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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
701 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 238 (UK)
chartposition: UK #60
writtenby: The D.O.C. (as Tracy Curry), MC Ren (as Lorenzo Patterson), Burke Reeves and Dr. Dre (as Andre Young)
album: Efil4zaggin
NWA Alwayz into Somethin' 1991 th and Bway(UK)
702 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #6
writtenby: Ja Rule (as Jeffrey Atkins) , Channel 7 (as 7 Aurelius) and Irv Gotti
album: Pain Is Love
Ja Rule featuring Ashanti Always on Time 2001 Def Jam
703 recordlabel: Amherst Records 4404
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson
album: Love Talk
comments: [love ballad]
The Stylistics featuring Russell Thompkins Jr. Always on My Mind 1992 Amherst Records
704 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: RandB #109
album: Veteran
comments: [slow jam album cut]
mpcode: 9aqVpq38zt0
Marques Houston Always and Forever 2007 Universal Motown
705 recordlabel: Portrait 05434
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: What About Me?
comments: [love ballad]
Nicole McCloud Always and Forever 1985 Portrait
-- recordlabel: Believe In A Dream
album: Talk To Me...
comments: [ballad album cut]
Lew Kirton Always Will 1983 Believe In A Dream
1 recordlabel: Cadet 5621
chartposition: RandB #3, US #18
writtenby: Bobby Miller
album: The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together / The Best of The Dells
comments: [love ballad]
The Dells Always Together 1968 Cadet
-- recordlabel: Columbia 310862
writtenby: P. Allen, R. Laws, W. Jefferey
album: Hell Of An Act To Follow
Willie Bobo Always There 1978 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Capitol 79729
chartposition: US Dance #3
writtenby: Paul Allen, Ronnie Laws and William Jeffery
Charvoni Always There 1989 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Talkin Loud 10
chartposition: UK #6, US Dance #31
writtenby: Paul Allen, Ronnie Laws and William Jeffrey
album: Inside Life
comments: [disco jazz funk]
Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown Always There 1991 Talkin Loud
3 recordlabel: Fantasy 769
chartposition: RandB #56, US Dance #18
writtenby: Paul Allen, Ronnie Laws and William Jeffery
album: What You Need
Side Effect Always There 1976 Fantasy
4 recordlabel: Cash Money
chartposition: RandB #10, US #54
writtenby: Birdman, Lil Wayne and R.Cobb II
album: Pricele$$
Birdman featuring Lil Wayne Always Strapped 2009 Cash Money
5 recordlabel: Atco 6726
chartposition: RandB #50, US #27, US AC #3
writtenby: Burt Bacharach & Hal David
album: R.B. Greaves
R.B. Greaves Always Something There To Remind Me 1970 Atco
6 recordlabel: Diamond 265
chartposition: RandB #23, US #121
writtenby: Eddie Hinton, Dan Penn and Wayne Jackson
Ruby Winters Always David 1969 Diamond
7 recordlabel: Wildcard 15 (UK)
chartposition: UK #3
writtenby: Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Hallgeir Rustan
album: Gotta Tell You
Samantha Mumba Always Come Back To Your Love 2001 Wildcard(UK)
8 recordlabel: Columbia 78276
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #3, US AC #2, US dance #6
writtenby: Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal
album: Daydream
comments: [slow jam]
Mariah Carey Always Be My Baby 1996 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Atco 6854
writtenby: Glenn Watts, Donny Hathaway
Duponts Always Be My Baby 1971 Atco
1 recordlabel: Imperial 5811
chartposition: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Earl King
Earl King Always A First Time 1962 Imperial
2 recordlabel: Arista 2133
chartposition: RandB #38
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: John Bokowski, Lorrin Bates and Michael Troy
Carmen Carter Always 1991 Arista
3 recordlabel: AandM 0342
chartposition: RandB #44
album: Everything N More
comments: [ballad]
Vesta Williams Always 1993 A&M
4 recordlabel: Warner 28455
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #3, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: Jonathan Lewis, David Lewis & Wayne Lewis
album: All in the Name of Love
comments: [love ballad]
Atlantic Starr Always 1987 Warner
5 recordlabel: MCA 1420
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Pebbles and Dan Sembello
album: Always
comments: (Vocals Babyface, Cherrelle, Johnny Gill)
Pebbles Always 1991 MCA
6 recordlabel: Hassle Life 6216
chartposition: RandB #80
comments: [rap]
Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R. Always 2006 Hassle Life
7 recordlabel: Mar V Lus 6014
chartposition: RandB #42, US #74
writtenby: James Jones
Alvin Cash Alvin's Boo-Ga-Loo 1966 Mar V Lus
8 recordlabel: AandM 693
chartposition: RandB #2, US #4, UK #20, US dance #1
writtenby: Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
album: Rhythm Nation 1814
Janet Jackson Alright 1990 A&M
-- recordlabel: Roc-A-Fella 15854
comments: [neo soul]
mpcode: rasRkDFfNAo
Allen Anthony Alright 2003 RocAFella
1 recordlabel: Roc A Fella
chartposition: RandB #64
album: Philadelphia Freeway
comments: [hip hop]
Freeway ft. Allen Anthony Alright 2003 Roc A Fella
2 recordlabel: Verve Forecast
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Ledisi (as Ledisi Young) and Rex Rideout
album: Lost and Found
comments: [neo soul]
Ledisi Alright 2007 Verve Forecast
3 recordlabel: Columbia 77103
chartposition: RandB #8, US #19, UK #47, US dance #40
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, William Maraugh, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks, Raye Turner (as Raymond Turner)
album: Da Bomb
comments: [hip hop]
Kris Kross Alright 1993 Columbia
4 recordlabel: EastWest 64374 2
chartposition: #2 hot adult RnB airplay
album: Father and Son
comments: [slow jam]
Gerald Levert & Eddie Levert Already Missing You 1995 EastWest
5 recordlabel: Paisley Park 27900
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #9, US #8, US dance #22
writtenby: Prince
album: Lovesexy
Prince Alphabet St. 1988 Paisley Park
6 recordlabel: Atco 6141
chartposition: RandB #14, US #9
writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: That Is Rock & Roll
The Coasters Along Came Jones 1959 Atco
7 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9428
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Diddy, Faith Evans , Mechalie Jamison, Michael Carlos Jones, Jack Knight, Herbert Magidson
album: Faithfully
comments: [album cut]
Faith Evans Alone in This World 2002 Bad Boy
8 recordlabel: RCA Victor 10436
chartposition: RandB #98
writtenby: John Oates
album: Daryl Hall and John Oates
Hall & Oates Alone Too Long 1975 RCA Victor
9 recordlabel: Terror Squad
chartposition: RandB #86
Fat Joe ft. Pleasure P & Rico Love Aloha 2009 Terror Squad
10 recordlabel: Cadet 5630
chartposition: RandB #32, US #79
writtenby: Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton
Etta James Almost Persuaded 1969 Cadet
11 recordlabel: EMI America 8004
chartposition: RandB #91, US #32, US AC #4
writtenby: Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner
album: The Michael Johnson Album
Michael Johnson Almost Like Being in Love 1978 EMI America
12 recordlabel: Atlantic 2502
chartposition: RandB #16, US #16, UK #15
writtenby: Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche
album: Never Say Never
comments: [slow jam]
Brandy Almost Doesn't Count 1999 Atlantic
13 recordlabel: Atlantic 3468
chartposition: RandB #12, US #103
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Almighty Fire
Aretha Franklin Almighty Fire (Woman of the Future) 1978 Atlantic
14 recordlabel: Warner 28583
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Randy Crawford
album: Abstract Emotions
comments: [love ballad]
Randy Crawford Almaz 1986 Warner
15 recordlabel: Chocolate City 3235
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins and Charlie Singleton
album: Alligator Woman
comments: [funk]
Cameo Alligator Woman 1982 Chocolate City
16 recordlabel: Capitol 44014
chartposition: RandB #44
writtenby: Christopher Dixon and Chuck Jackson
album: Blu Blowin'
comments: [ballad]
Peggi Blu with Bert Robinson All the Way with You 1987 Capitol
17 recordlabel: Reality 264
chartposition: RandB #19, UK #79
writtenby: Doug E. Fresh
album: Oh, My God!
Doug E. Fresh All the Way to Heaven 1986 Reality
18 recordlabel: Atlantic 453262
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Curly Putman and Red Lane
Bettye Swann All the Way in or All the Way Out 1976 Atlantic
19 recordlabel: Tabu 28965
chartposition: RandB #27
writtenby: Larry Springfield, Tony TC Collins, Arnold Hennings and Stanford Banks
album: I'm Just A Man
comments: [new jack swing]
Larry Springfield All the Way Love 1992 Tabu
20 recordlabel: Solar 74516
chartposition: RandB #39, US #63
writtenby: Reggie Calloway and Vincent Calloway
album: All the Way
Calloway All the Way 1990 Solar
21 recordlabel: Bang 4813
chartposition: RandB #38, US #106
album: Waiting on You
Brick All the Way 1980 Bang
22 recordlabel: Dakar 609
chartposition: US #125
writtenby: Carl Davis and Eugene Record
Tyrone Davis All the Waiting Is Not in Vain 1969 Dakar
23 recordlabel: EastWest
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Levert.Sweat.Gill
comments: [slow jam]
LSG (Levert, Sweat & Gill) All the Times 1998 EastWest
24 recordlabel: Island 854 552
chartposition: RandB #2, US #11, UK #34
writtenby: Joe, Joshua Thompson and Michele Williams
album: All That I Am
comments: [slow jam]
Joe (Lewis Thomas) All the Things (Your Man Won't Do) 1996 Island
25 recordlabel: MCA 55462
chartposition: RandB #8, US #26
writtenby: Nathan Clemons, Aaron Hall III and Manuel Seal (as Manuel Seal Jr.)
album: Inside of You
comments: [slow jam]
Aaron Hall All the Places (I Will Kiss You) 1998 MCA
26 recordlabel: Arista 9032
chartposition: UK #10, US #101, US AC #16
writtenby: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
album: Heartbreaker
Dionne Warwick All the Love in the World 1982 Arista
27 recordlabel: United Artists 226
chartposition: US #63
writtenby: Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.), Brian Holland and Janie Bradford
Marv Johnson All the Love I Got 1960 United Artists
28 recordlabel: Atlantic 2883
chartposition: RandB #7, US #26
writtenby: Aretha Franklin
album: Young, Gifted and Black
comments: [ballad]
Aretha Franklin All the King's Horses 1972 Atlantic
29 recordlabel: Hustle Hard 518445
chartposition: RandB #59, US #39
writtenby: Maino, Just Blaze, Nard, B and T Pain
album: If Tomorrow Comes...
Maino featuring T-Pain All the Above 2009 Hustle Hard
30 recordlabel: Arista 9870
chartposition: RandB #54, US #4, UK #74
writtenby: Frank Farian, P.G. Wilder, Brad Howell and David Clayton Thomas
album: All or Nothing
comments: [hip hop]
Milli Vanilli All or Nothing 1990 Arista
31 recordlabel: Polygram 1099
chartposition: RandB #33, UK #56
writtenby: Denvil Gerrard, Noel Goring, Keith Miller and Joe (as Joe Thomas)
album: Everything
Joe (Lewis Thomas) All or Nothing 1994 Polygram
32 recordlabel: Atlantic 4055
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US #68
writtenby: Lori Burton and Pam Sawyer
album: Over the Rainbow
Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles All or Nothing 1965 Atlantic
33 recordlabel: Columbia 04507
chartposition: RandB #38, UK #43, US #19, US AC #2
writtenby: Cynthia Weil, Tony Renis & Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias & Diana Ross All of You 1984 Columbia
34 recordlabel: Atlantic 3247
chartposition: US #104, US AC #37
writtenby: Gene Page
album: Hot City
comments: [instrumental]
Gene Page All of Our Dreams Are Coming True 1975 Atlantic
35 recordlabel: RCA 14415
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Lesette Wilson and Meli'sa Morgan
album: Genobia
Genobia Jeter All of My Love 1986 RCA
36 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 880(UK)
chartposition: UK #9
writtenby: Michael Randall
album: Touch Me in the Morning / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9
comments: [ballad]
Diana Ross All of My Life 1974 Tamla Motown (UK)
37 recordlabel: Big Beat 98000
chartposition: RandB #38, US #65
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: All Day, All Night
Changing Faces ft. Jay-Z & R. Kelly All of My Days 1997 Big Beat
38 recordlabel: RCA 14082
chartposition: RandB #5, US #51, UK #53
writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields, Joshua Sklair and Belinda Wilson
album: 9.9
comments: [disco dance]
9.9 All of Me for All of You 1985 RCA
39 recordlabel: Eastwest 6171
chartposition: RandB #16, UK #20, US #64
writtenby: Missy Elliott, Timbaland and Big Boi (as A. Patton)
album: Da Real World
Missy Elliott All n My Grill 1999 Eastwest
40 recordlabel: Charly 605 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #77, UK #25, US AC #25
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn and Maurice White
album: The Promise
Earth, Wind & Fire All in the Way 2004 Charly(UK)
41 recordlabel: Warner 28215
chartposition: RandB #51
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: All in the Name of Love
comments: [ballad]
Atlantic Starr All in the Name of Love 1987 Warner
42 recordlabel: Arista 0177
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: General Johnson
album: General Johnson
General Johnson All in the Family 1976 Arista
43 recordlabel: Nomar 103
chartposition: RandB #2 (weeks), US #19
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Brown, Kirkland, Johnson
album: The Fabulous Sound Of Maxine Brown / Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin)
comments: [deep soul] [released 1960, charted 1961]
Maxine Brown All in My Mind 1961 Nomar
44 recordlabel: Columbia 07705
chartposition: RandB #6
writtenby: Full Force
album: Guess Who's Comin' to the Crib?
comments: [ballad]
Full Force All in My Mind 1988 Columbia
45 recordlabel: United Artists 36481(UK)
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Larry Dunn and Ronnie Laws
comments: [jazz funk]
Ronnie Laws All for You 1979 United Artists (UK)
46 recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 0017
chartposition: RandB #69, UK #16, US dance #6
writtenby: Joyce Sims
album: Come into My Life
Joyce Sims All and All 1986 Sleeping Bag
47 recordlabel: Rap a Lot
chartposition: RandB #51
weeksinr&bchart: 3
album: Still Serious
comments: [hip hop] [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Big Mike All a Dream 1997 Rap a Lot
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 89648
writtenby: Dana Marshal, James Sylvers
album: Cross Fire
The Spinners All Your Love 1984 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Alston 33-388
writtenby: Willie Clarke, Willie Hale
album: I Love The Way You Love
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: TRplClWakYI
Betty Wright All Your Kissin' Sho' Don't Make True Lovin' 1972 Alston
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10604
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Leo Graham
Tyrone Davis All You Got 1977 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Blackground
chartposition: RandB #58
album: Indecent Proposal
comments: [hip hop]
Timbaland & Magoo featuring Tweet All Y'all 2001 Blackground
3 recordlabel: Arista 12398
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #20, US #56, US AC #21
writtenby: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris
album: Real Love
comments: [ballad]
Lisa Stansfield All Woman 1991 Arista
4 recordlabel: Ichiban 107
writtenby: Floyd Miller, Keith Nash and Mark Adams
album: Unchained at Last
comments: [ballad]
Slave All We Need Is Time 1986 Ichiban
-- recordlabel: Alithia 9104
album: All We Need Is Another Chance
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: MIgC6JnobjQ
The Escorts All We Need Is Another Chance (full album) 1973 Alithia
1 recordlabel: Alithia 6048
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #61
writtenby: George Kerr
album: All We Need Is Another Chance
The Escorts All We Need (Is Another Chance) 1973 Alithia
2 recordlabel: Tabu 73627
chartposition: RandB #5, US #43, UK #18
album: All True Man
Alexander O'Neal All True Man 1991 Tabu
3 recordlabel: Giant 74321 18755
chartposition: RandB #31, US #120
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Hakim Bell, Lincoln DeVlugt and Tim Shider
P.O.V. with Jade All Thru The Nite 1993 Giant
4 recordlabel: Champion 225
chartposition: UK #84
writtenby: James Bratton
album: Let Yourself Go
Sybil All Through the Night 1989 Champion
5 recordlabel: Flame 7
chartposition: UK #63
writtenby: J. Burden, L. Williams, B. Wright, Eternity
Gwen McCrae All This Love That I'm Giving 1988 Flame
-- recordlabel: Cat 2015
writtenby: J. Burden, L. Williams, B. Wright, Eternity
album: Melody of Life
Gwen McCrae All This Love That I'm Givin' 1979 Cat
1 recordlabel: MCA 3160
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: El DeBarge
album: Gems
comments: [love song]
Patti LaBelle All This Love 1994 MCA
2 recordlabel: Instant 3246
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #33
writtenby: Naomi Neville
Art Neville All These Things 1962 Instant
-- recordlabel: Instant 3246
writtenby: Naomi Neville
Aaron Neville All These Things 1969 Instant
-- recordlabel: Fountain 82 400
writtenby: Freddie Perren, Keni St. James
album: Ice 'N Hot
comments: [disco funk]
Jerry Butler All The Way 1982 Fountain
-- recordlabel: Midas 9004
writtenby: H. Hebert
comments: [northern soul]
The Danderliers All The Way 1967 Midas
1 recordlabel: Warner Bros. (UK)
chartposition: UK #3
writtenby: Craig David and Mark Hill
album: The Story Goes...
Craig David All The Way 2005 Warner Bros. (UK)
2 recordlabel: Arista 2156
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #13, US AC #1
writtenby: Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore
album: I'm Your Baby Tonight
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston All The Man That I Need 1990 Arista
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 11035
writtenby: L. Graham, P. Richmond
album: In the Mood
Tyrone Davis All The Love I Need 1979 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Dial 1021
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #48
writtenby: Joe Tex
album: Spills The Beans
comments: [southern soul]
Joe Tex All The Heaven A Man Really Needs 1972 Dial
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK)
writtenby: N. Ashford, V. Simpson
album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: U1VgmZ8aUW8
Diana Ross All The Befores 1971 Tamla Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 010248
chartposition: RandB #83
album: The Solution
comments: [hip hop]
Beanie Sigel ft. R. Kelly All The Above 2007 Roc A Fella
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54113
writtenby: Robinson, Moore
album: Going To A Go-Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
mpcode: cBAHeqBFIOg
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles All That's Good 1965 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Tabu 587 722(UK)
chartposition: UK #67
writtenby: Franne Golde and Allee Willis
album: Love Makes no Sense
Alexander O'Neal All That Matters to Me 1993 Tabu(UK)
-- recordlabel: Buddah 471
writtenby: Isaac Bolden
Tony Owens All That Matters 1975 Buddah

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