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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
501 recordlabel: AandM 668
chartposition: RandB #84, UK #38, US Dance #39
writtenby: Arthur Baker and Richard Scher
Arthur Baker feat. Al Green The Message Is Love 1989 A&M
502 recordlabel: Columbia 310648
chartposition: RandB #13, UK #32
writtenby: Verdine White and Robert Wright
album: Song Bird
Deniece Williams Baby Baby My Love's All for You 1977 Columbia
503 recordlabel: Immediate 61(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Marrlott, Lane
album: The First Lady Of Immediate
P.P. Arnold (If You Think You're) Groovy 1967 Immediate (UK)
504 recordlabel: MCA 52945
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Alex Brown and Ron Kersey
album: Winner in You
Patti LaBelle Kiss Away the Pain 1986 MCA
505 recordlabel: Columbia 45975
chartposition: RandB #65, US #54, US AC #8
writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed
album: I'm Coming Home
Johnny Mathis Life Is a Song Worth Singing 1973 Columbia
506 recordlabel: Era 3080
chartposition: US #45, UK #41, US AC #10
writtenby: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
album: Love Letters
Ketty Lester But Not For Me 1962 Era
507 recordlabel: Bad Boy 79413
chartposition: RandB #20, US #39
writtenby: Jason Boyd, Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Q [Quinnes Parker] and Slim (as Marvin Scandrick)
112 Dance with Me 2001 Bad Boy
508 recordlabel: Arista 2239
chartposition: RandB #13, UK #69, US dance #33
writtenby: Sly Stone
album: What You See Is What You Sweat
Aretha Franklin Everyday People 1991 Arista
509 recordlabel: Columbia 45600
chartposition: RandB #13, US #59
writtenby: Nas, Timbaland and Static Major
album: Nastradamus
Nas ft. Ginuwine You Owe Me 2000 Columbia
510 recordlabel: Caroline Records 12
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Carl Mcintosh, Steve Nichol and Peter Sendall
album: A Little Spice
Loose Ends Emergency (Dial 999) 1984 Caroline Records
511 recordlabel: Vee Jay 539
chartposition: RandB #13, US #3
writtenby: Larry Santos
The Four Seasons Candy Girl 1963 Vee Jay
512 recordlabel: RCA 28
chartposition: RandB #46, UK #39, US Dance #65
writtenby: Susaye Brown, James Brown and Henry Stallings
album: Soul Syndrome
James Brown Rapp Payback (Where is Moses) 1980 RCA
513 recordlabel: Universal 9808300
chartposition: UK #25
Puff Daddy (P. Diddy) Let's Get Ill 2003 Universal
514 recordlabel: Stax 112
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #19, US #60
writtenby: Robert Talley and Earl Forest
album: Last Night!
The Mar-Keys Morning After 1961 Stax
515 recordlabel: Go! Beat 142
chartposition: RandB #73, US #39
writtenby: Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, Imani and J Dilla
album: Labcabincalifornia
comments: [hip hop]
The Pharcyde Drop 1996 Go! Beat
516 recordlabel: Dynamo 112
chartposition: RandB #17, US #76
writtenby: Charlie Foxx, Brooks O'Dell and Yvonne Williams
Inez & Charlie Foxx (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days 1968 Dynamo
517 recordlabel: Solar 11353
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Malcolm Anthony
album: Headlights
The Whispers (Olivia) Lost and Turned Out 1978 Solar
518 recordlabel: Buddah 306
chartposition: RandB #17, US #64
writtenby: James F. Hanley
album: The Legendary Zing Album
The Trammps Zing Went the Strings of My Heart 1972 Buddah
519 recordlabel: DreamWorks
chartposition: RandB #18, US #40
writtenby: Andre 3000, Bernard Bennett, Sleepy Brown, Ray Murray
album: Mr. Brown
Sleepy Brown featuring OutKast I Can't Wait 2004 DreamWorks
520 recordlabel: Atlantic 4519
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
comments: [re release from 1958]
The Coasters Sorry But I'm Gonna Have to Pass 1994 Atlantic
521 recordlabel: LaFace 24204
chartposition: RandB #53, US #88, UK #52
writtenby: Tony Rich
album: Words
The Tony Rich Project Leavin' 1996 LaFace
522 recordlabel: Grand Hustle 301761
chartposition: RandB #18, US #75
album: Urban Legend
comments: [hip hop]
T.I. ASAP 2005 Grand Hustle
523 recordlabel: Fame 250
chartposition: RandB #17, US #65
writtenby: C. Carter
album: Sixty Minutes With Clarence Carter
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: S5OtzPlxZrA
Clarence Carter Sixty Minute Man 1973 Fame
524 recordlabel: Atlantic 88841
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Chuckii Booker
album: Chuckii
Chuckii Booker Touch 1989 Atlantic
525 recordlabel: Sar Records 126
chartposition: RandB #18, US #63
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Sam Cooke
Johnnie Morisette Meet Me At The Twistin' Place 1962 Sar Records
526 recordlabel: Capitol 5558
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Steve Washington, Sheila Washington and George Clinton
album: RandB Skeletons in the Closet
George Clinton Do Fries Go with That Shake 1986 Capitol
527 recordlabel: Mirage 3812
chartposition: RandB #69, US Dance #13, UK #58
writtenby: Boo Boo Monk, Sandy Linzer and Yvonne Fletcher
album: House of Music
comments: [disco dance]
T.S. Monk Candidate for Love 1981 Mirage
528 recordlabel: Island (UK)
chartposition: UK #41, RandB #57
writtenby: Andrea Martin, Rod Argent
album: The Bridge
Melanie Fiona Give It To Me Right 2009 Island (UK)
529 recordlabel: Capitol 325 (UK)
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
album: Private Dancer
comments: [ballad]
Tina Turner Help 1984 Capitol(UK)
530 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 16189 1
chartposition: RandB #17, US #39
writtenby: Jay Z (as Shawn Carter) , R. Kelly (as Robert Kelly), Sam Barnes and Jean Claude Olivier
album: Unfinished Business
Jay-Z with R. Kelly Big Chips 2003 Roc A Fella
531 recordlabel: ZAC 005
chartposition: UK #40, US Dance #42
writtenby: Shwayze
comments: [dance, house]
D'Bora Going Round 1995 ZAC
532 recordlabel: Atlantic 8222
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Chauncey Black (as Chauncey Hannibal), Dave Hollister and Teddy Riley
album: BLACKstreet
BLACKstreet U Blow My Mind 1995 Atlantic
533 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
534 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9354
chartposition: US #39, RandB #80
writtenby: David Frank, Steve Kipner and Pam Sheyne
album: It Was All a Dream
Dream This Is Me 2001 Bad Boy
535 recordlabel: Atlantic 3619
chartposition: RandB #35, US #103, UK #40
writtenby: Ed Fox, Frank Fuchs and Alan Roy Scott
The Spinners Body Language 1979 Atlantic
536 recordlabel: Bluesway 61024
chartposition: RandB #13, US #61
writtenby: Dave Clark and B.B. King
album: Live and Well
B.B. King Why I Sing the Blues 1969 Bluesway
537 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
538 recordlabel: Casablanca 2354
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Tantalizingly Hot
Stephanie Mills Keep Away Girls 1982 Casablanca
539 recordlabel: WEA 1660
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Brockpocket
album: Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison Let's Get Down 1995 WEA
540 recordlabel: Salsoul 2064
chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #13
writtenby: Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein
album: The Yellow Brick Road
The Salsoul Orchestra West Side Story Medley 1978 Salsoul
541 recordlabel: Silas/MCA 2609
chartposition: RandB #13, US #108
writtenby: Chanté Moore and Vassal Benford
album: Precious
comments: [ballad]
Chanté Moore It's Alright 1993 Silas/MCA
542 recordlabel: Universal 5425
writtenby: Scott Storch, Chamillionaire, Lil' Flip
album: The Sound of Revenge
Chamillionaire featuring Lil' Flip Turn It Up 2005 Universal
543 recordlabel: Elektra 9643
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Busta Rhymes and DJ Scratch
album: The Coming
Busta Rhymes Do My Thing 1997 Elektra
544 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 662938 2
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Do Over
Pauline Henry ft. Wayne Marshall Never Knew Love Like This 1996 Sony Soho Square
545 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 673011
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Rhianna Kenny, Chris Dawkins and Leigh Kenny
album: Get On
Rhianna Kenny Word Love 2002 Sony Soho Square
546 recordlabel: Big Beat 98046
chartposition: RandB #49, UK #42, US #123
writtenby: Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Owen Mcintyre, Malcom Duncan, Roger Ball, Robbie Mcintosh, Andrea Martin
album: High School High: The Soundtrack
Changing Faces I Got Somebody Else 1996 Big Beat
547 recordlabel: Atlantic 2540
chartposition: RandB #19, US #54
writtenby: Homer Banks and Raymond Jackson
album: The Best of Sam and Dave
Sam & Dave Can't You Find Another Way (Of Doing It) 1968 Atlantic
548 recordlabel: Private I 901
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: James Brown and Derrick Monk
album: I'm Back
James Brown Funk On Ah Roll 1999 Private I
549 recordlabel: Wand 191
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #17, US #91
writtenby: Helen Miller and Roger Atkins
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown Can't Let You Out of My Sight 1965 Wand
550 recordlabel: LaFace 24077
chartposition: RandB #13, US #59, UK #91
writtenby: DeVante Swing
album: Usher
comments: [slow jam]
Usher Can U Get Wit It 1994 LaFace
551 recordlabel: Atlantic 3358
chartposition: RandB #17, US #72
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Sparkle
Aretha Franklin Jump -- Hooked on Your Love 1976 Atlantic
552 recordlabel: Atlantic 10655
chartposition: RandB #25, US #39
writtenby: Leon Ware and Pam Sawyer
album: Cut the Cake
Average White Band If I Ever Lose This Heaven 1975 Atlantic
553 recordlabel: Columbia 02905
chartposition: RandB #16, US #105
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller
album: Instant Love
Cheryl Lynn Instant Love 1982 Columbia
554 recordlabel: Atlantic 2480
chartposition: RandB #36, US #41
writtenby: Chip Taylor, Ted Daryll
Billy Vera & Judy Clay Country Girl 1968 Atlantic
555 recordlabel: Spark 1133(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: David Huff
Wigan's Ovation Super Love 1975 Spark (UK)
556 recordlabel: Specialty 591
chartposition: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: McKinley Millet and Robert Blackwell
album: Little Richard
Little Richard All Around the World 1957 Specialty
557 recordlabel: Warner Bros.
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Craig David and Fraser T. Smith
album: Trust Me
Craig David 6 of 1 Thing 2008 Warner Bros.
558 recordlabel: Wand 1105
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #16, US #105
writtenby: H. Griffin, J. Barnes, D. Litwin and C. Sims
Chuck Jackson Good Things Come to Those Who Wait 1965 Wand
559 recordlabel: Salsoul 2057
chartposition: RandB #91, UK #51, US Dance #13
writtenby: Barry Lee, Brian Sherrer, Floyd Smith, Kenneth Carter, Victor Burks and Walter Carter
album: Sons of the Gods
Ripple The Beat Goes On and On 1978 Salsoul
560 recordlabel: Atlantic 93646
chartposition: RandB #26, US #39
album: 1 On 1
comments: [reggae soca]
Rupee Tempted To Touch 2004 Atlantic
561 recordlabel: AandM 2215
chartposition: RandB #17, US #103, US Dance #18
writtenby: Jerry Knight
album: Jerry Knight
Jerry Knight Overnight Sensation 1980 A&M
562 recordlabel: Def Jam 05840
chartposition: RandB #17, UK #98, US dance #35
writtenby: LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith) and Rick Rubin
album: Radio
LL Cool J Rock the Bells 1986 Def Jam
563 recordlabel: Capitol
chartposition: RandB #17, US #102
album: LeToya
comments: [slow jam]
LeToya Luckett She Don't 2006 Capitol
564 recordlabel: Ruff Ryders/Def Jam 568862
chartposition: RandB #19, US #39
writtenby: DMX (as Earl Simmons) , Sam Taylor, Anthony Fields and Damon Blackman
album: It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
DMX Get at Me Dog 1998 Ruff Ryders/Def Jam
565 recordlabel: Loud/RCA 64910
chartposition: RandB #19, US #57
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Capital Punishment
Big Punisher I'm Not a Player 1997 Loud/RCA
566 recordlabel: RCA 2626 (UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Billy Jackson, A. Thornton
album: Tymes Up
The Tymes God's Gonna Punish You 1976 RCA(UK)
567 recordlabel: Holiday 2605
chartposition: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Johnny Hicks, Clarence Johnson and Danny Robinson
The Love Notes United 1957 Holiday
568 recordlabel: Caprice 114
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25, US #41
writtenby: Rudy Clark
James Ray Itty Bitty Pieces 1962 Caprice
569 recordlabel: Warner 8818
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Bootsy Collins , George Clinton and Phelps Collins
album: This Boot Is Made for Fonk n
Bootsy's Rubber Band Jam Fan (Hot) 1979 Warner
570 recordlabel: Atlantic 2774
chartposition: RandB #13, US #51
writtenby: George Jackson and Raymond Moore
album: Patches
comments: [southern soul]
Clarence Carter It's All in Your Mind 1970 Atlantic
571 recordlabel: Solar 12295
chartposition: RandB #17, US #76, US Dance #20
writtenby: William Shelby, Kevin Spencer and Nidra Beard
album: This Kind of Lovin'
The Whispers This Kind of Lovin' 1981 Solar
572 recordlabel: Columbia 1826
chartposition: RandB #29, US #63, UK #57
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri
album: Totally Krossed Out
Kris Kross I Missed the Bus 1992 Columbia
573 recordlabel: Atco 6067
chartposition: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Billy Smith (as Billy Dawn Smith) and William H. Miller (as William Miller)
The Sensations featuring Yvonne Please Mr. Disc Jockey 1956 Atco
574 recordlabel: AandM 843(UK)
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Crystal Waters, Neal Conway and Mark Harris
comments: [dance, house]
Crystal Waters Megamix 1992 A&M (UK)
575 recordlabel: Atlantic 2285
chartposition: US #60, UK #40
writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
The Drifters Come On Over to My Place 1965 Atlantic
576 recordlabel: Vee Jay 694
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Joe Simon
Joe Simon Let's Do It Over 1965 Vee Jay
577 recordlabel: Warner 40549
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Miles Davis and Easy Mo Bee
album: Doo Bop
comments: [hip hop, jazz funk]
Miles Davis The Doo-Bop Song 1992 Warner
578 recordlabel: Magnet 97 (UK)
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Mike Finesilver, Whitehouse
album: Just Another Lonely Night
J.A.L.N. Band I Got to Sing 1977 Magnet(UK)
579 recordlabel: Capitol
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Corinne Bailey Rae, John Beck and Steve Chrisanthou
album: Corinne Bailey Rae
comments: [neo soul]
mpcode: 18eAUVnjrgc
Corinne Bailey Rae Trouble Sleeping 2006 Capitol
580 recordlabel: MCA 646 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #35, UK #39
writtenby: Wilton Felder, Wilton Felder Jr. and Derrell Nix
album: Inherit the Wind
comments: [jazz funk]
Wilton Felder ft Bobby Womack Inherit the Wind 1980 MCA(UK)
581 recordlabel: Fame 1460
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: George Jackson and Eddie Harris
album: I'm Just A Prisoner
comments: [southern soul]
Candi Staton I'm Just a Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin') 1970 Fame
582 recordlabel: Capitol 4573
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Peabo Bryson
album: Reaching for the Sky
Peabo Bryson Feel the Fire 1978 Capitol
583 recordlabel: Track 604037 (UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Paul Simon
album: Woman Child
comments: [pop soul]
Marsha Hunt Keep The Customer Satisfied 1970 Track(UK)
584 recordlabel: Argo 5402
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #19, US #54
writtenby: Deborah Chessler
comments: US B side to Seven Day Fool
Etta James It's Too Soon to Know 1961 Argo
585 recordlabel: Vee Jay 203
chartposition: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Ewart Abner (as Ewart G. Abner)
Jimmy Reed I Love You Baby 1956 Vee Jay
586 recordlabel: Grand Royal 194 (UK)
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield, Gary McKenzie, James DiSalvio
album: Discosis
comments: [dance, house]
Bran Van 3000 featuring Curtis Mayfield Astounded 2001 Grand Royal(UK)
587 recordlabel: Private Stock 45178
chartposition: RandB #42, US #3, UK #11, US AC #5
writtenby: Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb
album: Emotion
Samantha Sang Emotion 1977 Private Stock
588 recordlabel: Capitol 4744
chartposition: RandB #13, US #79, dance #72
writtenby: Janice Johnson & Perry Kibble
album: Another Taste
A Taste of Honey Do It Good 1979 Capitol
589 recordlabel: Kayvette 5126
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Homer Banks & Carl Hampton
album: Sometimes
Facts of Life Caught in the Act (Of Gettin' It On) 1976 Kayvette
590 recordlabel: Atlantic 9280 (UK)
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Curtis Hairston , Kae Williams (as Kae Williams Jr.) and Nona Hendryx
album: Curtis Hairston
Curtis Hairston The Morning After 1987 Atlantic(UK)
591 recordlabel: Chrysalis 4
chartposition: UK #41, US Dance #9
writtenby: Arnie Roman and Toni C
Jellybean featuring Richard Darbyshire Coming Back For More 1988 Chrysalis
592 recordlabel: Atlantic 9108
chartposition: RandB #17, US #41
writtenby: John Smith and Valerie Day
album: Told U So
Nu Shooz Should I Say Yes? 1988 Atlantic
593 recordlabel: ABC 4057
chartposition: RandB #13, US #71
writtenby: Fred Bridges, Lawrence Payton, Richard Beasley and Richard Knight
album: Night Lights Harmony
Four Tops Seven Lonely Nights 1975 ABC
594 recordlabel: Alston 4621
chartposition: RandB #17, US #99
writtenby: Clarence Reid
Clarence Reid Funky Party 1974 Alston
595 recordlabel: Capitol 751
chartposition: RandB #51, US #93, UK #41
writtenby: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
album: All That Matters
comments: [love song]
Portrait How Deep Is Your Love 1995 Capitol
596 recordlabel: Total Control 1
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: J. Eaves, J. Williams, P. Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle You're the One for Me--Daybreak--AM 1984 Total Control
597 recordlabel: MCA 1420
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Pebbles and Dan Sembello
album: Always
comments: (Vocals Babyface, Cherrelle, Johnny Gill)
Pebbles Always 1991 MCA
598 recordlabel: Atlantic 11424 (UK)
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Wayne Carson Thompson (as Wayne Carson), Barry Leng, Simon May and Gerry Morris
album: Paradise Bird
Amii Stewart The Letter 1980 Atlantic(UK)
599 recordlabel: Atlantic 2921
chartposition: RandB #26, US #46
writtenby: Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens
Bettye Swann Today I Started Loving You Again 1973 Atlantic
600 recordlabel: Atlantic 2611
chartposition: RandB #19, US #50
writtenby: Lindell Hill, George Jackson and Earl Cage
Wilson Pickett Mini-Skirt Minnie 1969 Atlantic

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