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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
901 recordlabel: Columbia 74453
chartposition: RandB #54, UK #75
writtenby: Jake Carter, Joe Sayles, Nate Sayles, Kevin Scott and Dwight Wyatt
album: Joe Public
Joe Public I've Been Watchin' 1992 Columbia
902 recordlabel: Tamla 1735
chartposition: RandB #33, US #106, UK #90
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: Essar
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson And I Don't Love You 1984 Tamla
903 recordlabel: LaFace 24003
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons and Jermaine Jackson
album: You Said
Jermaine Jackson You Said, You Said 1991 LaFace
904 recordlabel: MCA 1691(UK)
chartposition: UK #74
writtenby: Ian Levine and Steven Wagner
album: Renewal
Junior Giscombe All Over the World 1992 MCA (UK)
905 recordlabel: Uncle Jam 9901
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Carl Small, Jeanette Washington, Garry Shider and Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)
album: Sweat Band
comments: [funk]
Sweat Band Freak to Freak 1980 Uncle Jam
906 recordlabel: Granite 522
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr Pain 1974 Granite
907 recordlabel: Columbia 02666
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Earl King (as Earl Kenneth King Jr.)
album: Black Tie
comments: [ballad]
The Manhattans Honey, Honey 1982 Columbia
908 recordlabel: Granite 532
chartposition: RandB #25, US #98
writtenby: Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr Abyssinia Jones 1976 Granite
909 recordlabel: Atlantic 2414
chartposition: RandB #35, US #40
writtenby: Vera Matson, Elvis Presley, George R. Poulton (uncredited) and Ken Darby (uncredited)
album: Warm and Tender Soul
Percy Sledge Love Me Tender 1967 Atlantic
910 recordlabel: Warner 49599
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Phelps Collins, Bootsy Collins and George Clinton
album: Ultra Wave
Bootsy Mug Push 1980 Warner
911 recordlabel: Warner 50044
chartposition: RandB #29, US #103
writtenby: William Collins
album: The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away
comments: [funk]
William Bootsy Collins Take a Lickin' and Keep on Kickin' 1982 Warner
912 recordlabel: Atco 6956
chartposition: RandB #29, US #85
writtenby: Jim Weatherly
album: Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
The Persuaders Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me 1974 Atco
913 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 30
chartposition: RandB #69, UK #83
writtenby: McKinley Horton and Ronald Broomfield
album: Eugene Wilde
Eugene Wilde Chey Chey Kule 1985 th and Bway
914 recordlabel: Cameo 239
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #35, US #75
writtenby: Jon Sheldon and Dave Leon
Don Covay The Popeye Waddle 1962 Cameo
915 recordlabel: Atco 6880
chartposition: RandB #25, US 109
writtenby: Earl DeRouen and Edward Howard
album: Donna Hathaway Live / Come Back, Charleston Blue OST
Donny Hathaway Little Ghetto Boy 1972 Atco
916 recordlabel: Arista 9574
chartposition: RandB #25, US #82, US dance #4
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Joe Johnson & Preston Glass
album: Aretha [1986 album]
Aretha Franklin Rock-A-Lott 1987 Arista
917 recordlabel: Back Beat 583
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Willie Mitchell
O.V. Wright Heartaches-Heartaches 1967 Back Beat
918 recordlabel: Columbia 45888
chartposition: RandB #25, US #50, US dance #19
writtenby: Philip Bailey and Maurice White
album: Head to the Sky
Earth, Wind & Fire Evil 1973 Columbia
919 recordlabel: Stang 5041
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Ray Dahrouge
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Moments Just Because He Wants to Make Love (Doesn't Mean He Loves You) 1972 Stang
920 recordlabel: Warner 8246
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins (as William Collins) and Gary Cooper (as Gary
album: Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band
Bootsy's Rubber Band I'd Rather Be with You 1976 Warner
921 recordlabel: Atlantic 2529
chartposition: RandB #30, US #74
writtenby: Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb
The Sweet Inspirations To Love Somebody 1968 Atlantic
922 recordlabel: Friday/Reprise
chartposition: RandB #28, US #108
writtenby: Eric Benét and Demonté Posey
album: Hurricane
comments: [slow jam]
Eric Benét I Wanna Be Loved 2005 Friday/Reprise
923 recordlabel: Atlantic 89715
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Steve Arrington, Buddy Hankerson, Charles Carter and Roger Parker
album: Positive Power
comments: [disco funk]
Steve Arrington Hump to the Bump 1984 Atlantic
924 recordlabel: Bad Boy 259196
chartposition: UK #50
album: Press Play
Puff Daddy (P. Diddy) ft. Mario Winans Through the Pain (She Told Me) 2007 Bad Boy
925 recordlabel: United Artists 36086
chartposition: US #53, US AC #22
writtenby: Pierre Tubbs
Maxine Nightingale Gotta Be the One 1976 United Artists
926 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 572761
chartposition: RandB #29, US #86
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Jay Z, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Ricardo Tho
album: The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
comments: [hip hop]
Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel And Memphis Bleek Change the Game 2001 Roc A Fella
927 recordlabel: RCA 13671
chartposition: RandB #52, US #77
writtenby: Franne Golde and Peters Ivers
album: Ross
Diana Ross Let's Go Up 1983 RCA
928 recordlabel: Chocolate City 3227
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Tommy Campbell and Anthony Lockett
album: Knights of the Sound Table
comments: [funk]
Cameo I Like It 1981 Chocolate City
929 recordlabel: Capitol 44362
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Keith Thomas and BeBe Winans
album: Heaven
BeBe & CeCe Winans Celebrate New Life 1989 Capitol
930 recordlabel: Stax 077
chartposition: RandB #29, US #118
writtenby: Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
album: Chronicle -- Greatest Hits
comments: [southern soul]
Eddie Floyd The Best Years of My Life 1970 Stax
931 recordlabel: Instant 3252
chartposition: US #77
writtenby: Chris Kenner
Chris Kenner Land Of 1,000 Dances 1963 Instant
932 recordlabel: Janus 231
chartposition: RandB #32, US #92, UK #54
writtenby: Allan Felder, Bunny Sigler and Norman Harris
album: Bingo
comments: [philly sound]
The Whispers A Mother for My Children 1974 Janus
933 recordlabel: Capitol 318
chartposition: RandB #69, UK #75
writtenby: Rahni Harris and David Shawn Sandridge
album: Feel the Music
Dayton The Sound of Music 1984 Capitol
934 recordlabel: Arista 419 (UK)
chartposition: UK #76
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser
album: Hot! Live And Otherwise
comments: [ballad]
Dionne Warwick Now We're Starting Over Again 1981 Arista(UK)
935 recordlabel: Big Deal 6003
chartposition: US #76
writtenby: Shirley Owens and Luther Dixon
The Chiffons Tonight's the Night 1960 Big Deal
936 recordlabel: Rhino Atlantic
chartposition: Rand25
Gerald Levert Can It Stay 2010 Rhino Atlantic
937 recordlabel: ZAY 30002
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
Jesse James At Last 1972 ZAY
938 recordlabel: Atlantic 3270
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Ellwood Henderson
album: Butt of Course
The Jimmy Castor Bunch Potential 1975 Atlantic
939 recordlabel: Parkway 935
chartposition: US #76
writtenby: Frederic Weatherly (as Frederick Weatherly)
album: Sweethearts Of The Apollo
Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles Danny Boy 1964 Parkway
940 recordlabel: Giant 7284
chartposition: RandB #25
album: Not a Perfect Man
Christopher Williams Dance 4 Me 1995 Giant
941 recordlabel: Believe in A D. 03511
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Tyrone Brunson
album: Sticky Situation
comments: [funk]
Tyrone Brunson Sticky Situation 1983 Believe in A D.
942 recordlabel: Atlantic 2248
chartposition: RandB #25. US #90
writtenby: Kenny Greene
album: New Life
Intro Funny How Time Flies 1995 Atlantic
943 recordlabel: Argo 5408
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #33, US #77
writtenby: Clarence Henry and Robert Guidry
Clarence Frogman Henry A Little Too Much 1962 Argo
944 recordlabel: EMI America 8108
chartposition: RandB #25, US rock #8, UK #27, US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Seth Justman & Peter Wolf
album: Freeze Frame
J. Geils Band Freeze-Frame 1981 EMI America
945 recordlabel: Parkway 922
chartposition: US #50
writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell
Chubby Checker She Wants T' Swim 1964 Parkway
946 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 888 917
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Gaylord Parsons and James Duffie
album: Big Money
Ca$hflow That's the Ticket 1988 Atlanta Artists
947 recordlabel: ABC 11268
chartposition: RandB #25, US #48
writtenby: Leon Russell
album: Indianola Mississippi Seeds
comments: [blues]
B.B. King Hummingbird 1970 ABC
948 recordlabel: Calla 143
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Dorian Burton, Paul Kelly and Clyde Otis
album: World, Here Comes Jean Wells / Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1
comments: [deep soul]
Jean Wells Have a Little Mercy 1967 Calla
949 recordlabel: Columbia 10936
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr and Jeffrey Cohen
album: Feets Don't Fail Me Now
Herbie Hancock Ready or Not 1979 Columbia
950 recordlabel: Abner 1035
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler A Lonely Soldier 1960 Abner
951 recordlabel: ABC 11310
chartposition: RandB #37, US #93
writtenby: Ahmet Ertegun (as Nugetre)
B.B. King Ghetto Woman 1971 ABC
952 recordlabel: MCA 53005
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Cuba Gregory, Al Hudson and Curtis Dudley
album: 9
One Way Whammy 1987 MCA
953 recordlabel: Arctic 120
chartposition: RandB #25, US #98
writtenby: Barbara Mason & Jimmy Bishop
album: Oh How It Hurts
Barbara Mason What the World Needs Now Is Love 1966 Arctic
954 recordlabel: Columbia 10336
chartposition: RandB #78, US #77
writtenby: David Brown [American bassist] and Ray Gardner
album: Amigos
Santana Let It Shine 1976 Columbia
955 recordlabel: Solar 4956
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds)
album: Street Beat
The Deele Just My Luck 1984 Solar
956 recordlabel: Atlantic 2818
chartposition: RandB #25, US #84
writtenby: George Jackson
Clarence Carter Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love 1971 Atlantic
957 recordlabel: Date 1623
chartposition: RandB #34, US #75
writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Mikki (as Mikki Farrow) and Thom Bell
Peaches & Herb Let's Make a Promise 1968 Date
958 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 192
chartposition: UK #76
album: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted 1990 th and Bway
959 recordlabel: Chaos 77241
chartposition: US Dance #25
writtenby: Cory Rooney, Prince Markie Dee, Anthony Rodriguez and Tashan
album: For the Sake of Love
Tashan Love Is Forever 1994 Chaos
960 recordlabel: Atlantic 2292
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #91
writtenby: Mort Shuman and Kenny Lynch
The Drifters Follow Me 1965 Atlantic
961 recordlabel: Bluesway 61019
chartposition: RandB #25, US #82
writtenby: Quincy Jones and Maya Angelou
B.B. King You Put It on Me 1968 Bluesway
962 recordlabel: Champion 12 58 (UK)
chartposition: UK #77
writtenby: Ben Epps, Stephon Johnson, Varryl Vano, Vaughan Mason and Wanda Sykes
comments: [dance, house]
Raze Caught U Cheatin' 1988 Champion (UK)
963 recordlabel: Atlantic 7374
chartposition: RandB #28, US #111
writtenby: Eddie Ferrell
album: Intro
Intro Love Thang!!! 1993 Atlantic
964 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 590
chartposition: RandB #30, UK #77
writtenby: Guy Todd Williams, K. Wiggins, Eddie Morris, Nathaniel Glover Jr. and Melle Mel
album: The Message
comments: [electro]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Scorpio 1983 Sugar Hill
965 recordlabel: BluesWay 4561019
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #98
writtenby: Quincy Jones and Maya Angelou
B.B. King The B.B. Jones 1968 BluesWay
966 recordlabel: Constellation 112
chartposition: RandB #28, US #107
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Duke of Soul
Gene Chandler Think Nothing About It 1964 Constellation
967 recordlabel: Arctic 120
chartposition: RandB #25, US #98
writtenby: Barbara Mason and Jimmy Bishop
album: Oh How It Hurts
Barbara Mason I Need Love 1966 Arctic
968 recordlabel: Columbia 07804
chartposition: RandB #25, US Dance #46
writtenby: Herbie Hancock , Bill Laswell and Nicky Skopelitis
album: Perfect Machine
Herbie Hancock Vibe Alive 1988 Columbia
969 recordlabel: Beggars Banquet 103
chartposition: UK #80
writtenby: Peter Maas, Everton McCalla, John Rocca, Andy Stennett and Arthur Baker
album: Gonna Get You
comments: [downtempo pop soul]
Freeez Love's Gonna Get You 1983 Beggars Banquet
970 recordlabel: Parkway 153
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Leonard Lee
comments: [northern soul]
Bunny Sigler Let the Good Times Roll 1976 Parkway
971 recordlabel: Cadet 5679
chartposition: RandB #30, US #92
writtenby: William Hill
album: Love Is Blue
The Dells The Glory of Love 1971 Cadet
972 recordlabel: Columbia 05865
chartposition: RandB #26
album: Dial My Number
Pauli Carman Dial My Number 1986 Columbia
973 recordlabel: Jamie 1292
chartposition: RandB #26, US #95
writtenby: B. L. Ozen
Barbara Lynn It's Better to Have It 1965 Jamie
974 recordlabel: MCA 1949 (UK)
chartposition: UK #79
writtenby: Barrington Levy, Bob Thiele, Phil Roy
album: Barrington
Barrington Levy Vice Versa Love 1994 MCA(UK)
975 recordlabel: Def Jam South 582865
chartposition: RandB #28, US #79
writtenby: Scarface, Kanye West,Jay Z,Beanie Sigel, Mike Sutton, Brenda Sutton and Tom DePierro
album: The Fix
comments: [hip hop]
Scarface featuring Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel Guess Who's Back 2002 Def Jam South
976 recordlabel: Bad Boy 207868
chartposition: RandB #39, US #78
album: Hustlenomics
comments: [hip hop]
Yung Joc ft. Gorilla Zoe Coffee Shop 2007 Bad Boy
977 recordlabel: Elektra 69702
chartposition: RandB #26, US Dance #40
writtenby: Patrice Rushen and Freddie Washington
album: Now
comments: [disco funk]
Patrice Rushen Get Off (You Fascinate Me) 1984 Elektra
978 recordlabel: Nastymix 76974
chartposition: RandB #44, US #70
writtenby: Sir Mix a Lot
album: Swass
Sir Mix a Lot Posse on Broadway 1988 Nastymix
979 recordlabel: DreamWorks 59040
chartposition: RandB #30, US #89
weeksinr&bchart: 16
comments: [slow jam]
Tamar If You Don't Wanna Love Me 2000 DreamWorks
980 recordlabel: MCA 52489
chartposition: RandB #59, UK #80
writtenby: Monte Moir
album: Qualifying Heat
Thelma Houston (I Guess) It Must Be Love 1985 MCA
981 recordlabel: Imperial 66041
chartposition: RandB #29, US #52
writtenby: Jeannie Seely, Judith Arbuckle, Pat Sheeran and Randy Newman
album: Take a Look / Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1
comments: [deep soul]
Irma Thomas Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) 1964 Imperial
982 recordlabel: Rare Bullet 101
chartposition: RandB #26, US #98
writtenby: Donnie Elbert
album: Where Did Our Love Go
Donnie Elbert Can't Get Over Losing You 1970 Rare Bullet
983 recordlabel: Red Label 71008
chartposition: US Dance #17
writtenby: Lenore Bangs, Michael Rochelle and Thomas Berry
album: My Heart's on Fire
Linda Clifford The Heat in Me 1985 Red Label
984 recordlabel: MCA 55334
chartposition: RandB #30, US #91
weeksinr&bchart: 14
comments: samples "Five Minutes Of Funk" by Whodini; from the movie B.A.P.S. starring Halle Berry
Gyrl Get Your Groove On 1997 MCA
985 recordlabel: ABC 11066
chartposition: RandB #26, US #61, UK #32
writtenby: Keith Whitley and James Cobb
album: A Little More Soul / The Best Of The Tams
The Tams Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy 1968 ABC
986 recordlabel: Rama 231
chartposition: US #78
writtenby: Jack Keller and Howard Greenfield
The Heartbeats Everybody's Somebody's Fool 1957 Rama
987 recordlabel: RCA 65369
chartposition: RandB #39, US #79
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Daron Jones, Michael Keith, Slim, Q, C. Thompson, C. Emory and S. Thomas
album: Elements of Life
Elements of Life (EOL) Love The Way 1998 RCA
988 recordlabel: Capitol 5081
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Rene Moore and Angela Winbush
album: Wall to Wall
comments: [beat ballad]
René & Angela Imaginary Playmates 1982 Capitol
989 recordlabel: Fontana 812 (UK)
chartposition: UK #80
writtenby: Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery
album: Kaleidoscope World
comments: [ballad]
Swing Out Sister Forever Blue 1989 Fontana(UK)
990 recordlabel: Total Experience 49965
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Jimmy Hamilton and Maurice Hayes
album: Backed Up Against the Wall
Will King I'm Sorry 1985 Total Experience
991 recordlabel: Bad Boy
chartposition: RandB #30, US #79
writtenby: Diddy (as Sean Combs), Mario Winans, Bryan Michael Cox, Mary Brown and Aion Clarke
album: Day26
Day26 Got Me Going 2008 Bad Boy
992 recordlabel: Atlantic 8916 (UK)
chartposition: UK #80
writtenby: Marshall Jefferson, Byron Stingily, Herb Lawson and Byron Burke
Ten City One Kiss Will Make It Better 1988 Atlantic(UK)
993 recordlabel: Bluesway 61018
chartposition: RandB #26, US #74
writtenby: B.B. King
B.B. King I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me 1968 Bluesway
994 recordlabel: Columbia 310492
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Charles Stepney, Maurice White and Philip Bailey
album: Spirit
Earth, Wind & Fire On Your Face 1976 Columbia
995 recordlabel: Atlantic 1141
chartposition: US #79
writtenby: Norman Petty and Terry Noland
The Drifters Hypnotized 1957 Atlantic
996 recordlabel: Mankind 12009
chartposition: RandB #26, US #116
writtenby: J. Roach
album: Friend
Freddie North You and Me Together Forever 1972 Mankind
997 recordlabel: Atlantic 2647
chartposition: US #78
writtenby: Tony Joe White
Dusty Springfield Willie and Laura Mae Jones 1969 Atlantic
998 recordlabel: Body Head 3662
chartposition: RandB #30, US #81
writtenby: J Bo, Awood Johnson, Roy Jones Jr. and Sean P
album: Body Head Bangerz, Volume 1
comments: [rap]
Body Head Bangerz ft. YoungBloodZ I Smoke, I Drank 2004 Body Head
999 recordlabel: Solar 47932
chartposition: RandB #26, US Dance #51
writtenby: Nidra Beard, Beard, Gentry and William Shelby
album: The Second Adventure
comments: [disco funk]
Dynasty Here I Am 1981 Solar
1000 recordlabel: BluesWay/ABC 61021
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #102
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
B.B. King Please Send Me Someone to Love 1968 BluesWay/ABC

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