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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
701 recordlabel: RCA 13436
chartposition: RandB #30, US Dance #43
writtenby: Kossi Gardner
album: Everybody Loves a Winner
comments: [disco funk]
Glenn Jones I Am Somebody 1983 RCA
702 recordlabel: Solar 14
chartposition: RandB #34, US #103
writtenby: Nidra Beard and William Shelby
album: Adventures in the Land of Music
Dynasty Do Me Right 1980 Solar
703 recordlabel: Stacy 925
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49, US #92
writtenby: Al Casey, Brad Bauder and Bob Taylor
comments: [instrumental]
Al Casey Combo Cookin' 1962 Stacy
704 recordlabel: Atlantic 2902
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30
writtenby: Crawford, Shapiro, Moore
Jackie Moore It Ain't Who You Know 1973 Atlantic
705 recordlabel: Capitol 4998
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: Bobby Darin and Rudy Clark
King Curtis Do The Monkey 1963 Capitol
706 recordlabel: Big Beat 1416
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Horace Swaby
album: No, No, No
comments: [reggae]
Dawn Penn Night and Day (Baby I Love You So) 1994 Big Beat
707 recordlabel: Eastwest 92159
chartposition: RandB #30
album: Men at Large
comments: [slow jam]
Men at Large Um Um Good 1993 Eastwest
708 recordlabel: Telstar 3 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
album: The Best of Heatwave
Heatwave ft. Jocelyn Brown Feel Like Making Love 1990 Telstar(UK)
709 recordlabel: Criminal 14 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Bob Marley
Total Contrast Waiting in Vain 1988 Criminal(UK)
710 recordlabel: Island 086
chartposition: RandB #82, US Dance #30
writtenby: Trevor Lawrence
Wilton Place Street Band Baby Love, Sweet Sweet Love 1977 Island
711 recordlabel: Fame 6407
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30
writtenby: Jimmy Hughes
Jimmy Hughes It Was Nice 1965 Fame
712 recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 886 748 (UK)
chartposition: UK #92
writtenby: Joyce Sims
album: All About Love
Joyce Sims Take Caution with My Heart 1989 Sleeping Bag (UK)
713 recordlabel: AandM 279
chartposition: US Dance #20
writtenby: Chas Jankel , Ian Dury and Norman Watt Roy
Chas Jankel No. 1 1985 A&M
714 recordlabel: Blue Wave 6180
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Eddy Grant
album: File Under Rock
Eddy Grant Harmless Piece of Fun 1988 Blue Wave
715 recordlabel: Elektra 64888
chartposition: RandB #31, AC #37
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Leroy Bell and Casey James
album: Truly Blessed
comments: (from The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Motion Picture)
Teddy Pendergrass & Lisa Fischer Glad to Be Alive 1990 Elektra
716 recordlabel: Universal 158986
chartposition: RandB #40, US #90
writtenby: Snoop Dogg, Battlecat, O. Thompson and Tyrese
comments: [hip hop]
Snoop Dogg Just a Baby Boy 2001 Universal
717 recordlabel: Elektra 64324
chartposition: RandB #39, US #91
writtenby: Charlie Babie, Duran Estevez and Tommye Miller
album: Silk
Silk Don't Rush 1996 Elektra
718 recordlabel: Silver Label 2581
chartposition: US dance #20
writtenby: Ralphi Rosario, Abel Aguilera and Tamara Wallace
comments: [dance, house]
Rosabel featuring Tamara Wallace Looking 4 Men 2008 Silver Label
719 recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10298
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41, US #91
writtenby: Frank Loesser
album: Ray Charles and Betty Carter
Ray Charles & Betty Carter Baby It's Cold Outside 1961 ABCParamount
720 recordlabel: Warner/Seven Arts 7338
chartposition: RandB #35, US #103
writtenby: Charles Wright and Isaac Hayes
album: In the Jungle, Babe
Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band Must Be Your Thing 1969 Warner/Seven Arts
721 recordlabel: Cameo Parkway 100
chartposition: RandB #32, US #122
writtenby: Jerry Williams, Rick Spain
Little Jerry Williams Baby, You're My Everything 1966 Cameo Parkway
722 recordlabel: Dynamo 131
chartposition: RandB #22, US #91
writtenby: Harmon Bethea and Jim Burston
comments: [novelty]
Bethea the Masked Man & the Agents My Wife, My Dog, My Cat 1969 Dynamo
723 recordlabel: Capitol 5455
chartposition: US AC #30
writtenby: Van McCoy
Nancy Wilson Where Does That Leave Me 1965 Capitol
724 recordlabel: Salsoul 2145
chartposition: US Dance #20
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Inner Life
comments: [disco dance]
Inner Life Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1981 Salsoul
725 recordlabel: Warner 28819
chartposition: AC #15
writtenby: Michael Franks
album: Skin Dive
comments: [smooth jazz]
mpcode: ACIKGVwJLs8
Michael Franks ft. Brenda Russell When I Give My Love to You 1985 Warner
726 recordlabel: EastWest 64222
chartposition: RandB #61, US #90
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Organized Noize and Marqueze Ethridge
album: Mista
Mista Lady 1997 EastWest
727 recordlabel: Goldwax 323
chartposition: RandB #30, US #106
writtenby: Spooner Oldham and Dan Penn
James Carr Let It Happen 1967 Goldwax
728 recordlabel: MCA 41062
chartposition: RandB #30, US #110
writtenby: Joe Sample and Will Jennings
B.B. King Better Not Look Down 1979 MCA
729 recordlabel: Atlantic 2731
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30
writtenby: Art Benson, Gail Petite
album: Spirit in the Dark
Aretha Franklin The Thrill Is Gone 1970 Atlantic
730 recordlabel: Island 572036
chartposition: RandB #64, US #90
writtenby: Moses Davis, D. Dennis, Sly Dunbar,Chevelle Franklyn, E. Freeman, A. Kelly, C. Land
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Beenie Man featuring Chevelle Franklyn Dancehall Queen 1997 Island
731 recordlabel: Private I 04572
chartposition: RandB #43, UK #92, US Dance #38
writtenby: Amir Bayyan and LaToya Jackson
album: Heart Don`t Lie
comments: [disco dance]
LaToya Jackson Hot Potato 1984 Private I
732 recordlabel: Chisa 8010
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #90
writtenby: Wilton Felder
album: Old Socks, New Shoes…New Socks, Old Shoes
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
The Jazz Crusaders Way Back Home 1970 Chisa
733 recordlabel: RCA 88690
chartposition: RandB #66, US #103, UK #90
writtenby: Full Force
album: LaToya
LaToya Jackson You're Gonna Get Rocked! 1988 RCA
734 recordlabel: Atlantic 2606
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Ed Hinton, D. Fritts
album: Dusty in Memphis
Dusty Springfield Breakfast in Bed 1969 Atlantic
735 recordlabel: Rare Earth 5031
chartposition: RandB #30, US #7
writtenby: Dino Fekaris & Nick Zesses
album: One World
Rare Earth I Just Want to Celebrate 1971 Rare Earth
736 recordlabel: ARS Productions
chartposition: US dance #19
album: Grace Under Pressure
comments: [dance, garage house]
Grace Under Pressure Make My Day 1997 ARS Productions
737 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 101575 0
chartposition: RandB #54, US #92
comments: [hip hop]
Mike Jones Mr. Jones 2007 Warner Bros.
738 recordlabel: MCA 23925
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Melvin Riley
album: Ruff 'N' Ready
comments: [slow jam]
Ready for the World Gently 1989 MCA
739 recordlabel: Cadet 5704
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Tony Hester
album: The Dells vs. the Dramatics
The Dramatics Choosing Up on You 1974 Cadet
740 recordlabel: Chrysalis 5 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: David Grant
album: David Grant
David Grant Organize 1984 Chrysalis(UK)
741 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 5460
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Meade, Bell
comments: [deep soul]
The Enchanters I Wanna Thank You 1964 Warner Bros.
742 recordlabel: MCA 54513
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Cutfather, Lori Perry, Sami McKinney, Soulshock and Kenneth Karlin
Patti LaBelle All Right Now 1992 MCA
743 recordlabel: ABC 11149
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Tony Marks and Sheila Holman
album: I Love You
Eddie Holman I Love You 1969 ABC
744 recordlabel: Urban 24 (UK)
chartposition: UK #91
album: Wait A Minute
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
JTQ (James Taylor Quartet) Theme from Starsky and Hutch 1988 Urban(UK)
745 recordlabel: Chrysalis 5 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: David Grant
album: David Grant
David Grant Wrap Yourself Around Me 1984 Chrysalis(UK)
746 recordlabel: Track Masters 79683
chartposition: RandB #91, US #91
writtenby: Salaam Remi, Marley Marl, Hernst Bellevue, Aubrey Gravatt, Joseph Freeman, Theodore Life
album: Blaque Out
Blaque Can't Get It Back 2001 Track Masters
747 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #95, US #92
writtenby: Mariah Carey , Danja (as Floyd Nathaniel Hills), B. Muhammad and T Pain
album: E=MC²
Mariah Carey featuring T-Pain Migrate 2008 Island
748 recordlabel: Lovebeat 3 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Leroy Burgess
Dino Terrell You Can Do It (It's So Easy) 1986 Lovebeat(UK)
749 recordlabel: AandM 2380
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Harold Johnson
album: I Believe in Love
Rockie Robbins I Believe in Love 1981 A&M
750 recordlabel: Columbia 44890
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: Marvin Hamlisch
album: Love, Peace and Happiness
The Chambers Brothers Wake Up 1969 Columbia
751 recordlabel: Battle 45917
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick
comments: [instrumental]
Mongo Santamaria Yeh-Yeh! 1963 Battle
752 recordlabel: Black Scorpio 22
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Barrington Levy
album: Love The Life You Live
comments: [reggae]
Barrington Levy She's Mine 1988 Black Scorpio
753 recordlabel: Zodiac 1017
chartposition: RandB #34, US #118
writtenby: B. Neeko and Ric Williams
album: Everybody Saw You
Ruby Andrews Everybody Saw You 1970 Zodiac
754 recordlabel: Capitol 79525
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Kiyamma Griffin and Vincent Herbert
album: Time for Love
Freddie Jackson Can I Touch You 1992 Capitol
755 recordlabel: Columbia 04141
chartposition: RandB #89, UK #91
writtenby: Amir Bayyan and La Toya Jackson
album: The Power And The Glory
comments: [reggae pop disco]
Jimmy Cliff Reggae Night 1983 Columbia
756 recordlabel: Maybach
chartposition: RandB #54, US #92
album: Deeper Than Rap
comments: [hip hop]
Rick Ross ft. Kanye West, T-Pain & Lil Wayne Maybach Music 2 2009 Maybach
757 recordlabel: Simba 101 (UK)
chartposition: UK #91
writtenby: Aswad
album: To The Top
comments: [reggae]
Aswad Bubbling 1985 Simba(UK)
758 recordlabel: Gasoline Alley 2820
chartposition: RandB #33, US #103
album: II D Extreme
comments: [slow jam]
II D Extreme Up On The Roof 1993 Gasoline Alley
759 recordlabel: Def Jam 73705
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Erick Sermon, PMD and LL Cool J
album: Business as Usual
comments: [hip hop]
EPMD featuring LL Cool J Rampage 1991 Def Jam
760 recordlabel: United Artists 533
chartposition: US dance #15
writtenby: Eddie Cornelius
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose Got to Testify (Love) 1974 United Artists
761 recordlabel: Uptown/MCA 54709
chartposition: RandB #86, US #90
writtenby: JoJo
album: What's the 411?
comments: [slow jam]
Mary J. Blige with K-Ci Hailey I Don't Want to Do Anything 1993 Uptown/MCA
762 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 576
chartposition: RandB #44, US #89
writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
album: Break Dance: Electric Boogie
West Street Mob Sing a Simple Song 1982 Sugar Hill
763 recordlabel: Boardwalk 99907 9
chartposition: UK #91
writtenby: Tom Uzzo, Debbie Stevens, Walter Kahn
comments: [disco funk]
Karen Young You Don't Know What You Got 1983 Boardwalk
764 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 239
chartposition: RandB #30
album: Death Certificate
comments: [rap]
Ice Cube Steady Mobbin' 1991 th and Bway
765 recordlabel: MCA 52367
chartposition: US #34, UK #91
writtenby: Angelle Trosclair and Michael Pellera
album: Windjammer II
comments: [love ballad]
Windjammer Live Without Your Love 1984 MCA
766 recordlabel: Atlantic 2316
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Gerry Goffin & Carole King
album: It's Magic / The Best of Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis Don't Forget About Me 1966 Atlantic
767 recordlabel: Imperial 66069
chartposition: RandB #30, US #98
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Take A Look
Irma Thomas Times Have Changed 1964 Imperial
768 recordlabel: Lench Mob Digital
chartposition: US #92, R&B #110
writtenby: Ice Cube and Scott Storch
album: Laugh Now, Cry Later
Ice Cube Why We Thugs 2006 Lench Mob Digital
769 recordlabel: Warner 8008
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Paul Kelly
album: Hooked, Hogtied & Collared
Paul Kelly Hooked, Hogtied and Collared 1974 Warner
770 recordlabel: LaFace 24173
chartposition: RandB #53, US #92
writtenby: King George, Big Boi (as Antwan Patton) and Organized Noize
album: Soul Food
Goodie Mob Dirty South 1996 LaFace
771 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #33, US #103
writtenby: The Dream and T.I.
album: Love King
The-Dream featuring T.I. Make Up Bag 2010 Def Jam
772 recordlabel: All Platinum 2360
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Al Goodman, H. Ray and Walter Morris
album: Needing You, Wanting You
comments: [ballad]
Chuck Jackson I'm Needing You, Wanting You 1976 All Platinum
773 recordlabel: Casablanca digtal
chartposition: RandB #35, US #95
writtenby: Ryan Leslie
album: Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie Diamond Girl 2008 Casablanca digtal
774 recordlabel: All Platinum 2336
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Donnie Elbert
album: Where Did Our Love Go
Donnie Elbert If I Can't Have You 1972 All Platinum
775 recordlabel: Columbia 10599
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
Ronnie Dyson Don't Be Afraid 1977 Columbia
776 recordlabel: Amherst 730
chartposition: RandB #90, US #90, US AC #16
writtenby: Jay Beckenstein
album: Spyro Gyra
comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
Spyro Gyra Shaker Song 1978 Amherst
777 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10639
chartposition: RandB #33, US #77
writtenby: Tony Powers and Jack Keller
The Sapphires Gotta Have Your Love 1965 ABC Paramount
778 recordlabel: Arista 12451
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris
album: Real Love
Lisa Stansfield A Little More Love 1992 Arista
779 recordlabel: EastWest
chartposition: RandB #30, US #103
album: Stroke of Genius
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
Gerald Levert U Got That Love (Call It a Night) 2003 EastWest
780 recordlabel: Island 99268
chartposition: UK #92
writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: Conscience
Womack & Womack MPB (Missin' Persons Bureau) 1989 Island
781 recordlabel: MCA 84472
chartposition: US dance #20
writtenby: Bruce Gray and Bruce Hawes
album: Mary
Mary J. Blige Let No Man Put Asunder 2000 MCA
782 recordlabel: All Platinum 2333
chartposition: RandB #30, US #90
writtenby: Donnie Elbert
album: Where Did Our Love Go
Donnie Elbert Sweet Baby 1972 All Platinum
783 recordlabel: Loose Cannon 852706
chartposition: RandB #39, US #92
album: Get U Open
comments: [hip hop]
Skindeep ft. Lil Kim of Junior M.A.F.I.A. No More Games 1996 Loose Cannon
784 recordlabel: Def Jam 5382
chartposition: RandB #52, US #92
writtenby: Erick Sermon, Roger and Larry Troutman
album: No Pressure
comments: [hip hop]
Erick Sermon Stay Real 1993 Def Jam
785 recordlabel: Warner 17572
chartposition: RandB #44, US #90
writtenby: Hope Marable, Masta Ace, G. Marius, D. Rivers, T. Riley, A. Smith and R. Wells
Leschea Fulton St. 1997 Warner
786 recordlabel: MCA 52015
chartposition: US #91
writtenby: Joe Russo
album: The Change Has Come
Chubby Checker Running 1982 MCA
787 recordlabel: MCA 52450
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Michael Watson
album: The Controllers
comments: [ballad]
The Controllers Crushed 1984 MCA
788 recordlabel: AandM 2588
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Mic Murphy, David Frank and Khris Kellow
album: Doin' It My Way
comments: [disco funk]
Howard Johnson Let's Take Time Out 1983 A&M
789 recordlabel: United Artists 50720
chartposition: RandB #32, US #92
writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed
comments: [philly sound love ballad]
Little Anthony & the Imperials Help Me Find a Way (To Say I Love You) 1970 United Artists
790 recordlabel: RCA 10631
chartposition: US dance #20
writtenby: Antonio Carlos and Jocafi
album: Don't Stop Now
comments: [disco dance]
The Brothers Voce Abousou 1976 RCA
791 recordlabel: AandM 2742
chartposition: RandB #33, US #110
writtenby: Joey Gallo, Pamela Phillips Oland and Wardell Potts Jr.
album: As the Band Turns
Atlantic Starr Cool, Calm, Collected 1985 A&M
792 recordlabel: Atlantic 2530
chartposition: RandB #34, US #91
writtenby: Don Covay
The Soul Clan Soul Meeting 1968 Atlantic
793 recordlabel: Cash Money
chartposition: RandB #37, US #90
writtenby: Drake, Lil Wayne, Birdman, M. Samuels and B. Jaya
album: Pricele$$
Birdman ft. Drake & Lil Wayne 4 My Town (Play Ball) 2010 Cash Money
794 recordlabel: Arista 0253
chartposition: US Dance #30
writtenby: Jerry Friedman
album: Don't Stop the Music
The Brecker Brothers Don't Stop the Music 1977 Arista
795 recordlabel: Kaper 07863 62789
chartposition: RandB #37, US #91
writtenby: Derek
album: Treat U Right
Blackgirl Krazy 1994 Kaper
796 recordlabel: WEA 32 (UK)
chartposition: UK #94
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Change of Heart
comments: [love ballad]
Change Say You Love Me Again 1985 WEA(UK)
797 recordlabel: Solar 47946
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Nidra Beard, William Shelby and Kevin Spencer
album: The Second Adventure
comments: [disco funk]
Dynasty Love in the Fast Lane 1981 Solar
798 recordlabel: Elektra 4 64882
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: James Rashid Carter
album: Truly Blessed
Teddy Pendergrass I Find Everything in You 1991 Elektra
799 recordlabel: RFC/Atlantic 89883
chartposition: RandB #33, US Dance #39
writtenby: Larry LaFalce and Len Boone
album: This Is Your Time
comments: [disco, soul, boogie]
Change This Is Your Time 1983 RFC/Atlantic
800 recordlabel: Simba 102
chartposition: UK #93
album: To The Top
comments: [reggae]
Aswad Kool Noh 1986 Simba

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