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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
401 recordlabel: Tamla 54320
chartposition: RandB# 4, UK #10, US #11, US AC #20
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Hotter Than July
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder I Ain't Gonna Stand for It 1980 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Frontiersman 5665
writtenby: L. Barbour, R. Logan
Leroy Barbour I Ain't Going Nowhere 1972 Frontiersman
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 894 (UK)
writtenby: Sawyer, Jones
album: Peace and Understanding Is Hard To Find
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jr. Walker & the All Stars I Ain't Going Nowhere 1974 Tamla Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Columbia 376
chartposition: RandB #86, US #65, UK #15
album: Black Sunday
Cypress Hill I Ain't Goin' Out Like That 1993 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Cameo 352
chartposition: US #129
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Juanita Boone
The Orlons I Ain't Comin' Back 1965 Cameo
3 recordlabel: Giant 19204
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #44, US #1, US AC #38
writtenby: Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters and Hamza Lee
album: C.M.B.
Color Me Badd I Adore Mi Amor 1991 Giant
4 recordlabel: Fantasy 855
chartposition: RandB #27, UK #46, US #40, US dance #4
writtenby: Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
album: Stars
comments: [disco]
Sylvester I (Who Have Nothing) 1979 Fantasy
5 recordlabel: Atco 6267
chartposition: RandB #16, US #29, US AC #10
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Mogol, Donida & Leiber
album: Young Boy Blues
comments: [ballad]
Ben E. King I (Who Have Nothing) 1963 Atco
6 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #38
album: Lyfe 268 192
comments: [slow jam]
Lyfe Jennings ft. Fantasia Hypothetically 2005 Columbia
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 8419
writtenby: Rahni Song
album: Success... Never Ends
comments: [album cut]
Scott White Hypnotized 1988 RCA Victor
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 1141
chartposition: US #79
writtenby: Norman Petty and Terry Noland
The Drifters Hypnotized 1957 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Loma 2070
chartposition: RandB #4, US #21
writtenby: Gloria Spolan & Richard Poindexter
album: Hypnotized / Linda Jones Greatest Hits
comments: [deep soul]
Linda Jones Hypnotized 1967 Loma
3 recordlabel: Relativity 0960
chartposition: RandB #74
album: CrazyNDalazDayz
Tear Da Club Up Thugs ft. Hot Boyz, Juvenile, BG, & The Big Tymers Hypnotize Cash Money 1999 Relativity
4 recordlabel: Bad Boy 79089
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #10
writtenby: Diddy, D Dot , Ron Lawrence, The Notorious B.I.G.
album: Life After Death
comments: [hip hop]
The Notorious B.I.G. Hypnotize 1997 Bad Boy
5 recordlabel: All Platinum 6146308
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Leon Stuckey and Paul Kyser
Calender Hypertension 1975 All Platinum
6 recordlabel: Bad Boy 308796
chartposition: RandB #36
album: Don't Talk, Just Listen
B5 featuring Bow Wow Hydrolics 2007 Bad Boy
7 recordlabel: Def Jam 006463
chartposition: RandB #11, US #54
writtenby: Rick Ross, Andrew Harr and Jermaine Jackson
album: Port of Miami
Rick Ross Hustlin' 2006 Def Jam
8 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Busta Rhymes and T Pain
album: Back on My B.S.
Busta Rhymes featuring T-Pain Hustler's Anthem '09 2009 Universal Motown
9 recordlabel: Cash Money 00614
chartposition: RandB #26, US #87
album: Tha Carter II
comments: [hip hop]
Lil Wayne Hustler Musik 2006 Cash Money
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 88995
chartposition: UK #13, US Dance #1
writtenby: Mark Brydon, Carl Munson, Parrot and Julie Stewart
The Funky Worm Hustle! (To the Music...) 1988 Atlantic
11 recordlabel: Gang 1325
chartposition: RandB #56
writtenby: R. Bell and The Kay Gees
album: Hustle wit Every Muscle
The Kay-Gees Hustle wit Every Muscle (Theme from Party T.V. Show) 1975 Gang
12 recordlabel: United Artists 733
chartposition: RandB #35, US #105
writtenby: Grover Underwood, Milton Brown, Roy Herring and Tyrone Moss
album: Hidden Strength
Hidden Strength Hustle On Up (Do the Bumb) 1976 United Artists
13 recordlabel: Vee Jay 357
chartposition: RandB #18, US #75
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Jimmy Reed
album: Found Love
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Hush-Hush 1960 Vee Jay
14 recordlabel: Interscope Digital
chartposition: US dance #1, UK #17, US #73
writtenby: Andreas Romdane, Josef Larossi
album: Doll Domination
The Pussycat Dolls Hush Hush, Hush Hush 2009 Interscope Digital
15 recordlabel: Copia 45034
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Chris Robinson
album: Unity
comments: [slow jam]
S.O.L. Sounds Of Life Hush 1995 Copia
16 recordlabel: Def Jam 003438
chartposition: RandB #14, UK #3, US #26
writtenby: LL Cool J, Channel 7, Paul Graham, Cornelius Mims and Paul Bushnell
album: The DEFinition
LL Cool J featuring 7 Aurelius Hush 2004 Def Jam
17 recordlabel: Hidden Beach
chartposition: US #120
Usher Hush 2008 Hidden Beach
18 recordlabel: Elektra 69396
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Billy Beck and Larry Troutman
album: A Woman's Point of View
comments: [ballad]
Shirley Murdock Husband 1988 Elektra
19 recordlabel: AandM 1042
chartposition: US #113
writtenby: Gary Geld, Peter Udell
mpcode: 5y8PHrrHtqM
Ruby & The Romantics Hurting Each Other 1969 A&M
20 recordlabel: Columbia 310292
chartposition: RandB #94, US Dance #10
writtenby: Bobby Hart, Bob Weinstein (as Bobby Weinstein) and Teddy Randazzo
Philly Devotions Hurt So Bad 1976 Columbia
21 recordlabel: Matriarch
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Mary J. Blige, Dre, Vidal and Brian Sledge
album: Growing Pains
Mary J. Blige Hurt Again 2008 Matriarch
22 recordlabel: DCP International 1154
chartposition: US #51
writtenby: Al Jacobs and Jimmie Crane
album: Goin' Out of My Head
Little Anthony & the Imperials Hurt 1966 DCP International
23 recordlabel: Grand Hustle 367996
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: T.I., Busta Rhymes and Danja
album: T.I. vs. T.I.P.
comments: [hip hop]
T.I. ft. Alfamega & Busta Rhymes Hurt 2007 Grand Hustle
-- recordlabel: Sugar Hill 784
writtenby: J. D. Williams, F. Baskett, R. Nichols
album: Nightlites
comments: [ballad]
Candi Staton Hurry Sundown 1981 Sugar Hill
1 recordlabel: Aries 2076
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Alan Feldman and Tenison Stephens
comments: [ballad]
Tenison Stephens Hurry Change (If You're Coming) 1969 Aries
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2197
writtenby: George Jackson, Susan Taylor
album: Real Love
comments: [southern soul]
Johnnie Taylor Huntin' Just Ain't No More Fun 1994 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Warner 18121
chartposition: RandB #18, US #78, UK #69, US dance #10
writtenby: Karyn White, Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Make Him Do Right
Karyn White Hungah 1994 Warner
-- recordlabel: Paula 390
The Montclairs Hung Up On Your Love 1973 Paula
-- recordlabel: Capitol 2713
writtenby: D. Wayne, R. Rasche
Patti Drew Hundreds And Thousands Of Guys 1969 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 1150
chartposition: US #71
writtenby: Henry Boye
album: Blues Ballads
LaVern Baker Humpty Dumpty Heart 1957 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: MCA 2073(UK)
chartposition: UK #8
writtenby: Babyface, Bobby Brown , L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
album: Remixes n the Key of B
Bobby Brown Humpin' Around (remix) 1995 MCA (UK)
3 recordlabel: MCA 54342
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #19, US dance #1
writtenby: Babyface, Bobby Brown , L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
album: Bobby
Bobby Brown Humpin' Around 1992 MCA
4 recordlabel: Garrison 3001
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #25
writtenby: H. Millaud, J. Moliere
comments: [northern soul]
Earl Harrison Humphrey Stomp 1966 Garrison
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 89715
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Steve Arrington, Buddy Hankerson, Charles Carter and Roger Parker
album: Positive Power
comments: [disco funk]
Steve Arrington Hump to the Bump 1984 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Wrap 187
chartposition: RandB #83
album: Quad City Knock
95 South Hump Wit' It 1993 Wrap
7 recordlabel: ABC 11268
chartposition: RandB #25, US #48
writtenby: Leon Russell
album: Indianola Mississippi Seeds
comments: [blues]
B.B. King Hummingbird 1970 ABC
8 recordlabel: Maverick 17882
chartposition: RandB #57, US #46, UK #8, US dance #2
writtenby: Madonna, Dave Hall, Shawn McKenzie, Kevin McKenzie and Michael Deering
album: Bedtime Stories
Madonna Human Nature 1995 Maverick
9 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 9540
chartposition: UK #50
writtenby: Seal
album: Human Being
Seal Human Beings 1998 Warner Bros.
10 recordlabel: Sutra 147
chartposition: RandB #65
weeksinr&bchart: 11
album: Fat Boys
comments: [hip hop]
The Fat Boys Human Beat Box 1984 Sutra
11 recordlabel: AandM 2861
chartposition: RandB #3, US #1, UK #8, US dance #1, US AC #3
writtenby: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
album: Crash
The Human League Human 1986 A&M
12 recordlabel: Rare Earth 5054
chartposition: RandB #95, US #110
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
album: Ma
Rare Earth Hum Along And Dance 1973 Rare Earth
13 recordlabel: Baby Girlz 70901
chartposition: RandB #96
album: Girlz World
Baby Girlz Hula Hoop 2009 Baby Girlz
14 recordlabel: Innovation II 9159
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: John R. Jackson, Henry Miles, Anthony Roberts and Robert Thompson
Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign How's Your Wife (And My Child) 1975 Innovation II
15 recordlabel: Columbia 11136
chartposition: US Dance #57
writtenby: Sidney Barnes and Greg Perry
album: I'm on My Way
Jackie Moore How's Your Love Life Baby 1980 Columbia
16 recordlabel: Ruff Ryders/Def Jam 566243
chartposition: RandB #19, US #70
writtenby: Anthony Fields and DMX (as Earl Simmons)
album: It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
DMX How's It Goin' Down 1998 Ruff Ryders/Def Jam
17 recordlabel: Champion 10
chartposition: RandB #84, US Dance #19
writtenby: Lendor, Lascelles, Jennings, O'Donnell
Spencer Jones How to Win Your Love 1986 Champion
18 recordlabel: Columbia 79252
chartposition: RandB #62
weeksinr&bchart: 11
album: In Too Deep: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture
comments: [hip hop]
50 Cent How to Rob 1999 Columbia
19 recordlabel: Columbia 80133
chartposition: US #39
writtenby: Frankie J and Bryan Michael Cox
album: The One
comments: [slow jam]
Frankie J How to Deal 2005 Columbia
20 recordlabel: Chrysalis 23641
chartposition: UK #53, US Dance #35
writtenby: David Was and Don Was
album: Are You Okay?
Was (Not Was) How the Heart Behaves 1990 Chrysalis
21 recordlabel: Bad Boy 430
chartposition: RandB #41, US #88
writtenby: Jeremy Graham, C.D. Hawkins and Singers, Jack Knight, Harve Pierre, Jeff Smith and J. Weaver
album: Loon
comments: [hip hop]
Loon ft. Kelis How You Want That 2003 Bad Boy
22 recordlabel: AandM 1443
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Attala Zane Giles and Vesta Williams (as Vesta)
album: Vesta 4 U
Vesta Williams How You Feel 1989 A&M
23 recordlabel: Arista 9434
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #5, US #1, US dance #3, US AC #1
writtenby: George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam & Narada Michael Walden
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [disco dance]
Whitney Houston How Will I Know 1985 Arista
24 recordlabel: Home Bass 68203 73333
chartposition: RandB #74
album: 2069
69 Boyz How We Roll 2000 Home Bass
25 recordlabel: Col Beast 22172
chartposition: RandB #80
weeksinr&bchart: 7
Big Lew featuring Nonchalant How We Do 2001 Col Beast
26 recordlabel: Big Beat 98017
chartposition: RandB #90, US #122
weeksinr&bchart: 4
album: An Eye for an Eye
comments: [hip hop]
RBL Posse featuring Mystikal & Big Lurch How We Comin' 1997 Big Beat
-- recordlabel: Canyon 35
writtenby: Gary Bonds, Jerry Williams, Jr.
album: I'm A Loser
comments: [deep soul]
Doris Duke How Was I To Know You Cared 1970 Canyon
1 recordlabel: Asylum
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Webbie (as Webster Gradney)
Webbie How U Ridin' 2005 Asylum
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54107
chartposition: RandB #3, US #6, UK #49
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved by You
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) 1964 Tamla
3 recordlabel: Columbia 11344
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: I Just Can't Keep On Going
Tyrone Davis How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) 1980 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2640
writtenby: Al Reed
Chuck Armstrong How Sweet It Is 1969 Sound Stage Seven
1 recordlabel: MCA 53121
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #6, UK #75
writtenby: Colonel Abrams & Marston Freeman
album: You and Me Equals Us
Colonel Abrams How Soon We Forget 1987 MCA
2 recordlabel: Total Experience 49755 (UK)
chartposition: UK #61
writtenby: John Black, Ronnie Wilson, Lonnie Simmons
album: Gap Band 8
The Gap Band How Music Came About (Bop B Da B Da Da) 1987 Total Experience(U
3 recordlabel: Lightyear 54382
chartposition: RandB #76
weeksinr&bchart: 6
album: How Much You Want Me
comments: [hip hop]
Havana How Much You Want Me 2000 Lightyear
4 recordlabel: Wand 1143
chartposition: RandB #39, US #125
writtenby: Roscoe Robinson
Roscoe Robinson How Much Pressure (Do You Think I Can Stand) 1966 Wand
5 recordlabel: ALA 110
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: David Pack
Brothers By Choice How Much I Feel 1980 ALA
-- recordlabel: Minaret 136
writtenby: Becki Bluefield, P.J. Benninghoff, Finley Duncan
album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul]
Big John Hamilton How Much Can A Man Take 1968 Minaret
1 recordlabel: LaFace 24090
chartposition: RandB #11
writtenby: Keith Miller, Noel Goring, Phillip Field, Toni Braxton and Vincent Herbert
Toni Braxton How Many Ways 1994 LaFace
2 recordlabel: Elektra 1400
chartposition: RandB #72
Ja Rule How Many Wanna 1999 Elektra
3 recordlabel: Arista 9073
chartposition: RandB #7, US #27, UK #99, US AC #4
writtenby: Steve Goldman
album: How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
comments: [love ballad]
Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye 1983 Arista
4 recordlabel: EastWest 4 64431
chartposition: RandB #56
writtenby: Gerald Levert and Edwin Nicholas
album: Groove On
comments: [slow jam]
Gerald Levert How Many Times 1995 EastWest
5 recordlabel: Sea Bright 7109
chartposition: US dance #11
writtenby: Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench
album: Standing at the Crossroads
Evelyn Thomas How Many Hearts 1986 Sea Bright
6 recordlabel: JandJ 71777
chartposition: RandB #89
comments: [hip hop]
The Honeys How Low (Can You Go) 1991 JandJ
7 recordlabel: Def Jam Digital
chartposition: RandB #2, US #6, UK #67
writtenby: Ludacris, T.Williams, Chuck D, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
album: Battle of the Sexes
Ludacris How Low 2009 Def Jam Digital
8 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 6850
chartposition: US dance #2
writtenby: Brian Alexander Morgan, Nellee Hooper and Richard Mazda
album: One Woman's Insanity
comments: [dance, house]
Ultra Nate How Long 1994 Warner Bros.
9 recordlabel: Casablanca 2303
chartposition: RandB #29, US Dance #4
writtenby: Paul Carrack
album: Pucker Up
comments: [disco]
Lipps, Inc. How Long 1981 Casablanca
10 recordlabel: Universal
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Ryan Leslie
album: Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie How It Was Supposed To Be 2008 Universal
11 recordlabel: Def Jam 05010
chartposition: RandB #28, US #57, UK #37
writtenby: LL Cool J (as James Todd Smith) and Quincy Jones III
album: 14 Shots to the Dome
LL Cool J How I'm Comin' 1993 Def Jam
-- recordlabel: AandM 5110
album: The Search Is Over
comments: [gospel album cut]
Tramaine How I Got Over 1986 A&M
1 recordlabel: Takeover 600001
chartposition: RandB #90
Lexx ft. Lil Flip How I Feel 2003 Takeover
2 recordlabel: Def Jam 586 628
chartposition: RandB #28, US #72, UK #98
Method Man & Redman with Mary J. Blige How High Part II 2001 Def Jam
3 recordlabel: Def Jam 314 579 925
chartposition: RandB #10, US #13
writtenby: Redman (as Reggie Noble), Erick Sermon and Method Man (as Clifford Smith)
album: The Show: The Soundtrack
Method Man & Redman How High 1995 Def Jam
4 recordlabel: Next Plateau 50012
chartposition: US Dance #42
writtenby: Richard de Jongh
comments: [disco dance]
Spencer Jones How High 1983 Next Plateau
5 recordlabel: Salsoul 2096
chartposition: RandB #66, US #105, US Dance #21
writtenby: Colin Jennings (as Colin Horton Jennings) and Steve O'Donnell
The Salsoul Orchestra featuring Cognac How High 1979 Salsoul
6 recordlabel: Fantasy 891
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Clover Adams, Donny Mathis, Osborner Young and Ray Middlebrook
album: Lookin' for Love
Fat Larry's Band How Good Is Love 1980 Fantasy
7 recordlabel: Cream 105
chartposition: RandB #90, US #107
writtenby: Joyce Cobb and Wayne Crook
Joyce Cobb How Glad I Am 1980 Cream
8 recordlabel: Elektra 8734
chartposition: US AC $23, R&B #107
writtenby: Sammy Cahn and Matthew Wilder
album: Allegiance
comments: [love ballad]
Howard Hewett How Fast Forever Goes 1993 Elektra
9 recordlabel: RCA 103652
chartposition: US #30
writtenby: John Oates
album: Voices
Hall & Oates How Does It Feel to Be Back 1980 RCA
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2388
writtenby: Bobby Womack
comments: [northern soul]
Bobby Womack How Does It Feel 1967 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Paula 362
album: It's Just A Matter Of Time
Bobby Patterson How Do You Spell Love 1972 Paula
1 recordlabel: Argo 5430
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #43, US #109
writtenby: Jule Styne and Bob Hilliard
comments: US B Side To Would It Make Any Difference To You
Etta James How Do You Speak To An Angel 1963 Argo

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