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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: Ariola 7771
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Barry Leng, Gerry Morris and Simon May
album: Paradise Bird
Amii Stewart Jealousy 1979 Ariola
102 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 28551
chartposition: RandB #8, US #80
writtenby: Alex Hill, Denzil Foster, Jay King, Marcus Thompson, Michael Marshall and Thomas McElroy
album: Life, Love and Pain
Club Nouveau Jealousy 1986 Warner Bros.
103 recordlabel: Atlantic 3321
chartposition: RandB #46, US #73
writtenby: Joe Jefferson (as Joseph B. Jefferson) and Charles Simmons (as Charles B. Simmons)
album: Jealousy
Major Harris Jealousy 1976 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2893
writtenby: S. Marshall, T. Wortham, V. Barrett
album: Track Of The Cat
comments: [album cut ballad]
mpcode: 0udiP7aHqgk
Dionne Warwick Jealousy 1975 Warner Bros.
-- recordlabel: Enrica 1020
writtenby: James Duddley
James Dee & A Piece Of The Action & Primettes Jealous Over Love 1963 Enrica
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2484
chartposition: RandB #18, US #50
writtenby: Bobby Womack and King Curtis
album: I'm in Love
Wilson Pickett Jealous Love 1968 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atco 6884
writtenby: John Lennon
album: Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway Jealous Guy 1972 Atco
1 recordlabel: Capitol
chartposition: RandB #121
album: The First Lady
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: sbP7-soNkrw
Faith Evans Jealous 2005 Capitol
2 recordlabel: MCA 1292 (UK)
chartposition: UK #90
album: The Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers
Mac Band Jealous 1989 MCA(UK)
-- recordlabel: Atco 332
writtenby: Donny Hathaway, Edward Kennedy, Leroy Hutson
album: Everything Is Everything
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: gVNgU-Qw0yI
Donny Hathaway Je Vous Aime (I Love You) 1970 Atco
1 recordlabel: RCA 13900
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields and Belinda Wilson
album: Mmm…
Richard Dimples Fields Jazzy Lady 1984 RCA
2 recordlabel: LaFace 24224
chartposition: RandB #25, US #52
writtenby: André 3000, Organized Noize and Big Boi
album: ATLiens
comments: [hip hop]
OutKast Jazzy Belle 1997 LaFace
3 recordlabel: Blue Candle 1526
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Clarence Reid
album: All About Love
Paulette Reaves Jazz Freak 1978 Blue Candle
4 recordlabel: PAN 018 (UK)
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Akil, Zaakir, Cut Chemist, DJ Nu Mark, Chali 2na and Mark 7even
album: Jurassic 5 LP
Jurassic 5 Jayou 1998 PAN(UK)
-- recordlabel: Salsoul 328
writtenby: Matthew Allen, Reggie Vaughn
Skip Mahoney Janice (Don't Be So Blind To Love) 1980 Salsoul
1 recordlabel: Moira 103
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Mose Davis
album: Jan Jan
comments: [instrumental]
The Fabulous Counts Jan Jan 1968 Moira
2 recordlabel: Elektra 47425
chartposition: RandB #65, US #102
writtenby: Bob Marley
album: Come Morning
comments: [instrumental]
Grover Washington, Jr. Jamming 1982 Elektra
3 recordlabel: Island 6410(UK)
chartposition: UK #9
writtenby: Bob Marley
album: Exodus
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers Jamming 1977 Island (UK)
4 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
5 recordlabel: Fantasy 857
chartposition: US Dance #62
writtenby: Anthony Middleton, Larry James, Doris James and Moises R. La Bes
album: Philly Cream
Philly Cream Jammin' at the Disco 1979 Fantasy
6 recordlabel: Island Def Jam 1(UK)
chartposition: UK #42
writtenby: Bob Marley
Bob Marley featuring MC Lyte Jammin' 2000 Island Def Jam (UK)
7 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
8 recordlabel: Arista 9293
chartposition: RandB #12, US #14, US AC #6
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr
album: Chartbusters
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) Jamie 1984 Arista
-- recordlabel: Smash 2042
writtenby: J. Brown, N. Jones
album: New Breed
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
James Brown James Brown's Boo-Ga-Loo 1966 Smash
1 recordlabel: Arista 3675
chartposition: RandB #4, US #10
weeksinr&bchart: 22
writtenby: Vincent Brown, Treach (as Anthony Criss), Kay Gee (as Kay Gee Gist) and B. Golson
album: Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury
comments: [hip hop]
Naughty by Nature featuring Zhané Jamboree 1999 Arista
2 recordlabel: Imperial 5796
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #10, US #30, UK #41
writtenby: Hank Williams
album: Million Sellers by Fats
Fats Domino Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 1962 Imperial
3 recordlabel: Elektra 161
chartposition: UK #30, US dance #14
writtenby: Sting (as Gordon Sumner)
comments: [reggae]
Shinehead Jamaican in New York 1993 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Total Experience 8210
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Charlie Wilson, Robert Wilson and Rudy Taylor
album: Gap Band V
comments: [funk]
The Gap Band Jam the Motha 1983 Total Experience
5 recordlabel: MCA 51221
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Bill Summers, Claytoven Richardson, Larry Batiste, William Kennedy and Stewart Turner
album: Jam the Box
Bill Summers & Summers Heat Jam the Box 1982 MCA
6 recordlabel: Marlin 3312
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
album: Sound of a Drum
comments: [instrumental]
Ralph MacDonald Jam on the Groove 1977 Marlin
7 recordlabel: Penalty 7228
chartposition: RandB #61, US #111
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Cardan , Jermaine Dupri, D. Branch and M. Cenoc
comments: samples
Cardan featuring Jermaine Dupri Jam on It 1998 Penalty
8 recordlabel: Capitol 44037
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #81, US #32
writtenby: Freddie Jackson & Paul Laurence
album: Just Like the First Time
Freddie Jackson Jam Tonight 1987 Capitol
-- recordlabel: AandM 4895
writtenby: Freddie Jackson, Paul Lawrence Jones
album: Keepin' Love New
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: PPT0YQD7RQ4
Howard Johnson Jam Song 1982 A&M
1 recordlabel: Warner 8818
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Bootsy Collins , George Clinton and Phelps Collins
album: This Boot Is Made for Fonk n
Bootsy's Rubber Band Jam Fan (Hot) 1979 Warner
2 recordlabel: Elektra 46620
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Clyde Herbert, Ron Banks and Tony Green
album: Elektra 46620
Five Special Jam (Let's Take It to the Streets) 1980 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Stax 3150
writtenby: A. Crudeys
album: King, Does The King's Things
Albert King Jailhouse Rock 1969 Stax
1 recordlabel: Sutra 137
chartposition: RandB #17, US #105, UK #63
writtenby: Kurtis Blow, L. Smith, Davy D, Prince Markie Dee, Kool Rock Ski, Buff Love and S. Abbatiello
album: Fat Boys
comments: [hip hop]
The Fat Boys Jail House Rap 1984 Sutra
2 recordlabel: KMA 004
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Amondo F. Calhoun, David Wooley, Russell Smith, Thomas Berry and Willie Lemon
album: In The Mix
comments: [hip hop]
West Coast Crew Jail Bait 1986 KMA
3 recordlabel: Champion 12 23 (UK)
chartposition: UK #20
writtenby: Stephon Johnson and Varryl Vano
Raze Jack the Groove 1986 Champion (UK)
4 recordlabel: All Platinum 6146318(UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: Al Goodman, Harry Ray and Tom Keith
album: Sharp / The Best of All Platinum
comments: [pop soul]
The Moments Jack in the Box 1977 All Platinum (UK)
5 recordlabel: Arista 0283
chartposition: RandB #5, UK #11, US #8
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr
album: Raydio
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) Jack and Jill (Back Up the Hill) 1978 Arista
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 2026
chartposition: RandB #23, US #96
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: traditional
Ruth Brown Jack O'Diamonds 1959 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Atlantic 9198
chartposition: UK #19, US Dance #15
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
comments: (Extended 12 inch remix)
Chic Jack Le Freak 1987 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Buddah 518
writtenby: E. Smith, J. Tindel
David Morris Jr. Jack In The Box 1976 Buddah
1 recordlabel: Roc a Fella
chartposition: RandB #4, US #8, UK #21
writtenby: Jay Z , Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell, K. West
album: The Blueprint
Jay-Z Izzo (H.O.V.A.) 2001 Roc a Fella
2 recordlabel: Universal 1838 11
chartposition: RandB #51, UK #36, US #103
writtenby: Alan Tew (sample), Jason Epperson and Nelly
album: Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention
comments: [hip hop]
Nelly Iz U 2003 Universal
3 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #123
album: OnMyRadio
comments: [Atlantic album cut] [reggae dancehall]
mpcode: BfEyi2Nl4Ug
Musiq Soulchild ft. Damian Marley Iwannabe 2009 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Caprice 114
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25, US #41
writtenby: Rudy Clark
James Ray Itty Bitty Pieces 1962 Caprice
5 recordlabel: RCA 21330 7347
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane
album: Bizarre Fruit II
M People Itchycoo Park 1995 RCA
6 recordlabel: Warner 28719
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Zapp Troutman
Zapp Itchin' for Your Twitchin' 1986 Warner
7 recordlabel: CBS Assoc. 73189
chartposition: RandB #73
weeksinr&bchart: 6
album: D'LaVance
comments: [new jack swing]
D'LaVance Itchin' In My Pants 1990 CBS Assoc.
8 recordlabel: Emerald International 1002
chartposition: RandB #67, US Dance #61
writtenby: Eugene Curry
album: Mikki
Mikki Itchin' For Love 1982 Emerald Internationa
9 recordlabel: Stax 0140
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: Ronald Hayes and Toby King
Rufus Thomas Itch and Scratch (Part 1) 1972 Stax
10 recordlabel: Tamla 54217
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #49, US #93
writtenby: Gary Knight and Gene Allan
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Courtship It's the Same Old Love 1972 Tamla
11 recordlabel: Relativity 1590
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: PMD (as Parrish Smith)
album: Business Is Business
PMD featuring Mobb Deep It's the Pee '97 1997 Relativity
12 recordlabel: Def Jam 06341
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Ad Rock, Mike D, MCA and Rick Rubin
album: Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys It's the New Style 1986 Def Jam
13 recordlabel: Arista 0129
chartposition: UK #6, RandB #96, US dance #11, US #107
writtenby: Rudy Clark
album: Not a Little Girl Anymore
comments: [disco]
Linda Lewis It's in His Kiss 1975 Arista
14 recordlabel: Elektra 5854
chartposition: RandB #27, US #52, UK #23
writtenby: Luther Vandross and Reed Vertelney
album: The Coming
Busta Rhymes featuring Zhané It's a Party 1996 Elektra
15 recordlabel: Capitol 2226
chartposition: RandB #33, US #130
writtenby: Willie Hightower and Bobby Robinson
Willie Hightower It's a Miracle 1969 Capitol
16 recordlabel: Charisma 12714
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome
album: Countess
comments: [ballad]
Countess Vaughn It's a Man's, Man's Man's World 1992 Charisma
17 recordlabel: Imperial 66178
chartposition: US #119
writtenby: Burke Jones and Nat Jones
Irma Thomas It's a Man's Woman's World (Part I) 1966 Imperial
18 recordlabel: Solar 12154
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #9, US #28, US dance #4
writtenby: William Shelby & Dana Meyers
album: Imagination
The Whispers It's a Love Thing 1981 Solar
19 recordlabel: RCA 11371
chartposition: US #20
writtenby: Daryl Hall
album: Along the Red Ledge
Hall & Oates It's a Laugh 1978 RCA
20 recordlabel: Kapp 985
chartposition: RandB #27, US #97
writtenby: Guy Draper
The Unifics It's a Groovy World! 1969 Kapp
21 recordlabel: Cameo 382
chartposition: US #126
writtenby: Barrett Strong
Dee Dee Sharp It's a Funny Situation 1966 Cameo
22 recordlabel: Atlantic 2671
chartposition: RandB #41, US #95
writtenby: Charlie Scruggs, Herbie Mann and Milton Smith
Herbie Mann It's a Funky Thing Right On 1969 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Tamla 42286 0288
writtenby: Hunter, Sawyer
album: Love Starved Heart: Rare and Unreleased
Marvin Gaye It's a Desperate Situation 1995 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Warner 28101
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Alex Hill and Jay King
album: Listen to the Message
Club Nouveau It's a Cold, Cold World! 1988 Warner
2 recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 15018
chartposition: R&B #81
writtenby: Reginald Dozier and McKinley Jackson
album: Payne and Pleasure
Freda Payne It's Yours to Have 1975 ABC/Dunhill
3 recordlabel: Capitol
chartposition: RandB #25, US #103
writtenby: Jasper Cameron
album: Round 2
J. Holiday It's Yours 2009 Capitol
4 recordlabel: Arista 113
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr.
album: A Woman Needs Love
comments: [disco funk, boogie]
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) It's Your Night 1981 Arista
5 recordlabel: ARC/Columbia 02108
chartposition: RandB #45, UK #76
writtenby: Thom Bell and Deniece Williams
album: My Melody
comments: [pop soul]
Deniece Williams It's Your Conscience 1981 ARC/Columbia
6 recordlabel: Warner 6921
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Michael Stokes and Verdell Lanier
album: Guesss
comments: [love song]
Guesss It's You That I Need 1994 Warner
7 recordlabel: Roadshow 1124
chartposition: RandB #1, US #33
writtenby: Michael Stokes & Verdell Lanier
album: Once Upon a Dream
comments: [Sweet Soul]
Enchantment It's You That I Need 1978 Roadshow
8 recordlabel: Sun Valley 88001
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Chaz [Charles Simmons] (as Chaz Simmons) and Steve Godfrey
Pamela Nivens It's You I Love (So in Love) 1983 Sun Valley
9 recordlabel: Imperial 5442
chartposition: US #6
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino)
album: This Is Fats
Fats Domino It's You I Love 1957 Imperial
-- recordlabel: AandM 7410 (UK)
album: Blam!
The Brothers Johnson It's You Girl 1978 A&M(UK)
-- recordlabel: Glades 1745
writtenby: Dennis Rogers Weldon, Arthur McDougal III, Universal Love
Universal Love It's You Girl 1977 Glades
1 recordlabel: ARC 02222
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Bernard Taylor, Michael Brookins and Robert Brookins
album: Matinee
comments: [disco funk]
Afterbach It's You 1981 ARC
2 recordlabel: Cat 1992
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Clarence Reid
album: Gwen McCrae [1973 album]
comments: [southern soul]
Gwen McCrae It's Worth the Hurt 1974 Cat
3 recordlabel: Goldwax 113
chartposition: RandB #22, US #61
writtenby: Elvin Jones, Nathaniel Lewis and Louis Williams
The Ovations It's Wonderful to Be in Love 1965 Goldwax
4 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 753(UK)
chartposition: UK #6
writtenby: James Dean and William Witherspoon
album: Ruff'n Ready / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jimmy Ruffin It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You) 1970 Tamla Motown (UK)
-- recordlabel: Thomas 312
writtenby: Berland, Higgins, Dollison
mpcode: J9z7L3zi0tg
Cash McCall It's Wonderful (To Be In Love) 1966 Thomas
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 3397
chartposition: US #80
writtenby: Daryl Hall
album: No Goodbyes
Hall & Oates It's Uncanny 1977 Atlantic
2 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
3 recordlabel: Argo 5402
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #19, US #54
writtenby: Deborah Chessler
comments: US B side to Seven Day Fool
Etta James It's Too Soon to Know 1961 Argo
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2251
writtenby: Chessler
album: And I Love Him
Little Esther Phillips It's Too Soon To Know 1965 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Lamp 80
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Anthony Black
The Vanguards It's Too Late for Love 1970 Lamp
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 1098
chartposition: RandB #3
writtenby: Chuck Willis
album: King Of The Stroll
comments: [ballad]
Chuck Willis It's Too Late 1956 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Fantasy 752
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #59
writtenby: Johnny Watson
Johnny Guitar Watson It's Too Late 1975 Fantasy
-- recordlabel: Capitol 2651
writtenby: Willie Hightower, Bobby Robinson
album: If I Had A Hammer
comments: [deep soul]
Willie Hightower It's Too Late 1969 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Avco 1106
writtenby: Carole King, Toni Stern
album: Round 2
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: fpaGZobOGkM
The Stylistics It's Too Late 1972 Avco
1 recordlabel: Arista 102
chartposition: US Dance #61
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr.
album: Two Places at the Same Time
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) It's Time to Party Now 1980 Arista
2 recordlabel: Elektra 69750
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Curtis Harmon, James K. Lloyd, Cedric A. Napoleon and Cameron Murray
album: Imagine This
comments: [beat ballad]
Pieces of a Dream It's Time for Love 1984 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 49867
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
album: Performance
Ashford & Simpson It's The Long Run 1981 Warner Bros.
-- recordlabel: Carnival 524
writtenby: E. Bivins
The Manhattans It's That Time Of The Year 1966 Carnival
1 recordlabel: Pye International 725715(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Bev Gordon
album: Sheer Elegance
Sheer Elegance It's Temptation 1976 Pye International (U
2 recordlabel: Mankind 12024
chartposition: RandB #100
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Laurence Thomas
album: I Got to Move
Nazty It's Summertime 1976 Mankind
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2753
writtenby: Jerry Williams, Gary Bonds
album: Right On
Wilson Pickett It's Still Good 1970 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Imperial 66120
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Take A Look
Irma Thomas It's Starting To Get To Me Now 1965 Imperial

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