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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: ABC-Paramount 10375
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19
writtenby: Hank Williams
album: Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume 2
comments: [country soul]
Ray Charles Your Cheating Heart 1962 ABCParamount
802 recordlabel: Tamla 54265
chartposition: RandB #25, US #61
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: A Quiet Storm
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson Quiet Storm 1976 Tamla
803 recordlabel: Atlantic 4037
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Frank Martin, Bob Castell Blanch, Randy Jackson and Allee Willis
album: Confidence
Narada Michael Walden You're Number 1 1982 Atlantic
804 recordlabel: ABC 4229(UK)
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Al Hudson , Alicia Myers, Dave Roberson, Cortez Harris, Kevin McCord, Gregory Green and Jonathan Meado
Al Hudson Dance Get Down (Feel the Groove) 1978 ABC (UK)
805 recordlabel: Circa 51 (UK)
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Davis, Oakenfold
Movement 98 featuring Carroll Thompson Sunrise 1990 Circa(UK)
806 recordlabel: Marlin 3335
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Gene Pistilli and Walter Murphy
album: Uncle Louie's Here
Uncle Louie Full Tilt Boogie (Pt. 1) 1979 Marlin
807 recordlabel: WEA 328
chartposition: UK #59
writtenby: Mark Fisher and Mark Reilly
album: Indigo
Matt Bianco Nervous -- Wap-Bam-Boogie (re-mix) 1989 WEA
808 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 309
chartposition: RandB #32, US #56
writtenby: Jesse James
album: Boogaloo Down Broadway
The Fantastic Johnny C Got What You Need 1968 Phil L.A. Of Soul
809 recordlabel: Talkin' Loud (UK)
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Peter Akinrinlola and Winston Small
album: Listen
comments: [hip hop]
Urban Species Brother 1994 Talkin' Loud (UK)
810 recordlabel: Columbia 02191
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
album: Black Tie
comments: [ballad]
The Manhattans Just One Moment Away 1981 Columbia
811 recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 316
chartposition: RandB #23, US #82
writtenby: Jesse James
comments: [instrumental]
The James Boys The Mule 1968 Phil L.A. of Soul
812 recordlabel: Death Row 2138
chartposition: RandB #31, US #57, UK #72
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Delmer Arnaud and Robin Allen
album: Above the Rim: The Soundtrack
comments: Snoop Doggy Dogg (backing vocal); co produced by Dr. Dre
The Lady of Rage Afro Puffs 1994 Death Row
813 recordlabel: Dial 4076
chartposition: RandB #26, US #59
writtenby: Joe Tex
Joe Tex I'll Never Do You Wrong 1968 Dial
814 recordlabel: Atco 6637
chartposition: RandB #37, US #134
writtenby: Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton
Ben E. King Til I Can't Take It Anymore 1968 Atco
815 recordlabel: AandM 12160
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Jerry Reed (as Gerald Hubbard Jr.) and Jesse Johnson
album: Ta Mara and the Seen
Ta Mara & the Seen Affection 1986 A&M
816 recordlabel: Jerhart 207
chartposition: RandB #21, US #131
writtenby: Jimmy Robins
Jimmy Robins I Can't Please You 1966 Jerhart
817 recordlabel: Cash Money 156546
chartposition: RandB #24, US #72
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: D.P. Carter and B. Thomas
album: Tha Block Is Hot
Lil Wayne featuring Juvenile & B.G. Tha Block Is Hot 1999 Cash Money
818 recordlabel: Columbia 07982
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Full Force
album: Caddyshack II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Go for Yours 1988 Columbia
819 recordlabel: Island (UK)
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Damian Marley, Ini Kamoze and Stephen Marley
album: Africa Unite: The Singles Collection
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & The Wailers Stand Up Jamrock 2005 Island (UK)
820 recordlabel: Island 6309
chartposition: RandB #37, US #51
writtenby: Vincent Ford
album: Rastaman Vibration
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers Roots, Rock, Reggae 1976 Island
821 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 549
chartposition: RandB #19, US Dance #37
writtenby: The Furious Five, Ray Smith, Sylvia Robinson and Tyrone Armstrong
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Freedom 1980 Sugar Hill
822 recordlabel: Champion 10
chartposition: RandB #84, US Dance #19
writtenby: Lendor, Lascelles, Jennings, O'Donnell
Spencer Jones How to Win Your Love 1986 Champion
823 recordlabel: Capricorn 0268
chartposition: RandB #91, US #100, US dance #19
writtenby: Ludwig van Beethoven
album: Philadelphia Disco
The Philarmonics For Elise 1977 Capricorn
824 recordlabel: Fontana 10
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss
album: Hello, Dad...I'm In Jail
Was (Not Was) Listen Like Thieves 1992 Fontana
825 recordlabel: RCA 74321 23367
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: David Frank and Omar
album: For Pleasure
Omar Keep Steppin' 1994 RCA
826 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 526
chartposition: RandB #22, US #123
writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Cornelius Grant
album: The Temptin' Temptations
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations You've Got to Earn It 1965 Tamla Motown
827 recordlabel: Stax 503
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Joe Shamwell
album: Open Door Policy
The Soul Children Can't Give Up a Good Thing 1978 Stax
828 recordlabel: RCA 740188
chartposition: RandB #23, US #119
writtenby: Mattie Simpkins and Kenneth Williams
album: Baby Dynamite!
Carolyn Franklin It's True I'm Gonna Miss You 1969 RCA
829 recordlabel: Manhattan 50072
chartposition: US dance #19, UK #82
writtenby: Grace Jones and Bruce Woolley
album: Inside Story
Grace Jones Party Girl 1987 Manhattan
830 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 566893
chartposition: RandB #23, US #84
weeksinr&bchart: 20
comments: [hip hop]
Jay-Z featuring Big Jaz & Amil Jigga What 1999 Roc A Fella
831 recordlabel: Back Beat 622
chartposition: RandB #19, US #103
writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
album: A Nickel & A Nail & The Ace Of Spades
O.V. Wright A Nickel and a Nail 1971 Back Beat
832 recordlabel: Fontana 12
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: David Was and Don Was
album: Hello Dad...I'm in Jail
Was (Not Was) Somewhere in America 1992 Fontana
833 recordlabel: Arista (UK)
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Alison Limerick and Steve Anderson
album: And Still I Rise
comments: [dance, house]
Alison Limerick Gettin' It Right 1992 Arista (UK)
834 recordlabel: ABC 12387
chartposition: RandB #40, US #104, UK #67, US Dance #25
writtenby: Clay Drayton and Judy Wieder
album: Spark of Love
Lenny Williams You Got Me Running 1978 ABC
835 recordlabel: Atlantic 6454
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Bob Gallo and Ben E. King
album: What Is Soul
Ben E. King What Is Soul? 1966 Atlantic
836 recordlabel: Boardwalk 151
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Everett Collins and Bernard Isley
Sunrize Who's Stickin' It? 1982 Boardwalk
837 recordlabel: Capitol 5307
chartposition: RandB #41, US #58, US AC #5
writtenby: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio and Jerry Corbetta
album: Born to Love
comments: [beat ballad]
Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson You're Looking Like Love to Me 1983 Capitol
838 recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2798
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Dave Crawford and Jackie Moore
Jackie Moore with the Dixie Flyers Sometimes It's Got to Rain (In Your Love Life) 1971 Atlantic
839 recordlabel: Tamla 54224
chartposition: RandB #24, US #63
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead
album: Valerie Simpson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Valerie Simpson Silly Wasn't I 1972 Tamla
840 recordlabel: Argo 5412
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #24, US #69
writtenby: Kresa, Loveday
Yvonne Baker & the Sensations That's My Desire 1962 Argo
841 recordlabel: ABC 12029
chartposition: RandB #19, US #64, US dance #6
writtenby: Dave Crawford
album: Friends
B.B. King Philadelphia 1974 ABC
842 recordlabel: AandM 828
chartposition: RandB #31, US Dance #19
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Nikki D, Sidney Reynolds, Suzanne Vega and DNA
album: Daddy's Little Girl
comments: [hip hop]
Nikki D Daddy's Little Girl 1991 A&M
843 recordlabel: MCA 1694
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid and Babyface
album: Good Woman
comments: [ballad] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Gladys Knight Superwoman 1991 MCA
844 recordlabel: Relativity 1576
chartposition: RandB #70, UK #59, US #122
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: Politics and Bullshit
comments: [rap]
Frankie Cutlass The Cypher Part III 1997 Relativity
845 recordlabel: Hidden Beach 56429
chartposition: RandB #31, US #110, UK #59
writtenby: Jill Scott and Anthony Bell
album: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Jill Scott Golden 2004 Hidden Beach
846 recordlabel: EastWest 7559
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Ed Baden Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb (as Sarah Anne Webb) and Steve Marston
album: Prayer 4 Unity
D'Influence Midnite 1995 EastWest
847 recordlabel: RCA 64279
chartposition: RandB #52, US #59
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Havoc and Prodigy
album: The Infamous
Mobb Deep Shook Ones (Part II) 1995 RCA
848 recordlabel: EastWest 64209
chartposition: RandB #29, US #83
writtenby: Keith Crouch and Kipper Jones
album: Everything You Want
Ray J Everything You Want 1997 EastWest
849 recordlabel: Def Jam 07184
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Vincent F. Bell (as Vincent Bell) and Fred Gordon (as Frederick Gordon)
album: The Finer Things in Life
Chuck Stanley Jammin to the Bells 1987 Def Jam
850 recordlabel: Slot A Lot 68911
chartposition: RandB #57, US #59, UK #85
writtenby: Chingy, Jermaine Dupri
album: Hoodstar
Chingy featuring Jermaine Dupri Dem Jeans 2006 Slot A Lot
851 recordlabel: AandM 854
chartposition: US #59
writtenby: Eddie Levert and Walter Williams
Pieces of Eight Lonely Drifter 1967 A&M
852 recordlabel: Atlantic 7861
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Peter Lord
album: Chain
comments: [beat ballad]
The Family Stand In Summer I Fall 1990 Atlantic
853 recordlabel: Atlantic 2026
chartposition: RandB #23, US #96
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: traditional
Ruth Brown Jack O'Diamonds 1959 Atlantic
854 recordlabel: ABC 12380
chartposition: RandB #19, US #102
writtenby: Stix Hooper (as
B.B. King Never Make a Move Too Soon 1978 ABC
855 recordlabel: RCA 14396
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Glenn Jones and David Wolinski
album: Take It from Me
comments: [slow jam]
Glenn Jones Giving Myself to You 1986 RCA
856 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 10547
chartposition: RandB #45, US #57
writtenby: Jim Weatherly
album: Knight Time
comments: [Motown Sound]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Between Her Goodbye and My Hello 1974 Tamla Motown
857 recordlabel: Class 211
chartposition: US #57
writtenby: Bobby Day
Bobby Day Little Bitty Pretty One 1957 Class
858 recordlabel: Champion 27
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Stephon Johnson, Varryl Vano, Wanda Sykes and Vaughan Mason
Raze Let the Music Move U 1987 Champion
859 recordlabel: Decca 25703
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19
writtenby: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
album: Winter Wonderland
comments: [christmas]
Earl Grant Silver Bells 1966 Decca
860 recordlabel: Death Row 98283
chartposition: RandB #62, US #57
writtenby: Al Green, Al Jackson Jr. and Willie Mitchell
album: Above the Rim: The Soundtrack
Al B. Sure! I'm Still in Love with You 1994 Death Row
861 recordlabel: Rocky Road 30076
chartposition: RandB #23, US #57, US AC #43
writtenby: Jerry Fuller
album: Show and Tell
Al Wilson Touch and Go 1974 Rocky Road
862 recordlabel: Atlantic 2177
chartposition: RandB #49, US #57
writtenby: Gary St. Clair and Tim O'Brien
album: All 4 One
All-4-One (She's Got) Skillz 1994 Atlantic
863 recordlabel: Solar 12329
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Linda Carriere and Rickey Smith
album: Go for It
Shalamar Sweeter As The Days Go By 1981 Solar
864 recordlabel: Warner Bros.
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Craig David, Fraser T. Smith, June Hamm, Stephen Emmanuel and Tinchy Stryder
album: Greatest Hits
comments: [dance, house]
Craig David ft. Tinchy Stryder & Rita Ora Where's Your Love 2008 Warner Bros.
865 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 16672 1
chartposition: RandB #19, US #58
writtenby: Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Mark Batson, Dawaun Parker and Chrisette Michele
album: Kingdom Come
Jay-Z ft. Chrisette Michele Lost One 2006 Roc A Fella
866 recordlabel: Chrysalis 43365
chartposition: US #75, UK #67, US Dance #19
writtenby: David Was, Don Was and Aaron Zigman
album: What Up, Dog?
comments: RandB mix Original version released in UK 1988
Was (Not Was) Anything Can Happen 1989 Chrysalis
867 recordlabel: Def Jam 8708291
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Memphis Bleek, Jay Z
album: The Coming of Age
comments: [hip hop]
Memphis Bleek featuring Jay-Z What You Think of That 1999 Def Jam
868 recordlabel: Manhattan 50055
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: Starbright
Womack & Womack Soul Love -- Soul Man 1986 Manhattan
869 recordlabel: Ligosa 501
chartposition: RandB #48, US Dance #19
writtenby: Chris Barbosa
album: Leave the Lights On
Monet My Heart Gets All the Breaks 1987 Ligosa
870 recordlabel: Mirage 99697
chartposition: RandB 26, US #57, US Dance #39
writtenby: Ann Godwin (as Anne Godwin) and Curtis Josephs
album: Yo Little Brother
Nolan Thomas Yo Little Brother 1985 Mirage
871 recordlabel: Ariola 7761
chartposition: RandB #70, US Dance #19
writtenby: Tom Bee and Mac Suazo
album: Taka Boom
Taka Boom Red Hot 1979 Ariola
872 recordlabel: Alston 3750
chartposition: RandB #37, US #59
writtenby: Earl King (as Earl King Jr.)
album: To You Honey, Honey with Love
David Hudson Honey, Honey 1980 Alston
873 recordlabel: Star Trak 45245
chartposition: RandB #23, US #58, UK #62
writtenby: Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams and Busta Rhymes
album: The Neptunes Present... Clones
Busta Rhymes featuring Pharrell Light Your Ass on Fire 2003 Star Trak
874 recordlabel: Aftermath 6087
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Dr. Dre , Bud'da and J Flexx
album: The Aftermath
Dr. Dre Been There, Done That 1996 Aftermath
875 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 2237
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Jerry Barnes and Katreese Barnes
album: Do Over
Pauline Henry Sugar Free 1995 Sony Soho Square
876 recordlabel: Capitol 352 (UK)
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Ann Peebles, Don Bryant and Bernard Miller
album: Private Dancer
Tina Turner I Can't Stand the Rain 1985 Capitol(UK)
877 recordlabel: Silas 3226
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Chanté Moore, Laney Stewart, Mark Stewart and Thaddis Harrell
album: A Love Supreme
comments: [beat ballad]
Chanté Moore Old School Lovin' 1994 Silas
878 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 314 558
chartposition: RandB #23, US #84
writtenby: Jay Z, Jaz O and Timbaland
album: Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life
comments: [hip hop]
Jay-Z Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99) 1999 Roc A Fella
879 recordlabel: Record Shack 34 (UK)
chartposition: UK #59
writtenby: Jacques Morali, Frederick Zarr and Bruce Vilanch
album: Sex Over the Phone
Village People Sex Over the Phone 1985 Record Shack(UK)
880 recordlabel: Universal
chartposition: UK #57
album: Love, Peace and Nappiness
The Lost Boyz Love, Peace and Nappiness 1997 Universal
881 recordlabel: Music Plant 037
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Maurice J. Walker
comments: [dance, house]
D'Bora Good Love Real Love 1996 Music Plant
882 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7111
chartposition: RandB #23, US #94
writtenby: William Weatherspoon and Angelo Bond
album: Women's Love Rights / The Best of Laura Lee
Laura Lee Love and Liberty 1972 Hot Wax
883 recordlabel: Atco 99320
chartposition: RandB #23, US #91
writtenby: Nancy Huang and Nile Rodgers
album: Coming to America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The System Coming to America (Part One) 1988 Atco
884 recordlabel: Salsoul 7036
chartposition: RandB #65, US #19
writtenby: Augustus Temple and Richie Weeks
album: The Jammers
comments: [disco funk boogie] charted as And You Know That / Be Mine Tonight in US dance charts
The Jammers And You Know That 1982 Salsoul
885 recordlabel: Columbia 10938
chartposition: RandB #68, US #59, US Dance #53
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
album: Inner Secrets
Santana One Chain Don't Make No Prison 1979 Columbia
886 recordlabel: Capitol 5160
chartposition: RandB #19, US Dance #48
writtenby: George Clinton, Gambrell, Gary Shider and David Spradley
album: Computer Games
George Clinton Loopzilla 1982 Capitol
887 recordlabel: Tabu 655296
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: L.A. Reid, Babyface and Darnell Bristol
album: Separate Ways
comments: [new jack swing]
Mary Davis Don't Wear It Out 1990 Tabu
888 recordlabel: MCA 1562
chartposition: RandB #19
album: House Party II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Tony! Toni! Tone! House Party II (I Don't Know What You Come to Do) 1991 MCA
889 recordlabel: AandM 273 (UK)
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: David Lewis and Wayne Lewis
album: As the Band Turns
Atlantic Starr One Love 1985 A&M(UK)
890 recordlabel: MCA 54573
chartposition: RandB #33, US #57
writtenby: Vassal Benford, Ron Spearman, Carol Duboc and Rod Temperton
album: Something Real
Stephanie Mills Never Do You Wrong 1993 MCA
891 recordlabel: Atlantic 3012
chartposition: RandB #20, US #57
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Inner Spectrum
Ace Spectrum Don't Send Nobody Else 1974 Atlantic
892 recordlabel: Astralwerks 6259
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Todd Terry
album: Resolutions
Todd Terry Let It Ride 1999 Astralwerks
893 recordlabel: Suave House 1602
chartposition: RandB #32, US #58
weeksinr&bchart: 13
album: Piece of Mind
Tela Ft. Eightball, MJG, Crime Boss & Suave House Family Sho Nuff 1997 Suave House
894 recordlabel: MCA 53275
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Gloria Jones, Clay McMurray and Pam Sawyer
album: If I Were Your Woman
Stephanie Mills If I Were Your Woman 1988 MCA
895 recordlabel: MCA 40330
chartposition: RandB #55, US #99, UK #59
writtenby: Black Thought, Questlove, Hub, Kamal Gray, Scratch, Ben Kenney,Dice Raw,Musiq Soulchild and Jill Scott
album: Phrenology
comments: [hip hop]
The Roots featuring Musiq Break You Off 2003 MCA
896 recordlabel: Atlantic 86292
chartposition: RandB #19
album: Attitude
Troop I'm Not Soupped 1989 Atlantic
897 recordlabel: Wand 1104
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19
writtenby: Rudy Clark
Maxine Brown If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody 1965 Wand
898 recordlabel: Atlantic 88818
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Attala Zane Giles, Lawrence McNeil, Steve Russell and Tony Haynes
album: Troop
comments: [love ballad]
Troop Still in Love 1989 Atlantic
899 recordlabel: Smash 2142
chartposition: US #39
writtenby: Maurice Irby
Jay & the Techniques Strawberry Shortcake 1968 Smash
900 recordlabel: Maverick 6834
chartposition: RandB #23, US #105
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: N Phase
comments: [slow jam]
N-Phase Spend the Night 1994 Maverick

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