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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
201 recordlabel: Playboy 50031
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Sam Russell and Irvin Hunt
Sam Russell It's So Nice 1973 Playboy
202 recordlabel: Tamla 54203
chartposition: RandB #37, US #88
writtenby: Pam Sawyer and Frank Wilson
album: All By Myself
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Kendricks It's So Hard for Me to Say Goodbye 1971 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Columbia 32444
writtenby: Charles Reed, Winfred Lovett
album: There's No Me Without You
mpcode: -Fic0gnSz10
The Manhattans It's So Hard Loving You 1973 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Malaco 6351
writtenby: Eddie Floyd
album: Misty Blue
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: Y7xiY8HeHGg
Dorothy Moore It's So Good 1976 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2001
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Berry Gordy and Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] (as Tyran Carlo)
album: Blues Ballads
LaVern Baker It's So Fine 1958 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Elektra 066983
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Ernesto Phillips
album: It's So Delicious
comments: [disco funk]
Starpoint It's So Delicious 1983 Elektra
3 recordlabel: Chocolate City 013
chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #29
writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Greg
album: We All Know Who We Are
Cameo It's Serious 1978 Chocolate City
4 recordlabel: Stax 0226
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Dennis Gilmore
album: Super Taylor
Johnnie Taylor It's September 1974 Stax
-- recordlabel: Buddah 5638
album: It's Rough Out Here
comments: [Complete Album]
The Modulations It's Rough Out Here (full album) 1975 Buddah
1 recordlabel: Columbia 03181
chartposition: RandB #34, UK #2, US dance #1, US #46
writtenby: Paul Jabara & Paul Shaffer
album: Success
The Weather Girls It's Raining Men 1983 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Mirage 4837
chartposition: US dance #23
writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy
album: Sweat
The System It's Passion 1982 Mirage
3 recordlabel: Death Row 97017
chartposition: RandB #46, US #101
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Babyface
comments: [slow jam] from the movie Gridlock'd starring Tupac Shakur (2Pac)
Danny Boy It's Over Now 1997 Death Row
4 recordlabel: WEA 440 (UK)
chartposition: UK #62
writtenby: Mark Harris, Jay Steinhour, Teddy Douglas and Thomas Davis
album: Blue Notes in the Basement
comments: [dance, house]
Ultra Nate It's Over Now 1989 WEA(UK)
5 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9342
chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK #22
writtenby: M. Glover, D. Jones, Q [Quinnes Parker] (as Quinnes Parker) and S. Robinson
album: Part III
112 It's Over Now 2000 Bad Boy
6 recordlabel: Arista 3614
chartposition: RandB #20, US dance #1, US #70, UK #49
writtenby: Kay Gee (as Kay Gee Gist), Alonzo Jackson, De'Andre Griffin and Taura Stinson
album: One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
Deborah Cox It's Over Now 1999 Arista
7 recordlabel: Manifesto 37
chartposition: UK #16, US Dance #1
writtenby: Todd Terry and Shannon Greene
comments: [dance, house]
Todd Terry featuring Shannon It's Over Love 1997 Manifesto
-- recordlabel: Gemini Star 30006
writtenby: Eddie Jones
comments: [deep soul]
Lorraine Randolph It's Over Between Us 1968 Gemini Star
1 recordlabel: Universal 40199 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: J. Johnson, D.J.Thomas, S.Linzer
comments: [hip hop]
Rimes featuring Shaila Prospere It's Over 1999 Universal(UK)
2 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #118
writtenby: Kanye West, Pharrell Williams
album: Evolver
mpcode: 6NVH4_HV2JQ
John Legend ft. Kanye West & Pharrell It's Over 2009 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Chocolate City 014
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins and Nathan Leftenant
album: We All Know Who We Are
Cameo It's Over 1978 Chocolate City
4 recordlabel: MCA 52271
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Bo Freeman and Scott Roberts
album: London Style
Bill Summers & Summers Heat It's Over 1983 MCA
5 recordlabel: Antra 751082
chartposition: RandB #88, US #21
weeksinr&bchart: 9
album: Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
comments: [hip hop]
Kurupt featuring Natina Reed It's Over 2001 Antra
6 recordlabel: RCA 13638
chartposition: UK #8
writtenby: Tony Williams and Mandy Newton
The Funk Masters It's Over 1983 RCA
-- recordlabel: Stax 5507
writtenby: Carl Hampton, Homer Banks
album: Friction
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: 6sF6ktTAGLw
The Soul Children It's Out Of My Hands 1974 Stax
1 recordlabel: Arista 1014
chartposition: RandB #44, US #106
writtenby: Ray Parker Jr
album: The Other Woman
Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio) It's Our Own Affair 1982 Arista
-- recordlabel: Tropical Budda 00103
Benny Rose It's Only You 1984 Tropical Budda
-- recordlabel: AGP 125
writtenby: B. Conway Twitty, Jack Nance
Roy Hamilton It's Only Make Believe 1969 AGP
1 recordlabel: Elektra 69317
chartposition: RandB #21, UK #13, US #57, US AC #19
writtenby: Jimmy Cameron & Vella Cameron
album: A New Flame
Simply Red It's Only Love 1989 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Kayvette 803
writtenby: Joe Shamwell
album: A Matter Of Fact
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: kv-mbFg96Vw
Facts Of Life It's Only A Matter Of Time 1978 Kayvette
-- recordlabel: Passion 786 19
album: New
comments: [slow jam]
Dr. York It's Only A Dream 1984 Passion
1 recordlabel: LaFace
chartposition: RandB #50
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Tricky Stewart, London Jones, Sam Salter , Sean Hall and Tab
album: It's On Tonight
comments: [album cut] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Sam Salter It's On Tonight 1997 LaFace
2 recordlabel: MCA
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Share My World
Mary J. Blige featuring R. Kelly It's On 1997 MCA
3 recordlabel: Roc A Fella
chartposition: RandB #39, US #111
weeksinr&bchart: 19
album: The Professional
DJ Clue featuring DMX It's On 1999 Roc A Fella
-- recordlabel: A-Go-Go 345
writtenby: R. Wylie, H. Gaites, B. Stone
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: MvBnDVEq7q4
Larry Wright It's Okay With Me 1966 AGoGo
1 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square (UK)
chartposition: UK #69
writtenby: Des'ree and Karlos Edwards
Des'ree It's Okay 2003 Sony Soho Square (UK
2 recordlabel: Elektra 6343
chartposition: RandB #71
album: The Remedy
comments: [hip hop]
Rell ft. Jay-Z It's Obvious 2002 Elektra
3 recordlabel: Aquemini 67091
chartposition: RandB #35
weeksinr&bchart: 10
album: The Skinny
comments: [hip hop]
Slimm Calhoun featuring Andre 3000 of Outkast It's OK 2000 Aquemini
4 recordlabel: Warner Bros.
chartposition: UK #20
album: The Lady Killer
Cee Lo Green It's OK 2010 Warner Bros.
5 recordlabel: Capitol 79127
chartposition: RandB #6
writtenby: Keith Thomas and BeBe Winans
album: Different Lifestyles
comments: [ballad]
BeBe & CeCe Winans It's O.K. 1992 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Solar 13
chartposition: RandB #74, US dance #10
album: Portrait of Carrie
Carrie Lucas It's Not What You Got (It's How You Use It) 1980 Solar
7 recordlabel: Parrot 9737
chartposition: RandB #26, US #10, UK #1, US AC #3
writtenby: Les Reed & Gordon Mills
album: Along Came Jones
comments: [pop soul]
Tom Jones It's Not Unusual 1965 Parrot
-- recordlabel: Vee Jay 674
writtenby: Gordon Mills, Les Reed
album: It's Not Unusual
comments: [northern soul]
The Dells It's Not Unusual 1965 Vee Jay
-- recordlabel: Marina Records 500
writtenby: A. O. Johnson
Al Johnson It's Not Too Late 1978 Marina Records
-- recordlabel: Capitol 4295
writtenby: Harris, Felder, Kersey
comments: [philly sound]
Tapestry It's Not The World That's Messed Up 1976 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Arista 3641
chartposition: RandB #7, US #4, UK #3, US dance #1
writtenby: LaShawn Daniels, Toni Estes, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III and Isaac Phillips
album: My Love Is Your Love
Whitney Houston It's Not Right but It's Okay 1999 Arista
2 recordlabel: ICA 026
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: L.V. Johnson
comments: [slow jam]
L.V. Johnson It's Not My Time 1980 ICA
3 recordlabel: Boardwalk 7 11 147
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Joe Coleman and Michael Lo Bianco
album: Cliff Dawson
comments: [ballad]
Cliff Dawson It's Not Me You Love 1982 Boardwalk
4 recordlabel: Red Star 79722
chartposition: RandB #90
album: World Outside My Window
comments: [slow jam]
Glenn Lewis It's Not Fair 2002 Red Star
-- recordlabel: Paramount 0186
writtenby: M. Hinds
Sly, Slick And Wicked It's Not Easy 1972 Paramount
-- recordlabel: Constellation 104
writtenby: B. Giant, B. Baum, F. Kaye
Gene Chandler It's No Good For Me 1963 Constellation
1 recordlabel: Solar 68966
chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, US dance #5
writtenby: Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons
album: Tender Lover
comments: [disco dance boogie]
Babyface It's No Crime 1989 Solar
2 recordlabel: Capitol 256(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Dan Hartman
album: Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Diana Ross It's Never Too Late 1982 Capitol (UK)
3 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 569
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
album: The Message
comments: [hip hop]
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five It's Nasty (Genius of Love) 1982 Sugar Hill
-- recordlabel: Columbia 39321
writtenby: Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman
album: Bad Bobby Glover
comments: [album cut]
Bobby Glover It's My Turn 1984 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Arista 0646
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Carol Bayer Sager, Michael Masser
album: Love All The Hurt Away
comments: [ballad]
Aretha Franklin It's My Turn 1982 Arista
2 recordlabel: Pulse 8 USA 804
chartposition: UK #89
writtenby: Jeanie Tracy
album: It's My Time
Jeanie Tracy It's My Time 1995 PulseUSA
-- recordlabel: Wand 11202
writtenby: R. Isley, O. Isley, R. Isley
Betty Moorer It's My Thing 1967 Wand
1 recordlabel: Warner 7678
chartposition: RandB #5, UK #71
writtenby: Womack and Womack
album: C.K.
Chaka Khan It's My Party 1989 Warner
2 recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10634
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #35
writtenby: J.L. Hooker
comments: [blues]
B.B. King It's My Own Fault 1965 ABCParamount
3 recordlabel: Urban 62 (UK)
chartposition: UK #84
album: Take It From Me
Maureen Walsh It's My Life 1990 Urban(UK)
4 recordlabel: Island 99324
chartposition: RandB #90
Millie Scott It's My Life 1988 Island
5 recordlabel: Pandisc 079
chartposition: US #96
writtenby: MC Nas D (as Darnell Williams [MC Nas D])
MC Nas-D & D.J. Fred It's My Cadillac (Got That Bass) 1992 Pandisc
6 recordlabel: Fantasy 165(UK)
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Charles Buie, James Ellison, Murry Swartz and Theodore McLean
album: Damon
Damon Harris It's Music 1979 Fantasy (UK)
7 recordlabel: Capitol 5284
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: High Rise
comments: [disco dance]
Ashford & Simpson It's Much Deeper 1983 Capitol
8 recordlabel: Violator 79265
chartposition: RandB #71
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Nasir Jones, Havoc, Prodigy and Brandy
album: Murda Muzik
comments: samples 'The Boy Is Mine' by Brandy and Monica and 'Scarface Cues' by Giorgio Moroder
Mobb Deep featuring Nas It's Mine 1999 Violator
9 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: RandB #30, US #83
album: One Man Band Man
comments: [hip hop]
Swizz Beatz It's Me Snitches 2007 Universal Motown
10 recordlabel: MCA 25651-2
chartposition: RandB #105
album: Emotional
mpcode: OfaTBrLyeZg
K-Ci & JoJo It's Me 2002 MCA
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 11357(UK)
writtenby: Lee Jr.
album: I Love To Dance
Kleeer It's Magic 1979 Atlantic (UK)
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2316
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #42
writtenby: Cahn, Styne
album: It's Magic / The Best of Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis It's Magic 1966 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Columbia 05442
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: Dream of a Lifetime
comments: [ballad]
Marvin Gaye It's Madness 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: H and L
album: Timothy Wilson
comments: [album cut]
Timothy Wilson It's Love Baby 1978 H and L
1 recordlabel: Hidden Beach
chartposition: RandB #125
writtenby: Jill Scott, Darren Henson and Keith Pelzer
album: Who Is Jill Scott? - Words And Sounds Vol. 1
comments: [neo soul]
mpcode: ZkZdZsvzvCc
Jill Scott It's Love 2000 Hidden Beach
2 recordlabel: Ariola America 50004
chartposition: US Dance #15
writtenby: Andrew "Mike" Terry
album: Bad Luck
The Atlanta Disco Band It's Love 1976 Ariola America
3 recordlabel: Def Squad 573201
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Redman, Joseph Williams, Kirk Khaleel and Erick Sermon
album: Muddy Waters
Redman It's Like That (My Big Brother) 1996 Def Squad
4 recordlabel: Island 004230
chartposition: RandB #17, US #16, UK #4, US dance #1
writtenby: Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal and Johnta Austin
album: The Emancipation of Mimi
comments: featuring Fatman Scoop
Mariah Carey It's Like That 2005 Island
-- recordlabel: Capitol 16183
album: It's Just The Way I Feel
Gene Dunlap featuring The Ridgeways It's Just The Way I Feel 1981 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Date 1562
writtenby: J. Daniels, J. Moore
Johnny Moore It's Just My Way Of Loving You 1967 Date
-- recordlabel: Nite Beat 1000
writtenby: Norman Keith
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
mpcode: WLAJmV51cC8
The Intrepids It's Just A Picture 1970 Nite Beat
-- recordlabel: Cat 2001
writtenby: Chris Perkins
album: Raw Soul Express
Raw Soul Express It's In You 1977 Cat
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 0520
chartposition: RandB #12, US #52
writtenby: Sid Wayne and Canche Manzanero
album: Ain't No Big Thing, But It's Growing
New Birth It's Impossible 1971 RCA Victor
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54246
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin)
album: Pure Smokey
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson It's Her Turn to Live 1974 Tamla
3 recordlabel: Kayvette 5125
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Clarence Reid
Jackie Moore It's Harder to Leave 1976 Kayvette
4 recordlabel: Alston 4617
chartposition: RandB #11, US #72
writtenby: Betty Wright , Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke
album: Hard to Stop
Betty Wright It's Hard to Stop (Doing Something When it's Good to You) 1973 Alston
-- recordlabel: Sho Boat 5025
writtenby: Richard Carl Wilson
Richard C It's Hard to Make It 1984 Sho Boat
1 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2641
chartposition: RandB #26, US #87
writtenby: Joe Simon and A. Orange
Joe Simon It's Hard to Get Along 1969 Sound Stage Seven
-- recordlabel: Paula 393
writtenby: Jerry Strickland and Bobby Patterson
comments: [southern soul]
Fontella Bass It's Hard To Get Back In 1973 Paula
-- recordlabel: Stax 719
writtenby: Isaac Hayes, Joe Shamwell
album: The Soul of a Bell
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: wzXpAmqKXiA
William Bell It's Happening All Over 1967 Stax
-- recordlabel: Warner 8199
writtenby: Homer Banks & Carl Hampton
album: Passport To Ecstasy Plus...
Banks & Hampton It's Gotta Be This Way 1977 Warner
1 recordlabel: Decca 32164
chartposition: RandB #21, US #63
writtenby: Leon Haywood
Leon Haywood It's Got to Be Mellow 1967 Decca
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 453336
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Terry Collins
album: Jealousy
Major Harris It's Got to Be Magic 1976 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: RCA Victor 478539
chartposition: RandB #15, US #41
writtenby: Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke It's Got the Whole World Shakin' 1965 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Cat 1979
writtenby: Reid, Clarke
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: NZcXX7eeoP0
Willie Johnson It's Got To Be Tonight 1972 Cat
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54141
writtenby: S. Moy, V. Bullock, Wm. Stevenson
album: Take Two
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston It's Got To Be A Miracle (This Thing Called Love) 1966 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 577
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Mel Brooks and Pete Wingfield
comments: [rap]
Sylvia It's Good to Be the Queen 1982 Sugar Hill
2 recordlabel: Devaki 4003
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Al Boyd, Bobby Massey, Dennis Edwards and Eddie Levert
album: Coming Home
comments: [ballad]
Truth It's Gonna Take a Miracle 1981 Devaki
3 recordlabel: Columbia 02812
chartposition: RandB #1, US #10, US AC #6
writtenby: Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein & Lou Stallman
album: Niecy
comments: [love ballad]
Deniece Williams It's Gonna Take a Miracle 1982 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Important 1 (UK)
writtenby: M. Jackson, A. Brevard
album: I Had To Say It
comments: [ballad]
Millie Jackson It's Gonna Take Some Time This Time 1985 Important(UK)
1 recordlabel: MCA 23871
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: All Our Love
Gladys Knight & the Pips It's Gonna Take All Our Love 1988 MCA
2 recordlabel: Arista 74321
chartposition: RandB #44, US #34, UK #17, US dance #1
writtenby: Bill Withers, David Cole, Michelle Visage, Robert Clivillés, Skip Scarborough and Tommy Never
S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. introducing Michelle Visage It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day 1992 Arista
3 recordlabel: Wand 173
chartposition: RandB #26, US #56
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Maxine Brown It's Gonna Be Alright 1965 Wand

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