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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
801 recordlabel: Tamla 54306
chartposition: RandB #4, US #4, US AC #34
writtenby: Smokey Robinson & Marv Tarplin
album: Where There's Smoke / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11
comments: [Motown Sound] [ballad]
Smokey Robinson Cruisin' 1979 Tamla
802 recordlabel: Arista 9144
chartposition: RandB #63, US Dance #24
writtenby: Tom Browne
album: Rockin' Radio
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Tom Browne Cruisin' 1984 Arista
803 recordlabel: MCA 53500
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #70, US dance #24
writtenby: Jellybean Johnson and Keith
album: N.E. Heartbreak
New Edition Crucial 1989 MCA
804 recordlabel: Capitol 4694
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Peabo Bryson
album: Crosswinds
Peabo Bryson Crosswinds 1979 Capitol
805 recordlabel: Rawkus 168
chartposition: RandB #71, US #105
weeksinr&bchart: 6
Medina Green Crosstown Beef 1998 Rawkus
806 recordlabel: Def Jam 74172
chartposition: RandB #14, US #42, US dance #41
writtenby: Erick Sermon and PMD (as Parrish Smith)
album: Business Never Personal
EPMD Crossover 1992 Def Jam
807 recordlabel: Cameo 273
chartposition: RandB #25, US #19
writtenby: Kal Mann and Dave Appell
The Orlons Crossfire! 1963 Cameo
808 recordlabel: Constellation 108
chartposition: RandB #37, US #92
writtenby: Don Covay and Horace Ott
Dee Clark Crossfire Time 1963 Constellation
809 recordlabel: Stax 201
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: R.G. Ford
album: Born Under a Bad Sign
Albert King Crosscut Saw 1967 Stax
810 recordlabel: Atlantic 85008
chartposition: RandB #50, US #98
weeksinr&bchart: 21
writtenby: Boo Bonic, Mr. Man, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
album: Get Down or Lay Down
Philly's Most Wanted Cross the Border 2001 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Mister Chand 8014
writtenby: R. Simmons
Simtec & Wylie Cross That Bridge 1973 Mister Chand
1 recordlabel: Hidden Beach 50996
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Jill Scott , Darren Henson and Keith Pelzer
album: Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Jill Scott Cross My Mind 2005 Hidden Beach
-- recordlabel: Janus 240
writtenby: W. Butler, K. Baker, P. Foster
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
mpcode: i-CSJHbz9x0
The Inclinations Cross My Heart (To You) 1974 Janus
1 recordlabel: Elektra 69892
chartposition: US #69
writtenby: Lee Ritenour and Eric Tagg
album: Rit/2
Lee Ritenour with Eric Tagg Cross My Heart 1982 Elektra
2 recordlabel: Fanfare 15
chartposition: UK #6, US Dance #26
album: Sinitta!
Sinitta Cross My Broken Heart 1988 Fanfare
3 recordlabel: MCA 53123
chartposition: RandB #11, US #7, US dance #8
writtenby: Stephen Bray & Michael Verdick
album: Magic
The Jets Cross My Broken Heart 1987 MCA
4 recordlabel: MCA 54883
chartposition: RandB #32, US #60
writtenby: Special Ed (as Edward K. Archer), Buckshot (as Kenyatta Blake), Duvall Clear, Q Tip
The Crooklyn Dodgers featuring Special Ed Crooklyn 1994 MCA
5 recordlabel: Rap A Lot 53818
chartposition: RandB #70, US #111
writtenby: Rap A Lot 53818
album: Till Death Do Us Part
The Geto Boys Crooked Officer 1993 Rap A Lot
6 recordlabel: Before Dawn 109
chartposition: RandB #68
weeksinr&bchart: 14
album: Da Unhatched Breed
comments: [hip hop]
Kinfusion Crooked Green Papers 1997 Before Dawn
7 recordlabel: Tabu 07600
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #4, US #70, US dance #21
writtenby: A. O'Neal, G. Johnson
album: Hearsay
Alexander O'Neal Criticize 1987 Tabu
8 recordlabel: Aria 1210
chartposition: US Dance #20
writtenby: Kenny Lehman, Michael Dirse and Thomas Jones
comments: [disco dance]
Rhetta Hughes Crisis 1983 Aria
9 recordlabel: EastWest 96068
chartposition: RandB #59, US #110
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: 118th Street Productions
album: Aftermath
Da Youngstas Crewz Pop 1993 EastWest
10 recordlabel: Rawkus 113991
chartposition: RandB #83
Skillz featuring Missy Elliott & Kandi Crew Deep 2002 Rawkus
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10232
album: Song For My Lady
comments: [jazz funk]
Jon Lucien Creole Lady 1975 Columbia
1 recordlabel: ABC/Blue Thumb 267
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Wilton Felder
album: Chain Reaction
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
The Crusaders Creole 1975 ABC/Blue Thumb
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54286
writtenby: S. Wonder
album: Fulfillingness' First Finale
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Creepin' 1977 Tamla
1 recordlabel: LaFace 21340947
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #22
writtenby: Dallas Austin
album: CrazySexyCool
TLC Creep 1994 LaFace
2 recordlabel: Arista 0249
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Aalon and Jerry Goldstein
album: Cream City
Aalon Cream City 1977 Arista
3 recordlabel: Paisley Park 19175
chartposition: US #1, UK #15
writtenby: Prince
album: Diamonds and Pearls
Prince with The New Power Generation Cream 1991 Paisley Park
4 recordlabel: Columbia 79949
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US dance #1
writtenby: Beyoncé, Rich Harrison, Jay Z and Eugene Record
album: Dangerously in Love
Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z Crazy in Love 2003 Columbia
5 recordlabel: MCA 55431
chartposition: RandB #32, US #101
weeksinr&bchart: 15
album: Just What You Want
Eboni Foster Crazy for You 1998 MCA
6 recordlabel: Talkin' Loud 14
chartposition: UK #59
album: Inside Life
comments: [jazz funk]
Incognito featuring Chyna Crazy for You 1991 Talkin' Loud
7 recordlabel: Attic 2007
chartposition: RandB #19, UK #71
writtenby: Trevor Gale and Kenneth Hairston
album: Sybil
Sybil featuring Salt-N-Pepa Crazy for You 1990 Attic
8 recordlabel: Def Jam 12514 11
chartposition: RandB #66
album: The Recession
comments: [hip hop]
Young Jeezy Crazy World 2008 Def Jam
9 recordlabel: Capitol 151982
chartposition: RandB #39, US #115
writtenby: Traci Hale and Tricky Stewart
album: From the Bottom to the Top
Sammie Crazy Things I Do 2000 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Malaco 7460
writtenby: Charlie Jones
album: I Know It`s Wrong But I Just Can`t Do Right
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Johnnie Taylor Crazy Over You 1992 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Sum-Ma 1245
writtenby: Charlie Jones
album: Charlie L. Jones
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: tjzlKjFewHI
Charlie Jones Crazy Over You 1987 SumMa
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 4313
writtenby: Poree, Peters
album: Real Friends / The Best of Friends
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: UydO4ea81FM
The Friends of Distinction Crazy Mary 1970 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2775
writtenby: Van Morrison
Esther Phillips with the Dixie Flyers Crazy Love 1970 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Lizard 21003
album: Nolan
Nolan Porter Crazy Love 1971 Lizard
-- recordlabel: Fairplay 212
writtenby: Karen Kenny
album: Crazy Love
Karen Kenny Crazy Love 1996 Fairplay
1 recordlabel: AandM 31458 8017
chartposition: RandB #31, US #97, UK #44
writtenby: George Lyter, Michael O'Hara and Denise Rich
album: Finally
CeCe Peniston Crazy Love 1992 A&M
2 recordlabel: Island 146
chartposition: RandB #32, US dance #15
weeksinr&bchart: 12
album: Crazy Cuts
Grandmixer D.St. Crazy Cuts 1984 Island
3 recordlabel: Capitol 4060
chartposition: US #87
writtenby: Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis Crazy Country Hop 1958 Capitol
-- recordlabel: MCA 42250
writtenby: Diana Quander, Robert Brookins
album: Let It Be Me
comments: [ballad] [album cut]
Robert Brookins Crazy Bout Your Lovin' 1988 MCA
-- recordlabel: Atco 6379
writtenby: Guy
comments: [northern soul]
The Coasters Crazy Baby 1965 Atco
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54206
chartposition: RandB #20, US #56
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: One Dozen Roses
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Crazy About the La La La 1971 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Capitol 510
chartposition: RandB #17, UK #41, US dance #38
writtenby: Barry Eastmond and Jolyon Skinner
album: Don't Let Love Slip Away
Freddie Jackson Crazy (For Me) 1988 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Island 99206
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Jake Carter, Joe Sayles, Kevin Scott, Dwight Wyatt and Isaac Scott
album: D.O.A (Def on Arrival)
comments: [new jack swing]
Atension Crazy 'Bout You 1989 Island
4 recordlabel: MCA 25304
chartposition: RandB #63, US #11, UK #35
writtenby: Lincoln Border, Darrell Delite, K Ci and Jo Jo
album: X
K-Ci & JoJo Crazy 2000 MCA
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 89068
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon and Gerald Mims
album: Love Confessions
Miki Howard Crazy 1988 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Columbia 03939
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #63, US #72
writtenby: Skip Anderson, Stephen Horton & Steve Williams [Steven Richard Williams]
album: Forever by Your Side
The Manhattans Crazy 1983 Columbia
7 recordlabel: WEA 1814
chartposition: UK #6
writtenby: Mark Morrison and Mykaell S. Riley
album: Return of the Mack
Mark Morrison Crazy 1996 WEA
8 recordlabel: Capitol 52413
chartposition: RandB #42, US #95
album: Javier
Javier Crazy 2004 Capitol
9 recordlabel: AandM 2878
chartposition: RandB #2, US #53, US dance #12
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Jesse Johnson
album: Shockadelica
Jesse Johnson featuring Sly Stone Crazay 1986 A&M
10 recordlabel: Mack Dawg 8271
chartposition: RandB #87
album: Kemistry
Kemi Crawl To Me 2002 Mack Dawg
11 recordlabel: Real Deal 70633
chartposition: RandB #62
weeksinr&bchart: 7
album: 4Shades
comments: [slow jam]
4Shades Crave 2001 Real Deal
12 recordlabel: Collipark Digital
chartposition: RandB #3, US #1, UK #2
writtenby: Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
album: souljaboytellem.com
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Crank That (Soulja Boy) 2007 Collipark Digital
13 recordlabel: Cinematic
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Camp 22
Camp 22 Crank Dat Yank 2008 Cinematic
14 recordlabel: Universal Motown 21960 1
chartposition: RandB #121, US #64
comments: [hip hop]
Pop It Off Boyz Crank Dat Batman 2008 Universal Motown
15 recordlabel: Cat 2000
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Clarence Reid
Gwen McCrae Cradle of Love 1976 Cat
16 recordlabel: Spark 1132
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Roy Hamilton
album: Sign of the Times
Tommy Hunt Crackin' Up 1975 Spark
17 recordlabel: Catawba 0940
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: R. Justice Allen and S. Allen
R. Justice Allen Crackin' Up 1986 Catawba
18 recordlabel: Shady
chartposition: RandB #60, US #1, UK #4
writtenby: Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr.Dre, Dawaun Parker, Mark Batson, Eric Coomes, Trevor Lawrence & J. Ren
album: Relapse
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent Crack a Bottle 2009 Shady
19 recordlabel: Gamble 214
chartposition: RandB #1, US #6
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: Cowboys to Girls / Intruders Super Hits
comments: [philly sound]
The Intruders Cowboys to Girls 1968 Gamble
-- recordlabel: Quality 2150
writtenby: Gamble, Huff
album: Sweet Blindness
Sweet Blindness Cowboys To Girls 1975 Quality
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2830
writtenby: Merlin Green, Eddie Hinton
Jackie Moore Cover Me 1971 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2453
chartposition: RandB #39, US #42
writtenby: Eddie Hinton and Marlin Greene
album: Take Time to Know Her / The Best Of Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge Cover Me 1967 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Columbia 06220
album: Johnny Kemp
Johnny Kemp Cover Girl 1986 Columbia
-- recordlabel: King Davis 3661
writtenby: H. King, K. Robinson, K. Grady
B.T. Express Cover Girl 1985 King Davis
-- recordlabel: Salsoul 5097
writtenby: Howard King, Kevin Grady, Kevin Robinson
album: I Need You
comments: [disco funk, boogie]
mpcode: isJe8L-G56U
Network featuring Johnny Kemp Cover Girl 1984 Salsoul
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8426
chartposition: RandB #6, US #31, US AC #7
writtenby: Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke Cousin Of Mine 1964 RCA Victor
2 recordlabel: Kapp 935
chartposition: RandB #3, US #25
writtenby: Guy Draper
comments: [ballad]
The Unifics Court of Love 1968 Kapp
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10968
writtenby: D. James, T. Christopher
album: If The Shoe Fits
Ronnie Dyson Couples Only 1979 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Capitol 2698
chartposition: RandB #29, US #86
writtenby: Joe Zawinul
album: Country Preacher
comments: [jazz instrumental]
Cannonball Adderley Country Preacher 1970 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Avco 4581
writtenby: Thom Bell, Linda Creed
album: The Stylistics
The Stylistics Country Living 1971 Avco
1 recordlabel: Universal 0121577432
chartposition: RandB #5, US #7, UK #7
writtenby: Nelly (as Cornell Haynes Jr.) and Jason Epperson
album: Country Grammar
Nelly Country Grammar (Hot Shit) 2000 Universal
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2480
chartposition: RandB #36, US #41
writtenby: Chip Taylor, Ted Daryll
Billy Vera & Judy Clay Country Girl 1968 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: GGandL
chartposition: RandB #35, US #114
album: Introducing Tyra "The Entertainer" B.
Tyra B Country Boy 2005 GGandL
4 recordlabel: Elektra 11515
chartposition: US Dance #43
writtenby: Lee Ritenour
album: Rit
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Lee Ritenour Countdown (Captain Fingers) 1981 Elektra
5 recordlabel: Roadshow 11583
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Gary Gilbert, T.G. Conway and Allan Felder
Al Wilson Count the Days 1979 Roadshow
6 recordlabel: Capitol 15799
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Aaron Jack and Stethen Beckham
album: I Want You
comments: [slow jam]
Marc Nelson Count on Me 1991 Capitol
7 recordlabel: Arista 12976
chartposition: RandB #7, US #8, UK #12, US AC #4
writtenby: Babyface, Whitney Houston and Michael Houston
album: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans Count on Me 1996 Arista
8 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 568
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Candi Staton
album: Nightlites
comments: [disco dance]
Candi Staton Count on Me 1981 Sugar Hill
9 recordlabel: Peak 30432
chartposition: RandB #122
writtenby: Jack Kugell, Jamie Jones, Jason Pennock, Martin Kember, Tierra Hart
album: Missing You
comments: [slow jam album cut]
mpcode: Kp8YD0Gp498
Peabo Bryson Count on Me 2007 Peak
10 recordlabel: Capitol 422 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #79, US #84
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Real Love
Ashford & Simpson Count Your Blessings 1986 Capitol(UK)
11 recordlabel: MCA 52703
chartposition: RandB #2, US #51
writtenby: Vincent Brantley and Rick Timas
album: All for Love
New Edition Count Me Out 1985 MCA
-- recordlabel: Capitol
album: Relationships / Greatest Hits
comments: [album cut]
BeBe & CeCe Winans Count It All Joy 1994 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Wand 11258
writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: The First Time We Met
The Independents Couldn't Hear Nobody Say (I Love You Like You Do) 1973 Wand
1 recordlabel: Arista
chartposition: RandB #116
album: Black Diamond
comments: [slow jam album cut]
mpcode: OzyxVzGg4Yo
Angie Stone Coulda Been You 2000 Arista
2 recordlabel: Island 210
chartposition: RandB #56, UK #5, US dance #49
writtenby: Bob Marley
album: Uprising
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers Could You Be Loved 1980 Island
-- recordlabel: MCA 12533
writtenby: Devante
album: Your Heart's In Good Hands
Al Green Could This Be The Love 1996 MCA
-- recordlabel: Janus 240
writtenby: W. Butler, K. Baker, P. Foster
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
mpcode: dlmz5vX9K08
The Inclinations Could This Be Love, That I Feel 1974 Janus
1 recordlabel: AandM 5280
chartposition: RandB #38, US #11, US AC #21
writtenby: Robert Clivilles
album: Nothing Matters Without Love
comments: [love ballad]
Seduction Could This Be Love 1990 A&M
2 recordlabel: Darkchild
chartposition: RandB #92, US #122
HWood Could It Be You 2010 Darkchild
3 recordlabel: Oasis 405
chartposition: US dance #3, RandB #21, UK #40, US #52, US AC #47
writtenby: Barry Manilow & Adrienne Anderson
album: A Love Trilogy
comments: [disco]
Donna Summer Could It Be Magic 1976 Oasis
4 recordlabel: Urban Sound 785
chartposition: RandB #64
album: You Got Me Running
Lonnie Hill Could It Be Love 1985 Urban Sound
5 recordlabel: Chrysalis 6
chartposition: RandB #60, UK #5
writtenby: Melvin Steals & Mervin Steals
album: Hopes and Dreams
David Grant & Jaki Graham Could It Be I'm Falling in Love 1985 Chrysalis
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 452927
chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, UK #11, US AC #14
writtenby: Melvin Steals & Mervin Steals
album: The Spinners (Detroit)
comments: [philly sound]
The Spinners Could It Be I'm Falling in Love 1972 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Warner 044983
chartposition: RandB #2, US #26, UK #33
writtenby: Tony Hester, Wesley Hogges, Kent Lawrence, Clifton Lighty, Balewa Muhammad and Eric Williams
album: Ghetto Love
Jaheim Could It Be 2000 Warner

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