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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: Motown Tapecar 872 (BR)
writtenby: Bea Verdi, C. Yarian
album: Jackie Jackson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jackie Jackson Thanks to You 1973 Motown Tapecar(BR)
-- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: Bob Morrison
album: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
Bettye Swann I Want Sunday Back Again 1975 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Arista 107185 (EU)
writtenby: Jeffrey Osborne and Michael Messer
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston All At Once 1985 Arista(EU)
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8841
writtenby: Larry Banks, Milton Bennett
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Kenny Carter Showdown 1966 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2636
writtenby: A. Miller, C. Whitworth, S. Baker
comments: [deep soul]
Sam Baker I Love You 1966 Sound Stage Seven
-- recordlabel: Charly 1132 (UK)
album: Sad Shades Of Blue
comments: [deep soul] [album cut]
Geater Davis A Sad Shade of Blue 1986 Charly(UK)
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros.
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Let's Do It Again
comments: [southern soul ballad] [album cut]
Leela James A Change Is Gonna Come 2009 Warner Bros.
-- recordlabel: Shanachie 5775
writtenby: James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome
album: Let's Do It Again
comments: [album cut]
Leela James It's A Man's Man's Man's World 2009 Shanachie
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2171
writtenby: A. Green, A. Jackson, W. Mitchell
album: Timeless
Shirley Brown Still In Love 1991 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Malaco 7459
writtenby: Homer Banks, Lester Snell
album: Timeless
Shirley Brown Time 1991 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2160
writtenby: S. Brown, W. Stewart
album: Fire and Ice
comments: [beat ballad]
Shirley Brown Take Me To Your Heart 1990 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2196
writtenby: Frederick Knight
album: Joy and Pain
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Shirley Brown Hearts Are Made To Be Loved 1994 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Expansion 19 (UK)
writtenby: H. Baylor, R. Lawson, T. Maiden, M. Maiden
album: Highly Recommended
Helen Baylor There's No Greater Love 1990 Expansion(UK)
-- recordlabel: Shanachie 5775
album: Let's Do It Again
comments: [album cut]
Leela James I'd Rather Be With You 2009 Shanachie
-- recordlabel: Expansion 26(UK)
writtenby: Baylor, Maiden
album: Highly Recommended
comments: [gospel ballad]
Helen Baylor Victory 1992 Expansion (UK)
-- recordlabel: Expansion 20
writtenby: Helen Baylor, Tony Maiden
album: Look A Little Closer
Helen Baylor Oasis 1991 Expansion
-- recordlabel: Casablanca 845
writtenby: L. Perry, K. Davis, M. Cowart
album: One For The Road
Greg Perry One For The Road 1975 Casablanca
-- recordlabel: Casablanca 817
writtenby: L. Perry, K. Davis, M. Cowart
album: One For The Road
Greg Perry Variety Is The Spice Of Life 1975 Casablanca
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 81858
album: Chapters: A Novel
comments: [album cut]
Evon Geffries & The Stand Nobody's Fool 1988 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 1287
writtenby: Peter Lord, V. Jeffrey Smith
album: Chapters: A Novel
Evon Geffries & The Stand Why Does It Hurt When We Kiss 1988 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Mainstream 5520
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
album: Alice Clark
Alice Clark I Keep It Hid 1972 Mainstream
-- recordlabel: Magic City 3835
writtenby: N. Whitfield, B. Strong, R. Penzabene
album: Born To Sing
David Sea I Wish It Would Rain 1991 Magic City
-- recordlabel: Fairplay 212
writtenby: Karen Kenny
album: Crazy Love
Karen Kenny Crazy Love 1996 Fairplay
-- recordlabel: Digital
album: Show You A Good Time
comments: [southern soul] [album cut]
Ruby Wilson When A Man Is Sleeping 2005 Digital
-- recordlabel: Malaco
album: Ruby Wilson
comments: [album cut]
Ruby Wilson Seeing You Again 1980 Malaco
-- recordlabel: AandM 2325
writtenby: Valerie Johnson, Louis Johnson
album: Passage
Passage Have You Heard The Word 1981 A&M
-- recordlabel: Capitol 50999
writtenby: Eli Husock, Mike Montgomery, Ryan Spraker
album: Come And Get It
Eli 'Paperboy' Reed Come And Get It 2010 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Constellation 69891
writtenby: Finis Henderson
album: Wolf
Bill Wolfer ft. Finis Henderson Call Me 1982 Constellation
-- recordlabel: Alaga 1008
writtenby: R. Hammond, J. Hines
comments: [deep soul]
Roy C I'll Never Leave You Lonely 1973 Alaga
-- recordlabel: Avalanche 200
writtenby: R. Parker
The Group Say Girl (Where Have You Been) 1973 Avalanche
-- recordlabel: Lake 7052
writtenby: M. Woods
Table Of Contents Wrapped Around Your Finger 1985 Lake
-- recordlabel: Playboy 50016
writtenby: Eric Mercury, William Smith
album: What's Usual Ain't Natural
Sam Russell What's Usual Ain't Natural 1973 Playboy
-- recordlabel: South Camp 7006
writtenby: Butler
comments: [deep soul]
Bill Brandon Self Preservation 1967 South Camp
-- recordlabel: Juana 1300
writtenby: Michael Ward
album: Knight Time
Frederick Knight You're The Best Thing In My Life 1982 Juana
-- recordlabel: Carla 1904
writtenby: Tony Hester
comments: [northern soul]
Jimmy Delphs Dancing A Hole In The World 1968 Carla
-- recordlabel: Soul Train 10949
writtenby: M. McCurtis
album: The Soul Train Gang
comments: [slow jam] [love ballad]
Soul Train Gang All My Life (I Wanna Live With You) 1977 Soul Train
-- recordlabel: Glades 1725
writtenby: Frederick Knight
Ruby Wilson & The Blue Chips Number One In My Heart 1975 Glades
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2070
writtenby: Randy Goodrum
album: Ruby Wilson
Ruby Wilson Bluer Than Blue 1980 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2370
writtenby: Radcliffe, Scott
Esther Phillips Try Me 1966 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2417
writtenby: Dan Penn, Chips Moman
Esther Phillips Cheater Man 1969 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2775
writtenby: Van Morrison
Esther Phillips with the Dixie Flyers Crazy Love 1970 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2360
writtenby: Howard, Ellsworth, Morgan
Esther Phillips Somebody Else Is Taking My Place 1966 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Warwick 559
writtenby: Berry
Little Esther Phillips The Chains 1960 Warwick
-- recordlabel: Adept 6 (UK)
album: Her Name Is....
Elisha La'Verne Say Yeah 1996 Adept(UK)
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2251
writtenby: Chessler
album: And I Love Him
Little Esther Phillips It's Too Soon To Know 1965 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 4077
writtenby: Grant
album: Esther
Esther Phillips Just Say Goodbye 1965 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2783
writtenby: George Soule, Terry Woodford
Esther Phillips with the Dixie Flyers Catch Me I'm Falling 1971 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Glades 7509
writtenby: B. Latimore, C. Reid, S. Alaimo
album: It Ain't Where You Been / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
comments: [album cut]
Latimore It Ain't Where You Been 1976 Glades
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54164
writtenby: Ivy Jo Hunter
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Isley Brothers Why When Love Is Gone 1968 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54129
writtenby: Rogers, Robinson, Moore
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye When I Had Your Love 1966 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 49091
writtenby: R. Miller, K. Louis, H. Jennings
album: Chance
Candi Staton I Ain't Got Nowhere To Go 1979 Warner Bros.
-- recordlabel: AandM 1226 (UK)
writtenby: Kashif
album: Keepin' Love New
comments: [disco, boogie]
Howard Johnson Say You Wanna 1982 A&M(UK)
-- recordlabel: AandM 12048
writtenby: M. Brown
album: Keepin' Love New
comments: [disco dance]
Howard Johnson This Is Heaven 1982 A&M
-- recordlabel: AandM 4895
writtenby: Kashif, Paul Lawrence Jones
album: Keepin' Love New
comments: [album cut] [disco, funk, boogie]
Howard Johnson So Glad You're My Lady 1982 A&M
-- recordlabel: AandM 2793
writtenby: Monte Moir
album: The Vision
Howard Johnson Older Girl 1985 A&M
-- recordlabel: AandM 282 (UK)
album: The Vision
Howard Johnson Knees 1985 A&M(UK)
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 87 131
writtenby: Clarence Carter, Pat Cooley
album: Hooked on Love
Clarence Carter Grandpa Can't Fly His Kite 1987 Ichiban
-- recordlabel: MCA 42042
writtenby: L.A. Dream Team
album: Bad To The Bone
comments: [album cut]
L.A. Dream Team For Lisa For Love 1987 MCA
-- recordlabel: Constellation 52698
writtenby: L. White, L. Peters
album: Shine The Light
Collage Winners And Losers 1985 Constellation
-- recordlabel: Mirage 99711
writtenby: Ingram
album: Night Stalkers
comments: [ballad]
Ingram Fantasy 1984 Mirage
-- recordlabel: Clarence 532
writtenby: Carl Smith
Carl Smith Come Back Lover 1984 Clarence
-- recordlabel: Nation 7858
writtenby: L. Bibbs, W. Davis
Silk Falling In Love Isn't Easy 1971 Nation
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 11178 (UK)
writtenby: Barry Leng, Simon May
Amii Stewart You Really Touched My Heart 1978 Atlantic(UK)
-- recordlabel: Spartan 132 (UK)
album: New
comments: [disco, boogie]
Dr. York Don't Stop 1985 Spartan(UK)
-- recordlabel: Laray 101
writtenby: Larry Nevilles and Sandra Simmons
Larry Nevilles This Time It's Real 1981 Laray
-- recordlabel: United Artists 1059
writtenby: D. Robinson, S. Schreer
album: Nothin's Got Me
Dutch Robinson Can't Get Along Without You 1977 United Artists
-- recordlabel: Rain Forest 1
writtenby: G. Henderson
Master Force Don't Fight The Feeling 1979 Rain Forest
-- recordlabel: Sho Boat 5025
writtenby: Richard Carl Watson
comments: [deep soul]
Richard C I Want You Back 1984 Sho Boat
-- recordlabel: MCA 874
writtenby: Charles Burbank, Roni Abitbol, Roy Be
comments: [disco, dance]
Lefturno Out Of Sight 1983 MCA
-- recordlabel: Capitol 12231
writtenby: Chew Horton, Barfield Barbra
album: See The Light
comments: [album cut]
Chew Tell Me You Love Me 1983 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Capitol 313
writtenby: Paul Lawrence Jones III
album: Let Me Be Yours
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
Lillo Thomas I Love It 1983 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Arista 8107
writtenby: Tom Browne
album: Rockin' Radio
comments: [disco, funk, boogie album cut]
Tom Browne Mr. Business 1983 Arista
-- recordlabel: Mirage 99843
writtenby: John Ingram
album: Magic
Blue Magic Clean Up Your Act 1983 Mirage
-- recordlabel: Epic, Rags 33011
writtenby: Lou Courtney
album: I'm In Need Of Love
comments: [album cut]
Lou Courtney The Common Broken Heart 1974 Epic, Rags
-- recordlabel: Biljuma 001
writtenby: Billy Frazier, Jimmy Smith
Billy Frazier & Friends Billy Who? 1980 Biljuma
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1850
writtenby: J. Barnes, B. Griffin
album: Respect
Billy Griffin So Many Ways 1983 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Passion 786 19
album: New
comments: [slow jam]
Dr. York It's Only A Dream 1984 Passion
-- recordlabel: Arista 104503
writtenby: Raymond Jones, Freddie Washington
album: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston Someone For Me 1985 Arista
-- recordlabel: King Davis 3661
writtenby: H. King, K. Robinson, K. Grady
B.T. Express Cover Girl 1985 King Davis
-- recordlabel: AandM 2786
writtenby: Al Green
album: He Is The Light
comments: [gospel]
Al Green Going Away 1985 A&M
-- recordlabel: Columbia 05281
writtenby: C. Matthews, S. Sheppard, B. Sheppard, F. Brown, Jr.
album: This Is The Real Thing
comments: [funk]
Skool Boyz Can We Do It Again 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Personal 19816
writtenby: Leroy Burgess, Sonny Davenport
Inner Life Let's Change It Up 1985 Personal
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2118
writtenby: George Jackson, Earl Forest, Robert Miller
album: This Is Your Night
comments: [southern soul]
Johnnie Taylor Still Called The Blues 1985 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Calibre 124 (UK)
writtenby: C. Womack
Four Tops Your Song 1984 Calibre(UK)
-- recordlabel: Warner 25168
writtenby: Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman
album: Sugar Kiss
Sugarfoot I'm Your Sugar 1985 Warner
-- recordlabel: Champion 3 (UK)
writtenby: Denise LaSalle
comments: [ballad]
The Mad Lads & The Crossfire Band Trying to Forget About You 1985 Champion(UK)
-- recordlabel: Certain Records 1
writtenby: G. Jackson, R. Miller
album: Messin' With My Mind
comments: [southern soul]
Clarence Carter Messin' With My Mind 1985 Certain Records
-- recordlabel: Paran 118
writtenby: G. McCoy, O. Drumgole, S. Williams, T. Ellerbe
comments: [disco funk]
Mass Production Come Get Some Of This 1984 Paran
-- recordlabel: Artistic 1001
writtenby: Robert W. Foster, Anthony R. Shockency
Something Special Delicious Baby 1985 Artistic
-- recordlabel: Columbia 40045
writtenby: C. Matthews
album: This Is The Real Thing
comments: [album cut]
Skool Boyz This Is The Real Thing 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Passion 1232
writtenby: Winston Sela, I.A. Folwell
Precinct Shining Star 1985 Passion
-- recordlabel: Nuance 1252
writtenby: E. Record, L. Francis Butler
The Chi-Lites Hard Act To Follow 1985 Nuance
-- recordlabel: AandM 302
writtenby: Al Green, Willie Mitchell
album: He Is The Light
Al Green True Love 1985 A&M
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2111
writtenby: George Jackson, Robert Miller, Earl Forest
album: This Is Your Night
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Johnnie Taylor This Is Your Night 1985 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Warner 28980
writtenby: Roger Troutman, Sugarfoot
album: Sugar Kiss
comments: [funk]
Sugarfoot Kiss 1985 Warner
-- recordlabel: Malaco 12009 (UK)
writtenby: Phillip Mitchell
album: A Lady In The Street
Denise LaSalle Come To Bed 1983 Malaco(UK)
-- recordlabel: RCA 8505
writtenby: Ollie Woodson
album: Tight
comments: [disco dance]
Fredi Grace & Rhinstone Work it Out 1983 RCA
-- recordlabel: Alive 14135
writtenby: Gary B. Hairston
Gary Hairston Looks Like Your Funk 1982 Alive
-- recordlabel: Casablanca 422 811 364
writtenby: D. Wolfert, H. Gaffney
album: Merciless
Stephanie Mills Never Get Enough Of You 1983 Casablanca
-- recordlabel: AandM 4932
writtenby: M. Stokes, L. Stokes
album: Active Force
comments: [love ballad]
Active Force I Never Thought I'd Love Again 1983 A&M

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