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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
301 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2634
chartposition: RandB #16, US #72
writtenby: Harlan Howard
Joe Simon Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind 1969 Sound Stage Seven
302 recordlabel: Chrysalis 2
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle Foolin' Yourself 1986 Chrysalis
303 recordlabel: Blackground
chartposition: RandB #59, US #48
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Jay Z and Timbaland
album: Tim's Bio
comments: [album cut]
Timbaland featuring Jay-Z Lobster and Shrimp 1999 Blackground
304 recordlabel: APA 17007
chartposition: US Dance #16
writtenby: Pepe Luis Soto
album: Fly Me on the Wings of Love
Celi Bee Fly Me on the Wings of Love 1979 APA
305 recordlabel: Columbia 06256
chartposition: RandB #53, US Dance #16
writtenby: James
album: Miracles of the Heart
James (D Train) Williams You Are Everything 1986 Columbia
306 recordlabel: Warner 49767
chartposition: RandB #70, UK #48
writtenby: Franne Golde and Tom Snow
album: Secret Combination
comments: [beat ballad]
Randy Crawford Secret Combination 1981 Warner
307 recordlabel: Blue Mountain 1023 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Elliot Francis
album: Leave The Reggae To Us
comments: [reggae]
Greyhound Only Love Can Win 1973 Blue Mountain(UK)
308 recordlabel: Solar 9911 (UK)
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Dana Meyers, Ron Parker and Wardell Potts Jr.
album: Right Back at Cha!
comments: [disco funk]
Dynasty Does That Ring a Bell 1983 Solar(UK)
309 recordlabel: Fantasy 729
chartposition: RandB #23, US #69
writtenby: Donald Byrd
album: The Blackbyrds
The Blackbyrds Do it, Fluid 1974 Fantasy
310 recordlabel: Tamla 54268
chartposition: RandB #60, UK #52
writtenby: Pete Moore (as Warren Pete Moore) and Billy Griffin (as William Griffin)
album: City of Angels
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Miracles Night Life 1976 Tamla
311 recordlabel: Janus 6146 027
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Jim Weatherly
Cissy Houston Midnight Train to Georgia 1974 Janus
312 recordlabel: Atco 6588
chartposition: RandB #17, US #58
writtenby: James McDougal & Titus Turner
album: Soul Directions / Best Of Arthur Conley
Arthur Conley People Sure Act Funny 1968 Atco
313 recordlabel: EastWest 67047
chartposition: RandB #95, US #92, UK #33
writtenby: Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy, Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron and Maxine Jones
album: Masterpiece Theatre
En Vogue Riddle 2000 EastWest
314 recordlabel: United Artists 528
chartposition: RandB #29, US #65, UK #51
writtenby: Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner Sexy Ida (Part 1) 1974 United Artists
315 recordlabel: Alston 3729
chartposition: RandB #46, US Dance #17
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch
album: Dance Across the Floor
Jimmy Bo Horne Get Happy 1977 Alston
316 recordlabel: RCA 2639
chartposition: RandB #30, US 53
writtenby: Wardell Potts and Melissa Ritter
album: Girls Nite Out
Tyler Collins Second Chance 1990 RCA
317 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 843
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Anette Minor, Jack Alan Goga, Johnny Bristol and Peter Green [producer]
comments: [Motown Sound]
Martha Reeves No One There 1973 Tamla Motown
318 recordlabel: Star Trak
chartposition: RandB #20, US #105
writtenby: Robin Thicke
album: Something Else
Robin Thicke The Sweetest Love 2008 Star Trak
319 recordlabel: Big Beat 98045
chartposition: RandB #40, US #60, US Dance #11
weeksinr&bchart: 17
album: High School High OST
RZA featuring Method Man & Cappadonna Wu-Wear, The Garment Renaissance 1996 Big Beat
320 recordlabel: Atlantic 0188 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Steve "Random" Russell (as Steve Russell) and Troy Taylor
album: MH
Marques Houston Because Of You 2004 Atlantic(UK)
321 recordlabel: Solar 69796
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Lakeside
album: Untouchables
comments: [love ballad]
Lakeside Real Love 1983 Solar
322 recordlabel: Vinyl Dreams 72
chartposition: RandB #49, UK #51, US Dance #51
writtenby: Jocelyn Brown and Nancy Bennett
album: Somebody Else's Guy
Jocelyn Brown I Wish You Would 1984 Vinyl Dreams
323 recordlabel: Warner 1836
chartposition: RandB #55, US #52, US Dance #52
writtenby: Prince
album: 1999
Prince Let's Pretend We're Married -- Irresistible Bitch 1983 Warner
324 recordlabel: Atlantic 3493
chartposition: RandB #17, US #49
writtenby: Thom Bell, Tony Bell, Casey James and Leroy Bell (as Leroy M. Bell)
The Spinners If You Wanna Do a Dance 1978 Atlantic
325 recordlabel: United Artists 409
chartposition: RandB #43, US #106, UK #51
writtenby: Tina Turner
album: Sweet Rhode Island Red
Ike & Tina Turner Sweet Rhode Island Red 1974 United Artists
326 recordlabel: ABC 12238
writtenby: Denise LaSalle
album: Second Breath
Denise LaSalle Freedom to Express Yourself 1976 ABC
327 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10588
chartposition: RandB #19, US #52, US AC #13
writtenby: Charles E. Calhoun
album: Have A Smile With Me
Ray Charles Smack Dab In The Middle 1964 ABC Paramount
328 recordlabel: Roadshow 7006
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Casey Spencer and Douglas Bright
album: Doctor Boogie
Don Downing Dream World 1974 Roadshow
329 recordlabel: HandL 4694
chartposition: US Dance #11
writtenby: Landy McNeal, Bob Johnson and George Pettus
Sandy Mercer You Are My Love 1978 HandL
330 recordlabel: Breakaway 58641
chartposition: RandB #27, US #51
weeksinr&bchart: 24
writtenby: Tino McIntosh
DJ Taz featuring Raheem The Dream That's Right 1997 Breakaway
331 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 22
chartposition: RandB #68, UK #52
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Michael Forte and McKinley Horton
album: Cashmere
Cashmere We Need Love 1985 th and Bway
332 recordlabel: Fantasy 845
chartposition: RandB #71, US Dance #17
writtenby: Paul Jabara
album: Paradise Express
comments: charted as Dance / Poinciana in US dance charts
Paradise Express Dance 1979 Fantasy
333 recordlabel: Syncopate 30
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Kym Mazelle and Morgan King
album: Brilliant!
Kym Mazelle Love Strain 1989 Syncopate
334 recordlabel: United Artists 807
chartposition: RandB #23, US #59
writtenby: Greg Errico and Lee Oskar
album: [instrumental]
Lee Oskar BLT 1976 United Artists
335 recordlabel: Island 99274
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: James Varner (as Jimmy Varner), Stan Sheppard and Terry Carter
album: By All Means
By All Means I'm the One Who Loves You 1988 Island
336 recordlabel: Columbia 10568
chartposition: US #109, UK #33, US Dance #17
writtenby: Brian Carman and Bob Spickard
Bruce Johnston Pipeline 1977 Columbia
337 recordlabel: LaFace 24224
chartposition: RandB #25, US #52
writtenby: André 3000, Organized Noize and Big Boi
album: ATLiens
comments: [hip hop]
OutKast Jazzy Belle 1997 LaFace
338 recordlabel: Bad Boy 003354
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Mase (as Mason Betha)
album: Welcome Back
Mase Welcome Back 2004 Bad Boy
339 recordlabel: Almo 017
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
Rampage The Monkees 1995 Almo
340 recordlabel: Amazon 708
chartposition: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy, Jr.
Jennell Hawkins Money (That's What I Want) 1962 Amazon
341 recordlabel: Imperial 5811
chartposition: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Earl King
Earl King Always A First Time 1962 Imperial
342 recordlabel: Atlantic 1197
chartposition: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks and Ron McCown (as Ronnie Mack)
album: Miss Rhythm
comments: US B side to This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
Ruth Brown Why Me 1958 Atlantic
343 recordlabel: Columbia 45953
chartposition: RandB #23, US #52
writtenby: Maurice White
album: Head to the Sky
Earth, Wind & Fire Keep Your Head to the Sky 1973 Columbia
344 recordlabel: Flavor Unit 64195
chartposition: RandB #68, US #51, AC #15
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Garth Brooks and Kent Blazy
album: Joose
comments: [love ballad]
Joose If Tomorrow Never Comes 1997 Flavor Unit
345 recordlabel: Capitol 15670
chartposition: UK #59, US Dance #23
writtenby: Kurtis Mantronik and Angie Stone
album: The Incredible Sound Machine
Mantronix Step to Me 1991 Capitol
346 recordlabel: Tamla 54202
chartposition: US #78, UK #51
writtenby: Stevie Wonder and Syreeta
album: Where I'm Coming From
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer 1971 Tamla
347 recordlabel: Warner 8575
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) , George Clinton and Frank Waddy
album: Bootsy? Player of the Year
Bootsy's Rubber Band Hollywood Squares 1978 Warner
348 recordlabel: Cash Money 20013
chartposition: RandB #23, US #65
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Mannie Fresh, Birdman, Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Turk and B.G.
album: Guerrilla Warfare
comments: [hip hop]
Hot Boys I Need a Hot Girl 2000 Cash Money
349 recordlabel: Columbia 10026
chartposition: RandB #23, US #33
writtenby: Philip Bailey and Maurice White
album: Open Our Eyes
Earth, Wind & Fire Devotion 1974 Columbia
350 recordlabel: Atlantic 11477
chartposition: RandB #21, US #101, US Dance #34
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
album: Love Somebody Today
Sister Sledge Reach Your Peak 1980 Atlantic
351 recordlabel: Warner 8061
chartposition: RandB #18, UK #53
writtenby: Abrim Tilmon
album: Release Yourself
Graham Central Station Feel the Need 1975 Warner
352 recordlabel: Island 98992
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Billy Sheppard, James Varner and Lynn Roderick
album: Beyond a Dream
comments: [beat ballad]
By All Means Do You Remember 1990 Island
353 recordlabel: Stateside 465
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
Lee Dorsey Can You Hear Me 1968 Stateside
354 recordlabel: Capitol 15647
chartposition: UK #17
writtenby: Troy Patterson, Kevin Lewis & Roderick Goode
album: Adeva!
comments: [dance, garage house]
Adeva I Thank You 1989 Capitol
355 recordlabel: Buddah 1974
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr and John Freeman Young
Gladys Knight & the Pips Silent Night 1975 Buddah
356 recordlabel: Cameo 295
chartposition: RandB #17, US #66
writtenby: Bill Massey and Albert Shubert
The Orlons Shimmy Shimmy 1964 Cameo
357 recordlabel: Columbia 60504
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Thom Bell and Deniece Williams
album: My Melody
Deniece Williams What Two Can Do 1981 Columbia
358 recordlabel: Atlantic 2069
chartposition: US #52
writtenby: Laura Webb, Jannie Pought, Reather Dixon, Helen Gathers and Emma Pought
The Bobbettes I Shot Mr. Lee 1960 Atlantic
359 recordlabel: United Artists 50881
chartposition: RandB #43, US #106, UK #51
writtenby: Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner Up in Heah 1972 United Artists
360 recordlabel: Universal 56131
chartposition: RandB #23, US #52
writtenby: Mr. Cheeks (as Terrance Kelly)
album: Love, Peace and Nappiness
The Lost Boyz Me and My Crazy World 1997 Universal
361 recordlabel: Friday/Reprise
chartposition: RandB #17, US #106
writtenby: Eric Benét and Demonté Posey
album: Love and Life
Eric Benét You're the Only One 2008 Friday/Reprise
362 recordlabel: Original Sound 89
chartposition: RandB #20, US #118
writtenby: Arlester Christian
comments: US B side to Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man
Dyke & the Blazers Uhh 1970 Original Sound
363 recordlabel: Planet 47920
chartposition: RandB #22, US #52, US dance #26
writtenby: Anita Pointer, Trevor Lawrence and Mario Henderson
album: Special Things
The Pointer Sisters Could I Be Dreaming 1980 Planet
364 recordlabel: Solar 69658
chartposition: RandB #17, US #106, UK #91
writtenby: Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds) and Bo Watson
album: So Good
The Whispers Some Kinda Lover 1985 Solar
365 recordlabel: Talkin' Loud 36(UK)
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Jean Paul Maunick and Richard Bull
album: Tribes Vibes + Scribes
comments: [jazz funk]
Incognito Change 1992 Talkin' Loud (UK)
366 recordlabel: Tabu 05646
chartposition: RandB #62, UK #53
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis
album: Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal A Broken Heart Can Mend 1985 Tabu
367 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2602
chartposition: RandB #22, US #49
writtenby: Darryl Carter
album: No Sad Songs
Joe Simon No Sad Songs 1968 Sound Stage Seven
368 recordlabel: Elektra 158
chartposition: US #53, US AC #23
writtenby: Joe Cuba and Jimmy Sabater
album: Upfront
comments: [jazz funk]
David Sanborn Bang Bang 1992 Elektra
369 recordlabel: Rawkus 3604
chartposition: RandB #77, UK #59
album: Beautiful Struggle
comments: [hip hop]
Talib Kweli featuring Mary J. Blige I Try 2004 Rawkus
370 recordlabel: Montage 649 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: S. McCants
comments: [disco dance]
Rumple-Stilts-Skin I Think I Want To Dance With You 1983 Montage(UK)
371 recordlabel: Cameo 287
chartposition: RandB #17, US #55
writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell
The Orlons Bon-Doo-Wah 1963 Cameo
372 recordlabel: Columbia 45206
chartposition: RandB #30, US #52, US AC #21
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: La La Peace Song
O.C. Smith Baby, I Need Your Loving 1970 Columbia
373 recordlabel: Cat 2004
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Clarence Reid
album: Together
George McCrae & Gwen McCrae I'll Do the Rockin' 1975 Cat
374 recordlabel: ABC 11087
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Jimmy Roach
The Persians Too Much Pride 1968 ABC
375 recordlabel: Elektra 7559
chartposition: RandB #75, UK #52
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: N'Dea Davenport , Brady Blade, Dallas Austin and Colin Wolfe
N'Dea Davenport Bring It On 1998 Elektra
376 recordlabel: Magnet 118 (UK)
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Charles Sylvester and Roy Gee Hemmings
album: Movin' City High
J.A.L.N. Band Get Up (And Let Yourself Go) 1978 Magnet(UK)
377 recordlabel: Bad Magic 24
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Tony Rotton and Estelle (as Estelle Swaray)
Blak Twang featuring Estelle Trixstar 2002 Bad Magic
378 recordlabel: Atlantic 3295
chartposition: RandB #23, US #69
writtenby: Jimmy Castor and John Pruitt
The Jimmy Castor Bunch King Kong (Pt. 1) 1975 Atlantic
379 recordlabel: Atco 7092
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: William Peterkin
album: The Best of Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway You Were Meant for Me 1978 Atco
380 recordlabel: Paisley Park 22907
chartposition: RandB #37, US Dance #17
writtenby: David Gamson and Tony LeMans
album: Tony LeMans
comments: [new jack swing funk]
Tony LeMans Higher Than High 1989 Paisley Park
381 recordlabel: Upstairs 0137
chartposition: RandB #57, US #53
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: MC Magic and Tracy Celaya
album: Tha Second Coming
Nastyboy Klick Lost in Love 1998 Upstairs
382 recordlabel: All Platinum 6146308
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Leon Stuckey and Paul Kyser
Calender Hypertension 1975 All Platinum
383 recordlabel: Pyramid 8013
chartposition: US Dance #17
writtenby: Nat Adderley and Oscar Brown Jr.
Pat Lundy Work Song 1977 Pyramid
384 recordlabel: Total Control Records 2
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: Paul Hardcastle and Derek Green
Paul Hardcastle Guilty 1984 Total Control Record
385 recordlabel: Chrysalis 5
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle 40 Years 1988 Chrysalis
386 recordlabel: Mango 126
chartposition: RandB #78, US #51
writtenby: Neville Livingston
album: Carousel
comments: [reggae]
Marcia Griffiths Electric Boogie 1990 Mango
387 recordlabel: China 16
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Labi Siffre
album: So Strong
Labi Siffre Nothing's Gonna Change 1987 China
388 recordlabel: Pye International 25560
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Labi Siffre
album: The Singer and the Song
Labi Siffre Get to the Country 1971 Pye International
389 recordlabel: Spark 1149
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: James Hopkins Harrison and Detlef Petersen
Linda Carr & the Funky Boys Climbing the Steps of Love 1977 Spark
390 recordlabel: Universal 56203 (UK)
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Jane Eugene, Rakim, Carl McIntosh and Steve Nichol
album: The 18th Letter
Rakim Stay a While 1998 Universal(UK)
391 recordlabel: EMI America 8312
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Michael Henderson
album: Bedtimes Stories
Michael Henderson Do It to Me Good (Tonight) 1986 EMI America
392 recordlabel: Arista 65
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Gwen Guthrie, Pat Grant
album: Not a Little Girl Anymore
Linda Lewis This Time I'll Be Sweeter 1976 Arista
393 recordlabel: Buddah 578
chartposition: RandB #22, US #103
writtenby: Michael Henderson
album: Goin' Places
Michael Henderson I Can't Help It 1977 Buddah
394 recordlabel: AandM 7515 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Brenda Russell
album: Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell In the Thick of It 1980 A&M(UK)
395 recordlabel: Atlantic 3559
chartposition: RandB #60, UK #51, US Dance #54
writtenby: Norman Durham
album: I Love to Dance
Kleeer Keeep Your Body Workin' 1979 Atlantic
396 recordlabel: Enigma 75534
chartposition: RandB #59, US dance #17
writtenby: Rod Todd
album: Shangri La
Bardeux Thumbs Up 1990 Enigma
397 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 562575
chartposition: RandB #17, US #65
writtenby: Jay Z , Beanie Sigel, Rockwilder and Amil
album: Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter
Jay-Z ft. Beanie Sigel & Amil Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) 2000 Roc A Fella
398 recordlabel: Soul Train 10773
chartposition: RandB #21, US #101
writtenby: Joe Cobb and Van McCoy
album: One for the Money
The Whispers Living Together (In Sin) 1976 Soul Train
399 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 935(UK)
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Lionel Richie
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Superman 1975 Tamla Motown (UK)
400 recordlabel: Hands On 11
chartposition: US Dance #28, UK #52
writtenby: Geoffrey Williams and Chuck Norman
Geoffrey Williams Drive 1997 Hands On

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