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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
801 recordlabel: AandM 1342 (UK)
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
album: Black and White
comments: [reggae]
Greyhound Moon River 1972 A&M(UK)
802 recordlabel: United Artists 621
chartposition: RandB #6, US #91
writtenby: Floyd Butler and Billy Osborne
album: I Don't Know What the World Is Coming To
Bobby Womack Check It Out 1975 United Artists
803 recordlabel: Parlophone 6234
chartposition: UK #14
writtenby: Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
album: Reputation
Dusty Springfield In Private 1989 Parlophone
804 recordlabel: RCA 12317
chartposition: US #12, UK #55, US AC #15
writtenby: Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
album: Voices
Hall & Oates You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling 1980 RCA
805 recordlabel: MCA 51203
chartposition: RandB #8, US #91
writtenby: Kevin Murphy
album: Camouflage
comments: [beat ballad]
Rufus (and Chaka Khan) Sharing the Love 1981 MCA
806 recordlabel: Columbia 15361
chartposition: US #12, UK #66
writtenby: Jerry Duplessis, D. Golder, L. Coleman, Akon, D. Carter, K. Lancaster, Ghostface Killah, RZA, GZA
Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne & introducing Niia Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) 2007 Columbia
807 recordlabel: Atco 6387
chartposition: US #89, US AC #13
writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector
King Curtis Spanish Harlem 1965 Atco
808 recordlabel: AandM 2349
chartposition: RandB #78, US rock #23, US #13, US AC #14
writtenby: David Jenkins, Cory Lerios & John Pierce
album: Reflector
Pablo Cruise Cool Love 1981 A&M
809 recordlabel: Wand 181
chartposition: RandB #10, US #55
writtenby: Chris Kenner
album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown Something You Got 1965 Wand
810 recordlabel: Salsoul 2007
chartposition: RandB #76, US #88, US Dance #4
writtenby: Vincent Montana Jr.
album: Salsoul Orchestra
comments: charted as Salsoul Hustle / You're Just the Right Size / Chicago Bus Stop in US dance chart
The Salsoul Orchestra You're Just the Right Size 1976 Salsoul
811 recordlabel: Warner 22738
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Frankie Beverly
album: Silky Soul
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Silky Soul 1989 Warner
812 recordlabel: Tamla 1655
chartposition: RandB #8, US #108
writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin
album: Touch the Sky
comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]
Smokey Robinson I've Made Love to You a Thousand Times 1983 Tamla
813 recordlabel: Megatone Records 102
chartposition: UK #32, US Dance #4
writtenby: Patrick Cowley and Sylvester (as Sylvester James)
comments: [disco dance]
Patrick Cowley featuring Sylvester Do You Wanna Funk 1982 Megatone Records
814 recordlabel: Tamla 1
chartposition: US dance #2, US AC #23
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Songs in the Key of Life
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely 1977 Tamla
815 recordlabel: Arvee 595
chartposition: RandB #10, US #50
weeksinr&bchart: 17
writtenby: Don Harris and Dewey Terry (as Dewey Terry Jr.)
The Olympics Big Boy Pete 1960 Arvee
816 recordlabel: Island 3145728311
chartposition: US #70, UK #18, US AC #4, US dance #32
writtenby: Lionel Richie, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor
album: Renaissance
comments: [dance]
Lionel Richie Angel 2000 Island
817 recordlabel: Def Jam 572856
chartposition: RandB #11, US #40
writtenby: Ja Rule, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Irv Gotti , C. Lovin and Robert Mays
album: Rule 3:36
Ja Rule featuring Lil Mo I Cry 2001 Def Jam
818 recordlabel: Salsoul 2014
chartposition: RandB #77, US #39, US AC #13, US dance #4
writtenby: Silvetti (as Bedu Silvetti)
album: Silvetti
Silvetti Spring Rain 1977 Salsoul
819 recordlabel: Chrysalis 2526
chartposition: US dance #29, RandB #71, UK #32, US #43
writtenby: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
album: Koo Koo
Debbie Harry Backfire 1981 Chrysalis
820 recordlabel: Vando 101
chartposition: RandB #10, US #32
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: The Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven
Chris Bartley The Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven 1967 Vando
821 recordlabel: Sar Records 132
chartposition: RandB #8, US #72
writtenby: James Alexander and Zelda Samuels
The Valentinos Lookin' For A Love 1962 Sar Records
822 recordlabel: Capitol 4686
chartposition: RandB #7, US #67
writtenby: Frankie Beverly
album: Inspiration
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Feel That You're Feelin' 1979 Capitol
823 recordlabel: Telstar
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Christopher Lowe, Hallgeir Rustan, Neil Tennant
album: Eye Candy
comments: [UK Garage]
mpcode: a-hPYpXjs7c
Mis-Teeq Style 2003 Telstar
824 recordlabel: Giant 40410
chartposition: RandB #10, US #64
writtenby: Stanley Brown
album: Good 2 Go
Good 2 Go Never Satisfied 1992 Giant
825 recordlabel: Arista 9200
chartposition: RandB #6, US dance #40, US #108
writtenby: Kashif
album: Send Me Your Love
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
mpcode: il2ZiPEHhWI
Kashif Baby Don't Break Your Baby's Heart 1984 Arista
826 recordlabel: Solar 11380
chartposition: RandB #4, US #102
writtenby: Fred Lewis
album: Shot of Love
Lakeside It's All the Way Live 1979 Solar
827 recordlabel: Columbia 1908
chartposition: US #74, US dance #4
writtenby: George Michael, Michael Munves and Freedom Williams (as Frederick Williams)
album: Freedom
Freedom Williams Voice of Freedom 1993 Columbia
828 recordlabel: Columbia 659331
chartposition: US #74, UK #14
writtenby: Terence Trent D'Arby
album: Terence Trent D'Arby's Symphony or Damn
Terence Trent D'Arby featuring Des'ree Delicate 1993 Columbia
829 recordlabel: Warner 29025
chartposition: RandB #15, US #60, UK #77, US AC 16
writtenby: David Foster, Tom Keane and Cynthia Weil
album: I Feel for You
comments: [ballad]
Chaka Khan Through the Fire 1985 Warner
830 recordlabel: EMI/Chrysalis 553724388768825(UK)
chartposition: UK #9
writtenby: Malik Pendleton and Kenneth Kelly
album: Every Day Is a New Day
comments: [dance]
Diana Ross Not Over You Yet 1999 EMI/Chrysalis (UK)
831 recordlabel: Imperial 5492
chartposition: RandB #10, US #55
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino Yes, My Darling 1958 Imperial
832 recordlabel: Capitol 3882
chartposition: RandB #10, US #59
writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
album: Hard Core Poetry
Tavares Too Late 1974 Capitol
833 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28494
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Denzil Foster, Jay King and Thomas McElroy
album: Life, Love and Pain
Club Nouveau Situation Number 9 1986 Warner Bros.
834 recordlabel: Columbia 10528
chartposition: RandB #6, US #102
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Let's Be Closer Together
Tyrone Davis This I Swear 1977 Columbia
835 recordlabel: Capitol 1
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis
comments: 1985 Remix by Ben Liebrand
Tavares Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel (remix) 1986 Capitol
836 recordlabel: ARS 656837
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Jo Bogaert, Melissa Beckford and Robert Einstein
album: Body to Body
Technotronic featuring Reggie Move That Body 1991 ARS
837 recordlabel: Casablanca 505
chartposition: RandB #10, US #63
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Fuzzy Haskins and Bernie Worrell
album: Up for the Down Stroke
Parliament Up for the Down Stroke 1974 Casablanca
838 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28551
chartposition: RandB #8, US #80
writtenby: Alex Hill, Denzil Foster, Jay King, Marcus Thompson, Michael Marshall and Thomas McElroy
album: Life, Love and Pain
Club Nouveau Jealousy 1986 Warner Bros.
839 recordlabel: AandM 2580
chartposition: RandB #4, US #87
writtenby: David Lewis and Wayne Lewis
album: Yours Forever
Atlantic Starr Touch a Four Leaf Clover 1983 A&M
840 recordlabel: AandM 580262(UK)
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Dina Carroll and Nigel Lowis
album: So Close
Dina Carroll Express 1993 A&M (UK)
841 recordlabel: Atlantic 3837
chartposition: RandB #64, US dance #4
writtenby: Jerry Cucuzzella, Johnny Dorazio and Sergio Panzera
album: Get On Up Do It Again
comments: [disco funk]
Suzy Q Get On Up Do It Again 1981 Atlantic
842 recordlabel: Columbia 74255
chartposition: US #58, UK #14
writtenby: Maurice Starr and Donnie Wahlberg
album: No More Games: The Remix Album
NKOTB Games 1991 Columbia
843 recordlabel: MCA 53288
chartposition: US #13, US AC #14
writtenby: Antonina Armato and Giuseppe Cantarelli
album: Brenda K. Starr
comments: [ballad]
Brenda K. Starr I Still Believe 1988 MCA
844 recordlabel: Trojan 7944 (UK)
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: L. Charmers, K. Boothe
album: Everything I Own
Ken Boothe Crying Over You 1974 Trojan(UK)
845 recordlabel: AandM 5223
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Attala Zane Giles, Billy Osborne and Vesta Williams
album: Vesta 4 U
comments: [love ballad]
Vesta Williams Sweet, Sweet Love 1988 A&M
846 recordlabel: Columbia 656785
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Maurice Starr
album: No More Games: The Remix Album
NKOTB Call It What You Want 1991 Columbia
847 recordlabel: Wand 11279
chartposition: RandB #7, US #88
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: Discs of Gold
comments: [ballad]
The Independents Let This Be a Lesson to You 1974 Wand
848 recordlabel: Wand 1125
chartposition: RandB #7, US #62
writtenby: Raven Wildroot
Roscoe Robinson That's Enough 1966 Wand
849 recordlabel: Decca 31093
chartposition: RandB #4, US #13, UK #12
writtenby: Dub Albritten & Ronnie Self
album: Miss Dynamite
Brenda Lee I'm Sorry 1960 Decca
850 recordlabel: Spark 1122(UK)
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer
Wigan's Ovation Skiing in the Snow 1975 Spark (UK)
851 recordlabel: Dakar 618
chartposition: RandB #8, US #53
writtenby: Jack Daniels and Johnny Moore
album: Turn Back the Hands of Time
comments: [southern soul]
Tyrone Davis I'll Be Right Here 1970 Dakar
852 recordlabel: Capitol 15607
chartposition: RandB #8, US #91
writtenby: MC Hammer, Felton Pilate and Special Generation
album: Take It to the Floor
comments: [ballad]
Special Generation Love Me Just for Me 1990 Capitol
853 recordlabel: Capitol 5560
chartposition: RandB #8, UK #83, US Dance #42
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: From the Left Side
Skyy Givin' It (To You) 1986 Capitol
854 recordlabel: Poe Boy Digital
chartposition: US #19, UK #51, RandB #105
writtenby: Flo Rida, Ne-Yo, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen
album: R.O.O.T.S.
comments: [hip hop]
mpcode: gU-pOk1svUg
Flo Rida featuring Ne-Yo Be On You 2009 Poe Boy Digital
855 recordlabel: Paisley Park 18707
chartposition: RandB #25, US #36, UK #7, US dance #9
writtenby: Prince and Tony M. (as Tony Mosley)
album: Love Symbol album
comments: [hip hop, dance, funk]
Prince & N.P.G. My Name Is Prince 1992 Paisley Park
856 recordlabel: Atlantic 85812
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Edwin Nicholas, Gerald Levert and Joe Little III
album: Rude House
The Rude Boys My Kinda Girl 1992 Atlantic
857 recordlabel: EastWest 5806
chartposition: RandB #10, US #52
weeksinr&bchart: 22
writtenby: Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy
album: Southern Gal
comments: [slow jam]
Terry Ellis Where Ever You Are 1995 EastWest
858 recordlabel: Smash 2124
chartposition: US #14
writtenby: Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
comments: [northern soul]
Jay & the Techniques Keep the Ball Rollin' 1967 Smash
859 recordlabel: Parlophone 6357(UK)
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Leroy Green and Ron Kersey
album: What's Love Got to Do with It
comments: [disco, dance]
Tina Turner Disco Inferno 1993 Parlophone (UK)
860 recordlabel: Bang 735
chartposition: RandB #7, US #92
writtenby: Ray Ransom (as Raymond Lincoln Ransom Jr.)
album: Brick
Brick Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody 1977 Bang
861 recordlabel: Casablanca 2303
chartposition: RandB #29, US Dance #4
writtenby: Paul Carrack
album: Pucker Up
comments: [disco]
Lipps, Inc. How Long 1981 Casablanca
862 recordlabel: Death Row 6076
chartposition: RandB #37, UK #12
writtenby: Snoop Dogg (as Calvin Broadus) , Lonnie Simmons, Rudolph Taylor, Ronnie Wilson and Charles Wilson
album: Tha Doggfather
Snoop Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson Snoop's Upside Ya Head 1996 Death Row
863 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 933
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Stevie Wonder and Syreeta (as Syreeta Wright)
album: Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [Motown Sound]
Syreeta Your Kiss Is Sweet 1974 Tamla Motown
864 recordlabel: Atlantic 2412
chartposition: RandB #10, US #55
writtenby: Wilson Pickett and Jerry Wexler
album: The Sound of Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett Soul Dance Number Three 1967 Atlantic
865 recordlabel: MCA 2155
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, James
album: Burnin'
comments: [gospel soul ballad]
Patti LaBelle When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven) 1992 MCA
866 recordlabel: Island 6561
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: D. Vangarde, J. Kluger
album: Cuba
Gibson Brothers Better Do It Salsa 1980 Island
867 recordlabel: Universal 1574
chartposition: US #13, US AC #4
writtenby: Dan Hill and Keith Stegall
album: 98 Degrees and Rising
98 Degrees I Do (Cherish You) 1999 Universal
868 recordlabel: Columbia 41483
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #12
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
album: Heavenly
comments: [ballad]
Johnny Mathis Misty 1959 Columbia
869 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 820 (UK)
chartposition: UK #14
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7
comments: [Motown Sound] (re-release)
mpcode: 4WT7nBGX5eU
Mary Wells My Guy 1972 Tamla Motown(UK)
870 recordlabel: Capitol 637
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
album: Simply the Best
Tina Turner Way of the World 1991 Capitol
871 recordlabel: United Artists 35490
chartposition: RandB #67, US #48, UK #8, US AC #8
writtenby: Al Testa, Renis & Newell
album: Never, Never, Never
Shirley Bassey Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) 1973 United Artists
872 recordlabel: Arista 0207
chartposition: RandB #91, US Dance #4, US #91
writtenby: Mike Leander, Pete Phipps and Gerry Shephard
comments: [instrumental]
The Glitter Band Makes You Blind 1976 Arista
873 recordlabel: Keia 64643
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Keith Sweat, Roy Murray and Gary Jenkins
album: Lose Control
comments: [slow jam]
Silk Lose Control 1993 Keia
874 recordlabel: Trojan 7790
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Levine, Spector, Wine
comments: [reggae]
Horace Faith Black Pearl 1970 Trojan
875 recordlabel: Island 572 171-2
chartposition: UK #14
album: Hinda
comments: [neo soul slow jam]
mpcode: G-IztDCt7E0
Hinda Hicks I Wanna Be Your Lady 1998 Island
876 recordlabel: Warner 7 29180
chartposition: RandB #68, UK #18, US #34
writtenby: Sheila E.
album: The Glamorous Life
Sheila E. The Belle of St. Mark 1984 Warner
877 recordlabel: Columbia 78821
chartposition: RandB #4, US #53
weeksinr&bchart: 21
writtenby: Mariah Carey, Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone and Stevie J.
album: Butterfly
Mariah Carey (featuring Krayzie Bone & Wish Bone) Breakdown 1998 Columbia
878 recordlabel: Elektra 66445
chartposition: RandB #10, US #58
writtenby: Pete Rock (as Peter Phillips) and CL Smooth (as Corey Penn)
album: Mecca and the Soul
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) 1992 Elektra
879 recordlabel: Trojan 9088
chartposition: UK #14
writtenby: Ronald Binge
comments: [reggae instrumental]
Boris Gardiner Elizabethan Reggae 1970 Trojan
880 recordlabel: Private I 04113
chartposition: US dance #17, RandB #76, UK #4, US #5, US AC #4
writtenby: Matthew Wilder & Greg Prestopino
album: I Don't Speak the Language
Matthew Wilder Break My Stride 1983 Private I
881 recordlabel: Elektra 4968
chartposition: RandB #25, UK #72, US Dance #4
writtenby: Eddie Noble Jr., Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: Love Wars
Womack & Womack Baby I'm Scared of You 1984 Elektra
882 recordlabel: Portrait 04432
chartposition: RandB #78, UK #3, US #1, US AC #1, US rock #10
writtenby: Rob Hyman & Cyndi Laupe
album: She's So Unusual
Cyndi Lauper Time After Time 1983 Portrait
883 recordlabel: Atlantic 89411
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Rodgers Grant, Pat Patrick and Jon Hendricks
album: Matt Bianco
Matt Bianco Yeh Yeh 1985 Atlantic
884 recordlabel: Atlantic 88831
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Chuckii Booker
album: Chuckii
Chuckii Booker (Don't U Know) I Love U 1989 Atlantic
885 recordlabel: Columbia 10076
chartposition: RandB #81, US #95, US Dance #4
writtenby: John Davis [John Edward Davis Jr.]
Philly Devotions I Just Can't Say Goodbye 1975 Columbia
886 recordlabel: Chocolate City 3207
chartposition: RandB #33, US dance #4
writtenby: Billy Beck (as William Beck), Clarence
album: Thunder
comments: charted as I Enjoy Ya / The Tilt in US dance charts
7th Wonder I Enjoy Ya 1980 Chocolate City
887 recordlabel: MCA 382
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #39
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: What You Waitin' For
Stargard What You Waiting For 1978 MCA
888 recordlabel: MCA 2
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Dennis Seaton, Kelvin Grant, Michael Grant, Patrick Waite and Freddie Waite
album: The Youth of Today
comments: [reggae]
Musical Youth Youth of Today 1982 MCA
889 recordlabel: Chocolate City 3219
chartposition: RandB #4, US dance #77
writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Anthony Lockett
album: Feel Me
Cameo Keep It Hot 1980 Chocolate City
890 recordlabel: Tamla 54068
chartposition: RandB #8, US #46
writtenby: Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson and George Gordy
album: That Stubborn Kinda Fellow
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Stubborn Kind Of Fellow 1962 Tamla
891 recordlabel: Warner 8196
chartposition: RandB #57, US #13
writtenby: Michael McDonald
album: Takin' It to the Streets
The Doobie Brothers Takin' It to the Streets 1976 Warner
892 recordlabel: Abstract Dance 4 (UK)
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Steve McIntosh (as Stephen McIntosh)
album: Have A Good Forever...
The Cool Notes In Your Car 1985 Abstract Dance(UK)
893 recordlabel: Capitol 79705
chartposition: RandB #38, US Dance #4
writtenby: David Cole
album: We Can't Go Wrong
The Cover Girls My Heart Skips a Beat 1989 Capitol
894 recordlabel: Avco 4647
chartposition: RandB #4, US #41
writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss
album: Heavy
The Stylistics Heavy Fallin' Out 1974 Avco
895 recordlabel: ABC 12044
chartposition: RandB #4, US #87
writtenby: Lamont Dozier
album: Black Bach
Lamont Dozier Let Me Start Tonite 1975 ABC
896 recordlabel: Pye International 25572
chartposition: UK #14
writtenby: Labi Siffre
album: Crying Laughing Loving Lying
Labi Siffre It Must Be Love 1971 Pye International
897 recordlabel: SAM 5018
chartposition: US dance #4, RandB #47, UK #49
writtenby: Geoff Bastow
comments: [electronic, disco]
K.I.D. Don't Stop 1981 SAM
898 recordlabel: Arista 74321
chartposition: US #97, UK #27
writtenby: Kym Mazelle, Charlie Mallozzi and Marco Sobiu
comments: [dance, house]
Kym Mazelle with Rapination Love Me the Right Way 1992 Arista
899 recordlabel: Eagle 12058
chartposition: UK #17
writtenby: 2Pac (as Tupac Shakur)
2Pac Happy Home 1998 Eagle
900 recordlabel: Capitol 4690
chartposition: RandB #9, US #108
writtenby: Marvin Yancy and Natalie Cole
album: I Love You So
Natalie Cole Stand By 1979 Capitol

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