Gloria Nissenson and Marcia DeFren
Patti Austin The Family Tree 1969 United Artists
800 recordlabel: Capitol 44266
chartposition: RandB #46, US dance #40
writtenby: MC Hammer (as M.C. Hammer)
MC Hammer Pump It Up 1989 Capitol

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