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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: Ichiban 1180-2
album: First Lady of Soul
comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]
mpcode: 9IqPIQPOm5M
Trudy Lynn When Something Is Wrong With My Baby--I've Been Loving You Too Long 1995 Ichiban
1 recordlabel: Atco 6665
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29
writtenby: Hayes , Porter
album: King and Queen
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 1969 Atco
2 recordlabel: Casablanca 2338
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #3, US #11, US AC #9
writtenby: Marc Blatte & Larry Gottlieb
album: Tonight!
Four Tops When She Was My Girl 1981 Casablanca
3 recordlabel: Bragg 227
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49
writtenby: Carolyn Varga
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Rodge Martin When She Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters) 1966 Bragg
-- recordlabel: Amy 11001
writtenby: C. Varga
Mighty Sam When She Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters) 1967 Amy
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2132
writtenby: George Jackson, Robert Miller
album: Wall to Wall
Johnnie Taylor When She Stops Asking 1986 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2134
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #10, US #28, UK #31
writtenby: Carole King and Gerry Goffin
album: Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters
The Drifters When My Little Girl Is Smiling 1962 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Imperial 5396
chartposition: RandB #2, US #14
writtenby: Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin
album: Fats Domino Rock and Rollin'
Fats Domino When My Dreamboat Comes Home 1956 Imperial
-- recordlabel: Broadway 402
writtenby: Jimmy Oliver
album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2
comments: [deep soul]
Sandra Phillips When Midnight Comes 1965 Broadway
1 recordlabel: Warner 7361
chartposition: UK #72
album: Another Place and Time
Donna Summer When Love Takes Over You 1989 Warner
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 85961
chartposition: RandB #18, US #77
writtenby: Donna Summer , Keith Diamond, Eve Nelson, Anthony Smith and Larry Henley
album: Mistaken Identity
Donna Summer When Love Cries 1991 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: AandM 2312
chartposition: RandB #5, US #101, US dance #80
writtenby: David Lewis and Wayne Lewis
album: Radiant
Atlantic Starr When Love Calls 1981 A&M
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 3521
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Joe Brooks
album: Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack When It's Over 1978 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Capitol
chartposition: RandB #15, US #91
writtenby: Avant, Antonio Dixon and Eric Dawkins
album: Avant
Avant When It Hurts 2008 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Columbia 18-02950
writtenby: R. Brown, W. Lester
album: Love Don't Grow on Trees
comments: [disco funk]
Waldo When It Comes To You 1982 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Cadet 5658
chartposition: US #108
writtenby: Bobby Miller
album: There Is...
The Dells When I'm in Your Arms 1969 Cadet
2 recordlabel: ABC 12158
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: B.B. King
B.B. King When I'm Wrong 1976 ABC
-- recordlabel: Dakar 611
writtenby: Eugen Record, Carl Davis
Tyrone Davis When I'm Not Around 1970 Dakar
1 recordlabel: Shady/Aftermath 006085
chartposition: RandB #96, US #8, UK #4
writtenby: Eminem (as Marshall Mathers) and Luis Resto
album: Curtain Call: The Hits
comments: [hip hop]
Eminem When I'm Gone 2005 Shady/Aftermath
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54111
chartposition: RandB #12, US #25
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Brenda Holloway When I'm Gone 1965 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54093
writtenby: Broadnax, Foreman, Vandenberg
album: When I'm Alone I Cry
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye When I'm Alone I Cry 1964 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Capitol 4762
writtenby: Jones, Jones, Beverly
Gloria Jones When I Was A Little Girl 1978 Capitol
1 recordlabel: AandM 2855
chartposition: RandB #3, US #1, UK #10, US dance #1, US AC #10
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson
album: Control
Janet Jackson When I Think of You 1986 A&M
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 3418
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin When I Think About You 1977 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: ABC 11170
chartposition: US AC #25
writtenby: Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
Ray Charles When I Stop Dreaming 1969 ABC
4 recordlabel: Imperial 5454
chartposition: RandB #14, US #29
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
album: Let's Dance with Domino
Fats Domino When I See You 1957 Imperial
-- recordlabel: Columbia 11 02037
writtenby: K. Echols, M. Titus, A. Sanderson
album: Tell Me Where It Hurts
Walter Jackson When I See You 1981 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Aladdin 3325
chartposition: RandB #14
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Leonard Lee
Shirley & Lee When I Saw You 1957 Aladdin
2 recordlabel: Warner 8332
chartposition: RandB #94, US #1, UK #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Albert Hammond & Carole Bayer Sager
album: Endless Flight
Leo Sayer When I Need You 1977 Warner
3 recordlabel: MCA 2950
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: It's Goin' Down
Ralph Tresvant When I Need Somebody 1994 MCA
4 recordlabel: Warner 49709
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Turley Richards
album: Secret Combination
Randy Crawford When I Lose My Way 1981 Warner
5 recordlabel: Jam Packed 3011
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Tony Butler
album: She's Back!
comments: [electro, freestyle]
Debbie Deb When I Hear Music 1984 Jam Packed
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54129
writtenby: Rogers, Robinson, Moore
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye When I Had Your Love 1966 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Interscope Digital
chartposition: UK #3, US #9, US dance #1
writtenby: Rodney Jenkins, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Jim McCarthy
album: Doll Domination
The Pussycat Dolls When I Grow Up 2008 Interscope Digital
2 recordlabel: Capitol 4048
chartposition: US #58
writtenby: Oscar Hammerstein II (as Oscar Hammerstein) and Sigmund Romberg
Ed Townsend When I Grow Too Old to Dream 1958 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Warner 28819
chartposition: AC #15
writtenby: Michael Franks
album: Skin Dive
comments: [smooth jazz]
mpcode: ACIKGVwJLs8
Michael Franks ft. Brenda Russell When I Give My Love to You 1985 Warner
4 recordlabel: Elektra 64525
chartposition: RandB #21, US #85
writtenby: Keith Sweat, Fitzgerald Scott and Joe Jefferson
album: Get Up on It
comments: [slow jam]
Keith Sweat When I Give My Love 1994 Elektra
5 recordlabel: Elektra 46024
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Patrice Rushen, Tony Coleman and Angela Rushen
album: Patrice
Patrice Rushen When I Found You 1979 Elektra
6 recordlabel: Handshake 5305
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Edward Heyman and Victor Young
album: Stand Up
Revelation When I Fall in Love 1980 Handshake
7 recordlabel: Manhattan 50138
chartposition: RandB #31, US #95, US AC #14
writtenby: Victor Young and Edward Heyman
album: Everlasting
comments: [love ballad]
Natalie Cole When I Fall in Love 1988 Manhattan
8 recordlabel: Dream 705
chartposition: US dance #50
album: Aurra
Aurra When I Come Home 1980 Dream
9 recordlabel: LaFace 26058
chartposition: RandB #4, US #12
writtenby: Warryn Campbell (as Warryn Smiley Campbell) and Tamara Savage
album: Shanice
comments: [slow jam]
Shanice Wilson When I Close My Eyes 1999 LaFace
10 recordlabel: Date 1637
chartposition: RandB #10, US #49
writtenby: C. Varga
Peaches & Herb When He Touches Me (Nothing Else Matters) 1969 Date
11 recordlabel: Warner 29286
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US dance #1, US rock #31
writtenby: Prince
album: Purple Rain
Prince When Doves Cry 1984 Warner
12 recordlabel: Atlantic 2515
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Ted Daryll and Chip Taylor
Billy Vera & Judy Clay When Do We Go 1968 Atlantic
13 recordlabel: Bad Boy 79074
chartposition: RandB #28, US #50
writtenby: Tammy Lucas, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Q, Slim, Keisha Spivey, Pamela Long
album: Total
Total When Boy Meets Girl 1996 Bad Boy
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 714
writtenby: A. Wright, C. Lewis
album: Two Sides Of Laura Lee
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: DkaKaQZdNDY
Laura Lee When A Man Loves A Woman 1972 Hot Wax
-- recordlabel: Digital
album: Show You A Good Time
comments: [southern soul] [album cut]
Ruby Wilson When A Man Is Sleeping 2005 Digital
-- recordlabel: RCA 74 0294
writtenby: Cooke, Lavert
Willie Hutch When A Boy Falls In Love 1970 RCA
1 recordlabel: Un D Nyable 9
chartposition: RandB #65
weeksinr&bchart: 8
album: The Fall Backs Of A Playa
comments: [slow jam]
Entourage When 1998 Un D Nyable
-- recordlabel: Gibraltar 17117
writtenby: C.C. Ryder
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: BD-C_upU3sc
C.C. & Co. When 1987 Gibraltar
1 recordlabel: AandM 2114
chartposition: RandB #91, US #78, US AC #24
writtenby: Gino Vannelli
album: Brother to Brother
Gino Vannelli Wheels of Life 1979 A&M
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2059
chartposition: US #83
writtenby: Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
album: Saved
LaVern Baker Wheel of Fortune 1960 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Antilles 805
chartposition: US Dance #34
writtenby: David Was and Don Was
Was (Not Was) Wheel Me Out 1980 Antilles
4 recordlabel: Collipark 2487
chartposition: RandB #24, US #30
writtenby: Mr. Collipark, D Roc, Kaine and M. Young
album: Me and My Brother
Ying Yang Twins featuring Trick Daddy Whats Happnin! 2004 Collipark
5 recordlabel: Parlophone 2
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Arthur Baker, Taylor Dayne and Fred Zarr
album: Wildest Dreams
Tina Turner Whatever You Want 1996 Parlophone
6 recordlabel: Vee Jay 486
chartposition: US #68
writtenby: Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
Jerry Butler Whatever You Want 1963 Vee Jay
7 recordlabel: Mecca Don 64430
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Carl Roland, Livio Harris and Michael Speaks
album: No Equal
comments: [ballad]
Michael Speaks Whatever You Need 1995 Mecca Don
8 recordlabel: Grand Hustle 514202
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #47
writtenby: T.I., Jim Jonsin, David Siegel and Ricco Barrino
album: Paper Trail
T.I. Whatever You Like 2008 Grand Hustle
9 recordlabel: Island 003477
chartposition: RandB #91, US #100, UK #9, US dance #6
writtenby: Bradley Spalter, Lambert Waldrip II, Aleese Simmons, Andre Mortion, Khaleef Chiles and James Banks
album: It's About Time
Christina Milian featuring Joe Budden Whatever U Want 2004 Island
10 recordlabel: Fame 91001
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29, US #95
writtenby: George Jackson, Raymond Moore
album: Travis Wammack
Travis Wammack Whatever Turns You On 1972 Fame
11 recordlabel: Warner 5611
chartposition: RandB #46
album: Tracks of Life
The Isley Brothers Whatever Turns You On 1992 Warner
12 recordlabel: Warner 28322
chartposition: RandB #72, US dance #45
writtenby: Scott Cutler and Gerry Goffin
album: One from the Heart
comments: [ballad]
Jocelyn Brown Whatever Satisfies You 1987 Warner
13 recordlabel: Atlantic 86123
chartposition: RandB #53, UK #60, US Dance #16
writtenby: Byron Burke, Herb Lawson and Byron Stingily
album: State of Mind
comments: [dance, garage house]
Ten City Whatever Makes You Happy 1990 Atlantic
14 recordlabel: Atlantic 87475
chartposition: RandB #12, US #63
writtenby: Lawrence A. McNeil and Vince Drayton
album: Deepa
Troop Whatever It Takes (To Make You Stay) 1992 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Columbia 1539
writtenby: T. Lester
album: Khemistry
mpcode: ZcksZD58hjo
Khemistry Whatever It Takes 1982 Columbia
1 recordlabel: RCA 5078(UK)
chartposition: UK #61
writtenby: DeLisle Harper, Glen LeFleur, Joe Jammer, Mike Vernon and Pete Wingfield
Olympic Runners with George Chandler Whatever It Takes 1978 RCA (UK)
2 recordlabel: LaFace
chartposition: RandB #109
writtenby: Rich Harrison, Usher, Johnny Otis, Maxwell Davis and Shuggie Otis
album: Confessions [UK edition]
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: e_CmGKR3liA
Usher Whatever I Want 2004 LaFace
-- recordlabel: MCA 52793
writtenby: B. Womack, J. Ford
album: So Many Rivers
Bobby Womack Whatever Happened To The Times 1985 MCA
-- recordlabel: RCA 50317
writtenby: Al Sharp
album: The Mighty Pope
The Mighty Pope Whatever Goes Around 1976 RCA
1 recordlabel: Elektra 3005
chartposition: RandB #8, US #16, UK #14, US dance #5
writtenby: Babyface, Giuliano Franco and Keith Andes
album: EV3
En Vogue Whatever 1997 Elektra
2 recordlabel: Restricted Access 3003
chartposition: RandB #34, US #112, US dance #3
writtenby: Jill Scott and Ronald
album: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
comments: [neo soul]
Jill Scott Whatever 2004 Restricted Access
3 recordlabel: Def Jam 314 574 027 1
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Redman (as Reggie Noble) and Erick Serman
album: Muddy Waters
Redman Whateva Man 1996 Def Jam
4 recordlabel: Arista 15170
chartposition: UK #13, US dance #1, RandB #75, US #96
writtenby: Tammie Harris, Whitney Houston, Andre Lewis, Muhammad, Harry Palmer and Christopher Stain
album: Just Whitney
Whitney Houston Whatchulookinat 2002 Arista
5 recordlabel: MCA 52364
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Different Style
comments: [reggae]
Musical Youth Whatcha Talking 'bout 1984 MCA
6 recordlabel: RCA 9094
chartposition: RandB #8
writtenby: Phillip Gordy and Tyler Collins
album: Girls Nite Out
Tyler Collins Whatcha Gonna Do? 1989 RCA
7 recordlabel: AandM 1920
chartposition: RandB #46, US #6
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: David Jenkins & Cory Lerrios
album: A Place In The Sun
Pablo Cruise Whatcha Gonna Do 1977 A&M
8 recordlabel: Relativity 0767
chartposition: RandB #15, US #23, UK #48
album: Sex Down
Link Whatcha Gone Do? 1998 Relativity
9 recordlabel: Loma 2077
chartposition: RandB #8, US #61
writtenby: Drake Hollon and George Kerr
album: Hypnotized
comments: [deep soul]
Linda Jones What've I Done (To Make You Mad) 1967 Loma
10 recordlabel: Imperial 5417
chartposition: RandB #12, US #50
writtenby: Pinky Tomlin, Earl Hatch, Coy Poe and Jimmy Grier
album: This Is Fats Domino
Fats Domino What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasing You) 1957 Imperial
11 recordlabel: Columbia 10235
chartposition: RandB #50, US #96
writtenby: Freddie Harris and Paul Francis Webster
album: Don't It Feel Good
Ramsey Lewis What's the Name of This Funk (Spider Man) 1976 Columbia
12 recordlabel: Capitol 0777
chartposition: RandB #86, US #120
writtenby: Young MC (as Marvin Young)
album: What's the Flavor?
Young MC What's the Flavor? 1993 Capitol
13 recordlabel: MCA 54279
chartposition: RandB #34
album: Don't Sweat the Technique
Eric B. & Rakim What's on Your Mind (House Party II Rap Theme) 1992 MCA
14 recordlabel: United Artists 36246
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: R. Muller, J. Wong, W. Williamston, W. Parris, L. Payton
Brass Construction What's on Your Mind (Expression) 1977 United Artists
15 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 17748
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: Kerry Chater and Glen Ballard
album: Give Me the Night
comments: [jazz funk]
George Benson What's on Your Mind 1981 Warner Bros.
16 recordlabel: Def Jam 1004
chartposition: RandB #7, US #21
writtenby: Montell Jordan and DeVante Swing
album: More…
comments: [slow jam]
Montell Jordan What's on Tonight 1997 Def Jam
17 recordlabel: LaFace
chartposition: UK #129
writtenby: Usher , Johnta Austin (as Johntá Austin) and StarGate
album: Here I Stand
Usher featuring will.i.am What's a Man to Do 2008 LaFace
18 recordlabel: Dynamic 150
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: Danny Pearson and Anthony Sepe
comments: [Reggae]
Barry Biggs What's Your Sign Girl 1979 Dynamic
19 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 666516
chartposition: UK #19
writtenby: Des'ree and Ashley Ingram
album: Supernatural
Des'ree What's Your Sign 1998 Sony Soho Square
20 recordlabel: Columbia 674617 6 (UK)
chartposition: UK #44, US alt. #23, R&B #106
writtenby: B Real (as Louis Freese), DJ Muggs (as Lawrence Muggerud) and Paul Simonon
album: Till Death Do Us Part
comments: [hip hop]
Cypress Hill What's Your Number? 2004 Columbia (UK)
21 recordlabel: Stang 5056
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Al Goodman and Harry Ray
album: The Best Of The Moments
comments: [Sweet Soul]
The Moments What's Your Name? 1974 Stang
22 recordlabel: Buddah 467
chartposition: UK #34, US dance #9, Cashbox R&B #85, US #56
writtenby: Bobby Woods & Roger Cook
album: White Witch
comments: [disco]
Andrea True Connection What's Your Name, What's Your Number 1978 Buddah
23 recordlabel: Relativity 1607
chartposition: RandB #90, US #108
weeksinr&bchart: 3
album: When HELL.A. Freezes Over
comments: [hip hop] samples 'Time Of The Season' by The Zombies
Frost What's Your Name (Time Of The Season) 1997 Relativity
24 recordlabel: Fabulous 748
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Leon Ware
album: Inside Is Love
Leon Ware What's Your Name 1979 Fabulous
25 recordlabel: Wildstar 43 (UK)
chartposition: UK #8, US #104
writtenby: Craig David
album: Slicker Than Your Average
Craig David What's Your Flava? 2002 Wildstar(UK)
26 recordlabel: Def Jam South 15140
chartposition: RandB #10, US #21, UK #19
writtenby: Ludacris (as Christopher Bridges
album: Back for the First Time
Ludacris What's Your Fantasy? 2000 Def Jam South
27 recordlabel: Tabu 5527
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Jason Bryant
album: S.O.S.
The S.O.S. Band What's Wrong with Our Love Affair? 1980 Tabu
-- recordlabel: Playboy 50016
writtenby: Eric Mercury, William Smith
album: What's Usual Ain't Natural
Sam Russell What's Usual Ain't Natural 1973 Playboy
1 recordlabel: Def Jam 7084
chartposition: RandB #72
Suga What's Up Star? 1995 Def Jam
2 recordlabel: Columbia 45151
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Cornelius Mims
album: Don't Rush It
Tyren Perry What's Up 1989 Columbia

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