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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
-- recordlabel: Playboy 6022
writtenby: B. Soliday, P. Portraitis, R. Buckner
Buck It's Going To Be Alright 1975 Playboy
1 recordlabel: Bad Boy South 94249
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #191
writtenby: Yung Joc and Nitti
album: New Joc City
Yung Joc featuring Nitti It's Goin' Down 2006 Bad Boy South
-- recordlabel: Fat Boy 2026
writtenby: J. Mathhew and A. Matthews
ADC Band It's Friday Night 1985 Fat Boy
-- recordlabel: RCA Italiana 41727
writtenby: Franco Scepi, Ami Stewart, Serdio Menegale
album: Time For Fantasy
Amii Stewart It's Fantasy 1987 RCA Italiana
-- recordlabel: Carnival 537
writtenby: E. Bivins, J. Evans
Lee Williams & the Cymbals It's Everything About You (That I Love) 1968 Carnival
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2561
chartposition: US #88
writtenby: Eddie Harris
album: Plug Me In
Eddie Harris It's Crazy 1968 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: RCA 10561
chartposition: RandB #3, US #68
writtenby: Marvin Yancy and Chuck Jackson (as Charles Jackson)
album: Tymes Up
The Tymes It's Cool 1976 RCA
-- recordlabel: Lester Radio 901
writtenby: Richie Hohenburger
album: Funk Reaction
comments: [smooth jazz funk instrumental]
Lonnie Smith It's Changed 1978 Lester Radio
1 recordlabel: Jamie 1292
chartposition: RandB #26, US #95
writtenby: B. L. Ozen
Barbara Lynn It's Better to Have It 1965 Jamie
-- recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10825
writtenby: Joe South
album: Time For The Tams
The Tams It's Better To Have Loved A Little 1966 ABC Paramount
1 recordlabel: Buddah 478
chartposition: RandB #16, UK #59
writtenby: Tony Macaulay
Gladys Knight & the Pips It's Better Than Good Time 1978 Buddah
2 recordlabel: RCA Victor 0185
chartposition: RandB #9, US #66
writtenby: James Baker and Melvin Wilson
album: It's Been a Long Time
comments: [ballad]
New Birth It's Been a Long Time 1974 RCA Victor
3 recordlabel: Elektra 61555
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Sami McKinney, Michael O'Hara and Mary Unobsky
album: Rhythm of Love
comments: [ballad]
Anita Baker It's Been You 1995 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Jay Boy 100(UK)
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey) and Richard Finch
album: George McCrae [1975 album]
comments: [disco dance]
George McCrae It's Been So Long 1975 Jay Boy (UK)
5 recordlabel: Capitol 5681
chartposition: RandB #6
writtenby: Howard King
album: A Lot of Love
Melba Moore It's Been So Long 1987 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Chelsea 3036
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Ronnie Wilkins, Kenneth Moore
Stuff 'N' Ramjett It's Been A Long Long Time 1975 Chelsea
7 recordlabel: Alston 4620
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Pam Sawyer and Gloria Jones
Betty Wright It's Bad for Me to See You 1974 Alston
-- recordlabel: Stax 0046
writtenby: G. Currant, S. Davis, K. Barker
album: The Johnnie Taylor Philosophy Continues
Johnnie Taylor It's Amazing 1969 Stax
-- recordlabel: Atco 6596
writtenby: D. Davis, G. Current, K. Barker
Ben E. King It's Amazing 1968 Atco
1 recordlabel: MCA 25033-2
chartposition: RandB #124
album: Love In Stereo
comments: [neo soul]
mpcode: OURTZvyVeKA
Rahsaan Patterson It's Alright Now 2000 MCA
2 recordlabel: United Artists 1239
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: Another Side
Vivian Reed It's Alright (This Feeling) 1978 United Artists
3 recordlabel: Warner 8148
chartposition: RandB #19, US #92
writtenby: Larry Graham
album: Ain't No 'Bout A Doubt It
Graham Central Station It's Alright 1975 Warner
4 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10487
chartposition: RandB #1 (5 weeks) US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 21
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Impressions
The Impressions It's Alright 1963 ABC Paramount
5 recordlabel: Silas/MCA 2609
chartposition: RandB #13, US #108
writtenby: Chanté Moore and Vassal Benford
album: Precious
comments: [ballad]
Chanté Moore It's Alright 1993 Silas/MCA
6 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 566210
chartposition: RandB #32, US #61
comments: [rap]
Memphis Bleek & Jay-Z It's Alright 1998 Roc A Fella
7 recordlabel: Hollywood Basic 5626
chartposition: RandB #53, US 68
writtenby: Joe Wolfe, Roy Pennon, Khiry Abdulsamad and Tajh Abdulsamad
album: Classic Example
Classic Example It's Alright 1992 Hollywood Basic
8 recordlabel: Columbia 78376
chartposition: RandB #58
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Benny Tillman, Carl Breeding and Darcy Aldridge
album: What Girl Are Made of
Kaycee Grogan It's Alright 1996 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2066
writtenby: L. Chamber, L. Lewis
album: Tonite
Sho Nuff It's Alright 1980 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 4052
chartposition: US Dance #2, RandB #60, US #108
writtenby: Gino Soccio
album: Face To Face
comments: [disco funk]
Gino Soccio It's Alright 1982 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Solar 11380
chartposition: RandB #4, US #102
writtenby: Fred Lewis
album: Shot of Love
Lakeside It's All the Way Live 1979 Solar
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2774
chartposition: RandB #13, US #51
writtenby: George Jackson and Raymond Moore
album: Patches
comments: [southern soul]
Clarence Carter It's All in Your Mind 1970 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Fantasy 818
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Augie Johnson, Gregory Matta, Louie Patton, Sylvia St. James and Wayne Henderson
album: Goin' Bananas
Side Effect It's All in Your Mind 1978 Fantasy
5 recordlabel: Elektra 69751
chartposition: RandB #17, US Dance #23
album: It's All Yours
Starpoint It's All Yours 1984 Elektra
6 recordlabel: EastWest 6114
chartposition: UK #36
album: Seven and Seven
MC Lyte featuring Gina Thompson It's All Yours 1998 EastWest
-- recordlabel: Total Experience
writtenby: G. Ozen, O. Scott
album: Am I Still Your Boyfriend?
comments: [disco funk album cut]
mpcode: LCKIcZuOQuE
Switch It's All Up to You 1984 Total Experience
1 recordlabel: Cadet 5689
chartposition: RandB #23, US #94
writtenby: Terry Callier and Larry Wade
album: Freedom Means
The Dells It's All Up to You 1972 Cadet
2 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10533
chartposition: US #79
writtenby: Edward Thomas and Clifton Thomas
album: Presenting The Tams / The Best Of The Tams
comments: B side to You Lied to Your Daddy
The Tams It's All Right (You're Just In Love) 1964 ABC Paramount
3 recordlabel: RCA Victor 477927
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke It's All Right 1961 RCA Victor
4 recordlabel: Sar Records 152
chartposition: RandB #21, US #94
writtenby: Bobby Womack and Shirley Womack
The Valentinos It's All Over Now 1964 Sar Records
5 recordlabel: United Artists 674
chartposition: RandB #68
Bobby Womack & Bill Withers It's All Over Now 1975 United Artists
6 recordlabel: Atco 6315
chartposition: RandB #40, US #72
writtenby: Bert Russell and Mike Leander
album: Seven Letters Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2
comments: [deep soul]
Ben E. King It's All Over 1964 Atco
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2306
writtenby: Cropper, Pickett
album: The Exciting Wilson Pickett
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: rWUEnh7ffiA
Wilson Pickett It's All Over 1965 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Wand 11263
chartposition: RandB #12, US #65
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
The Independents It's All Over 1973 Wand
-- recordlabel: Dakar 4563
writtenby: Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman
album: It's All in the Game
Tyrone Davis It's All In The Game 1973 Dakar
1 recordlabel: Giant 18271
chartposition: RandB #14, US 46, UK #52
writtenby: MC Hammer (as Hammer), The Whole 9 and Deuce Deuce
album: The Funky Headhunter
MC Hammer It's All Good 1994 Giant
-- recordlabel: Tear Drop 3495
writtenby: Jerry Jenkins, Charles Gibbs
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: 1_KsLdV1k8w
Buddy Ace It's All For You 1985 Tear Drop
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 915
writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
album: The Supremes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes It's All Been Said Before 1975 Tamla Motown
1 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9103
chartposition: RandB #7, US #2, UK #18
writtenby: Diddy, Stephen Jacobs, Jadakiss, DAnny Styles, The Notorious B.I.G, Kim Jones and D Dot
album: No Way Out
comments: [rap] (ft. The Notorious BIG, Lil Kim, The Lox, Dave Grohl, Perfect, Fuzzbubble & Rob Zombie)
Puff Daddy (P. Diddy) It's All About the Benjamins 1997 Bad Boy
2 recordlabel: Capitol 58777
chartposition: RandB #6, US #18, UK #65
writtenby: Heavynn, Kenneth Karlin and Soulshock (as Carsten Schack)
album: Tracie
Tracie Spencer It's All About You (Not About Me) 1999 Capitol
3 recordlabel: EastWest 066066
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Do You Wanna Ride?
Adina Howard It's All About You 1995 EastWest
4 recordlabel: RCA 64576
chartposition: RandB #32, US #61, UK #36
writtenby: Allen Gordon, Andrea Martin and Tony Burroughs
album: New Beginning
SWV It's All About U 1996 RCA
5 recordlabel: Beggars Banquet 97 (UK)
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: Jim Mullen, Richard Niles
album: It's About Time
comments: [jazz funk]
Morrissey Mullen It's About Time 1983 Beggars Banquet(UK
6 recordlabel: AandM 00681
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Travon Potts
album: All Work, No Play
comments: [slow jam]
Public Announcement It's About Time 1998 A&M
7 recordlabel: IndaSoul 1000
chartposition: RandB #96
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: M Doc, S. Carter, Jere McAllister and Chantay Savage
M-Doc Featuring Chantay Savage It's A Summer Thang 1994 IndaSoul
8 recordlabel: Warner 21791
chartposition: RandB #8, UK #12, US dance #2, US #26
writtenby: Stevie Wonder, David Steele, Monie Love, Lee Garrett and Syreeta
album: Down To Earth
comments: [hip hop]
Monie Love It's A Shame (My Sister) 1990 Warner
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros.
album: Earth And Heaven
comments: Jazz Funk
Repercussions It's A New Day 1995 Warner Bros.
-- recordlabel: Team 1011
album: Stolen Love
comments: [southern soul]
Chuck Strong It's A Matter Of Life (Or Death) 1993 Team
-- recordlabel: Shanachie 5775
writtenby: James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome
album: Let's Do It Again
comments: [album cut]
Leela James It's A Man's Man's Man's World 2009 Shanachie
1 recordlabel: Chrysalis 23532
chartposition: US dance #22
writtenby: Julian Jonah
comments: [dance, house]
Julian Jonah It's A Jungle Out There 1990 Chrysalis
-- recordlabel: Casino 056
writtenby: C. Friend, G. Green
Garland Green It's A Backdoor World (When Your Front Money's Gone) 1976 Casino
1 recordlabel: Warner 8179
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Come as You Are
Ashford & Simpson It'll Come, It'll Come, It'll Come 1976 Warner
2 recordlabel: Glasco 101
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #11
writtenby: Donald Height
comments: [ballad]
The Lost Souls It Won't Work Out Baby 1966 Glasco
-- recordlabel: Loma 2105
writtenby: Poindexter, Poindexter, Harper
Linda Jones It Won't Take Much (To Bring Me Back) 1968 Loma
1 recordlabel: Federal 12484
chartposition: RandB #13, US #89
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Kelly, Thompson
album: It Won't Be This Way Always
The King Pins It Won't Be This Way (Always) 1963 Federal
-- recordlabel: ABC 40012
writtenby: Lambert, Potter
album: Main Street People
Four Tops It Won't Be The First Time 1974 ABC
-- recordlabel: Columbia 4 42823
writtenby: J. Mincher, C. Laskey, I. Hunter
Walter Jackson It Will Be The Last Time 1963 Columbia
1 recordlabel: RCA 12348
chartposition: UK #43
writtenby: Allee Willis, David Foster and Jay Graydon
album: I Got the Melody
comments: [ballad]
Odyssey It Will Be Alright 1981 RCA
2 recordlabel: MCA 088 155 782
chartposition: RandB #3, US #1, UK #1
writtenby: Shaggy (as Orville Burrell), Rik Rok, Shaun Pizzonia and Braun Thompson
album: Hot Shot
Shaggy It Wasn't Me 2000 MCA
3 recordlabel: Dreamworks 13500
chartposition: RandB #44, US #108
writtenby: Tricky Stewart
album: Skin Deep
comments: [hip hop]
Sole featuring Ginuwine It Wasn't Me 2000 Dreamworks
-- recordlabel: Black Satin 001
writtenby: C. Green, J. Simon
album: Get It Don't Stop
Superior Elevation It Was September 1981 Black Satin
1 recordlabel: Fame 6407
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30
writtenby: Jimmy Hughes
Jimmy Hughes It Was Nice 1965 Fame
2 recordlabel: United Artists 848
chartposition: US #95
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Russell
Garnet Mimms It Was Easier to Hurt Her 1965 United Artists
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2358
chartposition: RandB #7, US #20
writtenby: Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham
album: Warm and Tender Soul / The Best Of Percy Sledge
comments: [deep soul ballad]
Percy Sledge It Tears Me Up 1966 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: AV8 Records 147
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Fatman Scoop
DJ Kool It Takes Two 2000 AV Records
5 recordlabel: Private I 05694
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Jerry Barnes and Katreese Barnes
album: It Takes Two
Juicy It Takes Two 1985 Private I
6 recordlabel: Instant 147
chartposition: RandB #85
album: In The Club
comments: [hip hop]
Fat Man Scoop ft. Missy Elliott It Takes Two 2000 Instant
7 recordlabel: Tamla 54141
chartposition: RandB #4, US #14, UK #16
writtenby: William 'Mickey' Stevenson and Sylvia Moy
album: Take Two / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston It Takes Two 1967 Tamla
8 recordlabel: Alfa 7016
chartposition: RandB #53, US Dance #57
writtenby: Greg Perry
Greg Perry It Takes Heart 1982 Alfa
-- recordlabel: Paula 376
writtenby: H. Hawkins, B. Perry, S. Joseph, R. Bass
comments: [southern soul]
Fontella Bass It Sure Is Good 1972 Paula
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 49805
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
album: Performance
Ashford & Simpson It Shows In The Eyes 1981 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: Island 4833
chartposition: RandB #27, US Dance #11
writtenby: Darryl Thompson
album: Gwen Guthrie
Gwen Guthrie It Should Have Been You 1982 Island
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 8402
chartposition: RandB #9, US #40
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and William
album: Feelin' Bluesy
comments: [Motown Sound]
Gladys Knight & the Pips It Should Have Been Me 1968 Tamla Motown
3 recordlabel: Elektra 60891
chartposition: RandB #1,
writtenby: Teddy Pendergrass and Terry Price
album: Truly Blessed
comments: [ballad]
Teddy Pendergrass It Shoud've Been You 1991 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Warner 17237
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #48
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: Is It Still Good to Ya
comments: [disco dance]
Ashford & Simpson It Seems to Hang On 1978 Warner
-- recordlabel: Red Coach 802
writtenby: Cleveland Horne, Raymond A. Evans
comments: [northern soul]
The Carstairs It Really Hurts Me Girl 1973 Red Coach
1 recordlabel: RCA 42232
chartposition: UK #76
writtenby: Dr. Robert
album: Whoops! There Goes The Neighbourhood
The Blow Monkeys It Pays To Belong 1988 RCA
2 recordlabel: Capitol 15832 (UK)
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
Tavares It Only Takes a Minute (extended remix) 1986 Capitol(UK)
3 recordlabel: Capitol 15832
chartposition: RandB #1, US #10, US dance #2
writtenby: Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter
album: In the City
comments: [disco dance]
Tavares It Only Takes a Minute 1975 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 1501
writtenby: J. Beavers
Ella Washington It Must Be Love 1971 Sound Stage Seven
1 recordlabel: Big Beat 95602
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #35, US #91, UK #37
writtenby: John Footman and Judy Weider
album: From Now On
comments: [dance, house]
Robin S. It Must Be Love 1997 Big Beat
2 recordlabel: Capitol 5269
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: David Shawn Sandridge and Rahni Harris (as Rahni Harris II)
album: Feel the Music
Dayton It Must Be Love 1983 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Real Thing 101
writtenby: Sundia Garvin
Full Speed It Must Be Love 1970 Real Thing
-- recordlabel: Carlton 507
writtenby: A. Downing
Big Al Downing It Must Be Love 1959 Carlton
1 recordlabel: Pye International 25572
chartposition: UK #14
writtenby: Labi Siffre
album: Crying Laughing Loving Lying
Labi Siffre It Must Be Love 1971 Pye International
2 recordlabel: Pyramid 6068 (UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: Dacres, Kong
album: Intensified
comments: [Reggae]
Desmond Dekker & the Aces It Miek 1969 Pyramid(UK)
3 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: RandB #1, US #43
writtenby: Andrea Martin, Robert Littlejohn Jr., Leon Carr and Earl Shulman
album: The Bridge
comments: [slow jam]
Melanie Fiona It Kills Me 2009 Universal Motown
4 recordlabel: Brilliant! 1 (UK)
chartposition: UK #2
writtenby: Bartholomew, Domino, Guidry
album: Just To Let You Know...
comments: [reggae]
Bitty Mclean It Keeps Rainin' (Tears From My Eyes) 1993 Brilliant!(UK)
5 recordlabel: Imperial 5753
chartposition: RandB #18, US #23, UK #49
writtenby: Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew & Bobby Charles
album: I Miss You So
Fats Domino It Keeps Rainin' 1961 Imperial
6 recordlabel: Arista 9851
chartposition: RandB #5, UK #29, US #41, US dance #18
writtenby: Albert Hammond & Diane Warren
album: Through The Storm
Aretha Franklin & Whitney Houston It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Ever Gonna Be 1989 Arista
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 8036
writtenby: D. Marshall, W. Potts, Jr.
album: Finesse
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: yJilaPTSEnw
Glenn Jones It Hurts Too Much 1984 RCA Victor

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