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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: Buddah 523
writtenby: Jim Weatherly
album: I Feel A Song
Gladys Knight & the Pips The Going Ups And The Coming Downs 1976 Buddah
-- recordlabel: All Platinum 2372
writtenby: Kenny Seymour, Dru Butler
album: They Call This Group First Class They Are!
comments: [Sweet Soul]
First Class Coming Back To You 1977 All Platinum
-- recordlabel: Parkway 1553
writtenby: C. Miller
album: The Softones and First Class Together
comments: [Sweet Soul]
The Softones & First Class Carla My Love 1979 Parkway
-- recordlabel: Parkway 1554
writtenby: H.B. Barnum, Sylvia Vanderbilt
album: The Softones and First Class Together
comments: [Sweet Soul]
First Class Laying My Heart On The Line 1979 Parkway
-- recordlabel: Dakar 611
writtenby: Carl Wolfork, Barry Dispenza
album: Turn Back the Hands of Time
Tyrone Davis If It's Love That You're After 1970 Dakar
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54113
writtenby: Robinson, Moore
album: Going To A Go-Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
mpcode: cBAHeqBFIOg
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles All That's Good 1965 Tamla
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 1912
writtenby: Bond, Perry
album: Oops! Here I Go Again
comments: [beat ballad]
mpcode: k3X5xcyuv2k
Edna Wright Come Down (Get Your Head Out Of The Clouds) 1977 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Columbia 4 45578
writtenby: W. Carson, M. James, J. Christopher
Gwen McCrae You Were Always On My Mind 1972 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Zodiac 1007
writtenby: Bridges, Knight, Eaton
album: Everybody Saw You
Ruby Andrews You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) 1970 Zodiac
-- recordlabel: Zodiac 1007
writtenby: Bridges, Knight, Eaton
album: Everybody Saw You
Ruby Andrews You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) 1970 Zodiac
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 1912
writtenby: Wright, Perry, Smith
album: Oops! Here I Go Again
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: drBRlytgSJA
Edna Wright Oops! Here I Go Again 1977 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 1912
writtenby: Bond, Perry, Harrison
album: Oops! Here I Go Again
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: N94ORU-uUBQ
Edna Wright Spend The Nights With Me 1977 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: United Artists 1050 (UK)
writtenby: R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley
album: Twisting And Shouting
The Isley Brothers Shake It With Me Baby 1963 United Artists(UK)
-- recordlabel: RCA 47 9723
writtenby: Banks, Rooney
comments: [northern soul]
The Exciters Blowin' Up My Mind 1969 RCA
-- recordlabel: RCA 10220
writtenby: Carl Maults By
album: Reviviscence Live To Light Again
The Friends Of Distinction Love Shack (Opened Up A Shop) 1975 RCA
-- recordlabel: Capitol 2650
writtenby: G. Moorer, B. Sheppard
The Esquires Reach Out 1969 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Tamla 326
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Innervisions
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: 1surYguNfEg
Stevie Wonder All In Love Is Fair 1973 Tamla
-- recordlabel: United Artist 714
writtenby: R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley
The Isley Brothers Who's That Lady 1964 United Artist
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK)
writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson
album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender
comments: [Motown Sound album cut]
mpcode: F1200WBCTtg
Diana Ross I'm A Winner 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK)
writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson
album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender
comments: [Motown Sound album cut]
mpcode: 6nmMStHdvh0
Diana Ross I'll Settle For You 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK)
writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson, Monica
album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: QNtbdrwUWjg
Diana Ross Did You Read The Morning Paper? 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK)
writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson
album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: U1VgmZ8aUW8
Diana Ross All The Befores 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 1912
writtenby: Bond, Perry
album: Oops! Here I Go Again
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: RRA9CeY3Zio
Edna Wright If The Price Is Right 1977 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 11014
writtenby: Bond, Perry
album: Oops! Here I Go Again
mpcode: YKxnpdjgvgc
Edna Wright You Can't See The Forest (For The Trees) 1977 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: SAR 138
writtenby: Sam Cooke, J.W. Alexander
comments: [southern soul]
The Sims Twins That's Where It's At 1963 SAR
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2602
writtenby: Allen Orange, Bob Wilson, Joe Simon
album: No Sad Songs
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: zwQ1IfliBWs
Joe Simon Come On And Get It 1967 Sound Stage Seven
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK)
writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson
album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender
comments: [Motown Sound album cut]
mpcode: Km_EQRJK860
Diana Ross Didn't You Know (You'd Have To Cry Sometime) 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
-- recordlabel: Dynamo 102
writtenby: C. Foxx
album: Come By Here
comments: [northern soul]
Inez & Charlie Foxx Tightrope 1967 Dynamo
-- recordlabel: Buddah 395
writtenby: Barbara Mason
album: Lady Love / The Very Best of Barbara Mason
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: sxFSdnY8hbI
Barbara Mason Caught In The Middle (Of A One Sided Love Affair) 1973 Buddah
-- recordlabel: Columbia 34401
writtenby: H. Scales, D. Davis, A. Vance
album: Rated Extraordinaire
comments: [album cut] [soul ballad]
Johnnie Taylor I'm Just A Shoulder To Cry On 1977 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK)
album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender
comments: [Motown Sound album cut]
mpcode: hQ--a0P5TvI
Diana Ross A Simple Thing Like Cry 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
-- recordlabel: Island 49636
writtenby: Bob Marley
album: Uprising
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers Comin' In From The Cold 1980 Island
-- recordlabel: RCA 74 0787
writtenby: F. Butler, R. Cork Jr., E. Elston, S. Black
album: Love Can Make It Easier
comments: from the Avco Embassy film 'Thumb Tripping'
The Friends Of Distinction Thumb Tripping (I'll Be Movin' On) 1972 RCA
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 74 0956
writtenby: Scarborough
album: Love Can Make It Easier
comments: [ballad]
The Friends Of Distinction Love Can Make It Easier 1973 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Canyon 7704
writtenby: Jerry Williams Jr., Gary Bonds
album: I\'m A Loser
comments: [deep soul album cut]
mpcode: mz_9AX8ZljQ
Doris Duke We're More Than Strangers 1970 Canyon
-- recordlabel: Canyon 7704
writtenby: George Jackson, Ronald Townsend
album: I\'m A Loser
comments: [deep soul album cut]
mpcode: r5bQ1HC9svI
Doris Duke I Can't Do Without You 1970 Canyon
-- recordlabel: Buddah 383
writtenby: B. Knight, E. Patten, G. Knight, W. Guest
album: Imagination...
mpcode: AHW-JEIW5DU
Gladys Knight & The Pips Window Raisin' Granny 1973 Buddah
-- recordlabel: Buddah 363
writtenby: Paul Williams
album: Imagination...
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: 5s53Pr49JBY
Gladys Knight & The Pips Perfect Love 1973 Buddah
-- recordlabel: Buddah 393
writtenby: Johnny Nash
album: Imagination...
mpcode: OGggMSwNGVs
Gladys Knight & The Pips I Can See Clearly Now 1973 Buddah
-- recordlabel: ATCO 337
writtenby: Patrick Upton
album: Turning Around
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: LpRibLqv9Qs
Dee Dee Warwick More Today Than Yesterday 1970 ATCO
-- recordlabel: ATCO 337
writtenby: Charlie Rich
album: Turning Around
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: DY8uYVPTNgI
Dee Dee Warwick Who Will The Next Fool Be 1970 ATCO
-- recordlabel: Atco 337
writtenby: Tracy Nelson
album: Turning Around
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: heV8UE_Ev2w
Dee Dee Warwick Down So Low 1970 Atco
-- recordlabel: Tamla 329
writtenby: Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye
album: Let\'s Get It On
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: tteMjk9uXyo
Marvin Gaye Please Don't Stay (Once You Go Away) 1973 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Imperial 9266
writtenby: P. Mayfield
album: Wish Someone Would Care
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 9NhrVNHThfs
Irma Thomas Please Send Me Someone To Love 1964 Imperial
-- recordlabel: Atco 337
writtenby: Charlie Lee Moore, Lee Wesley Jones Jr., Robert Wrightsil
album: Turning Around
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: pXGURkHBrbo
Dee Dee Warwick I Ain't Got To Love Nobody Else 1970 Atco
-- recordlabel: Atco 337
writtenby: Jerry Crutchfield
album: Turning Around
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: NtWXONoTTGA
Dee Dee Warwick A Girl Who'll Satisfy Her Man 1970 Atco
-- recordlabel: Buddah 5141
writtenby: Jim Weatherly
album: Imagination...
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: R-YHxEwjljY
Gladys Knight & The Pips Storms Of Troubled Times 1973 Buddah
-- recordlabel: Playboy 6022
writtenby: B. Soliday, P. Portraitis, R. Buckner
Buck It's Going To Be Alright 1975 Playboy
-- recordlabel: Boardwalk 001
writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields, Belinda Wilson
album: Dimples
comments: [Soul Ballad]
Richard Dimples Fields She's Got Papers On Me 1981 Boardwalk
-- recordlabel: Tabu
writtenby: J. Harris III, T. Lewis
album: Hearsay
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: GyZHGWXprUI
Alexander O'Neal When The Party's Over 1987 Tabu
-- recordlabel: Island 003
writtenby: J. Cliff
album: Many Rivers To Cross
Jimmy Cliff Many Rivers To Cross 1972 Island
-- recordlabel: Island 6139 (UK)
writtenby: J. Cliff
album: The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording)
comments: [Reggae]
Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come 1972 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: RCA 74 0416
writtenby: Butler, Osborn
album: Whatever / The Best of Friends
comments: [ballad]
The Friends Of Distinction Check It Out 1970 RCA
-- recordlabel: Tamla 326
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Innervisions
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: jX7Qm9bd-E
Stevie Wonder Jesus Children Of America 1973 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Tamla 326
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Innervisions
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: NA6OCGLCUec
Stevie Wonder Golden Lady 1973 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Columbia 34327
writtenby: B. Withers
album: Naked and Warm
comments: [album cut]
Bill Withers I'll Be With You 1976 Columbia
-- recordlabel: MandM 104
writtenby: L.Dozier
album: Lamont
comments: [album cut]
Lamont Dozier You Oughta Be In Pictures 1981 MandM
-- recordlabel: Stax 220
writtenby: Rice, Cropper, Jones, Dunn, Jackson
Sir Mack Rice I Gotta Have My Baby's Love 1967 Stax
-- recordlabel: Rags 100
writtenby: L. Courtney
Lou Courtney Beware 1973 Rags
-- recordlabel: Handshake 2879
writtenby: Toni Wine and Irwin Levine
Dorothy Moore I've Been Someone's Lover Before (But Never Someone's Girl) 1982 Handshake
-- recordlabel: SAR 125
writtenby: K. Sims, B. Sims
comments: [southern soul]
The Sims Twins Right To Love 1962 SAR
-- recordlabel: MCA 52198
writtenby: Oliver Cheatham, Kevin McCord
album: Saturday Night
comments: [disco, boogie]
Oliver Cheatham Something About You 1983 MCA
-- recordlabel: RCA 5807
writtenby: B. Bacharach, D. Foster, M. Jay
album: Take It From Me
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: _ZXyPWrcpGM
Glenn Jones Love Will Show Us How 1986 RCA
-- recordlabel: Stax 2005
writtenby: Hayes, Porter
album: Who's Making Love
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: aIRek9CKLIo
Johnnie Taylor Can't Trust Your Neighbor 1968 Stax
-- recordlabel: Stax 2005
writtenby: Taylor, Cropper
album: Who\'s Making Love
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: Dr0pYb5S82k
Johnnie Taylor Payback Hurts 1968 Stax
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 1112
album: I Got The Touch
comments: [beat ballad album cut]
mpcode: ZkzOQiLKUo4
L.V. Johnson I Just Can't Get Over You 1991 Ichiban
-- recordlabel: Paula
writtenby: H. Banks, B. Davis, R. Jackson
album: Free
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: KlrrPfQYLQ8
Fontella Bass Hold On This Time 1972 Paula
-- recordlabel: TBA Records 201
writtenby: D. Gant, D. Reklaw, G. Howard
album: Steppin\' Out
comments: [jazz funk intrumental album cut]
mpcode: nSfaC-1IDbA
George Howard Dream Ride 1984 TBA Records
-- recordlabel: Gamble 4000
writtenby: W. Sigler, U. Dozier, P. Hurtt
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
mpcode: qb1c8Ge3R6I
The Cruisers Picture Us 1969 Gamble
-- recordlabel: 4th and B'way
writtenby: A. Cascone, B. Nazarian, K. Williams
album: I Can Make It Good For You
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: FF-ZrBxxW50
Millie Scott To The Letter 1988 th and B'way
-- recordlabel: Malaco 7450
writtenby: John Ward
album: Midnight Run
comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]
mpcode: kiOZ24Agq_w
Bobby Bland Keep It A Secret 1989 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Solar
writtenby: Nicholas Caldwell
album: Love Is Where You Find It
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: Oe0eMj14JyI
The Whispers Say Yes 1981 Solar
-- recordlabel: Elektra
writtenby: L. DiTommaso, R. Dino
album: Take No Prisoners
comments: [beat ballad album cut]
mpcode: FJbFpi1lWGw
Peabo Bryson When You Talk To Me 1985 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Capitol 8516
writtenby: C. Johns, L. Farrow
album: Life, Love And Harmony
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: eOI3TVrqB3c
Nancy Wilson Open Your Heart And Take Me In 1979 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Stax 2005
writtenby: Eddie Miller
album: Who\'s Making Love
comments: [soul blues album cut]
mpcode: dQKnIFpL-AM
Johnnie Taylor I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water 1968 Stax
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2564
writtenby: Allen Orange
album: No Sad Songs
mpcode: JLi_UFJ6s68
Joe Simon Long Hot Summer 1966 Sound Stage Seven
-- recordlabel: ABC 12224
writtenby: C. Carter
album: A Heart Full Of Song
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: BHHzSHyrEdY
Clarence Carter All Messed Up 1976 ABC
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 3220
writtenby: N. Harris, M. Farrow, J. Butler
album: Sweet Surrender
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: OmTZpIPW21Y
Margie Joseph (Strange) I Still Love You 1974 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: ABC 12224
writtenby: G. Jackson, C. Wilkins
album: A Heart Full Of Song
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: iFnx1LhqbUk
Clarence Carter A Heart Full Of Song 1976 ABC
-- recordlabel: ABC 10958
writtenby: Johnny Pate
comments: [deep soul ballad]
mpcode: zMxqoT_8Gxc
Willie Williams It Doesn't Pay 1967 ABC
-- recordlabel: ABC 12162
writtenby: G. Jackson, C. Carter, C. Wilkins
album: Loneliness and Temptation
mpcode: wQn1kUkx43o
Clarence Carter Dear Abby 1975 ABC
-- recordlabel: It Will Stand 4603
album: The Entertainers
comments: [beach dance music]
mpcode: HwwTJHzQJ4Q
The Entertainers Livin For The Summer 1981 It Will Stand
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2166
writtenby: Frederick Knight, Bettye Crutcher
album: Midnight Run
comments: [blues soul]
mpcode: rm_jYiQ-fFI
Bobby Bland Take Off Your Shoes 1990 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2126
writtenby: Frank Johnson
album: Members Only
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: ZaFbZz5GLUg
Bobby Bland Can We Make Love Tonight 1985 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Affair 4 (UK)
writtenby: Charlesworth Roberts
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: xk1VQN3N1rA
Charlie Roberts Blowing My Mind (With Your Body) 1986 Affair(UK)
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2577
writtenby: J. Simon
album: No Sad Songs
mpcode: UCvpFVrbKMQ
Joe Simon Travelin' Man 1966 Sound Stage Seven
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2146
writtenby: Ted Jarrett
album: Blues You Can Use
comments: [southern soul blues]
mpcode: DJ1Beb76oRU
Bobby Bland 24 Hours A Day 1988 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2154
writtenby: Larry Addison
album: Midnight Run
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: 7iIafOiHXJA
Bobby Bland You've Got To Hurt Before You Heal 1989 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Tabu
writtenby: J. Harris III, T. Lewis
album: Hearsay
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: reoG0SVdFhY
Alexander O'Neal Hearsay 1987 Tabu
-- recordlabel: Salsoul 8553
writtenby: K. Diamond
album: Cameron All The Way
comments: [disco funk album cut]
mpcode: puUVvBmEWas
Rafael Cameron For The Love Of You 1982 Salsoul
-- recordlabel: Capitol 2942
writtenby: L.C. Cooke
album: Bring It On Home....And Other Sam Cooke Hits
mpcode: bBbZhAos-SU
Lou Rawls Win Your Love 1970 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Arista 103
writtenby: G. Williams, J. Barry
album: She\'s Gone
mpcode: BWtTXc7Nbic
Lou Rawls Baby You Don't Know How Good You Are 1975 Arista
-- recordlabel: Capitol 15515 (UK)
writtenby: Pete Andreoli, Vini Poncia
album: That\'s Lou
comments: [beat ballad]
mpcode: O9Gn8r3ZqAQ
Lou Rawls Hard To Get Thing Called Love 1967 Capitol(UK)
-- recordlabel: Capitol 5227
writtenby: Otis Rielly
mpcode: wNwGSiQRt8w
Lou Rawls I Fell In Love 1964 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Capitol 5160
writtenby: H.B. Barnum, L. Carr
comments: [beat ballad]
mpcode: Al0WgIQTr4Q
Lou Rawls The House Next Door 1964 Capitol
-- recordlabel: RCA 41332 (UK)
writtenby: Pete Hinds, Rick Clarke
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
mpcode: QEClmbFXnYw
Rick Clarke & Emma I Really Want To Be With You (Summer Soul Mix) 1987 RCA(UK)
-- recordlabel: Capitol Records 2864
writtenby: S. Stills
album: Feelin\' Good
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: HxrNJfG5ZSg
Lou Rawls For What It's Worth 1968 Capitol Records
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 1101
writtenby: Millett
album: Rockin' and Driftin'
The Drifters Soldier of Fortune 1956 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Capitol 2339
writtenby: Gamble, J. Butler, B. Butler
album: I've Been Here All The Time
Patti Drew Just Can't Forget About You 1968 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Apt 26009
writtenby: David Pryor
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: 9Wz8N03YuwI
Sharen Clark & The Product Of Time Mama Did't Lie (Sho Come True) 1971 Apt

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