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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: Specialty 626
chartposition: US #69
writtenby: Larry Williams
Larry Williams Dizzy Miss Lizzy 1958 Specialty
402 recordlabel: Constellation 53117
chartposition: RandB #14
writtenby: Bernadette Cooper, Brantley and Timas
album: Klymaxx
Klymaxx Divas Need Love Too 1987 Constellation
403 recordlabel: Next Plateau 162 350 012
chartposition: RandB #17, US #10
writtenby: Mitchell Johnson, David C. Weldonm, Aaron E. Clark, David A. Ferguson, John C. Ferguson
album: The Nine Yards
comments: [hip hop]
Paperboy Ditty 1992 Next Plateau
404 recordlabel: Island Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #106
writtenby: The-Dream and Tricky Stewart
album: Love--Hate
comments: [hip hop]
mpcode: fZyqsD2SvYs
The-Dream Ditch That... 2008 Island Def Jam
405 recordlabel: Def Jam 011653
chartposition: RandB #88, US #1, UK #3, US dance #1
writtenby: Brian Kennedy, Robert Allen, Andre Merritt and Chris Brown
album: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
Rihanna Disturbia 2008 Def Jam
406 recordlabel: Warner 49588
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Al Jarreau
album: This Time
Al Jarreau Distracted 1980 Warner
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54241
writtenby: M. Gaye, G. Fuqua, S. Greene
album: Let's Get It On
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Distant Lover 1973 Tamla
1 recordlabel: MCA 52865
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy & Sandra Greene
album: Stay
comments: [ballad]
The Controllers Distant Lover 1986 MCA
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54253
chartposition: RandB #12, US #28
writtenby: Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy (as Gwen Gordy Fuqua) & Sandra Greene
album: Marvin Gaye Live!
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Distant Lover 1974 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Capitol 4655
writtenby: J. Johnson, P. Kibble
album: A Taste Of Honey
A Taste Of Honey Distant 1978 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Alithia 6062
chartposition: RandB #61
album: 3 Down 4 To Go
The Escorts Disrespect Can Wreck 1974 Alithia
2 recordlabel: Total Experience 2418
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Charlie Wilson
album: Gap Band VI
The Gap Band Disrespect 1985 Total Experience
3 recordlabel: RCA 43492 (UK)
chartposition: UK #96
writtenby: Roberts, Cameron and Cameron
mpcode: XoAVZq16NqY
Alysha Warren Discover Me 1990 RCA(UK)
4 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 66(UK)
chartposition: UK #85
writtenby: Kenneth Joseph
David Joseph featuring Kerine Discover 1987 th and Bway (UK)
5 recordlabel: Glades 1756
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Latimore (as Benjamin Latimore)
album: Getting Down to Brass Tacks
Latimore Discoed to Death 1979 Glades
6 recordlabel: ABC 12205
chartposition: RandB #80, US #101
writtenby: Michael Omartian and Michael Price
album: Disco Fied
Rhythm Heritage Disco-Fied 1976 ABC
7 recordlabel: Atlantic 3498
chartposition: RandB #7, US dance #101
writtenby: George Clinton and Bootsy Collins
album: Funk or Walk
The Brides of Funkenstein Disco to Go 1978 Atlantic
8 recordlabel: Avi 131
chartposition: RandB #92, US Dance #35
writtenby: Michael Kunze (as Stephan Prager) and Sylvester Levay
Jerry Rix Disco Train 1977 Avi
9 recordlabel: MCA 40825
chartposition: US #88
writtenby: Mark Davis and Michael Nash
album: Stargard
Stargard Disco Rufus 1978 MCA
10 recordlabel: MCA 40699
chartposition: RandB #92, US #102, US Dance #18
writtenby: Dwight Brewster, Ed Zant and Tony Silvester
album: Kalyan
Kalyan Disco Reggae (Tony's Groove) (Part 1) 1977 MCA
11 recordlabel: Atlantic 10802
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: Bruce Gray and T.G. Conway
album: Where the Happy People Go
The Trammps Disco Party 1976 Atlantic
12 recordlabel: Arista 0388
chartposition: RandB #1, US #12, US dance #3
writtenby: Emanuel LeBlanc, Herb Lane, Keith Crier & Paul Service
album: Disco Nights
comments: [disco dance]
GQ Disco Nights (Rock Freak) 1979 Arista
13 recordlabel: Magnet 73 (UK)
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Roy Gee Hemmings
album: Life Is a Fight
J.A.L.N. Band Disco Music (I Like It) 1976 Magnet(UK)
14 recordlabel: Island 078
chartposition: RandB #41, US #24, US AC#9, US dance #7
writtenby: E. Daniel & H. Adamson
Wilton Place Street Band Disco Lucy (I Love Lucy Theme) 1977 Island
15 recordlabel: Malaco 2333
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Harvey Scales, Albert Vance and Don Davis
album: Taylored to Please
Johnnie Taylor Disco Lady 2000 1998 Malaco
16 recordlabel: Columbia 10281
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #25
writtenby: Harvey Scales, Albert Vance & Don Davis
album: Eargasm
Johnnie Taylor Disco Lady 1976 Columbia
-- recordlabel: PandP 777
writtenby: Peter Brown, Patrick Adams
album: Atmosphere Strutt
Cloud One Disco Juice 1977 PandP
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 3389
chartposition: RandB #9, UK #16, US dance #1, US #53
writtenby: Leroy Green & Ron Kersey
album: Disco Inferno
comments: [disco dance]
The Trammps Disco Inferno 1977 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Parlophone 6357(UK)
chartposition: UK #12
writtenby: Leroy Green and Ron Kersey
album: What's Love Got to Do with It
comments: [disco, dance]
Tina Turner Disco Inferno 1993 Parlophone (UK)
3 recordlabel: Aftermath 004142
chartposition: RandB #4, US #3
writtenby: Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
album: The Massacre
50 Cent Disco Inferno 2004 Aftermath
4 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 564
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: S. Robinson, J. Chase, S. Santiago, D. Rivera Jr., J. McLean, J. Semprit
comments: [hip hop]
The Mean Machine Disco Dream 1981 Sugar Hill
5 recordlabel: Capitol 8507
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Allan Barnes & John Malone
album: A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey Disco Dancin 1979 Capitol
6 recordlabel: HBS/ABC 12171
chartposition: RandB #60, UK #10, US dance #7
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: Disco Connection
comments: [disco instrumental]
Isaac Hayes Disco Connection 1976 HBS/ABC
7 recordlabel: Kayvette 5127
chartposition: R
writtenby: Clarence Reid
Jackie Moore Disco Body (Shake It to the East, Shake It to the West) 1976 Kayvette
8 recordlabel: Columbia 10610
chartposition: RandB #24, US #86
writtenby: Jackie Avery and Johnnie Taylor
album: Disco 9000
Johnnie Taylor Disco 9000 1977 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Capitol
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Elzhi, T3, Ernest Toney, Ralph Rice, Vernon D. Hill
album: Trinity (Past, present and future)
Slum Village & Ms. Jade Disco (remix) 2002 Capitol
10 recordlabel: Solar 9807 (UK)
chartposition: UK #18
writtenby: Janet Cole, Dana Meyers and Leon Sylvers III
album: The Look
Shalamar Disappearing Act 1983 Solar(UK)
-- recordlabel: Stax 203
writtenby: Joey Lane, Myrna Smith
The Sweet Inspirations Dirty Tricks 1974 Stax
1 recordlabel: LaFace 24173
chartposition: RandB #53, US #92
writtenby: King George, Big Boi (as Antwan Patton) and Organized Noize
album: Soul Food
Goodie Mob Dirty South 1996 LaFace
2 recordlabel: Mercury Digital
chartposition: UK #6, US #96
writtenby: Taio Cruz and Fraser T. Smith
album: Rokstarr
mpcode: YJrM7zqin9Y
Taio Cruz featuring Kesha Dirty Picture 2010 Mercury Digital
3 recordlabel: Warner 49638
chartposition: RandB #65, US Dance #5
writtenby: Prince and Dr. Fink
album: Dirty Mind
Prince Dirty Mind 1980 Warner
4 recordlabel: Quality 7227
chartposition: US Dance #6
writtenby: Luke Morley
album: No Regret
comments: [dance, house]
Lonnie Gordon Dirty Love 1996 Quality
-- recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 169 7
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Honesty
Curtis Mayfield Dirty Laundry 1982 Boardwalk
-- recordlabel: Stax 4126
writtenby: H. Thigpen, J. Banks, D. Weatherspoon
album: For The Real Feeling
Shirley Brown Dirty Feelin' 1979 Stax
1 recordlabel: Columbia 77315
chartposition: RandB #73, US #66, UK #27
writtenby: D. Wahlberg, J. Johnson, J. Knight, J.R. Jackson, Larry Thomas, Nice and Smooth
album: Face the Music
NKOTB Dirty Dawg 1994 Columbia
2 recordlabel: LaFace 4037
chartposition: RandB #124
writtenby: Dallas Austin and Melvin Davis
album: 1746DCGA30035
mpcode: CkKMN2frCgM
Highland Place Mobsters Dirt Road White Girl 1993 LaFace
3 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 001936
chartposition: RandB #3, US #5
writtenby: Jay Z and Timbaland
album: The Black Album
Jay-Z Dirt Off Your Shoulder 2004 Roc A Fella
-- recordlabel: Atco 6636
writtenby: S. Cropper, O. Redding
album: Love Man
Otis Redding Direct Me 1968 Atco
1 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 77995
chartposition: RandB #64
Diplomats ft. Cam'ron & Juelz Santana Dipset Anthem 2003 Roc A Fella
2 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 15876 1
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Edward Hinson, Cam'ron (as Cameron Giles) and Juelz Santana (as LaRon James)
album: From Me to U
Juelz Santana Feat. Cam'ron Dipset (Santana's Town) 2003 Roc A Fella
3 recordlabel: Island 002304
chartposition: RandB #16, US #5, UK #2, US dance #1
writtenby: Paul Poli and Teedra Moses
album: It's About Time
Christina Milian featuring Fabolous Dip It Low 2004 Island
4 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8237
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #13, US #48, US dance #13, US AC #38
writtenby: Brenda Russell
album: All Systems Go
Donna Summer Dinner with Gershwin 1987 Warner Bros.
5 recordlabel: Warner 27934
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Ron Everette
album: Love Is Such a Funny Game
Michael Cooper Dinner for Two 1988 Warner
6 recordlabel: Personal 19804
chartposition: RandB #61, US #110, US Dance #1
writtenby: George Kranz
album: My Rhythm
comments: [instrumental]
George Kranz Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz) 1984 Personal
7 recordlabel: Stateside 297 (UK)
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker Dimples 1964 Stateside(UK)
8 recordlabel: Casablanca 2201
chartposition: RandB #13, US #2, UK #29, US dance #54, US AC #44
writtenby: Donna Summer
album: Bad Girls
comments: [disco]
Donna Summer Dim All the Lights 1979 Casablanca
-- recordlabel: ICA 401
writtenby: Ervin, Townsend, Higgins, Isbell
Vernon Garrett Dill Pickle And A Peppermint Stick 1983 ICA
-- recordlabel: Handshake 1419
writtenby: Allee Willis, Narada Michael Walden, Randy Jackson
Amii Stewart Digital Love 1982 Handshake
1 recordlabel: J Digital
chartposition: RandB #37, US #92
writtenby: Tricky Stewart, The Dream, Kanye West, T Pain and David Balf
album: Intuition
Jamie Foxx ft. Drake, Kanye West & The-Dream Digital Girl 2009 J Digital
2 recordlabel: MCA 52734
chartposition: RandB #4, US dance #3, US #21
writtenby: Gregory Potts
album: Ready for the World
comments: [disco dance]
Ready for the World Digital Display 1985 MCA
3 recordlabel: RCA 14326
chartposition: UK #12, US #14, US dance #7
writtenby: Dr. Robert
album: Animal Magic
The Blow Monkeys Digging Your Scene 1986 RCA
4 recordlabel: LaFace 24120
chartposition: RandB #7, US #5, UK #18
writtenby: Babyface
album: CrazySexyCool
TLC Diggin' on You 1995 LaFace
5 recordlabel: Cream 7939
chartposition: US #42
writtenby: Joyce Cobb and Lynn C. Lewis
Joyce Cobb Dig the Gold 1979 Cream
6 recordlabel: Glades 1750
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Latimore (as Benjamin Latimore)
album: Dig a Little Deeper / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
Latimore Dig a Little Deeper 1978 Glades
7 recordlabel: Columbia 11313
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Marilyn McLeod and Pam Sawyer
album: Different Kinda Different
Johnny Mathis & Paulette McWilliams Different Kinda Different 1980 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Universal 40173(UK)
chartposition: UK #86
writtenby: Michael Nesmith
P.P. Arnold Different Drum 1998 Universal (UK)
-- recordlabel: Columbia
album: Change It All
comments: [neo soul album cut] (feat. Clyde Carson)
mpcode: JRMQgYqZjik
Goapele Different 2005 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK)
writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson
album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender
comments: [Motown Sound album cut]
mpcode: Km_EQRJK860
Diana Ross Didn't You Know (You'd Have To Cry Sometime) 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Arista 56688
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Rich Harrison
album: Reign Supreme
Tha Rayne Didn't You Know 2003 Arista
2 recordlabel: Waylo 114
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Billy Always, Willie Mitchell, Bernard Miller
album: Billy Always
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Billy Always Didn't We Do It 1982 Waylo
3 recordlabel: Arista 9616
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #14, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Will Jennings & Michael Masser
album: Whitney
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston Didn't We Almost Have It All 1987 Arista
-- recordlabel: Fania 705
writtenby: John Sebastian
album: Ralfi
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
Ralfi Pagan Didn't Want To Have To Do It 1974 Fania
1 recordlabel: Elektra 69832
chartposition: RandB #31
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Melvin Palmer
album: Attitude
comments: [jazz funk]
Lenny White Didn't Know About Love (Till I Found You) 1983 Elektra
2 recordlabel: Buddah 213
chartposition: RandB #32, US #81
writtenby: Al Martin
album: The Stairsteps
The Stairsteps Didn't It Look So Easy 1971 Buddah
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2225
writtenby: Clark
album: Our Biggest Hits
mpcode: _OxXYFiRvz0
The Drifters Didn't It 1964 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Columbia 06619
chartposition: RandB #34, UK #8, US #8, US AC #12
writtenby: Thom Bell & William Hart
album: New Kids on the Block
comments: [love ballad]
New Kids on the Block Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) 1989 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Vibration 524
chartposition: RandB #21, US #70
writtenby: Al Goodman, Billy Brown, Michael Burton and Sylvia Robinson
album: Pillow Talk
Sylvia Didn't I 1973 Vibration
3 recordlabel: Shakedown 007569
chartposition: RandB #95
Red Cafe Diddy Bop 2006 Shakedown
4 recordlabel: Bad Boy 79408
chartposition: RandB #21, US #66, UK #19
album: The Saga Continues…
Puff Daddy (P. Diddy) ft. Pharrell Diddy 2001 Bad Boy
5 recordlabel: Bluestar
chartposition: RandB #20, US #90
writtenby: Pleasure P (as Marcus Ramone Cooper)
album: The Introduction of Marcus Cooper
comments: [slow jam]
Pleasure P Did You Wrong 2008 Bluestar
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 97 418
writtenby: D. Smith, M. Jackson
album: The Sequel: It Aint Over
Millie Jackson & Douglas Knight-Smith Did You Think I Wouldn't Cry 1997 Ichiban
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK)
writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson, Monica
album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: QNtbdrwUWjg
Diana Ross Did You Read The Morning Paper? 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Giant 40551
chartposition: RandB #40
album: Secrets of the Heart
comments: [gospel]
Lisa Taylor Did You Pray Today? 1992 Giant
2 recordlabel: Imperial 5875
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #29
writtenby: H. Revel, M. Gordon
comments: [blues]
Fats Domino Did You Ever See A Dream Walking 1962 Imperial
3 recordlabel: Private Music 99-09
chartposition: RandB #101
writtenby: Peabo Bryson
album: Unconditional Love
comments: [love ballad]
mpcode: gvccJHpvncM
Peabo Bryson Did You Ever Know 1999 Private Music
4 recordlabel: Lay It Down 2011
chartposition: RandB #81
weeksinr&bchart: 9
album: Four Corner Hustler
comments: samples the opening riff of "Dragnet"
812 Souljaz featuring Whoo Whee Did That! 2001 Lay It Down
5 recordlabel: Tamla 54328
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Hotter Than July
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Did I Hear You Say You Love Me 1981 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Mankind 12009
writtenby: J. Williams Jr., G. Bonds, C. Whitehead
album: Friend
Freddie North Did I Come Back Too Soon 1972 Mankind
-- recordlabel: Kayvette 5137
writtenby: H. Scales, M. Griffin
album: A Matter Of Fact
Facts Of Life Did He Make Love To You 1978 Kayvette
1 recordlabel: Roc A Fella
chartposition: RandB #21, US #43, UK #8
writtenby: Kanye West, Devon Harris, John Barry and Don Black
album: Late Registration
Kanye West Diamonds from Sierra Leone 2005 Roc A Fella
2 recordlabel: Paisley Park 19083
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #25, US #3, US AC #40
writtenby: Prince
album: Diamonds and Pearls
Prince Diamonds and Pearls 1991 Paisley Park
3 recordlabel: Desert Storm/Def Jam 008618
chartposition: RandB #59, US #83
writtenby: Fabolous, Steve Morales, Raymond Diaz, Young Jeezy and Sharif Slater
album: From Nothin' to Somethin'
Fabolous featuring Young Jeezy Diamonds 2007 Desert Storm/Def Jam
4 recordlabel: AandM 2929
chartposition: RandB #1, US #5, UK #27, US dance #1
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis
album: Keep Your Eye on Me
Herb Alpert (with Janet Jackson) Diamonds 1987 A&M
5 recordlabel: Def Jam South 002670
chartposition: RandB #51, US #94
writtenby: DJ Paul, Ludacris, Juicy J and William DeVaughn
album: Chicken N Beer
Ludacris Diamond in the Back 2004 Def Jam South
6 recordlabel: Casablanca digtal
chartposition: RandB #35, US #95
writtenby: Ryan Leslie
album: Ryan Leslie
Ryan Leslie Diamond Girl 2008 Casablanca digtal
7 recordlabel: Columbia 05865
chartposition: RandB #26
album: Dial My Number
Pauli Carman Dial My Number 1986 Columbia
8 recordlabel: MCA 53301
chartposition: RandB #1, US #13, UK #61, US dance #18
writtenby: Babyface, L.A. Reid & Daryl Simmons
album: Messages from the Boys
The Boys Dial My Heart 1988 MCA
9 recordlabel: Atlantic 2191
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #70
comments: [hip hop]
Coolio & the 40 Thevz Dial A Jam 1995 Atlantic
10 recordlabel: Platinum Souls 0007
chartposition: RandB #98
comments: [rap]
Platinum Souls Dey Don't Know 2008 Platinum Souls
11 recordlabel: Atlantic 8916
chartposition: UK #29, US Dance #17
writtenby: Byron Stingily and Marshall Jefferson
album: Foundation
comments: [dance, house]
Ten City Devotion 1989 Atlantic

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