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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: Arista 107185 (EU)
writtenby: Jeffrey Osborne and Michael Messer
album: Whitney Houston
comments: [ballad]
Whitney Houston All At Once 1985 Arista(EU)
1 recordlabel: Arista 612 693
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #1, US #3, US dance #1, US AC #7
writtenby: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney & Andy Morris
album: Affection
Lisa Stansfield All Around the World 1989 Arista
2 recordlabel: Specialty 591
chartposition: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: McKinley Millet and Robert Blackwell
album: Little Richard
Little Richard All Around the World 1957 Specialty
3 recordlabel: Jellybean 2562
chartposition: US dance #4
writtenby: Bobby Guy (as Bobby Graziose), Ernie Lake, Hannah Jones
comments: [dance, house]
Soul Solution ft. Carolyn Harding All Around The World 1999 Jellybean
-- recordlabel: United Artists 043
writtenby: B. Dylan
album: Facts of Life...
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: lO_1QZp1NdU
Bobby Womack All Along The Watchtower 1973 United Artists
1 recordlabel: Columbia 78315
chartposition: RandB #87
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Asanté Mode
Asante All About You 1996 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Universal Motown
comments: From the 'Change Is Now' official inauguration release
Stevie Wonder All About The Love Again 2009 Universal Motown
1 recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 52017
chartposition: RandB #69, US dance #34
writtenby: Joyce Sims
album: All About Love
Joyce Sims All About Love 1990 Sleeping Bag
2 recordlabel: Ariola America 800
chartposition: RandB #97
writtenby: Sandy Torano
Niteflyte All About Love 1980 Ariola America
3 recordlabel: Eastwest 91828
chartposition: RandB #35
album: Smoove With A Ruffness
comments: [slow jam]
Smoove All About Her 1992 Eastwest
4 recordlabel: Giant 19236
chartposition: US #1, UK #5
writtenby: Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters and Howie Tee
album: C.M.B.
Color Me Badd All 4 Love 1991 Giant
5 recordlabel: Champion 228
chartposition: UK #30
writtenby: Vaughan Mason
album: All 4 Love
comments: [garage house, hip hop]
Raze feat. Lady J & Secretary of Entertainment All 4 Love 1990 Champion
-- recordlabel: Mainstream 362
album: Alice Clark
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: 4qXVEgEopk8
Alice Clark Alice Clark (full album) 1972 Mainstream
1 recordlabel: Arista 0250
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Michael Masser
Michael Masser & Mandrill Ali Bombaye I and II (Zaire Chant) 1977 Arista
2 recordlabel: Vibration 527
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Carlo Rustichelli and Hank Hunter
Sylvia Alfredo 1974 Vibration
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 7256
writtenby: Irving Berlin
album: The Genius Of Ray Charles
comments: [jazz soul album cut]
mpcode: Ze1a-JRDYbI
Ray Charles Alexander's Ragtime Band 1959 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Blue Beat 324
chartposition: UK #18
writtenby: Prince Buster (as Cecil Campbell)
Prince Buster Al Capone 1967 Blue Beat
2 recordlabel: Universal 20895 2
chartposition: RandB #4, US #3
writtenby: Ali, Kyjuan, Murphy Lee, Nelly and Trackboyz
album: Nellyville
Nelly ft. Kyjuan, Ali & Murphy Lee Air Force Ones 2002 Universal
-- recordlabel: Stax 209
writtenby: Banks, Jones
album: Wanted One Soul Singer
Johnnie Taylor Ain't that Loving You (for More Reasons than One) 1967 Stax
1 recordlabel: AandM 2098
chartposition: RandB #45, US #102, UK #43
writtenby: Alex Weir, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler and Valerie Johnson
album: Blam!!
The Brothers Johnson Ain't We Funkin' Now 1978 A&M
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54122
chartposition: RandB #1, US #8
writtenby: Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers & Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin)
album: Moods Of Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Ain't That Peculiar 1965 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Capitol 2850
writtenby: W. Robinson, W. Moore, M. Tarplin, R. Rogers
album: Don't You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me?
Bettye Swann Ain't That Peculiar 1970 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Cadet 5541
chartposition: US #129
writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin), Bobby Rogers and Pete Moore
album: Wade in the Water
Ramsey Lewis Ain't That Peculiar 1966 Cadet
2 recordlabel: Wand 11205
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin), Bobby Rogers (as Robert Rogers) and Pete Moore
George Tindley Ain't That Peculiar 1969 Wand
3 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 92018
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Jim Pass and Derrick Givens
comments: [beat ballad]
The Givens Family Ain't That Much Love in the World 1985 Sugar Hill
4 recordlabel: Vee Jay 613
chartposition: RandB #24, US #108
writtenby: Jimmy Reed
album: Delicious Together
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler Ain't That Loving You Baby 1964 Vee Jay
5 recordlabel: Vee Jay 168
chartposition: RandB #3
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Jimmy Reed
album: I'm Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 1956 Vee Jay
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 1124
chartposition: RandB #9
writtenby: Ray Charles
album: Ray Charles [1957 album]
Ray Charles Ain't That Love 1957 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Columbia 443356
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: L. Stubbs
Four Tops Ain't That Love 1965 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Miracle 2
chartposition: RandB #89, US dance #4
writtenby: John Davis [John Edward Davis Jr.]
John Davis & the Monster Orchestra Ain't That Enough for You 1978 Miracle
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54136
writtenby: C. Paul, S. Wonder, S. Moy
album: Up Tight
comments: [Motown Sound] [northern soul]
Stevie Wonder Ain't That Asking For Trouble 1966 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Malaco 6351
writtenby: D. Zimmerman, J. Strickland
album: Misty
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: Vs2Aa9yK3J0
Dorothy Moore Ain't That A Mother's Luck 1976 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Terror Squad
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Fat Joe, Dre, Eddie Montilla, Cool and Plies
album: The Elephant in the Room
Fat Joe featuring Plies & Dre Ain't Sayin' Nothin' 2008 Terror Squad
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 88826
chartposition: RandB #1
writtenby: Jon Nettlesbey and Terry Coffey
album: Miki Howard
Miki Howard Ain't Nuthin' in the World 1989 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Calla 112
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Rudy Love and The Love Family
album: Rudy Love, Denise Love and R. Wilson
Rudy Love & Love Family Ain't Nuthin' Spooky 1976 Calla
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 85732
chartposition: RandB #82
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Kenny Greene, Eddie Ferrell
album: It's Real
The Real Seduction Ain't Nuthin Wrong 1993 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Glades 1711
chartposition: RandB #36
album: Tightening It Up - The Best of...
Archie Bell & the Drells Ain't Nothing for a Man in Love 1973 Glades
-- recordlabel: Kool Kat 1001
writtenby: C. McMurray
comments: [northern soul]
Joe Matthews Ain't Nothing You Can Do 1968 Kool Kat
-- recordlabel: Columbia 445448
writtenby: D. Malone
Gwen McCrae Ain't Nothing You Can Do 1971 Columbia
1 recordlabel: United Artists 225
chartposition: RandB #37, US #114
writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) and Joe Scott
album: The Best Thing That's Happened to Me
Z.Z. Hill Ain't Nothing You Can Do 1973 United Artists
2 recordlabel: Utopia 10879
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Chuck Brooks
album: Albert
Albert King Ain't Nothing You Can Do 1977 Utopia
3 recordlabel: Capitol 76323
chartposition: UK #33, RandB #70
writtenby: Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas, Babyface, Antonio Dixon and Eric Dawkins
album: It's Already Written
comments: [slow jam]
Houston Ain't Nothing Wrong 2004 Capitol
4 recordlabel: Columbia 10667
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
Ronnie Dyson Ain't Nothing Wrong 1978 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 3200
chartposition: RandB #6, US #45
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin & Ivy Joe Hunter
album: Let Me in Your Life
Aretha Franklin Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing 1974 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Tamla 54163
chartposition: RandB #1, US #8, UK #34
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: You're All I Need / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing 1968 Tamla
-- recordlabel: BMG Ariola
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Bobby Womack & La La Brooks Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing 1995 BMG Ariola
1 recordlabel: Malaco 2157
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Billy Osborne and Brenda Eager
album: Fire and Ice
Shirley Brown with Bobby Womack Ain't Nothing Like The Lovin We Got 1989 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Sabrina 106
writtenby: J. Simmons, R. Ballou, D. Nathan
John Simmons Ain't Nothing Like The Love 1981 Sabrina
-- recordlabel: Mankind 12004
writtenby: J. Williams, Jr.
album: Friend...
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: EH8MRCN9JWY
Freddie North Ain't Nothing In The News (But The Blues) 1971 Mankind
1 recordlabel: Columbia 311035
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Leo Graham and Paul Richmond
album: In the Mood
Tyrone Davis Ain't Nothing I Can Do 1979 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Fantasy 658
chartposition: RandB #32, US #113
writtenby: Dee Erwin and Lynne Farr
Betty Everett Ain't Nothing Gonna Change Me 1971 Fantasy
-- recordlabel: Abet 9456
writtenby: Don Brantley
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
7th Wonder Ain't Nothing Gonna Break Us Up 1974 Abet
-- recordlabel: Glades 6503
writtenby: D. Malone, J. Scott
album: More, More, More / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
comments: [soul blues album cut]
mpcode: JopBJgxrFY8
Latimore Ain't Nothin' You Can Do 1974 Glades
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10461
writtenby: Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka and David Bartlett
album: Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
Tower of Power Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now 1977 Columbia
2 recordlabel: MCA 53683
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon
album: I Choose You (Tonight)
Eugene Wilde Ain't Nobody's Business 1989 MCA
3 recordlabel: Giant 5539
chartposition: RandB #1, US #84
writtenby: Lemel Humes
album: Femme Fatale
Miki Howard Ain't Nobody Like You 1992 Giant
4 recordlabel: ABC 11316
chartposition: RandB #28, US #46
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy
B.B. King Ain't Nobody Home 1971 ABC
5 recordlabel: Arista 667
chartposition: RandB #30, UK #78, US dance #9
writtenby: Jeffrey Cohen & Narada Michael Walden
album: Who's Zoomin' Who?
Aretha Franklin Ain't Nobody Ever Loved You 1986 Arista
6 recordlabel: EastWest 96316
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Yo Yo , Del, Hawk Wolinksy, George Clinton and Philippe Wynn
album: Make Way for the Motherlode
Yo-Yo Ain't Nobody Better 1991 EastWest
7 recordlabel: Bad Boy 78612790681
chartposition: RandB #14, US #67
writtenby: D. Owens, D. Wolinski, Babyface, Chucky Thompson, Faith Evans and Diddy (as Sean Combs)
album: Faith
Faith Evans Ain't Nobody -- Kissing You 1996 Bad Boy
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 0221
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin
album: Aretha Arrives
Aretha Franklin Ain't Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around) 1967 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Warner 29555
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #8, US dance 6, US #22
writtenby: David Wolinski (as Hawk Wolinski)
album: Live Stompin' At The Savoy
Rufus (and Chaka Khan) Ain't Nobody 1983 Warner
2 recordlabel: Capitol 4998
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Ronnie McNeir
album: L.J. Reynolds
comments: [ballad]
L.J. Reynolds Ain't No Woman Like My Baby 1981 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Arista 9927
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
album: Kashif [1989 album]
Kashif Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) 1990 Arista
4 recordlabel: Polybeat 38645
chartposition: RandB #51, US #111
writtenby: Holland, Dozier, Holland, Curtis Grant, P. Michael White
album: Run Come
comments: [reggae dancehall]
General Grant Ain't No Woman 1998 Polybeat
5 recordlabel: Columbia 73965
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin
album: Chapters
comments: [ballad]
Cheryl Pepsii Riley Ain't No Way 1991 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Island Def Jam 16261 2
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin
album: Classic Moments
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Patti LaBelle featuring Mary J. Blige Ain't No Way 2005 Island Def Jam
-- recordlabel: Stax
comments: [unreleased]
Shirley Brown Ain't No Way 1974 Stax
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2486
chartposition: RandB #9, US #16
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin
album: Lady Soul
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Aretha Franklin Ain't No Way 1968 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: MCA 55294
chartposition: RandB #92
weeksinr&bchart: 3
album: The House That I Built
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Charisse Arrington Ain't No Way 1997 MCA
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 89116
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Carolyn Franklin
album: You're a Part of Me
comments: [ballad]
Jean Carn Ain't No Way 1988 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Angel City 500
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Champion Of Love
Alfonz Jones Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone 1988 Angel City
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 826(UK)
chartposition: UK #8
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Got to Be There / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7
comments: [ballad] [Motown Sound]
Michael Jackson Ain't No Sunshine 1972 Tamla Motown (UK)
-- recordlabel: Alston 33-388
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: I Love The Way You Love
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: 0MISLOUO4WA
Betty Wright Ain't No Sunshine 1972 Alston
1 recordlabel: Circa 12 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #51, UK #78
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Feeling Free
comments: charted in RandB charts in USA in 1991
Sydney Youngblood Ain't No Sunshine 1988 Circa(UK)
2 recordlabel: A.1. 304
chartposition: UK #44
Steve Walsh Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now 1988 A..
3 recordlabel: Sutra 021
chartposition: UK #81
writtenby: Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Jerry Cohen
McFadden & Whitehead Ain't No Stoppin' (Ain't No Way) 1984 Sutra
4 recordlabel: Arista 0325
chartposition: RandB #13, US Dance #20
writtenby: Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker
album: Vintage '78
comments: charted as Ain't No Smoking without Fire / Whip in US dance charts
Eddie Kendricks Ain't No Smoking without Fire 1978 Arista
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 7296
writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons, J. Jefferson
album: Mighty Love
comments: [philly sound ballad] [album cut]
The Spinners Ain't No Price On Happiness 1974 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Chrysalis 58528
chartposition: RandB #55, US #73
writtenby: Rappin' 4 Tay (as Anthony Forté) , Stan Keith and Shannon Lacy
album: Off Parole
Rappin 4Tay Ain't No Playa 1996 Chrysalis
2 recordlabel: Pyramid 8001
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Buddy Scott and Phil Medley
album: The Lady Has Arrived!
Pat Lundy Ain't No Pity in the Naked City 1976 Pyramid
3 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 53233
chartposition: RandB #17, US #50
weeksinr&bchart: 21
writtenby: Jay Z, Foxy Brown, Jaz O, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Tyrone Thomas and August Moon
album: Reasonable Doubt
comments: [hip hop]
Jay-Z featuring Foxy Brown Ain't No Nigga 1996 Roc A Fella
4 recordlabel: Salsoul
chartposition: UK #35, US Dance #36
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: The Hits
comments: [re release]
Inner Life featuring Jocelyn Brown Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1998 Salsoul
5 recordlabel: Tamla 54149
chartposition: RandB #3, US #19
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
album: United
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1967 Tamla
6 recordlabel: Salsoul 2145
chartposition: US Dance #20
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: Inner Life
comments: [disco dance]
Inner Life Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1981 Salsoul
7 recordlabel: AandM 0001
chartposition: UK #16, US Dance #28
writtenby: Dina Carroll and Nigel Lowis
album: So Close
comments: [dance, house]
Dina Carroll Ain't No Man 1992 A&M
8 recordlabel: Dunhill/ABC 15003
chartposition: RandB #9, US #91
writtenby: Michael Price and Dan Walsh
album: Dreamer
Bobby Bland Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City 1974 Dunhill/ABC
9 recordlabel: Power Artist O77
chartposition: RandB #47, US #66
weeksinr&bchart: 18
album: MC Breed & DFC
comments: [hip hop]
MC Breed & DFC Ain't No Future in Yo' Fronting 1991 Power Artist O
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2781
writtenby: K. Gamble, L. Huff
album: In Philadelphia
Wilson Pickett Ain't No Doubt About It 1971 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Pama 797 (UK)
writtenby: Clifford Curry, Rob Galbraith
comments: [northern soul]
Clifford Curry Ain't No Danger 1970 Pama(UK)
-- recordlabel: Arctic 160
writtenby: G. Mimms, J. Aikens
comments: [philly sound ballad]
mpcode: CgzNmGeAiII
The Royal Five Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing) 1971 Arctic
1 recordlabel: Columbia 68975
chartposition: RandB #36, US dance #45
writtenby: Full Force
album: Smoove
Full Force Ain't My Type of Hype 1989 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Manhattan 50124
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Lenny White, Barry Johnson and Bernard Wright
album: Makes You Wanna
Pieces of a Dream Ain't My Love Enough 1988 Manhattan
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2426
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Ronnie Savoy
The Drifters Ain't It the Truth 1967 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Chelsea 78 0113
writtenby: Joe Jefferson
album: I'm Doin' Fine Now
comments: [philly sound]
New York City Ain't It So 1973 Chelsea
-- recordlabel: Columbia 38 05442
writtenby: M. Gaye
album: Dream of a Lifetime
Marvin Gaye Ain't It Funny (How Things Turn Around) 1985 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54036
chartposition: RandB #15, US #49
writtenby: Bill
album: Cookin' with The Miracles
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Ain't It Baby 1961 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Columbia 04689
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Nick Mundy and Patricia Butler
Nick Mundy Ain't It All Right 1984 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Grand Hustle
chartposition: RandB #7, US #47
writtenby: Yung L.A., T.I., D.Hart and T. Clemons
album: Black Boy, White Boy
Yung L.A. ft. Dro & T.I. Ain't I 2009 Grand Hustle
-- recordlabel: Arctic 150
writtenby: B. Mason
album: Soul Summit
The Ambassadors Ain't Got The Love Of One Girl (On My Mind) 1969 Arctic

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