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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
101 recordlabel: Atlantic 84508
chartposition: RandB #25, US #79, UK #180
writtenby: Sean Bryant, Paris Davis, Rodney Jerkins, Brandy and Isaac Phillips
album: Never Say Never
Brandy featuring Shaunta & Da Brat U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To) 1999 Atlantic
102 recordlabel: RCA Victor 385
chartposition: RandB #37, US #60
writtenby: Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
album: Whatever / The Best of Friends
comments: [pop soul]
The Friends of Distinction Time Waits for No One 1970 RCA Victor
103 recordlabel: Asylum
chartposition: RandB #48, US #62
writtenby: Webbie (as Webster Gradney)
album: Savage Life
comments: [rap]
Webbie featuring Trina Bad Bitch 2005 Asylum
104 recordlabel: LaFace 24145
chartposition: RandB #31, US #64
writtenby: Robert Barnett, Brandon Bennett, Marc Benno, Bill Boatman, Thomas Burton, Cameron Gipp
album: Soul Food
comments: [hip hop]
Goodie Mob Soul Food 1996 LaFace
105 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10533
chartposition: RandB #27, US #70
writtenby: Ray Whitley
album: Presenting The Tams / The Best Of The Tams
The Tams You Lied To Your Daddy 1964 ABC Paramount
106 recordlabel: Cadet 5576
chartposition: RandB #36, US #64
writtenby: Richard Evans
album: Groovin' with the Soulful Strings
comments: [instrumental]
The Soulful Strings Burning Spear 1968 Cadet
107 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 17889
chartposition: RandB #49, US #65
writtenby: David Foster, Lionel Richie, William Ross and Linda Thompson
album: Universal Nubian Voices
comments: [love ballad]
U.N.V. So in Love with You 1995 Warner Bros.
108 recordlabel: Back Beat 620
chartposition: RandB #21, US #118
writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
album: A Nickel & A Nail & The Ace Of Spades
O.V. Wright When You Took Your Love from Me 1971 Back Beat
109 recordlabel: Wildcard 3 (UK)
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Monie Love, Ian Green, Laurence Johnson and Fay Simpson
album: Unlimited
Nu Colours Power 1992 Wildcard(UK)
110 recordlabel: Warner 8235
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Larry Graham
album: Mirror
Graham Central Station Entrow (Part I) 1976 Warner
111 recordlabel: Goldwax 309
chartposition: RandB #21, US #99
writtenby: O.B. McClinton
album: You Got My Mind Messed Up
James Carr Love Attack 1966 Goldwax
112 recordlabel: Alston 3718
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon) and James Thompson
Betty Wright Slip and Do It 1975 Alston
113 recordlabel: Abstract Dance 002 (UK)
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: Steve McIntosh
The Cool Notes I Forgot 1984 Abstract Dance(UK)
114 recordlabel: Fantasy 826
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Booker Newberry III, Charles Buie (as Charles Allen Buie) and Larry James
album: Sweet Thunder
Sweet Thunder Baby, I Need Your Love Today 1978 Fantasy
115 recordlabel: Solar 11739
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Donny Hathaway and Carrie Lucas
album: The Whispers
The Whispers A Song for Donny 1979 Solar
116 recordlabel: Atco 6779
chartposition: RandB #43, US #64
writtenby: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, John Paul Jones and Willie Dixon
King Curtis Whole Lotta Love 1971 Atco
117 recordlabel: Columbia 74865
chartposition: RandB #29, US #64, US dance #38
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Prince Markie Dee, Cory Rooney, Damon Johnson and Raymond Calhoun
album: Free
Prince Markie Dee & the Soul Convention Typical Reasons (Swing My Way) 1993 Columbia
118 recordlabel: Columbia 42666
chartposition: RandB 21, US #9, UK #49, US AC #3
writtenby: Paul Vance & Eddie Snyder
Johnny Mathis What Will Mary Say 1963 Columbia
119 recordlabel: Maske 102
chartposition: RandB #25, US #75
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Kerrin and Lendon
Cornbread & Biscuits The Big Time Spender 1960 Maske
120 recordlabel: Atco 6884
chartposition: RandB #21, US#81
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Donny Hathaway / The Best of Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway Giving Up 1972 Atco
121 recordlabel: Imperial 5879
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27, US #63
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade) and Ed Marshall
album: Meet The Majors
The Majors A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later) 1962 Imperial
122 recordlabel: Telstar 2801 (UK)
chartposition: UK #64
comments: [disco dance house] (Fireball Club Mix)
Hunter featuring Ruby Turner Shakaboom 1995 Telstar(UK)
123 recordlabel: Columbia 1906 (UK)
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Peter Schwartz, Sly Dunbar, Richie Stephens, Clifton Dillon, Ewart Brown
Mad Cobra & Richie Stevens Legacy 1993 Columbia(UK)
124 recordlabel: Tamla 54190
chartposition: RandB #26, US #67
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
album: That's the Way Love Is
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got 1970 Tamla
125 recordlabel: Casablanca 2219
chartposition: RandB #54, US Dance #21
writtenby: Ron Hanks and Wallace Grey
comments: Straight from the Heart / All Night Man in US dance charts
Loose Change Straight from the Heart 1979 Casablanca
126 recordlabel: AVI 128
chartposition: RandB #87, US Dance #21
writtenby: Clarence Lawton
The Destinations I've Got to Dance (To Keep from Cryin') 1977 AVI
127 recordlabel: Elektra 64175
chartposition: RandB #27, US #68
writtenby: Craig Love, Fitzgerald Scott and Keith Sweat
album: Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat featuring Ronald Isley Come with Me 1997 Elektra
128 recordlabel: Chart 1061
chartposition: US country #64
writtenby: Brown
Maxine Brown Sugar Cane County 1969 Chart
129 recordlabel: Vee Jay 651
chartposition: RandB #33, US #64
writtenby: Ted Daryll
Jerry Butler Good Times 1965 Vee Jay
130 recordlabel: Arista 9933
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: David Conley, Everett Collins and Jermaine Jackson
album: Don't Take It Personal
comments: [beat ballad]
Jermaine Jackson Two Ships (In the Night) 1990 Arista
131 recordlabel: Warner 29017
chartposition: RandB #82, US Dance #21
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Preston Glass
album: The Nature of Things
Narada Michael Walden The Nature of Things 1985 Warner
132 recordlabel: Universal 21524 1
chartposition: RandB #25, US #90
album: There's Something About Remy: Based On A True Story
comments: [hip hop]
Remy Ma Conceited (There's Something About Remy) 2005 Universal
133 recordlabel: Tamla 54287
chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #18
writtenby: B. Sutton, K. Wakefield, M. Sutton
album: The Devil in Me
comments: [motown sound disco]
Thelma Houston I'm Here Again 1977 Tamla
134 recordlabel: RCA 204
chartposition: US #63
writtenby: Willie Hutch (as Willie Hutchison)
album: Highly Distinct
The Friends of Distinction Let Yourself Go 1969 RCA
135 recordlabel: Columbia 74449
chartposition: RandB #87, US Dance #21
writtenby: Super Cat (as William Maragh) and Heavy D
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Super Cat Dem No Worry We 1992 Columbia
136 recordlabel: Warner 8146 (UK)
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: Michael Price, Boby Sandstrom and Steve Barri
album: Sherrick
Sherrick Let's Be Lovers Tonight 1987 Warner(UK)
137 recordlabel: Cameo 332
chartposition: RandB #23, US #64
writtenby: Bob Crewe and Larry Santos
The Orlons Knock! Knock! (Who's There) 1964 Cameo
138 recordlabel: EMI America 9589
chartposition: US #65, US dance #30
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Do You
Sheena Easton Jimmy Mack 1986 EMI America
139 recordlabel: United Artists 1213
chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #19
writtenby: B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lee Oskar,Lonnie Jordan
album: Youngblood
War Youngblood (Livin' in the Streets) 1978 United Artists
140 recordlabel: Atlantic 103164
chartposition: RandB #21, US #113
album: In My Songs
comments: [slow jam]
Gerald Levert In My Songs 2007 Atlantic
141 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 818 870
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant and Charlie Singleton
album: She's Strange
comments: [funk]
Cameo Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck 1984 Atlanta Artists
142 recordlabel: Vee Jay 449
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25, US #77
writtenby: M. Reed
album: Just Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Good Lover 1962 Vee Jay
143 recordlabel: Vanguard 5012(UK)
chartposition: UK #42
writtenby: Chris Hills and Laurel Dann
album: Turn The Music Up!
The Players Association Ride the Groove 1979 Vanguard (UK)
144 recordlabel: Total Experience 6
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Bernard Spears and Ronnie Wilson
album: Gap Band V
The Gap Band Jammin' in America 1984 Total Experience
145 recordlabel: Vee Jay 396
chartposition: RandB #25, US #99
writtenby: Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #327]
Jerry Butler For Your Precious Love 1966 Vee Jay
146 recordlabel: Argo 5481
chartposition: RandB #23, US #63
writtenby: Chris Kenner
album: The Ramsey Lewis Trio At The Bohemian Caverns
The Ramsey Lewis Trio Something You Got 1964 Argo
147 recordlabel: Lil' Man 97028
chartposition: RandB #53, US #63
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: T. Gaither, Teddy Riley, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
comments: samples "Le Freak" by Chic
Nutta Butta featuring Teddy Riley & Anonymous Freak Out 1998 Lil' Man
148 recordlabel: Warner 17970 (UK)
chartposition: UK #65
writtenby: Russell Stone and Michael Mcnaught
album: Windsong
comments: [ballad]
Randy Crawford He Reminds Me 1983 Warner(UK)
149 recordlabel: Wa Records 1 (UK)
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: R. Clarke, P. Hinds
album: Time Keeps Moving On
Rick Clarke I'll See You Along The Way 1988 Wa Records(UK)
150 recordlabel: Universal 3277
chartposition: RandB #25, US #79
writtenby: Pimpin', Gerald Tiller and Parlae
album: Dem Franchize Boyz
Dem Franchize Boyz White Tee's 2004 Universal
151 recordlabel: Boardwalk 7 11 132
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Love Is The Place
Curtis Mayfield Toot An' Toot An' Toot 1982 Boardwalk
152 recordlabel: Asylum 69595
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Dennis Matkosky and Monty Seward
album: Workin' It Back
Teddy Pendergrass Never Felt Like Dancin' 1985 Asylum
153 recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2214
chartposition: RandB #21, US #38
writtenby: Grady Martin & Alex Zanetis
Barbara Lewis Snap Your Fingers 1963 Atlantic
154 recordlabel: Def Jam Digital
chartposition: US #65
writtenby: Vito Pallavicini, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Wyatt Coleman, Youtha, Giuseppe Donaggio, Eric B.and Rakim
album: Theater of the Mind
Ludacris Last of a Dying Breed 2008 Def Jam Digital
155 recordlabel: Atlantic 89954
chartposition: RandB #48, US #64
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
album: Tongue in CHIC
comments: [disco funk]
Chic Hangin' 1982 Atlantic
156 recordlabel: Columbia 07735
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Sam Peake and Doug Grigsby
album: All By Myself
comments: [beat ballad]
Regina Belle How Could You Do It to Me 1988 Columbia
157 recordlabel: Atlantic 2335
chartposition: RandB #26, US #73
writtenby: Andrew Wright and Calvin Lewis
Esther Phillips When a Woman Loves a Man 1966 Atlantic
158 recordlabel: Tamla 54161
chartposition: RandB #27, US #68
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound] B side to If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell If This World Were Mine 1968 Tamla
159 recordlabel: AandM 1039
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #50, US #65
writtenby: Phil Spector and Bobby Stevens
album: Love Is All We Have to Give
Checkmates, Ltd. Love Is All I Have to Give 1969 A&M
160 recordlabel: MCA 23545
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Dave Roberson, Al Hudson and Irene Perkins
album: Wrap Your Body
One Way Let's Talk 1985 MCA
161 recordlabel: Buddah 625
chartposition: RandB #59, US Dance #21
writtenby: R.J. Rice
comments: [disco funk]
R.J.s Latest Arrival Wind Me Up 1981 Buddah
162 recordlabel: Arista 13260
chartposition: RandB #62, US #63, UK #126, US AC #16
writtenby: Kenny G
album: The Moment
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
Kenny G The Moment 1996 Arista
163 recordlabel: Roc A Fella
chartposition: RandB #21, US #107
writtenby: Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Mark Batson and Dawaun Parker
album: Kingdom Come
comments: [hip hop]
Jay-Z 30 Something 2007 Roc A Fella
164 recordlabel: AandM 2805
chartposition: RandB #26, US dance #21
writtenby: Robert Wright (as Robert Byron Wright)
album: The Search Is Over
Tramaine In the Morning Time 1986 A&M
165 recordlabel: Atco 6098
chartposition: US #64
writtenby: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
The Coasters Idol with the Golden Head 1957 Atco
166 recordlabel: Def Jam 571680
chartposition: RandB #26, US #73
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Timbaland, Benjamin Bush, Static Major, Jawaan Peacock, S. Stewart, Lonnie Simmons, Alisa Yarbrough
album: Cheers 2 U
comments: samples "Thank You" by Sly and The Family Stone
Playa Don't Stop the Music 1997 Def Jam
167 recordlabel: Salsoul 7044
chartposition: RandB #76, UK #65
writtenby: Richie Weeks and Margaret Blount
comments: [disco funk boogie]
The Jammers Be Mine Tonight 1983 Salsoul
168 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #23, US #121
writtenby: Tank and J. Valentine
album: Now or Never
comments: [slow jam]
Tank Emergency 2010 Atlantic
169 recordlabel: Smash 865 271
chartposition: US Dance #14
album: E.S.P.
comments: [dance, garage house]
D'Bora Love Desire 1992 Smash
170 recordlabel: MCA 258 918
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: James Eubanks, Peter Luboff & Harold Payne
album: The Poet II
Bobby Womack I Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much 1985 MCA
171 recordlabel: Maxi 101
chartposition: RandB #54, US #63
writtenby: F. Lenon
album: My Poem Is... The World According To Sagat
comments: [dance, house]
Sagat Funk Dat 1994 Maxi
172 recordlabel: Atlantic 2631
chartposition: RandB #41, US #64
writtenby: Mars Bonfire
album: Hey Jude
Wilson Pickett Born to Be Wild 1969 Atlantic
173 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #24, US #113
writtenby: Chrisette Michele, Kevin Randolph and David Lee Stewart
album: I Am
comments: [slow jam]
Chrisette Michele If I Have My Way 2007 Def Jam
174 recordlabel: Def Jam 08072
chartposition: RandB #62, UK #63
writtenby: Chuck D (as Carlton Ridenhour), Keith Shocklee and Eric Sadler (as Eric
album: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy Night of the Living Baseheads 1988 Def Jam
175 recordlabel: Island 571954
chartposition: RandB #50, US #108, UK #63
writtenby: Peter Lord, Jeff Smith, Wayne Hector and Lorne Tennant
Lorne Alistair Tennant (Ali) Love Letters 1998 Island
176 recordlabel: Tangerine 931
chartposition: RandB #25, US #99
writtenby: Percy Mayfield
Percy Mayfield River's Invitation 1963 Tangerine
177 recordlabel: Columbia 2248
chartposition: RandB #57, US #91, UK #64
writtenby: Nas (as Nasir Jones) and W.P. Mitchell
album: Illmatic
Nas It Ain't Hard to Tell 1994 Columbia
178 recordlabel: Death Row 5439
chartposition: US #63
writtenby: Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Dr. Dre
Snoop Dogg Lodi Dodi 1994 Death Row
179 recordlabel: Columbia 10542
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Marlena Shaw, Gerry Goffin and Ritchie Cordell
album: Sweet Beginnings
comments: [Soul Ballad]
Marlena Shaw Yu-Ma -- Go Away Little Boy 1977 Columbia
180 recordlabel: Atlantic 3436
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Ron Baker and Ron Tyson
album: Hear to Tempt You
The Temptations In a Lifetime 1977 Atlantic
181 recordlabel: Columbia 02549
chartposition: RandB #21, US Dance #35
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Touch
comments: [disco dance]
Gladys Knight & the Pips I Will Fight 1981 Columbia
182 recordlabel: Soul Train 10995
chartposition: US #92, US Dance #21
writtenby: Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby (as Hank Cosby) and Sylvia Moy
Soul Train Gang My Cherie Amour 1977 Soul Train
183 recordlabel: Columbia 10755
chartposition: RandB #24, US #106
writtenby: Kevin Barnes, Verdine White, Robert Wright and Louis Satterfield
album: Take It on Up
The Pockets Take It on Up 1978 Columbia
184 recordlabel: Arista 0636
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: John Lewis Parker, Allee Willis, Robert Wright
album: Something About You
comments: [disco funk]
Angela Bofill Something About You 1981 Arista
185 recordlabel: Atco 7036
chartposition: US dance #14
writtenby: Fernando Arbex
album: Heart of the City
comments: [disco dance]
Barrabas Checkmate 1975 Atco
186 recordlabel: Sidewalk 110
chartposition: RandB #83, US Dance #21
writtenby: Deborah Clement, Denise Clement and Dorothy Clement
album: Direct Current
Direct Current Everybody Here Must Party 1979 Sidewalk
187 recordlabel: WEA 248687
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Mark Reilly and Mark Fisher
album: Matt Bianco
Matt Bianco Dancing in the Street 1986 WEA
188 recordlabel: Arista 0498
chartposition: RandB #33, US #65, US AC #33
writtenby: David Frank and Doug James
album: Dionne [1979 album]
Dionne Warwick After You 1980 Arista
189 recordlabel: Arista 0602
chartposition: RandB #43, US #65, US AC #23
writtenby: Michael Masser and Carole Bayer Sager
album: Hot! Live and Otherwise
comments: [ballad]
Dionne Warwick Some Changes Are for Good 1981 Arista
190 recordlabel: Smash 1908
chartposition: RandB #21, US #99
writtenby: Guitar Slim (as Eddie Jones)
album: Showtime
James Brown The Things That I Used To Do 1964 Smash
191 recordlabel: Hidden Beach
chartposition: RandB #24, US #107
writtenby: Jill Scott , Adam Blackstone and Steve McKie
album: The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3
Jill Scott Hate on Me 2007 Hidden Beach
192 recordlabel: RuffNation 16842
chartposition: RandB #24, US #123
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Damon Core (as Damon Jer'Core), Ricardo Williams
album: No Question
comments: [slow jam]
No Question I Don't Care 2000 RuffNation
193 recordlabel: Columbia 04565
chartposition: RandB #41, UK #65, US Dance #53
writtenby: Herbie Hancock , Bill Laswell and Derek Showard
album: Sound System
comments: [instrumental]
Herbie Hancock Hardrock 1984 Columbia
194 recordlabel: RCA Victor 7387
chartposition: RandB #25, US #81
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Larry Holofcener and Ed Scott (as Edward Scott)
Jesse Belvin Funny 1958 RCA Victor
195 recordlabel: Giant 41260
chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #34
writtenby: MC Hammer (as Hammer) , Deuce Deuce, Gerald Baillergeau, George Clinton and Garry Shider
album: The Funky Headhunter
MC Hammer Pumps and a Bump 1994 Giant
196 recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11351
chartposition: RandB #21, US #81
writtenby: Ray Charles , Ruth Robinson and Dee Ervin
album: Through the Eyes of Love
Ray Charles I Can Make It Thru the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights) 1973 ABC/TRC
197 recordlabel: MCA 54102
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Greg Smith
album: Stand Strong
Junior Giscombe Step Off 1990 MCA
198 recordlabel: Salsoul 2096
chartposition: RandB #66, US #105, US Dance #21
writtenby: Colin Jennings (as Colin Horton Jennings) and Steve O'Donnell
The Salsoul Orchestra featuring Cognac How High 1979 Salsoul
199 recordlabel: Turntable 506
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Al Pyfrom, Dorothy Hughes and Jimmy Norman
Lloyd Price Bad Conditions 1969 Turntable
200 recordlabel: Columbia 465526
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Sami McKinney, Karin Rybar and K.C. Porter
album: Time Out of Mind
comments: [smooth jazz funk ballad]
Grover Washington, Jr. featuring Phyllis Hyman Sacred Kind of Love 1990 Columbia

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