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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
801 recordlabel: Atlantic 2470
chartposition: US dance #2, R&B #113
album: Flower
comments: [love ballad]
Jody Watley If I'm Not in Love 1998 Atlantic
802 recordlabel: Warner 27556
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #54
writtenby: Timmy Gatling, Teddy Riley & Al B. Sure!
album: In Effect Mode
Al B. Sure! featuring Slick Rick If I'm Not Your Lover 1989 Warner
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 7207
writtenby: A. Bond
Laura Lee If I'm Good Enough To Love (I'm Good Enough To Marry) 1972 Hot Wax
1 recordlabel: MCA 53275
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Gloria Jones, Clay McMurray and Pam Sawyer
album: If I Were Your Woman
Stephanie Mills If I Were Your Woman 1988 MCA
2 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 000399911
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: A. Hooker, Al Rad Lewis, Billy Beck,Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond",Williams, Leroy Bonner
Nicole Wray If I Was Your Girlfriend 2004 Roc A Fella
3 recordlabel: Paisley Park 28334
chartposition: RandB #12, UK #20, US #67
writtenby: Prince
album: Sign of the Times
Prince If I Was Your Girlfriend 1987 Paisley Park
-- recordlabel: Tamla 329
writtenby: Ed Townsend, Marvin Gaye
album: Let\'s Get It On
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: oiN7WXFCocQ
Marvin Gaye If I Should Die Tonight 1973 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Columbia 78327
chartposition: RandB #17, US #53, UK #12
writtenby: Nas (as Nasir Jones), Jean Claude Olivier, Kurtis Blow (as Kurtis Walker) and Sam Barnes
album: It Was Written
comments: [hip hop]
Nas If I Ruled the World 1996 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Karen 1539
writtenby: Pop Corn Wylie, Tony Hester
Jimmey (Soul) Clark If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now) 1968 Karen
-- recordlabel: Avco 4572
writtenby: Thom Bell, Linda Creed
album: The Stylistics
The Stylistics If I Love You 1971 Avco
-- recordlabel: United Artists 50720
writtenby: Thom Bell, Linda Creed
Little Anthony & The Imperials If I Love You 1970 United Artists
1 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 207 (UK)
chartposition: UK #43
writtenby: Prince
album: Contribution
Mica Paris If I Love U 2 Nite 1991 th and Bway(UK)
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2140
writtenby: Carson Whitsett, Dan Tyler
album: Lover Boy
Johnnie Taylor If I Lose Your Love 1987 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Columbia 4479120
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Daryl Simmons and Kenny Lattimore
album: From the Soul of Man
comments: [slow jam]
Kenny Lattimore If I Lose My Woman 1999 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Gasoline Alley 55140
chartposition: RandB #52, US #117
album: From I Extreme II Another
II D Extreme If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) 1996 Gasoline Alley
-- recordlabel: Capitol 3849
writtenby: A. Williams, J. Jones
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: OzJV2EFS93w
Jimmy Jones If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) 1974 Capitol
1 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
2 recordlabel: Arista 0650
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: David Lasley and Willie Wilcox
album: If I Had the Chance
comments: [love ballad]
Chuck Cissel & Marva King If I Had the Chance 1982 Arista
3 recordlabel: Kelli Arts 1006
chartposition: RandB #83
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Tawatha Agee
album: A Portrait of Walter Jackson
comments: [ballad]
Walter Jackson If I Had a Chance 1983 Kelli Arts
4 recordlabel: EMI America 8111
chartposition: RandB #56, US #36
album: Missin' Twenty Grand
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
David Lasley If I Had My Wish Tonight 1982 EMI America
-- recordlabel: Stax 226
writtenby: Isaac Hayes, David Porter
album: Rare Stamps
Johnnie Taylor If I Had It To Do Over 1967 Stax
-- recordlabel: Stax 2025143
writtenby: Porter, Williams, LeBeau
album: Victim Of The Joke?....An Opera
David Porter If I Give It Up, I Want It Back 1971 Stax
1 recordlabel: AandM 1606
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Pam Sawyer and Leon Ware
album: Body Heat
Quincy Jones If I Ever Lose This Heaven 1974 A&M
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 10655
chartposition: RandB #25, US #39
writtenby: Leon Ware and Pam Sawyer
album: Cut the Cake
Average White Band If I Ever Lose This Heaven 1975 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Gasoline Alley 2436
chartposition: RandB #2, US #2, UK #36
writtenby: Carl Martin
album: If I Ever Fall in Love
comments: [slow jam]
Shai If I Ever Fall in Love 1992 Gasoline Alley
4 recordlabel: Alston 3722
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Betty Wright
album: Explosion
comments: [ballad]
Betty Wright If I Ever Do Wrong 1976 Alston
5 recordlabel: Chocolate City 3224
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Homer Banks and Chuck Brooks
album: Randy
comments: [beat ballad]
Randy Brown If I Don't Love You 1981 Chocolate City
6 recordlabel: Columbia 10420
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Naked and Warm
Bill Withers If I Didn't Mean You Well 1976 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Dakar 615
writtenby: Floyd Smith
Tyrone Davis If I Didn't Love You 1970 Dakar
1 recordlabel: Wand 188
chartposition: RandB #18, US #46
writtenby: Mark Barkan and Pam Sawyer
album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
Chuck Jackson If I Didn't Love You 1965 Wand
2 recordlabel: Stang 5016
chartposition: RandB #7, US #44
writtenby: Jack Lawrence
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Moments If I Didn't Care 1970 Stang
-- recordlabel: Stateside 2006
writtenby: P. Peoples
comments: [northern soul]
Vernon Garrett If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time 1967 Stateside
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 7009
writtenby: General Johnson, Greg Perry
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) If I Could See The Light In The Window 1969 Hot Wax
-- recordlabel: United Artists 36384 (UK)
writtenby: R. Miller, K. Hirsch
album: Good To See You
Walter Jackson If I Could See Myself 1978 United Artists(UK)
1 recordlabel: Elektra 5472
chartposition: RandB #14
album: Howard Hewett
Howard Hewett If I Could Only Have That Day Back 1990 Elektra
2 recordlabel: ABC 11343
chartposition: RandB #29, US #89
writtenby: Gabriel Mekler and Nolan Porter
album: Nolan
comments: [northern soul]
Nolan Porter If I Could Only Be Sure 1973 ABC
3 recordlabel: Elektra 67311
chartposition: RandB #26, US #15
writtenby: J. Austin, Lil' Mo, Angie Martinez and Rahiem Prince Thomas
album: Animal House
Angie Martinez featuring Lil Mo & Sacario If I Could Go! 2002 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Tamla 54161
chartposition: RandB #2, US #10, UK #41
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol & Vernon Bullock
album: United / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell If I Could Build My Whole World Around You 1967 Tamla
5 recordlabel: Columbia 74864
chartposition: RandB #9, US #52, US AC #12
writtenby: Ronald Miller, Ken Hirsch and M. Sharron
album: Passion
comments: [ballad]
Regina Belle If I Could 1993 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Handshake 37666
writtenby: Jesse C. Robinson, Bill Williams Jr, Marshall McQueen Jr
album: Free To Be Me
comments: [album cut]
Johnny Bristol If I Can't Stop You 1981 Handshake
1 recordlabel: Riversal 40182
chartposition: UK #127
comments: (Eric Kupper Classic Mix)
Pauline Henry If I Can't Have You 1998 Riversal
2 recordlabel: All Platinum 2336
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Donnie Elbert
album: Where Did Our Love Go
Donnie Elbert If I Can't Have You 1972 All Platinum
3 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7301
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46
writtenby: A. Bond, G. Perry
The Honey Cone If I Can't Fly 1973 Hot Wax
4 recordlabel: MCA 252101
chartposition: RandB #58
album: JP
comments: [slow jam]
Jesse Powell If I 2001 MCA
5 recordlabel: Granite 536
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Bobby Patterson (as Bobby C. Patterson)
comments: [deep soul]
Bobby Patterson If He Hadn't Slipped Up and Got Caught 1976 Granite
-- recordlabel: Blue Candle 1517
writtenby: C. Reid
Joey Gilmore If He Can Do It So Can You 1976 Blue Candle
1 recordlabel: Arista 9766
chartposition: RandB #31, US AC #26
writtenby: Todd Cerney and Pamela Oland
album: Indestructible
Four Tops with Aretha Franklin If Ever a Love There Was 1988 Arista
2 recordlabel: Elektra 69728
chartposition: RandB #6, US #10, US AC #1
writtenby: Cynthia Weil, Michael Masser & Tom Snow
album: Straight from the Heart
comments: [love ballad]
Peabo Bryson If Ever You're in My Arms Again 1984 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Columbia 444441
writtenby: A.J. Lerner, F. Loewe
Aretha Franklin If Ever I Would Leave You 1968 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 3483
chartposition: RandB #37, US #24, US AC #1
writtenby: Joe Brooks
album: Roberta Flack
comments: [ballad]
Roberta Flack If Ever I See You Again 1978 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Arista 8492
writtenby: Pamela Phillips Oland, Todd Cerney
album: Indestructible
comments: [album cut]
Aretha Franklin & Levi Stubbs If Ever A Love There Was 1988 Arista
1 recordlabel: Yab Yum 6137
chartposition: RandB #64, US #53
writtenby: Babyface
album: 3rd Storee
3rd Storee If Ever 1999 Yab Yum
-- recordlabel: Warner 7804
writtenby: Darryl Butler
album: Let Me Ride
Windy City If By Chance 1974 Warner
1 recordlabel: Capitol 79405
chartposition: RandB #52
album: Relationships
comments: [love song]
BeBe & CeCe Winans If Anything Ever Happened to You 1994 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Tap 500
chartposition: US #82
writtenby: Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans and Stanley Damerell
The Paragons If 1961 Tap
3 recordlabel: Atco 6098
chartposition: US #64
writtenby: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
The Coasters Idol with the Golden Head 1957 Atco
4 recordlabel: LaFace Digital
chartposition: US #100
writtenby: André 3000 (as André Benjamin)
album: Idlewild
OutKast Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me) 2006 LaFace Digital
5 recordlabel: Warner 9247
chartposition: RandB #11, US #106, US dance #70
writtenby: Prince and Morris Day
album: Ice Cream Castles
The Time Ice Cream Castles 1984 Warner
6 recordlabel: DreamWorks
chartposition: RandB #54, US #124
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Ice Cream
JS Ice Cream 2003 DreamWorks
7 recordlabel: Def Jam 562606
chartposition: RandB #56
weeksinr&bchart: 10
album: The Tunnel
comments: [hip hop] samples "I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over" by David Porter
Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap featuring LL Cool J III Bomb 2000 Def Jam
8 recordlabel: Elektra 69294
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Eric McCaine and Free Smith
album: All Nite
Entouch II Hype 1989 Elektra
9 recordlabel: EastWest 1982
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Yo Yo, Ice Cube, Pockets and Quincy Jones III
album: You Better Ask Somebody
comments: [rap]
Yo-Yo IBWin' wit My CREWin' 1993 EastWest
10 recordlabel: Capitol 44009
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Billy Luz Sprague, Tom Hemby, Keith Thomas, BeBe Winans and Mike Rapp
album: BeBe and CeCe Winans
comments: [ballad]
BeBe & CeCe Winans I.O.U. Me 1987 Capitol
11 recordlabel: Criminal Records 00007
chartposition: UK #23, US Dance #18
writtenby: Arthur Baker
Freeez featuring John Rocca I.O.U. (Ultimate Vocal Mix) 1987 Criminal Records
-- recordlabel: Casino 056
writtenby: L. Markes, J. Dean
Garland Green I.O.U. 1976 Casino
1 recordlabel: Warner 29900
chartposition: RandB #54, US rock #17, US #26, US AC #8
writtenby: Donald Fagen
album: The Nightfly
comments: [reggae beat]
Donald Fagen I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) 1982 Warner
-- recordlabel: Kayvette 5135
writtenby: Bud Cockrell
album: The Meadows
mpcode: kxeK8qdbNwg
The Meadows Brothers I've Tried It All 1978 Kayvette
-- recordlabel: Jamie 1297
writtenby: B. L. Ozen
Barbara Lynn I've Taken All I'm Gonna Take 1965 Jamie
1 recordlabel: Stax 0002
chartposition: RandB #2, US #40
writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Eddie Floyd and Al Bell
album: Never Found a Girl / Rare Stamps
Eddie Floyd I've Never Found a Girl (to Love Me Like You Do) 1968 Stax
2 recordlabel: Capitol 15936
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Ronald Miller and Ken Hirsch
album: I've Never Been to Me
Nancy Wilson I've Never Been to Me 1977 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Tamla 1655
chartposition: RandB #8, US #108
writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Marv Tarplin
album: Touch the Sky
comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]
Smokey Robinson I've Made Love to You a Thousand Times 1983 Tamla
4 recordlabel: Talkin' Loud 2
chartposition: UK #82
album: Modern Day Jazz Stories
comments: [jazz funk]
Courtney Pine featuring Cassandra Wilson I've Known Rivers 1996 Talkin' Loud
5 recordlabel: Solar 012
chartposition: RandB #6, UK #51, US #87, US dance #5
writtenby: William Shelby & Ricky Smith
album: Adventures in the Land of Music
comments: [disco dance]
Dynasty I've Just Begun to Love You 1980 Solar
-- recordlabel: Stax 208
writtenby: Floyd, Cropper
album: Knock on Wood / Rare Stamps
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: xoLizAKMkgE
Eddie Floyd I've Just Been Feeling Bad 1967 Stax
1 recordlabel: EastWest 98257
chartposition: RandB #55
weeksinr&bchart: 12
album: Cindy Mizelle
comments: [slow jam]
Cindy Mizelle I've Had Enough 1994 EastWest
2 recordlabel: MCA 54236
chartposition: US Dance #25
writtenby: Greg Charley
album: Believe in Me
comments: [slow jam]
Regina Belle I've Had Enough 1999 MCA
3 recordlabel: Solar 4521
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Troy Taylor
album: Let's Talk About Love
comments: [new jack swing]
3rd Avenue I've Gotta Have It 1992 Solar
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 92 261
writtenby: Sam Mosley, Bob Johnson
album: Something`s Mighty Wrong
Tyrone Davis I've Gotta Get Over You 1992 Ichiban
1 recordlabel: Buddah 393
chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, UK #56
writtenby: Gerry Goffin & Barry Goldberg
album: Imagination...
Gladys Knight & the Pips I've Got to Use My Imagination 1973 Buddah
2 recordlabel: Glades 1723
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Willy Hale
album: You're the Song I've Always Wanted to Sing
Timmy Thomas I've Got to See You Tonight 1974 Glades
3 recordlabel: Stax 116
chartposition: RandB #50, US #102
writtenby: Booker T. Jones and Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd I've Got to Have Your Love 1969 Stax
4 recordlabel: Mala 530
chartposition: RandB #28, US #109
writtenby: Rondalis Tandy
The Van Dykes I've Got to Go On without You 1966 Mala
5 recordlabel: Stax 0175
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Larry McIntosh and Al Jackson
album: Relating
William Bell I've Got to Go On Without You 1973 Stax
6 recordlabel: Dial 4045
chartposition: RandB #20, US #64
writtenby: Joe Tex
Joe Tex I've Got to Do a Little Bit Better 1966 Dial
7 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
8 recordlabel: Master Five 9107
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Baby Washington, Big Dee Irwin and Lorraine Chandler
Baby Washington I've Got to Break Away 1974 Master Five
9 recordlabel: Columbia 10971
chartposition: RandB #26, US #73, US dance #1
writtenby: Cheyenne Fowler & Keg Johnson
album: When Love Comes Calling
comments: [disco dance]
Deniece Williams I've Got the Next Dance 1979 Columbia
10 recordlabel: All Platinum 6146310 (UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Al Goodman, Harry Brown and Walter Morris
Chuck Jackson I've Got the Need 1975 All Platinum(UK)
11 recordlabel: Phase II 02897
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon
album: Fever
comments: [disco rap]
Hamilton Bohannon I've Got the Dance Fever 1982 Phase II
12 recordlabel: Playboy 6062
chartposition: RandB #3, US #29, US AC #38
writtenby: Homer Banks & Carl Hampton
album: I've Got A Feeling
Al Wilson I've Got a Feeling (We'll Be Seeing Each Other Again) 1976 Playboy
13 recordlabel: Stax 0045
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: L. Watson and J. Frierson
Ollie & the Nightingales I've Got a Feeling 1969 Stax
-- recordlabel: MCA 52584
album: Rockie Robbins
Rockie Robbins I've Got Your Number 1985 MCA
-- recordlabel: Dupar
writtenby: A. Price, B. Harris
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: 17wvCq5e9Aw
B.O.F. I've Got Your Number 1985 Dupar
-- recordlabel: ABC/Dunhill 50163
writtenby: B. Goldberg, G. Goffin
album: His California Album
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: X-Ck59JNuHk
Bobby Bland I've Got To Use My Imagination 1973 ABC/Dunhill
-- recordlabel: Arista 133
writtenby: Leonard Perry, Dennis Stover
Jeff Perry I've Got To See You Right Away 1976 Arista
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 18118
writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]
mpcode: SAx3caDSV1w
The Spinners I've Got To Make It On My Own 1974 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Compass 7018
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #47
writtenby: The Ohio Players
Ohio Players I've Got To Hold On 1968 Compass
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 12
writtenby: Anthony Shockency, Margie Joseph, Winton Cobb
album: Stay
Margie Joseph I've Got To Have Your Love 1988 Ichiban
1 recordlabel: United Artists 50977
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #63
writtenby: Jimmy Lewis
album: The Best Thing That's Happened to Me
comments: [southern soul]
Z.Z. Hill I've Got To Get You Back 1972 United Artists
-- recordlabel: Columbia 445044
writtenby: J. Hill, J. Webber, B. Soden
Donald Wilson I've Got To Get Myself Together 1969 Columbia

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