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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.
(Search on 'A' returned 18517 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: HandL 6105073(UK)
chartposition: UK #24
writtenby: George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore
The Stylistics $7000 and You 1977 HandL (UK)
2 recordlabel: Roc A Fella
chartposition: RandB #5, US #4, UK #2
writtenby: Jay Z, Darryl Harper, Prince, Ricky Rouse, 2Pac, Kanye West and Hurt M Badd
album: The Blueprint 2: The Gift and The Curse
Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles '03 Bonnie and Clyde 2002 Roc A Fella
3 recordlabel: H.O.L.A. 341077
chartposition: RandB #37
weeksinr&bchart: 13
comments: [hip hop]
Tragedy, Capone, Infinite '98 Thug Paradise 1998 H.O.L.A.
4 recordlabel: Lizard 21007
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: R. West
Clydie King 'Bout Love 1971 Lizard
5 recordlabel: Capitol 4991
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: David Lasley and Luther Vandross
album: Going for the Glow
Donna Washington 'Scuse Me, While I Fall in Love 1981 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Columbia 03589
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: Midnight Love
comments: [love ballad]
Marvin Gaye 'Til Tomorrow 1983 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Carnival 540
writtenby: J. Evans
Lee Williams & the Cymbals 'Til You Come Back To Me 1968 Carnival
1 recordlabel: Capitol 44852
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Harvey Geller, Karyn White and Yvette Davis
album: Rachelle Ferrell
Rachelle Ferrell 'Til You Come Back to Me 1992 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Hilltak 7902
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Gary Dalton and Kent Dubarri
album: Choice
Dalton & Dubarri 'Til the Day I Started Lovin' You 1979 Hilltak
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 1510
writtenby: R. Lane, L. Henley
Willie Hobbs 'Till I Get It Right 1973 Sound Stage Seven
-- recordlabel: Stax 0092
writtenby: E. Floyd, A. Isbell
album: Wow...
William Bell 'Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone 1971 Stax
1 recordlabel: Dynamo 112
chartposition: RandB #17, US #76
writtenby: Charlie Foxx, Brooks O'Dell and Yvonne Williams
Inez & Charlie Foxx (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days 1968 Dynamo
2 recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8299
chartposition: RandB #1 (1 week), US #11
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Ain't That Good News
Sam Cooke (Ain't That) Good News 1964 RCA Victor
3 recordlabel: AandM 616
chartposition: RandB #6, US #50, US dance #16
writtenby: Bryan Loren
album: Discovery
comments: [dance]
Shanice Wilson (Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance 1987 A&M
4 recordlabel: Private I 04850
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Herb the K (as Herb Kneeland) , Henry Bush and T. Yarbary
Herb the K (Breakin') Super Turf 1985 Private I
5 recordlabel: United Artists 36395
chartposition: US #73
writtenby: Lisa Capuano, Gavin Christopher, Herbie Hancock and Ray Parker Jr
album: Love Lines
Maxine Nightingale (Bringing out) The Girl in Me 1979 United Artists
6 recordlabel: Capitol 5415
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: LaLa, Lillo Thomas and Paul Laurence
album: All of You
comments: [love ballad]
Lillo Thomas with Melba Moore (Can't Take Half) All of You 1984 Capitol
7 recordlabel: Arista 9356
chartposition: RandB #63, US #67
writtenby: Michael Omartian, Bruce Sudano and Jermaine Jackson
album: Precious Moments (Expanded Edition)
Jermaine Jackson (Closest Thing To) Perfect 1985 Arista
8 recordlabel: Tamla 54140
chartposition: RandB #4, US #17, UK #37
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Away We a Go Go / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 6
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need 1966 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Soulhawk 001
writtenby: R. Wylie, T. Hester
comments: [northern soul]
Jimmey (Soul) Clark (Come On And Be My) Sweet Darlin 1967 Soulhawk
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 761(UK)
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Away We A Go Go
comments: [Motown Sound] [re release]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Come Round Here) I'm the One You Need 1971 Tamla Motown (UK)
-- recordlabel: Canterbury 504
writtenby: J. Peters, J. Flanagen, B. Sanders
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: Rez_x9181CA
The Tempos (Countdown) Here I Come 1967 Canterbury
1 recordlabel: Parkway 822
chartposition: US #24
writtenby: Dave Appell and Kal Mann
album: Chubby Checker's Biggest Hits
Chubby Checker (Dance The) Mess Around 1961 Parkway
-- recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10366
writtenby: Bossa Nova
Freda Payne (Desafinado) Slightly Out Of Tune 1962 ABC Paramount
1 recordlabel: Sound Pak 1001
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45
writtenby: D. Clowney, J. J. Kriegsmann
Dave Baby Cortez & We The People (Do It) The Funky Dance 1971 Sound Pak
2 recordlabel: Dade 1804
chartposition: RandB #8, US #84
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Rozier
Nat Kendrick & the Swans (Do the) Mashed Potatoes 1960 Dade
3 recordlabel: Stax 0079
chartposition: RandB #1, US #25
writtenby: Rufus Thomas
album: Did You Heard Me?
comments: (southern soul funk)
Rufus Thomas (Do the) Push and Pull 1970 Stax
-- recordlabel: Jamie 1295
writtenby: B. L. Ozen
Barbara Lynn (Don't Pretend) Lay It On The Line 1965 Jamie
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 88831
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Chuckii Booker
album: Chuckii
Chuckii Booker (Don't U Know) I Love U 1989 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: AandM 1974
chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, US dance #19
writtenby: Len Ron Hanks & Zane Grey
album: Something To Love
comments: [disco funk]
L.T.D. (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again 1977 A&M
3 recordlabel: EastWest 64161
chartposition: RandB #32, US #68
writtenby: Taresha Hudson, Makeba Fields, Leslie Callaway, DJ Quik, George Archie Jr. and Robert Bacon
album: Welcome to Fantasy Island
Adina Howard (Freak) and U Know It 1997 EastWest
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 2686
chartposition: RandB #25, US #117
writtenby: Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble) and Leon Huff
album: Sweets for My Sweet
The Sweet Inspirations (Gotta Find) A Brand New Lover (Part 1) 1969 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Terror Squad
chartposition: RandB #54
Fat Joe ft. Jeezy (HaHa) Slow Down 2010 Terror Squad
6 recordlabel: Capitol 607
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: MC Hammer
album: Let's Get It Started
MC Hammer (Hammer Hammer) They Put Me in the Mix 1989 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Buddah 5628
writtenby: Barbara Mason, Betty Crutcher
album: Love's The Thing / The Very Best of Barbara Mason
mpcode: wISj4rPlbR4
Barbara Mason (He Wants) The Two Of Us 1975 Buddah
1 recordlabel: Pavillion 975
chartposition: R&B #51
writtenby: Tony Valor
album: Fantasy
comments: [disco funk]
Fantasy (Hey Who's Gotta) Funky Song 1981 Pavillion
2 recordlabel: Atco 6469
chartposition: US #122
writtenby: Cecil Womack and Mary Wells
Mary Wells (Hey You) Set My Soul on Fire 1967 Atco
3 recordlabel: Catawba 8000
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
Eleanor Grant (I Am Ready) Sexual Healing 1983 Catawba
4 recordlabel: Decca 12220 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #19, US #1, UK #1
writtenby: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
album: Out Of Our Heads
The Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 1965 Decca(UK)
5 recordlabel: Jamie 1260
chartposition: US #68
writtenby: Dick Manning and Kay Twomey
album: The Best Of Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn (I Cried At) Laura's Wedding 1963 Jamie
6 recordlabel: MCA 52489
chartposition: RandB #59, UK #80
writtenby: Monte Moir
album: Qualifying Heat
Thelma Houston (I Guess) It Must Be Love 1985 MCA
7 recordlabel: AandM 4524
chartposition: RandB #30, US #101
writtenby: Keyshia Cole, Kerry Brothers Jr., Lady L and Taneisha Smith
album: The Way It Is
Keyshia Cole (I Just Want It) To Be Over 2005 A&M
-- recordlabel: Cap City 109
writtenby: C. Eaton, D. Wilson
comments: [mid-tempo ballad]
mpcode: D54n69MJT-w
The Lovations (I Keep Singing) La La La Ooh 1968 Cap City
1 recordlabel: Rare Earth 5017
chartposition: RandB #20, US #7
writtenby: Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland Jr. & Cornelius Grant
album: Ecology
comments: [rock soul]
Rare Earth (I Know) I'm Losing You 1970 Rare Earth
2 recordlabel: Columbia 10441
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: The More You Do It
Ronnie Dyson (I Like Being) Close to You 1976 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Date 1571
chartposition: US #124
writtenby: Warren Levine
The Glories (I Love You Babe But) Give Me My Freedom 1967 Date
4 recordlabel: Stax 601042
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: William Bell and Booker T. Jones
Albert King (I Love) Lucy 1968 Stax
5 recordlabel: Salsoul 204
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Jeff Collins and Paul Saca
Miami Disco Band featuring Beverly Barkley (I Wanna) Go Home with You 1979 Salsoul
6 recordlabel: MCA 52955
chartposition: RandB #57, UK #100
writtenby: Jerry Lynn Williams
album: Womagic
Bobby Womack (I Wanna) Make Love to You 1986 MCA
7 recordlabel: Warner 7745
chartposition: RandB #37, US #88
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Gimme Something Real
Ashford & Simpson (I'd Know You) Anywhere 1973 Warner
-- recordlabel: Soulhawk 003
writtenby: Richard Wylie, Tony Hester
Jimmey (Soul) Clark (I'll Be Your Champion) I'll Be Your Winner 1967 Soulhawk
1 recordlabel: SAM 5004
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: John Davis [John Edward Davis Jr.]
album: Can't Stop
Richard Rogers (I'll Be Your) Dream Lover 1990 SAM
2 recordlabel: ABC 12125
chartposition: RandB #22, US #81
writtenby: Tony Hester
album: The Dramatic Jackpot
Ron Banks & the Dramatics (I'm Going by) The Stars in Your Eyes 1975 ABC
3 recordlabel: Constellation 167
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #33, US #88
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Girl Don't Care
Gene Chandler (I'm Just a) Fool for You 1966 Constellation
4 recordlabel: Quality 7053
chartposition: RandB #53, US dance #25
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: West Phillips
West Phillips (I'm Just a) Sucker for a Pretty Face 1984 Quality
5 recordlabel: IX Chains 7013
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Calvin Arnold and R. Ellen
Calvin Arnold (I'm Your) Friendly Neighborhood Freak (Part 1) 1976 IX Chains
6 recordlabel: Elektra 69514
chartposition: UK #35
writtenby: Kae Williams
album: Genie
B.B. & Q. Band (Brooklyn, Bronx & Queens) (I'm a) Dreamer 1986 Elektra
7 recordlabel: Chocolate City 009
chartposition: RandB #31, US Dance #18
writtenby: John Davis
album: I Keep Coming Back For More
Brenda & the Tabulations (I'm a) Superstar 1977 Chocolate City
8 recordlabel: Warner 7693
chartposition: RandB #62Warner 7693
writtenby: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland Jr., Lamont Dozier, Richard
album: Just Being Myself
Dionne Warwick (I'm) Just Being Myself 1973 Warner
9 recordlabel: Music Merchant 1012
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Michael L. Smith and Ronald Dunbar (as Ron Dunbar)
album: Under My Wings
Smith Connection (I've Been a Winner, I've Been a Loser) I've Been in Love 1973 Music Merchant
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2491
writtenby: The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors (I've Got To Find) Happiness 1968 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Music Merchant 2801
chartposition: RandB #88
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Eddie Holland Jr. (as Edward Holland Jr.) and Harold Beatty
The Boyz from Detroit (I've Got) Female Trouble 1988 Music Merchant
-- recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 50163
writtenby: L. Ingram, M. Rice
album: His California Album
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: TMVCu79oazE
Bobby Bland (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right 1973 ABC/Dunhill
1 recordlabel: Tabu 0103
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson
album: Rhonda Clark
comments: [ballad]
Rhonda Clark (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right 1992 Tabu
-- recordlabel: Atco 6918
writtenby: Anthony Bell, Phil Hurtt
Duponts (If You Can't Think Of Anything Else) Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me? 1973 Atco
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2040
chartposition: RandB #5, US #63
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
The Drifters (If You Cry) True Love, True Love 1959 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: United Artists 223
chartposition: RandB #94
writtenby: B. Womack and G. DeWitty
Lea Roberts (If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back 1973 United Artists
-- recordlabel: United Artists 50902
writtenby: Booby Womack, Gordon DeWitty
album: Communication...
Bobby Womack (If You Don't Want My Love) Give It Back 1972 United Artists
1 recordlabel: Columbia 45110
chartposition: RandB #9, US #8
writtenby: Charles Courtney & Peter Link
album: (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?
Ronnie Dyson (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? 1970 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Immediate 61(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Marrlott, Lane
album: The First Lady Of Immediate
P.P. Arnold (If You Think You're) Groovy 1967 Immediate (UK)
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 7302
writtenby: Holland-Dozier-Holland, Wylie
album: I Can't Make It Alone
mpcode: 7Or70avgwjg
Laura Lee (If You Want To Try Love Again) Remember Me 1973 Hot Wax
1 recordlabel: Arista 9568
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: La La and Full Force
La La (If You) Love Me Just a Little 1987 Arista
2 recordlabel: Wand 108
chartposition: RandB #22, US #46
writtenby: Ollie Jones and Luther Dixon
Chuck Jackson (It Never Happens) In Real Life 1961 Wand
3 recordlabel: Paramount 0269
chartposition: RandB #75
Linda Clifford (It's Gonna Be) A Long Long Winter 1974 Paramount
-- recordlabel: North Bay 308
writtenby: Thomas Keith
Little Dooley (It's Got To Be) Now Or Never 1972 North Bay
1 recordlabel: Warner 28381
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Bernard Wright, Lenny White and Marcus Miller
album: The Jamaica Boys
The Jamaica Boys (It's That) Lovin' Feeling 1987 Warner
2 recordlabel: Salsoul 7062
chartposition: RandB #71, US Dance #21
writtenby: Kim Miller, Scott Miller and Raymond Earl
album: Kinky
comments: [disco funk]
Instant Funk (Just Because) You'll Be Mine 1983 Salsoul
3 recordlabel: Stateside 294(UK)
chartposition: RandB #3, US #6
writtenby: Bob Hamilton & Freddy Gorman
album: (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet
comments: [northern soul]
The Reflections (60s) (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet 1964 Stateside (UK)
4 recordlabel: AandM 17227
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #56, UK #2, US #8, US rock #14
writtenby: Jo Callis & Philip Oakey
album: Fascination!
The Human League (Keep Feeling) Fascination 1983 A&M
-- recordlabel: Salsoul 354
writtenby: B. Matthes, S. Lucas
album: Inner Life
Inner Life feat. Jocelyn Brown (Knock Out) Let's Go Another Round 1981 Salsoul
1 recordlabel: Warner 28923
chartposition: RandB #18, UK #80, US dance #30
writtenby: Charlie Midnight and Dan Hartman
album: Krush Groove: Music from the Original Motion Picture Sound Track
Chaka Khan (Krush Groove) Can't Stop the Street 1985 Warner
2 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 5181
chartposition: US #66
writtenby: Bill Doggett, Billy Butler
comments: [instrumental]
Bill Doggett (Let's Do the) Hully Gully Twist 1960 Warner Bros.
3 recordlabel: Solar 11246
chartposition: RandB #10, US #101
writtenby: Melvin Ragin, Sonny Burke, Art Posey and Josef Powell
album: Headlights
The Whispers (Let's Go) All the Way 1978 Solar
4 recordlabel: AandM 2135
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Wayne Lewis
album: Straight to the Point
Atlantic Starr (Let's) Rock 'n' Roll 1979 A&M
5 recordlabel: Columbia 05102
chartposition: US dance #2
writtenby: Peter Brown and Robert Rans
Peter Brown (Love Is Just) The Game 1984 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Gamble 217
chartposition: RandB #4, US #26
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: Cowboys to Girls / Intruders Super Hits
comments: [philly sound]
The Intruders (Love Is Like a) Baseball Game 1968 Gamble
-- recordlabel: Capitol 2263
writtenby: Bettye Swann
Bettye Swann (My Heart Is) Closed For The Season 1968 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2010
chartposition: RandB #5, US #95
writtenby: Lew Herman, Ozzie Cadena and Napoleon Brown
album: Ray Charles In Person
Ray Charles (Night Time Is) The Right Time 1959 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Sedona 7511
chartposition: RandB #93
album: Love Zone
Rena Scott (No Parking) In My Love Zone 1988 Sedona
3 recordlabel: Columbia 43333
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #32, US #114, US AC #32
writtenby: Joseph McCarthy & James V. Monaco (as James Monaco)
album: Soul Sister
Aretha Franklin (No, No) I'm Losing You 1965 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Warner 49040
chartposition: RandB #1, US #77, US dance #43
writtenby: George Clinton
album: Uncle Jam Wants You
comments: [funk]
Funkadelic (Not Just) Knee Deep 1979 Warner
-- recordlabel: Mankind 200
writtenby: Jimmy Roach
album: A Legend In Her Own Time
comments: [deep soul] [album cut]
Doris Duke (Oh Lord) I Wish I Could Sleep 1971 Mankind
1 recordlabel: Solar 11353
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Malcolm Anthony
album: Headlights
The Whispers (Olivia) Lost and Turned Out 1978 Solar
2 recordlabel: Columbia 111084
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Mickey Buckins and Randy McCormick
album: She's Killing Me
Johnnie Taylor (Ooh-Wee) She's Killing Me 1979 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Mayfield 7711
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
The Fascinations (Say It Isn't So) Say You'd Never Go 1966 Mayfield
4 recordlabel: Big Beat 2094
chartposition: RandB #68
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Tender Love
Groove U. (Seek and You'll Find) The Kinda Right Baby 1994 Big Beat
5 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
-- recordlabel: Federal 12435
writtenby: S. Thompson, S. Johnson
Syl Johnson (She's So Fine) I Just Gotta Make Her Mine 1961 Federal
1 recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 320
chartposition: US #87
writtenby: John Ellison and Ernie Fields
The Fantastic Johnny C (She's) Some Kind of Wonderful 1968 Phil L.A. of Soul
-- recordlabel: Stax 0031
writtenby: S. Cropper, O. Redding
album: Soul Folk In Action / The Best of The Staple Singers
mpcode: pry1NAY9q-k
The Staple Singers (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 1969 Stax

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