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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
101 recordlabel: Palu 700
chartposition: RandB #88
weeksinr&bchart: 4
Gold ft. Layzie Bone, Scant, Menenski, Tee, & Halo Free Your Mind 1999 Palu
102 recordlabel: EastWest 98487
chartposition: RandB #23, US #8, UK #16
writtenby: Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy
album: Funky Divas
En Vogue Free Your Mind 1992 EastWest
103 recordlabel: AandM 2730
chartposition: US Dance #12
writtenby: Jesse Johnson
album: Jesse Johnson's Revue
Jesse Johnson Revue Free World 1985 A&M
104 recordlabel: Parlophone 63971
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Kim Appleby
Kim Appleby Free Spirit 1994 Parlophone
105 recordlabel: Capitol 4184
chartposition: RandB #8, US #52
writtenby: Dan Hartman
album: In the City
Tavares Free Ride 1975 Capitol
106 recordlabel: Atco 6700
chartposition: RandB #30, US #103
writtenby: Otis Redding and Gene Lawson
album: Love Man
Otis Redding Free Me 1969 Atco
107 recordlabel: Wand 11287
chartposition: RandB #9, US #95, US Dance #1
writtenby: Ron Tyson (as Ronald Tyson) and Bunny Sigler
South Shore Commission Free Man 1975 Wand
108 recordlabel: Bang 03157
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: J. Brown, E. Irons, R. Hickman, R. Ransom, A. Bridgeforth, Jr.
album: After 5
comments: [funk]
Brick Free Dancer 1982 Bang
109 recordlabel: MCA 2042(UK)
chartposition: UK #69, US dance #11
writtenby: Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Susaye Greene
album: A Love Supreme
Chanté Moore Free 1995 MCA (UK)
-- recordlabel: Larc 81014
writtenby: Roland, Dalton, Francis
Mellaa Free 1983 Larc
-- recordlabel: Stax 241
writtenby: Don Davis, LaMarr Thomas
album: Super Taylor
Johnnie Taylor Free 1974 Stax
1 recordlabel: Island 96721
chartposition: RandB #48, UK #58
writtenby: Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Susaye Greene
album: Will Downing
Will Downing Free 1988 Island
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 85622
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Nathan Watts, Deniece Williams, Susaye Greene and Hank Redd
album: Debelah
comments: [ballad]
Debelah Morgan Free 1994 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Columbia 10429
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #1, US #25, US dance #31, US AC #38
writtenby: Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts & Susaye Greene
album: This Is Niecy
Deniece Williams Free 1976 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Ruffnation 9632449910
chartposition: RandB #52, US #42, UK #11
writtenby: Jimmy Jam, Mýa (as Mýa Harrison) , Terry Lewis, Alex Richbourg and Tony Tolbert
album: Bait: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Mya Free 2001 Ruffnation
5 recordlabel: IndaSoul 503
chartposition: RandB #61
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Susaye Greene
album: Young, Black, Rich and Famous
M-Doc Featuring Cristina Free 1998 IndaSoul
6 recordlabel: Big Cat
chartposition: RandB #19, US #62
writtenby: Gucci Mane and Keldrick Sapp
album: Hard to Kill
Gucci Mane Freaky Gurl 2007 Big Cat
7 recordlabel: MCA 25502
chartposition: R&B #119, US #122
album: Hot Shot
Shaggy featuring The Kraft Freaky Girl 2001 MCA
8 recordlabel: Chocolate City 3225
chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #45, US #102
writtenby: Larry Blackmon & Tomi
album: Knights of the Sound Table
comments: [funk]
Cameo Freaky Dancin' 1981 Chocolate City
9 recordlabel: Sony Urban Music
chartposition: RandB #116
writtenby: Makeba & Rich Harrison
album: B'Day
mpcode: ArDXxTsJJoo
Beyoncé Freakum Dress 2007 Sony Urban Music
10 recordlabel: Universal 21290
chartposition: RandB #52, US #69
writtenby: Adina Howard, Krayzie Bone, Juan Salinas & Oscar Salinas
album: The Process
Play-N-Skillz Featuring Krayzie Bone And Adina Howard Freaks 2004 Universal
11 recordlabel: MCA 54019
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: John Fletcher, Jalil Hutchins and King Ice
album: Bag a Trix
comments: [hip hop]
Whodini Freaks 1991 MCA
12 recordlabel: Columbia 79341
chartposition: RandB #77, UK #15, US #99
writtenby: Pam Sawyer, Marilyn McLeod, Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Will Smith, Sam Barnes and Lennie Bennett
album: Willennium
Will Smith Freakin' It 2000 Columbia
13 recordlabel: EastWest 2059
chartposition: RandB #24, US #43
writtenby: Dre, Skoob, Chris Charity and Derek Lynch
album: Straight Up Sewaside
comments: [hip hop]
Das EFX Freakin' It 1993 EastWest
14 recordlabel: Atco/WMOT 7052
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Len Barry
Blue Magic Freak-N-Stein 1976 Atco/WMOT
15 recordlabel: Solar 69828
chartposition: RandB #2, US dance #44, US #66
writtenby: Bill Simmons, Reggie Calloway & Vincent Calloway
album: No Parking on the Dance Floor
Midnight Star Freak-A-Zoid 1983 Solar
16 recordlabel: AandM 245
chartposition: RandB #6, US #90
writtenby: David Lewis
album: As the Band Turns
Atlantic Starr Freak-A-Ristic 1985 A&M
17 recordlabel: Egyptian Empire 774
chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #43
writtenby: The Egyptian Lover
album: One Track Mind
comments: charted as Freak A Holic in US dance charts
The Egyptian Lover Freak-A-Holic 1987 Egyptian Empire
18 recordlabel: Uncle Jam 9901
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Carl Small, Jeanette Washington, Garry Shider and Bootsy Collins (as William Collins)
album: Sweat Band
comments: [funk]
Sweat Band Freak to Freak 1980 Uncle Jam
19 recordlabel: MCA 52988
chartposition: US Dance #28
writtenby: The Untouchables
The Untouchables Freak in the Street 1986 MCA
20 recordlabel: Lil' Man 97028
chartposition: RandB #53, US #63
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: T. Gaither, Teddy Riley, Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
comments: samples "Le Freak" by Chic
Nutta Butta featuring Teddy Riley & Anonymous Freak Out 1998 Lil' Man
21 recordlabel: Salmon 372
chartposition: RandB #95
weeksinr&bchart: 2
DJ Polo featuring Ron Jeremy Freak Of The Week 1996 Salmon
22 recordlabel: Elektra 64654
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #72
writtenby: Roy Murray and Keith Sweat
album: Lose Control
comments: [slow jam]
Silk Freak Me 1993 Elektra
23 recordlabel: EastWest 5717
chartposition: RandB #2, US #2, UK #33
writtenby: Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, Bootsy Collins , George Clinton , Gary Cooper
album: Do You Wanna Ride?
Adina Howard Freak Like Me 1995 EastWest
24 recordlabel: Glades 1749
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Clarence Reid and Inez J. Kitts
Timmy Thomas Freak In, Freak Out 1978 Glades
-- recordlabel: Giant 7142
writtenby: Ahmad
comments: [hip hop]
Ahmad Freak 1994 Giant
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8215
chartposition: RandB #4, US #14, UK #30, US AC #2
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Arr. Sam Cooke
album: Sam Cooke at the Copa
Sam Cooke Frankie and Johnny 1963 RCA Victor
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 89547
chartposition: RandB #32, UK #1, US #75, US AC #15
writtenby: Joy Denny
album: When the Boys Meet the Girls
comments: [pop soul]
Sister Sledge Frankie 1985 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: United Artists 705
chartposition: RandB #99
writtenby: Vernon Fails, James McBride and Michael Powell
album: I'll Be Your Sunshine
Vernon Burch Frame of Mind 1975 United Artists
4 recordlabel: Tabu 04556
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
album: Fragile
Cherrelle Fragile...Handle with Care 1984 Tabu
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 3287
writtenby: Sam Dees
Sam Dees Fragile, Handle With Care 1975 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2642
writtenby: Allen Orange, Bob Wilson
album: Ella Washington
Ella Washington Fragile (Handle With Care) 1969 Sound Stage Seven
1 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #101
album: Epiphany
comments: [neo soul]
mpcode: f33qNCFsM44
Chrisette Michele Fragile 2009 Def Jam
-- recordlabel: MCA SAM 9 (UK)
album: Carnaval
comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
Spyro Gyra Foxtrot 1980 MCA SAM(UK)
1 recordlabel: Calla 133
chartposition: RandB #17, US #123
writtenby: J. J Jackson and Windsor King
J.J. Jackson Four Walls (Three Windows and Two Doors) 1967 Calla
-- recordlabel: ABC 11292
writtenby: S. Holman
album: I Love You
Eddie Holman Four Walls 1969 ABC
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 5046727810(UK)
chartposition: UK #116
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns Four Play 2004 Atlantic (UK)
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 18181
writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J.B. Jefferson
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [philly sound album cut]
mpcode: jNExlzxb6m4
The Spinners Four Hands in the Fire 1976 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Taxi 0834
chartposition: UK #69
writtenby: Ernie Freeman, Moses Davis and Sly Dunbar
album: Many Moods of Moses
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Beenie Man Foundation 1998 Taxi
2 recordlabel: Warner 8874
chartposition: RandB #2, US #36, US dance #1
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: Stay Free
comments: [disco dance]
Ashford & Simpson Found a Cure 1979 Warner
3 recordlabel: RandB 1800 (UK)
chartposition: UK #83
writtenby: Ashley Ingram and Leee John
album: Trilogy
Imagination Found My Girl 1985 RandB(UK)
4 recordlabel: Vee Jay 347
chartposition: RandB #16, US #88
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed Found Love 1960 Vee Jay
5 recordlabel: Columbia 097633
chartposition: RandB #1, US #4
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Life: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture
comments: [neo soul slow jam]
Maxwell Fortunate 1999 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Stax 116
writtenby: Bell
William Bell Formula Of Love 1961 Stax
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 85182
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Chad Hugo, Ray J and Pharrell Williams
album: This Ain't a Game
comments: [hip hop]
Ray J featuring Pharrell Williams Formal Invite 2001 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54118
writtenby: Robinson, Moore, White
album: Going To A Go-Go
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: dIS7xe--XhU
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Fork In The Road 1965 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Aftermath
chartposition: UK #188
writtenby: Dr. Dre, Melvin Bradford and Eminem
album: 2001
Dr. Dre ft. Eminem Forgot About Dre 2002 Aftermath
-- recordlabel: Vee Jay 511
writtenby: B. Williams
Gene Chandler Forgive Me 1962 Vee Jay
-- recordlabel: Goldwax 311
writtenby: O. B. McClinton
album: You Got My Mind Messed Up
James Carr Forgetting You 1966 Goldwax
1 recordlabel: Happy Fox 511
chartposition: RandB #99
writtenby: Richard Supa
Country Boys & City Girls ft. Lee Maye Forgetting Someone (Is Easier Said Than Done) 1976 Happy Fox
2 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 476 (UK)
chartposition: UK #1, RandB #62, US #2
writtenby: Cee Lo Green, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Brody Brown
album: The Lady Killer
Cee Lo Green Forget You 2010 Warner Bros.(UK)
3 recordlabel: Elektra 47427
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #8, US #23, US dance #2
writtenby: Patrice Rushen, Teri McFadden & Freddie Washington
album: Straight from the Heart...
Patrice Rushen Forget Me Nots 1982 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 762(UK)
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: Richard Morris and Sylvia Moy
album: Ridin' High / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [Motown Sound] [re release]
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas Forget Me Not 1971 Tamla Motown (UK)
5 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 762
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Sylvia Moy and Richard Morris
comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to I Promise to Wait My Love
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas Forget Me Not 1968 Tamla Motown
6 recordlabel: Calla 134
chartposition: RandB #10, US #81
writtenby: Teddy Vann and Calvin White
The Sandpebbles Forget It 1967 Calla
7 recordlabel: Go! Beat 146(UK)
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Gabrielle, Ben Wolff, Andy Dean and Benjamin Barson
album: Gabrielle
Gabrielle Forget About the World 1996 Go! Beat (UK)
-- recordlabel: Capitol 44112
writtenby: Job, Glass, Wheeler, Baldursson
album: Let It Be Me
Audrey Wheeler Forget About Her 1987 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Safe House 002
chartposition: RandB #14, US #25, UK #7
writtenby: Dr. Dre, Melvin Bradford and Eminem
album: 2001
Dr. Dre Forget About Dre 2000 Safe House
2 recordlabel: Arista 74321
chartposition: RandB #73, US #18, UK #47, US AC #1
writtenby: Kenny G
album: Breathless
comments: [Jazz RnB Instrumental]
Kenny G Forever in Love 1992 Arista
3 recordlabel: Columbia 04110
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Larry Gottlieb and Marc Blatte
album: Forever by Your Side
comments: [love ballad]
The Manhattans Forever by Your Side 1983 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Stax 0224
chartposition: RandB #88
album: Mel and Tim
Mel & Tim Forever and a Day 1974 Stax
5 recordlabel: Cardiac 4007
chartposition: RandB #90
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: Makin' Moves
comments: [new jack swing]
Robyn Springer Forever and Ever 1992 Cardiac
6 recordlabel: Artistry Music
chartposition: RandB #110
album: After Hours
mpcode: jqOr78lnqIU
Rahsaan Patterson Forever Yours 2005 Artistry Music
7 recordlabel: Columbia 02113
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: G. Smith
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Forever Yesterday (For the Children) 1981 Columbia
8 recordlabel: MCA 10198
chartposition: RandB #1, US #25
writtenby: Al B. Sure! and DeVante Swing
album: Forever My Lady
comments: [slow jam]
Jodeci Forever My Lady 1991 MCA
-- recordlabel: Safari 201
writtenby: Geo R. Davis
Aaron Neville Forever More 1968 Safari
1 recordlabel: Giant 18727
chartposition: US #15
writtenby: Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Young, Gifted and Badd
Color Me Badd Forever Love 1992 Giant
2 recordlabel: Universal
chartposition: RandB #38
Q. Amey featuring Bobby Valentino Forever Girl 2006 Universal
-- recordlabel: AandM 4895
writtenby: Paul Lawrence Jones
album: Keepin' Love New
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: xqLTbG2j8jI
Howard Johnson Forever Falling In Love 1982 A&M
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 109
chartposition: RandB #17, US #28, UK #28
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Reflections
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross) Forever Came Today 1968 Tamla Motown
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1001
chartposition: RandB #6, US #60, US dance #1
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Moving Violation
comments: [Motown Sound] [disco]
The Jackson 5 Forever Came Today 1975 Tamla Motown
3 recordlabel: Fontana 812 (UK)
chartposition: UK #80
writtenby: Andy Connell and Corinne Drewery
album: Kaleidoscope World
comments: [ballad]
Swing Out Sister Forever Blue 1989 Fontana(UK)
-- recordlabel: Elektra 69360
writtenby: Howard Hewett, Monty Seward
album: Forever And Ever
comments: [slow jam]
mpcode: m2pmKkJH1vw
Howard Hewett Forever And Ever 1988 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Pi Kappa 800
writtenby: L. Stuckey
album: My Ebony Princess
Jimmy Briscoe And The Little Beavers Forever 1976 Pi Kappa
1 recordlabel: Master Five 9103
chartposition: RandB #30, US #119
writtenby: Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Freddie Gorman
album: Lay A Little Lovin` On Me
Baby Washington & Don Gardner Forever 1973 Master Five
2 recordlabel: Columbia 8204
chartposition: US #9, US AC #2
writtenby: Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff
album: Daydream
comments: [love ballad]
Mariah Carey Forever 1996 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Capitol 79976
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: David Garfield, James Felix, Phil Perry, Mike Landau and Lenny Castro
album: The Heart of the Man
comments: [beat ballad]
Phil Perry Forever 1991 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Dakar 4561
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Turning Point
Tyrone Davis Forever 1975 Dakar
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54077
chartposition: RandB #24, US #78
writtenby: Brian Holland, Gorman and Lamont Dozier
album: The Marvelous Marvelettes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes Forever 1963 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Specialty 619
chartposition: US #60
writtenby: Alvin Tyler
Sam Cooke Forever 1957 Specialty
3 recordlabel: Arista 0499
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Freddie Gorman
album: Just for You
Chuck Cissel Forever 1980 Arista
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 1364
chartposition: UK #100
writtenby: Marshall Jefferson and Ce Ce Rogers
album: Ce Ce Rogers
comments: [dance, garage house]
Ce Ce Rogers Forever 1989 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54107
writtenby: Holland, Dozier, Gorman
album: How Sweet It Is To Be Loved by You
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Forever 1964 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Carnival 556
writtenby: S. Ruffin
The Pretenders For the Rest of My Days 1971 Carnival
1 recordlabel: Columbia 4473193
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Robert Brookins, MC Hammer, Stephanie Mills and Maurice White
album: Heritage
Earth, Wind & Fire For the Love of You 1990 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Relativity 1256
chartposition: RandB #91, US #118
weeksinr&bchart: 2
album: Back Up Off Me!
Doctor Dre & Ed Lover For the Love of You 1995 Relativity
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 87061
chartposition: RandB #52, US #66
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken
album: Jordan Hill
Jordan Hill For the Love of You 1996 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Peak 8524 2
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Ronald Isley, Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley
album: Lazy Afternoon
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
Regina Belle For the Love of You 2004 Peak
5 recordlabel: Abet 9454
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Kris Kristofferson
7th Wonder For the Good Times (Part I) 1973 Abet
6 recordlabel: House Of Orange 2405
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: Brooks, Butler, Butler
album: Sweet Woman's Love
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Geater Davis For Your Precious Love 1971 House Of Orange

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