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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: Mala 12036
writtenby: F. Tanner
Chuck Cockerham Have I Got A Right 1973 Mala
1 recordlabel: Vee Jay 273
chartposition: RandB #11, US #75
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Henry Stone and Sonny Thompson
album: Gene Allison
comments: [ballad]
Gene Allison Have Faith 1958 Vee Jay
-- recordlabel: Tamla
writtenby: Calvin Hardaway, Stevie Wonder
album: Songs In The Key Of Life
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: XrLe6MSjBzg
Stevie Wonder Have A Talk With God 1976 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Dash 5052
writtenby: Henry Rerome
Gail Eason Have A Good Day 1979 Dash
1 recordlabel: Arista 13326
chartposition: US Dance #1, US #66, UK #98, US AC #10
album: The Moment
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
Kenny G Havana 1997 Arista
2 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #89
album: Eastside
comments: [rap]
B.o.B. featuring Wes Fif Haterz Everywhere 2008 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Asylum
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Young Buck (as David Brown), Derrick Brown and Kokane (as Jerry Long Jr.)
album: Haters
Lyfe Jennings Haters 2009 Asylum
4 recordlabel: Hidden Beach
chartposition: RandB #24, US #107
writtenby: Jill Scott , Adam Blackstone and Steve McKie
album: The Real Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3
Jill Scott Hate on Me 2007 Hidden Beach
5 recordlabel: Cash Money 860981
chartposition: RandB #98
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Mack 10, Dr. Dre, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
album: Bang or Ball
comments: [hip hop] samples "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees
Mack 10 Hate in Yo Eyes 2001 Cash Money
6 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #20, US #7, UK #15
writtenby: Ne Yo, Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen
album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo Hate That I Love You 2007 Def Jam
7 recordlabel: Columbia 41787
chartposition: RandB #18, UK #14, US #62
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Nas and Gavin Marchand
album: I Am...
Nas featuring Puff Daddy Hate Me Now 1999 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Aftermath
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #4
writtenby: The Game, 50 Cent, Dre and Cool
album: The Documentary
The Game featuring 50 Cent Hate It or Love It 2005 Aftermath
9 recordlabel: LaFace 4044
chartposition: RandB #14, US #30
writtenby: Dallas Austin, Lisa
album: Ooooooohhh....On the TLC Tip
comments: [hip hop]
TLC Hat 2 Da Back 1993 LaFace
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 87653
chartposition: RandB #71
album: From The Heart
comments: [slow jam]
Anne G. Hassle Free 1991 Atlantic
11 recordlabel: United Artists 50946
chartposition: RandB #8, US #31
writtenby: Jim Ford
album: Understanding...
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Bobby Womack Harry Hippie 1972 United Artists
12 recordlabel: Atco 6613
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Tom T. Hall
King Curtis Harper Valley P.T.A. 1968 Atco
13 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 954
chartposition: RandB #75, UK #32
writtenby: Stevie Wonder and Syreeta (as Syreeta Wright)
album: One to One
comments: [Motown Sound]
Syreeta Harmour Love 1975 Tamla Motown
14 recordlabel: Blue Wave 6180
chartposition: UK #90
writtenby: Eddy Grant
album: File Under Rock
Eddy Grant Harmless Piece of Fun 1988 Blue Wave
15 recordlabel: Marc 104
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #7, US #44
writtenby: Bob Relf (as Bobby Relf) & Earl Nelson
album: Harlem Shuffle
comments: [northern soul]
Bob & Earl Harlem Shuffle 1963 Marc
16 recordlabel: Columbia 73564
chartposition: RandB #9
writtenby: W.C. Handy
comments: [ballad] [from the movie Mo' Better Blues]
Cynda Williams Harlem Blues 1990 Columbia
17 recordlabel: Columbia 04565
chartposition: RandB #41, UK #65, US Dance #53
writtenby: Herbie Hancock , Bill Laswell and Derek Showard
album: Sound System
comments: [instrumental]
Herbie Hancock Hardrock 1984 Columbia
18 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 45 10164
chartposition: US #55
writtenby: Jack Yellen, Milton Ager and Charles Bates
album: Dedicated to You
Ray Charles Hardhearted Hannah 1960 ABC Paramount
19 recordlabel: MCA 52043
chartposition: RandB #33, US #104
writtenby: Earnest Evans
album: The Change Has Come
Chubby Checker Harder Than Diamond 1982 MCA
20 recordlabel: LaFace 24223
chartposition: RandB #20, US #8, UK #7, US AC #14
writtenby: Peter Cetera and David Foster
album: Az Yet
comments: [slow jam]
Az Yet Hard to Say I'm Sorry 1997 LaFace
21 recordlabel: Capitol 2339
chartposition: RandB #40, US #93
writtenby: Allen Jones, Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) and Otis Redding
album: I've Been Here All the Time
Patti Drew Hard to Handle 1968 Capitol
22 recordlabel: Atco 6592
chartposition: RandB #38, US #51, UK #15
writtenby: Allen Jones, Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) & Otis Redding
album: The Immortal Otis Redding
comments: [southern soul]
Otis Redding Hard to Handle 1968 Atco
23 recordlabel: Brick Squad 1017
chartposition: RandB #28, US #111
writtenby: Waka Flocka Flame and Lex Luger
album: Flockaveli
Waka Flocka Flame Hard in da Paint 2010 Brick Squad
-- recordlabel: Capitol 15515 (UK)
writtenby: Pete Andreoli, Vini Poncia
album: That\'s Lou
comments: [beat ballad]
mpcode: O9Gn8r3ZqAQ
Lou Rawls Hard To Get Thing Called Love 1967 Capitol(UK)
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 4063
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Davide Romani, Fonzi Thornton, Fred Petrus and Mauro Malavasi
album: Sharing Your Love
comments: [disco funk]
Change Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright) 1982 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Urban Sound 779
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Lonnie Hill
album: You Got Me Running
Lonnie Hill Hard Times 1984 Urban Sound
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 3654
chartposition: US Dance #76
writtenby: Earl Young
album: Mixin' It Up
The Trammps Hard Rock and Disco 1980 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 283
chartposition: RandB #10, US #15, UK #2
writtenby: Jay Z, Martin Charnin, Mark James [Mark Howard James] and Charles Strouse
album: Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life
comments: [hip hop]
Jay-Z Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) 1998 Roc A Fella
5 recordlabel: Columbia 397
chartposition: RandB #21, US dance #5
writtenby: George Michael
album: Faith
George Michael Hard Day 1987 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Sutra 147
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Kool Rock Ski, Buff Love, Davy D , Kurtis Blow and Prince Markie Dee
album: The Fat Boys Are Back
comments: [reggae, hip hop]
The Fat Boys Hard Core Reggae 1985 Sutra
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 8096
writtenby: Woody Guthrie
album: Rock and Soul
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: wBosy5g-rQ4
Solomon Burke Hard Ain't It Hard 1964 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Nuance 1252
writtenby: E. Record, L. Francis Butler
The Chi-Lites Hard Act To Follow 1985 Nuance
1 recordlabel: Def Jam Digital
chartposition: RandB #14, US #8, UK #42, US dance #1
writtenby: The Dream, Tricky Stewart, Rihanna and Young Jeezy
album: Rated R
Rihanna featuring Jeezy Hard 2009 Def Jam Digital
2 recordlabel: Columbia 310859
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Verdine White and Robert Wright
album: Take It On Up
The Pockets Happy for Love 1979 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2135
writtenby: Willie Clayton
album: Lover Boy
Johnnie Taylor Happy Time 1987 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54103
writtenby: Hemric, Styner
album: Stevie at the Beach
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Happy Street 1964 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Queen Constance 455
writtenby: P. Adams
Cloud One Happy Music 1979 Queen Constance
1 recordlabel: Fantasy 762
chartposition: RandB #3, US #19, US dance #18
writtenby: Donald Byrd (as Donald Toussaint Byrd)
album: City Life
comments: [disco jazz funk]
The Blackbyrds Happy Music 1976 Fantasy
2 recordlabel: Capitol 5144
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Sheree Brown
album: The Music
Sheree Brown Happy Music 1982 Capitol
3 recordlabel: RCA 2
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Michelle Gayle, Preston Glass
album: Michelle Gayle
Michelle Gayle Happy Just to Be With You 1995 RCA
4 recordlabel: Capitol
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Jazze Pha, Cee Lo Green and Zachary Wallace
comments: [hip hop]
Jazze Pha & Cee Lo Green Happy Hour 2005 Capitol
5 recordlabel: Warner 29984
chartposition: RandB #70, US #70, US Dance #44
writtenby: Jerry Barnes & Katreese Barnes
album: Happy Hour
comments: [disco dance]
Deodato Happy Hour 1982 Warner
6 recordlabel: Eagle 12058
chartposition: UK #17
writtenby: 2Pac (as Tupac Shakur)
2Pac Happy Home 1998 Eagle
-- recordlabel: Capitol 11607 (UK)
writtenby: Beverly
album: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: KbpajI3ODzI
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Happy Feelin's 1977 Capitol(UK)
1 recordlabel: Warner 17738
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: A Musical Affair
Ashford & Simpson Happy Endings 1980 Warner
-- recordlabel: Capitol 16030 (UK)
writtenby: Yellen, Ager, Scarborough, Sigidi
album: Supernatural High
Freda Payne Happy Days Are Here Again 1978 Capitol(UK)
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 13298
writtenby: A. Bayyan, Brisko
album: Forecast I
comments: [disco dance]
Forecast Happy Days (Hip Hip Hooray) 1982 RCA Victor
1 recordlabel: Elektra 167
chartposition: RandB #13, US #86
writtenby: Keith Sweat, Alton Wokie Stewart, Fred Wesley, James Brown and John Starks
album: Lose Control
Silk Happy Days 1993 Elektra
2 recordlabel: United Artists 273
chartposition: RandB #7, UK #58
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.) and Toni McKnight
Marv Johnson Happy Days 1960 United Artists
3 recordlabel: Arista 0326
chartposition: RandB #99
writtenby: Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ric Wilson and Claude "Coffee" Cave
album: We Are One
Mandrill Happy Beat 1978 Arista
-- recordlabel: Tamla 337S1
writtenby: Wm. Robinson, M. Legrand
album: A Quiet Storm
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: EZ-0o9IbWl0
Smokey Robinson Happy (Love Theme from Lady Sings The Blues) 1975 Tamla S
1 recordlabel: Columbia 2196(UK)
chartposition: UK #8
writtenby: Bernard Jackson, David Conley and David Townsend
album: To the Next Level
MN8 Happy 1995 Columbia (UK)
2 recordlabel: Stax 128
chartposition: US #129
writtenby: Booker T. Jones and William Bell
William Bell Happy 1969 Stax
3 recordlabel: Columbia 44 06739
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #56, US #20, US AC #24
writtenby: Bernard Jackson, David Townsend & David Conley
album: Surface
Surface Happy 1987 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 663069 2
chartposition: UK #46
writtenby: David Townsend, Bernard Jackson and David Conley
album: Do Over
Pauline Henry Happy 1996 Sony Soho Square
5 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1031
chartposition: RandB #8, US #66
writtenby: Leonard, Wakefield and Kathy Caston
album: The Hit Man
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Kendricks Happy 1975 Tamla Motown
6 recordlabel: RCA 0305
chartposition: RandB #7, US #35
writtenby: Brian Auger
album: Euphrates River / Main Ingredient Super Hits
The Main Ingredient Happiness Is Just Around the Bend 1974 RCA
7 recordlabel: Dakar 4536
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Richard Parke
album: It's All in the Game
Tyrone Davis Happiness Is Being with You 1974 Dakar
8 recordlabel: Chelsea 3000
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: Joe Jefferson, Bruce Hawes and Charles Simmons
album: Soulful Road / The Best of New York City
New York City Happiness Is 1974 Chelsea
9 recordlabel: Planet 9924
chartposition: RandB #20, US #30, US dance #18
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Energy
comments: [disco]
The Pointer Sisters Happiness 1979 Planet
10 recordlabel: EastWest 1016
chartposition: RandB #61, US #87
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Billy Lawrence, Kevin Deane
album: One Might Say
Billy Lawrence Happiness 1994 EastWest
11 recordlabel: Def Jam 314
chartposition: RandB #3, US #15
writtenby: Chris
album: Personal Conversation
comments: [slow jam]
Case Happily Ever After 1999 Def Jam
-- recordlabel: Tamla 314
writtenby: S. Wonder
album: Music Of My Mind
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: jOlycEMViWU
Stevie Wonder Happier Than The Morning Sun 1972 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Aware 034
chartposition: RandB #83
Deep Velvet Hanna Mae 1973 Aware
-- recordlabel: Boola Boola 1001
writtenby: C. Moore, C. Smith
The Natural Four Hanging On To A Lie 1971 Boola Boola
1 recordlabel: MCA 52570
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #13, US #43, US dance #12
writtenby: Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene & Steve Nichol
album: So Where Are You?
Loose Ends Hangin' on a String (Contemplating) 1985 MCA
2 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 880 169
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Kenny Hairston
album: She's Strange
comments: [beat ballad]
Cameo Hangin' Downtown 1984 Atlanta Artists
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 89954
chartposition: RandB #48, US #64
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
album: Tongue in CHIC
comments: [disco funk]
Chic Hangin' 1982 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Columbia 3-10239
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #89
writtenby: H. Hancock, M. Ragin, P. Jackson
album: Flood
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Herbie Hancock Hang Up Your Hang Ups 1975 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 1179
chartposition: RandB #9, US #24
writtenby: Chuck Willis
Chuck Willis Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes 1958 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: AandM 2264
chartposition: RandB #70
album: You And Me
Rockie Robbins Hang Tough 1980 A&M
7 recordlabel: RCA 12056
chartposition: UK #36, US Dance #6
writtenby: Sandy Linzer and L. Russell Brown
album: Hang Together
comments: [disco dance]
Odyssey Hang Together 1981 RCA
-- recordlabel: RCA 252 (UK)
writtenby: Allan Felder, Keni Burke
album: Changes
Keni Burke Hang Tight 1982 RCA(UK)
1 recordlabel: Portrait 04664
chartposition: RandB #14, US #102, US Dance #5
writtenby: Sade Adu and Stuart Matthewman
album: Diamond Life
Sade Hang On to Your Love 1984 Portrait
2 recordlabel: MCA 51190
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: James Batton and Ron Tyson
album: All Thing Happen in Time
comments: [disco dance]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Hang On in There 1981 MCA
-- recordlabel: Chelsea
writtenby: Bert Russell, Wes Farrell
album: I'm Doin' Fine Now / The Best of New York City
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: M3FcsxEbyms
New York City Hang On Sloopy 1973 Chelsea
1 recordlabel: Cadet 5522
chartposition: RandB #6, US #11, US AC #18
writtenby: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns) & Wes Farrell
album: Hang On Ramsey!
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
The Ramsey Lewis Trio Hang On Sloopy 1965 Cadet
-- recordlabel: Stax 00663361
writtenby: D. Porter, L. Snell
album: For The Real Feeling
Shirley Brown Hang On Louie 1979 Stax
1 recordlabel: Elektra 45549
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Patrice Rushen
album: Patrice
Patrice Rushen Hang It Up 1979 Elektra
2 recordlabel: Stax 0013
chartposition: RandB #35, US #9, US AC #39
writtenby: Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Lewie Steinberg
album: Soul Limbo
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Booker T. & the MGs Hang 'Em High 1968 Stax
3 recordlabel: Carrere 183(UK)
chartposition: UK #3
writtenby: Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde and Nelly Byl
album: Greatest Hits
comments: [pop soul] [disco]
Ottawan Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) 1981 Carrere (UK)
4 recordlabel: Arista 82876508071
chartposition: R&B #107, UK #109
writtenby: Babyface and Daryl Simmons
album: 3D
TLC Hands Up 2003 Arista
5 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Heather Bright, Warren Felder and Harvey Mason Jr.
album: Pulse
Toni Braxton Hands Tied 2010 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Blue Kolla Dreams
chartposition: RandB #56
Bobby Valentino Hands On Me 2009 Blue Kolla Dreams
-- recordlabel: Columbia 43515
writtenby: J. McShann, P. Bowman
album: Take a Look
Aretha Franklin Hands Off 1966 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Urban Rock 44444
chartposition: US Dance #53
writtenby: Frank Floyd, Manuel Dopazo and Ed Terry
comments: [dance, garage house]
Jocelyn Brown Hands Off 1984 Urban Rock
2 recordlabel: Relativity 1664
chartposition: RandB #68, US #105
weeksinr&bchart: 16
album: First Family 4 Life
M.O.P. Handle Ur Bizness 1998 Relativity
3 recordlabel: Giant 7670
chartposition: RandB #50
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Chris Smith and Dave Hollister
album: Sexsational
comments: [slow jam]
Tony Thompson Handle Our Business 1995 Giant
4 recordlabel: Rap A Lot 7243 8 92817
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Scarface and Ice Cube (as O'Shea Jackson)
album: The Diary
Scarface featuring Ice Cube Hand of the Dead Body 1995 Rap A Lot
5 recordlabel: Wand 169
chartposition: RandB #13, US #92
writtenby: Robert Mosley
comments: [northern soul]
Chuck Jackson Hand It Over 1964 Wand
6 recordlabel: Believe In A Dream 03975
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Dexter Redding, Otis Redding III and Mark Lockett
album: Back to Basics
The Reddings Hand Dance 1983 Believe In A Dream
7 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #16, UK #4
writtenby: Beyoncé, Ryan Tedder and E. Kidd Bogart
album: I Am... Sasha Fierce
Beyoncé Halo 2009 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Cadet 5636
chartposition: RandB #44, US #92
writtenby: Bobby Miller
album: The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together
The Dells Hallways of My Mind 1969 Cadet
9 recordlabel: Atlantic 1096
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Ray Charles
album: Ray Charles
Ray Charles Hallelujah, I Love Her So 1956 Atlantic
10 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 856
chartposition: RandB #10, US #28, UK #20
writtenby: Freddie Perren & Christine Yarian
album: Skywriter / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Jackson 5 Hallelujah Day 1973 Tamla Motown
11 recordlabel: AandM 8250
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Linval Thompson
album: Love Has Found Its Way
comments: [reggae]
Dennis Brown Halfway Up, Halfway Down 1982 A&M

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