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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: Tamla Motown 5086
writtenby: Goffin, King
album: Sings Top Ten
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jimmy Ruffin Halfway To Paradise 1970 Tamla Motown
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 7 89427
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Mark Reilly, Danny White and Kito Poncioni
album: Whose Side Are You On?
Matt Bianco Half a Minute 1984 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 3632
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Zulema (as Zulema Cusseaux)
Aretha Franklin Half a Love 1979 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Satril 400 (UK)
chartposition: UK #50
writtenby: Kenny Lynch
album: Half The Day's Gone And We Haven't Earne'd A Penny
comments: [disco dance]
Kenny Lynch Half The Day's Gone And We Haven't Earne'd A Penny 1983 Satril(UK)
-- recordlabel: Buddah 424
writtenby: Barbara Mason
album: Transition
Barbara Mason Half Sister Half Brother 1974 Buddah
1 recordlabel: AandM 1214
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #55
writtenby: Curly Williams
Sonny Charles Half As Much 1970 A&M
-- recordlabel: ABC 11440
writtenby: R. Dozier, M. Jackson
Reggie Garner Half A Cup 1974 ABC
1 recordlabel: Rush Associated 73464
chartposition: RandB #47
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Shawn Trone
album: Wake Your Daughter Up
comments: [novelty]
No Face Half 1990 Rush Associated
2 recordlabel: Warner 26005
chartposition: RandB #28
album: Private Times...And the Whole 9!
Al B. Sure! Had Enuf? 1991 Warner
-- recordlabel: Atco 33-220
writtenby: O. Redding
album: Shake, Rattle and Roll / Best Of Arthur Conley
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: -vz_NpkuUSI
Arthur Conley Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! 1967 Atco
1 recordlabel: United Artists 921
chartposition: RandB#8, US #51, UK #37, US dance #14
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: Brass Construction II
comments: [funk jazz instrumental]
Brass Construction Ha Cha Cha (Funktion) 1976 United Artists
2 recordlabel: Cash Money 56234
chartposition: RandB #16, US #68
writtenby: Juvenile (as Terius Gray)
album: 400 Degreez
Juvenile Ha 1999 Cash Money
3 recordlabel: ABC 302221
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Ron Tyson and Norman Harris
Four Tops H.E.L.P. 1979 ABC
4 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Mariah Carey , The Dream and Tricky Stewart
album: Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
comments: [slow jam]
Mariah Carey H.A.T.E.U. 2009 Island
5 recordlabel: Private I 04384
chartposition: RandB #46
album: Turning Point (Expanded)
The Staple Singers H-A-T-E (Don't Live Here Anymore) 1984 Private I
6 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10241
chartposition: RandB #2, US #20
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Impressions / The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred
The Impressions Gypsy Woman 1961 ABC Paramount
-- recordlabel: MCA 52793
writtenby: C. Mayfield
album: So Many Rivers
Bobby Womack Gypsy Woman 1985 MCA
1 recordlabel: United Artists 281
chartposition: RandB #6, US #8
writtenby: Howard Scott, B.B. Dickerson , Harold Brown, Charles Miller,Lercy Jordan
album: Deliver the Word
comments: [funk jazz]
War Gypsy Man 1973 United Artists
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10430
writtenby: E. Bivins
The Manhattans Gypsy Man 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Bolamans 1230
chartposition: RandB #93
album: Live Yo Life
comments: [hip hop]
G Menace Gutta Livin 2005 Bolamans
2 recordlabel: Fantasy
chartposition: US Dance #9
writtenby: Lincoln Ross
album: The Blackbyrds
The Blackbyrds Gut Level 1974 Fantasy
3 recordlabel: Island 168
chartposition: UK #36
writtenby: Dimitri Tiomkin and Paul Francis Webster
comments: [reggae]
The Skatalites Guns of Navarone 1967 Island
-- recordlabel: Juana 3426
writtenby: F. Knight, M. Ward, W. Thomas
album: Next In Line
The Controllers Gunning For Love 1979 Juana
1 recordlabel: Utopia 10770
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Norbert De Coteaux and Edith Cherry
album: Albert
Albert King Guitar Man 1976 Utopia
2 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 572809
chartposition: RandB #29, US #82
writtenby: Jay Z , R. Kelly & Rockwilder (as Dana Stinson)
album: The Dynasty: Roc La Familia
comments: [hip hop]
Jay-Z featuring R. Kelly Guilty Until Proven Innocent 2001 Roc A Fella
3 recordlabel: Aftermath
chartposition: RandB #56, UK #5
album: The Slim Shady LP
comments: [hip hop]
Eminem ft. Dr. Dre Guilty Conscience 1999 Aftermath
4 recordlabel: Total Control Records 2
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: Paul Hardcastle and Derek Green
Paul Hardcastle Guilty 1984 Total Control Record
5 recordlabel: Total Experience 2425
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #53
writtenby: Jimmy Hamilton and Maurice Hayes
album: Guilty
Yarbrough & Peoples Guilty 1986 Total Experience
6 recordlabel: Stax 0056
chartposition: RandB #41, US #107
writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
Carla Thomas Guide Me Well 1970 Stax
7 recordlabel: Def Jam South 582865
chartposition: RandB #28, US #79
writtenby: Scarface, Kanye West,Jay Z,Beanie Sigel, Mike Sutton, Brenda Sutton and Tom DePierro
album: The Fix
comments: [hip hop]
Scarface featuring Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel Guess Who's Back 2002 Def Jam South
8 recordlabel: Universal
chartposition: RandB #22
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Eric B., Clark Kent, Rakim, Chuck D, Eric Sadler and Hank Shocklee
album: The 18th Letter
comments: [album cut] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Rakim Guess Who's Back 1997 Universal
-- recordlabel: Horaces 4
writtenby: Harry Bass, Carl Kidd
comments: [northern soul]
Eddie Daye & The Four Bars Guess Who Loves You 1990 Horaces
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 714
writtenby: E. Boyd, M. Grand
album: Two Sides of Laura Lee / The Best of Laura Lee
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: n7-_s3qK91Y
Laura Lee Guess Who I Saw Today 1972 Hot Wax
1 recordlabel: Warner 49833
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Jesse Belvin and Jo Ann Belvin
album: Just Be My Lady
comments: [ballad]
Larry Graham Guess Who 1981 Warner
-- recordlabel: Atco 6910
writtenby: T. Mills
Blue Magic Guess Who 1972 Atco
-- recordlabel: Jetstar 117
writtenby: Jesse Belvin, Jo Anne Belvin
Bobby Patterson Guess Who 1969 Jetstar
1 recordlabel: ABC 11330
chartposition: RandB #21, US #38
writtenby: Jesse Belvin & Jo Ann Belvin
album: Guess Who
B.B. King Guess Who 1972 ABC
2 recordlabel: Diamond 269
chartposition: RandB #19, US #99
writtenby: Jesse Belvin and Jo Ann Belvin
Ruby Winters Guess Who 1969 Diamond
-- recordlabel: Stax 0209
writtenby: Jesse Belvin, Joann Belvin
album: Soul Street
Eddie Floyd Guess Who 1974 Stax
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8040
chartposition: RandB #7, US #31
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Jesse Belvin, Jo Ann Belvin
album: Just Jesse Belvin
comments: [ballad]
Jesse Belvin Guess Who 1959 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Paramount 0065
writtenby: V. Montana, R. Walker
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: SBSFkSt6Dv0
Fletcher Walker III Guess I'll Never Understand (The Workings Of Your Mind) 1971 Paramount
1 recordlabel: Asylum
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Gucci Mane and Swizz Beatz
album: The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted
Gucci Mane featuring Swizz Beatz Gucci Time 2010 Asylum
2 recordlabel: Beast 109
chartposition: RandB #88, US Dance #39
writtenby: KRS One, Rodney Lemay, Super Cat, Chuck Rio, Clarence Reid, Kool Moe Dee, Sam Clark and Willie Clarke
Sam the Beast Gucci Dance 1995 Beast
3 recordlabel: ColliPark
chartposition: RandB #89
album: ISouljaBoyTellem
comments: [hip hop] [album cut]
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em ft. Gucci Mane & Shawty Lo Gucci Bandana 2008 ColliPark
4 recordlabel: Arista
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Babyface and Daryl Simmons
album: Grown and Sexy
Babyface Grown and Sexy 2005 Arista
5 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: RandB #51
Kelly Rowland Grown Woman 2010 Universal Motown
6 recordlabel: Def Jam South 15611 2
chartposition: RandB #61
Disturbing Tha Peace ft. Ludacris, Scarface, Shawnna Growing Pains (Do It Again) 2002 Def Jam South
7 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10289
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46, US #99
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Impressions
The Impressions Grow Closer Together 1962 ABC Paramount
8 recordlabel: AVI 311
chartposition: RandB #86
writtenby: Casper (as Terry Marshall)
Casper Groovy Ghost Show 1980 AVI
-- recordlabel: ABC 12398
writtenby: G. McGregor and H. Dotson
album: Up The Downstairs
Wilson Williams Groovy Feelin' 1978 ABC
1 recordlabel: Charisma 12617
chartposition: RandB #26, US #63, UK #50
writtenby: Maxi Priest, David Morales, Handel Tucker and Mikey Bennett
album: Fe Real
comments: [house, reggae, pop]
Maxi Priest Groovin' in the Midnight 1992 Charisma
2 recordlabel: Arista 0403
chartposition: RandB #58, US Dance #32
writtenby: Harvey Mason and Kenny Mason
album: Groovin' You
Harvey Mason Groovin' You 1979 Arista
-- recordlabel: Stax 0246
writtenby: Ted Jarett, Robert L. Holmes
Freddie Waters Groovin' On My Baby's Love 1975 Stax
-- recordlabel: Mirage 662
writtenby: Robert T. Ingram
album: Would You Like To Fly
Ingram Groovin' On A Groove 1983 Mirage
1 recordlabel: Tabu 03528
chartposition: UK #72, US Dance #47
writtenby: Charmaine Sylvers and Gene Dozier
album: S.O.S. III
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
The S.O.S. Band Groovin' (That's What We're Doin') 1983 Tabu
2 recordlabel: Stax 224
chartposition: RandB #10, US #21
writtenby: Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati
album: Hip Hug Her / The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs
comments: instrumental
Booker T. & the MGs Groovin' 1967 Stax
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 8176
writtenby: Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
album: Lady Soul
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 9uRnWNW9t9I
Aretha Franklin Groovin' 1968 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2401
chartposition: RandB #3, US #1, UK #8
writtenby: Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati
The Young Rascals Groovin' 1967 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: MCA 2007
chartposition: RandB #75, UK #30, US Dance #14
writtenby: Laney Stewart and Thaddis Harrell
album: Good Life
E.V.E. (Ebony Vibe Everlasting) Groove of Love 1994 MCA
3 recordlabel: Elektra 114
chartposition: RandB #28, US #4, UK #2, US dance #1
writtenby: Lady Miss Kier, Super DJ Dmitri & Towa Tei
album: World Clique
comments: [disco dance]
Deee-Lite Groove is in the Heart 1990 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Columbia 77182
chartposition: US Dance #33
writtenby: Freedom Williams, Peter Lord, Sandra St. Victor and Jeff Smith
album: Freedom
Freedom Williams Groove Your Mind 1993 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Our Gang 1008
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Darryl Ellis, Dunn Pearson Jr. and Paul Richmond
album: Amuzement Park
comments: [disco funk]
Amuzement Park Groove Your Blues Away 1982 Our Gang
6 recordlabel: Roadshow
chartposition: R&B #104
album: Remembered
Phyllis Hyman Groove With You 1998 Roadshow
-- recordlabel: Great Lakes 2337
writtenby: G. Johnson, M. Moy
Admirations Groove Town 1984 Great Lakes
1 recordlabel: MCA 53300
chartposition: RandB #4, US Dance #33
writtenby: Timmy Gatling, Gene Griffin, Hall and Teddy Riley
album: Guy
Guy Groove Me 1988 MCA
2 recordlabel: Malaco 1058
chartposition: RandB #26, US #54, US dance #6
writtenby: King Floyd
Fern Kinney Groove Me 1979 Malaco
3 recordlabel: Mango 369
chartposition: US dance #23
writtenby: Alphonsus Cassell
album: Knock Dem Dead
Arrow Groove Master 1988 Mango
-- recordlabel: Columbia 475958 (UK)
album: Supernatural
Misty Oldland Groove Eternity 1994 Columbia(UK)
-- recordlabel: Solar 18
writtenby: Shelby, Carriere
album: Adventures in the Land of Music
Dynasty Groove Control 1980 Solar
1 recordlabel: RCA 11689
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Joseph Smith (as Joseph Smith III), Amadee Castenell, Dwight Richards, F. Richard, Kenneth Williams
album: Milky Way
Chocolate Milk Groove City 1979 RCA
-- recordlabel: EMI America 104 (UK)
writtenby: J. Roussel, M. Simon
album: I Want You
Wilson Pickett Groove City 1979 EMI America(UK)
1 recordlabel: Capitol 4995
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Theophilus Coakley, Kirkwood Coakley, David Mackey and Anthony Flowers
album: Everything Is Cool
comments: [funk]
T-Connection Groove City 1981 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Capitol 4657
chartposition: RandB #98
writtenby: Bobby Lyle, Wayne Henderson and Harvey Mason
Bobby Lyle Groove (Ain't No Doubt About It) 1978 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Urban Spears 0002
chartposition: RandB #93
album: Grippin Grain
The Young Millionaires Grippin Grain 2001 Urban Spears
4 recordlabel: Arista 15153 1
chartposition: RandB #10, US #30
writtenby: Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams, Malice and Pusha T
album: Lord Willin'
Clipse Grindin' 2002 Arista
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 93711
chartposition: RandB #6, US #7, UK #26
writtenby: J. Smith, Corey Mathis, Diamond Smith, S. Smith, Pleasure P, Jim Jonsin and D. Baker
album: Bluestars
Pretty Ricky Grind with Me 2005 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Watts 0004
chartposition: RandB #92
comments: [hip hop]
Mike Watts ft. Jiz Nicklez & Paul Wall Grind Winters Out 2006 Watts
7 recordlabel: Ichiban 487
chartposition: RandB #83
album: Lovers Again
comments: [slow jam]
Alexander O'Neal Grind 1998 Ichiban
8 recordlabel: Def Jam 588794
chartposition: RandB #62
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: God's Favorite
comments: [rap]
N.O.R.E. (Noreaga) Grimey 2001 Def Jam
9 recordlabel: United Artists 873
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Lonnie Jordan (as LeRoy "Lonnie" Jordan) , Susan Buckner, Deborah Pratt and Jerry Goldstein
Lonnie Jordan Grey Rainy Days 1976 United Artists
10 recordlabel: Disturbing Tha Peace
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Ludacris,Young Jeezy,DJ Nasty, LVM, Luis Resto,Eminem, Easy Mo Bee,Tupac Shakur,Chris Wallace
album: Release Therapy
Ludacris featuring Young Jeezy Grew Up a Screw Up 2006 Disturbing Tha Peace
11 recordlabel: Atlantic 10109 (UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: Jackson, Jones, Steinberg, Cropper
album: Various ‎- Quadrophenia (Music From The Soundtrack Of The Who Film)
comments: [instrumental] (re-release)
Booker T. & the MGs Green Onions 1979 Atlantic(UK)
12 recordlabel: Stax 127
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3
writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewis Steinberg & Al Jackson Jr.
album: Green Onions / The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs / Atlantic Soul Classics
comments: instrumental
Booker T. & the MGs Green Onions 1962 Stax
13 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Beyonce Knowles, Pharrell Williams and Sean Garrett
album: B\'Day
mpcode: zkwe6kiMexw
Beyoncé Green Light 2007 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 702
writtenby: Ron Miller
album: Green Grow The Lilacs
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Originals Green Grow The Lilacs 1969 Tamla Motown
1 recordlabel: Bolamans 1220
chartposition: RandB #89
album: Straight From The Gutta
comments: [hip hop]
G Menace Greed 2005 Bolamans
2 recordlabel: Arista 9466
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #8, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Linda Creed & Michael Masser
album: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston Greatest Love of All 1986 Arista
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2697
chartposition: RandB #45, US #122
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
Judy Clay Greatest Love 1970 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: ABC 673
writtenby: Joe South
album: A Portrait Of The Tams / The Best Of The Tams
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: WUur9CnLt8I
The Tams Greatest Love 1969 ABC
1 recordlabel: RAS Records 7018
chartposition: UK #62
writtenby: Reid
album: Brutal
comments: [reggae]
Black Uhuru Great Train Robbery 1986 RAS Records
2 recordlabel: ABC 10704
chartposition: US #123
writtenby: Jerry O (as Jerry J. Murray)
Tom & Jerrio Great Goo-Ga-Moo-Ga 1965 ABC
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 4408
writtenby: Love, Evans
album: Whatever / The Best of Friends
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: RDrywg9x44g
The Friends of Distinction Great Day 1970 RCA Victor
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 74 0107
chartposition: RandB #5, US #3
writtenby: Philemon Hou & Harry Elston
album: Grazin' / The Best of Friends
comments: [pop soul]
The Friends of Distinction Grazing in the Grass 1969 RCA Victor
2 recordlabel: Cameo 219
chartposition: RandB #11, US #9
writtenby: Kal Mann & Dave Appell
album: It's Mashed Potato Time
Dee Dee Sharp Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) 1962 Cameo
3 recordlabel: AandM 1208
chartposition: RandB #42, UK #77
writtenby: Brenda Russell and Gardner Cole
album: Get Here
Brenda Russell Gravity 1988 A&M
4 recordlabel: Atco/WMOT 7046
chartposition: RandB #15, US #104
writtenby: Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Blue Magic Grateful 1976 Atco/WMOT
-- recordlabel: North Bay 306
writtenby: B. Sigler, P. Hurtt
Soul Devalents Grasshopper 1972 North Bay
1 recordlabel: Chrysalis 2280
chartposition: UK #16
writtenby: Richie Fermie and Monie Love
album: Down to Earth
comments: [hip hop]
Monie Love Grandpa's Party 1989 Chrysalis
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 87 131
writtenby: Clarence Carter, Pat Cooley
album: Hooked on Love
Clarence Carter Grandpa Can't Fly His Kite 1987 Ichiban
1 recordlabel: Claridge 409
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: M. J. Kirkland, R. L. Kirkland & Frank Slay
album: Bo Kirkland and Ruth Davis
Bo Kirkland Grandfather Clock 1975 Claridge

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