Soul R&B singles on the A label...

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

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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: Dial 4061 chartposition: RandB #24, US #63 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	A Woman's Hands	1967	Dial
102	recordlabel: Universal 56313 chartposition: US Dance #7 writtenby: Richard Bush and Rocco Notte album: Breaking Through	Jennifer Holliday	A Woman's Got Power	1999	Universal
103	recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 300 chartposition: RandB #20, US #128 writtenby: Paul Kelly and Clarence Reid album: Sings Sweet Soul! comments: [ballad]	Helene Smith	A Woman Will Do Wrong	1967	Phil L.A. of Soul
104	recordlabel: Dakar 602 chartposition: RandB #38 writtenby: Floyd Smith and Gerald Sims album: Can I Change My Mind / Home Wrecker	Tyrone Davis	A Woman Needs to Be Loved	1975	Dakar
105	recordlabel: Arista 0592 chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, AC #11 writtenby: Ray Parker Jr album: A Woman Needs Love	Ray Parker Jr (aka Raydio)	A Woman Needs Love	1981	Arista
--	recordlabel: MCA 53263 writtenby: Bobby Womack, Harold Payne album: The Last Soul Man	Bobby Womack	A Woman Likes To Hear That	1987	MCA
1	recordlabel: Varese Sarabande chartposition: RandB #103 album: Pink Panther Soundtrack mpcode: TwtJgeolT8E	BeyoncÃ©	A Woman Like Me	2006	Varese Sarabande
2	recordlabel: Dial 4006 chartposition: RandB #12, US #56 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	A Woman Can Change a Man	1965	Dial
3	recordlabel: Columbia 74751 chartposition: RandB #21, US #1, UK #12, US AC #1 writtenby: Alan Menken and Tim Rice album: Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack comments: [ballad]	Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle	A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)	1992	Columbia
4	recordlabel: Shanty Town 1005 chartposition: RandB #86 weeksinr&bchart: 5 writtenby: Flexx G. (as Emil Lewis)	Flexx G. featuring Kurupt & Alkatraz	A Whole Lot of Gangstas Die	1999	Shanty Town
5	recordlabel: Romantic 005 chartposition: UK #81 writtenby: Gary Brooker, Keith Reid and Matthew Fisher (uncredited) album: Love For You comments: [reggae beat pop soul]	OChi Brown	A Whiter Shade of Pale	1983	Romantic
6	recordlabel: Kapp 948 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40, US #100 writtenby: Gary Brooker, Keith Reid and Matthew Fisher (uncredited)	The Hesitations	A Whiter Shade of Pale	1968	Kapp
7	recordlabel: Deram 7507 chartposition: RandB #22, US #5, UK #1 writtenby: Gary Brooker, Keith Reid & Matthew Fisher album: Procol Harum	Procol Harum	A Whiter Shade of Pale	1967	Deram
--	recordlabel: Atlantic writtenby: Otis Redding album: The Immortal Otis Redding comments: [deep soul]	Otis Redding	A Waste Of Time	1968	Atlantic
--	recordlabel: Atlantic 11310 (UK) writtenby: Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards album: RisquÃ© comments: [ballad] mpcode: pdB0ngR-ZEk	Chic	A Warm Summer Night	1979	Atlantic(UK)
1	recordlabel: Avco 6105027 chartposition: UK #6 writtenby: Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss and Adam Levy	Limmie & the Family Cookin	A Walkin' Miracle	1974	Avco
2	recordlabel: Instant 3234 chartposition: US #103 writtenby: Chris Kenner	Chris Kenner	A Very True Story	1961	Instant
3	recordlabel: Stax 248 chartposition: RandB #16, US #86, UK #31 writtenby: William Bell and Booker T. Jones album: Atlantic Soul Classics	William Bell	A Tribute to a King	1968	Stax
4	recordlabel: WEA 199 chartposition: UK #24 album: Comin' Atcha!	Cleopatra	A Touch of Love	1999	WEA
5	recordlabel: Champion 47 chartposition: RandB #65, UK #93 writtenby: Dana Goodman and Lawrence Goodman album: Rock the House comments: instrumental	DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince	A Touch of Jazz	1987	Champion
6	recordlabel: RCA 10686 chartposition: US #107 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Life Goes On	Faith, Hope & Charity with the Choice Four	A Time for Celebration	1976	RCA
7	recordlabel: Rama 216 chartposition: RandB #5, US #53 weeksinr&bchart: 15 writtenby: James Sheppard and William H. Miller album: A Thousand Miles Away comments: [ballad]	The Heartbeats	A Thousand Miles Away	1956	Rama
8	recordlabel: Back Beat 532 chartposition: RandB #19, US #111 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)	Joe Hinton	A Thousand Cups Of Happiness	1964	Back Beat
9	recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8005 chartposition: RandB #6, US #37 writtenby: Robert Poindexter, Richart Poindexter and Jackie Members album: A Thin Line Between Love and Hate Soundtrack comments: [slow jam]	H-Town	A Thin Line Between Love and Hate	1996	Warner Bros.
10	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10571 chartposition: RandB #13, US #50, US AC #6 writtenby: Dorian Burton & Eugene Randolph album: Sweet And Sour Tears comments: [ballad]	Ray Charles	A Tear Fell	1964	ABC Paramount
11	recordlabel: Atlantic 1086 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Eugene Randolph and Dorian Burton album: Ivory Joe Hunter	Ivory Joe Hunter & His Ivorytones	A Tear Fell	1956	Atlantic
12	recordlabel: Columbia 11330 chartposition: RandB #38, UK #35, US Dance #37 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson album: About Love comments: charted as A Taste of Bitter Love / Bourgie', Bourgie' in US dance charts	Gladys Knight & the Pips	A Taste of Bitter Love	1980	Columbia
13	recordlabel: Dial 4022 chartposition: RandB #1, US #29 writtenby: Joe Tex album: The Love You Save comments: [southern soul]	Joe Tex	A Sweet Woman Like You	1965	Dial
14	recordlabel: Giant 704 chartposition: RandB #28, US #129 writtenby: Jo Armstead	Jo Armstead	A Stone Good Lover	1968	Giant
15	recordlabel: Atlantic 3427 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Prince Phillip Mitchell (as Phillip Mitchell) album: Benny and Us	Ben E. King & Average White Band	A Star in the Ghetto	1977	Atlantic
16	recordlabel: Roc Nation chartposition: RandB #91 album: The Blueprint 3 comments: [hip hop]	Jay-Z & J. Cole	A Star Is Born	2010	Roc Nation
17	recordlabel: Warner 18611 chartposition: RandB #57, US #109, US AC #9 writtenby: Leon Russell album: My World	Ray Charles	A Song for You	1993	Warner
18	recordlabel: Solar 11739 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Donny Hathaway and Carrie Lucas album: The Whispers	The Whispers	A Song for Donny	1979	Solar
19	recordlabel: After Platinum 4434 chartposition: RandB #61 writtenby: Leon Russell album: A Song For You	Bizzy Bone ft. DMX & Chris Notez	A Song For You	2008	After Platinum
--	recordlabel: Atco 6828 writtenby: Leon Russell album: Donny Hathaway / The Best of Donny Hathaway	Donny Hathaway	A Song For You	1971	Atco
--	recordlabel: Stateside 134 (UK) writtenby: Billy Butler	Gene Chandler	A Song Called Soul	1964	Stateside(UK)
1	recordlabel: Elektra 64146 chartposition: US #84, US AC #8, R&B #106 writtenby: Diane Warren album: A Smile Like Yours: Songs from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Natalie Cole	A Smile Like Yours	1997	Elektra
--	recordlabel: Stax 0054 writtenby: B.T. Jones album: Bound to Happen	William Bell	A Smile Can't Hide (A Broken Heart)	1969	Stax
--	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 11193 (UK) album: I'm Still Waiting - Surrender comments: [Motown Sound album cut] mpcode: hQ--a0P5TvI	Diana Ross	A Simple Thing Like Cry	1971	Tamla Motown(UK)
--	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 898 (UK) writtenby: Robinson, Jones album: Smokey... comments: [ballad] mpcode: MlxtjmeEmZc	Smokey Robinson	A Silent Partner In A Three Way Love Affair	1974	Tamla Motown(UK)
--	recordlabel: Minaret 149 writtenby: Bluefield, Duncan, Brewer album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	Doris Allen	A Shell Of A Woman	1969	Minaret
--	recordlabel: Stax 110 writtenby: B. Kaye, N. Green, B. Flemister album: I'm Not Blind...I Just Can't See	Calvin Scott	A Sadness For Things	1971	Stax
--	recordlabel: Charly 1132 (UK) album: Sad Shades Of Blue comments: [deep soul] [album cut]	Geater Davis	A Sad Shade of Blue	1986	Charly(UK)
1	recordlabel: Arista 3455 chartposition: RandB #5, US #26, UK #22, US dance #1 writtenby: Lauryn Hill & Edie Brickell (sample) album: A Rose Is Still a Rose	Aretha Franklin	A Rose Is Still a Rose	1998	Arista
2	recordlabel: Cash Money 003428 chartposition: RandB #53, US #97 writtenby: Teena Marie album: La Dona comments: [slow jam]	Teena Marie featuring Gerald Levert	A Rose By Any Other Name	2005	Cash Money
3	recordlabel: All Net 2288 chartposition: RandB #76 weeksinr&bchart: 6 album: Now... Feel Me! comments: [hip hop]	D'Meka (ft. LaKiesha Berri)	A Real Lady	1998	All Net
4	recordlabel: Atlantic 452584 chartposition: RandB #36, US #24 writtenby: Eddie Brigati & Felix Cavaliere album: Freedom Suite	The Rascals	A Ray of Hope	1968	Atlantic
5	recordlabel: United Artists 715 chartposition: RandB #25, US #78 writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade) and Samuel Bell album: Cry Baby And 11 Other Hits	Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters	A Quiet Place	1964	United Artists
6	recordlabel: RCA 13304 chartposition: RandB #77, US Dance #20 writtenby: Brian Potter, John Lewis Parker and Freddie Washington album: Alfie comments: [disco dance]	Alfie Silas	A Puppet to You	1982	RCA
7	recordlabel: Tamla 54139 chartposition: RandB #3, US #9, UK #20, US AC #29 writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Norman Miller] (as Ron Miller) & Bryan Wells album: Down to Earth comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	A Place in the Sun	1966	Tamla
--	recordlabel: Stax 168 writtenby: David Porter	Sam And Dave	A Place Nobody Can Find	1965	Stax
1	recordlabel: Chisa 8002 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #50 writtenby: B. Wells, Ron Miller album: It;s Never Too Late comments: [instrumental]	Monk Montgomery	A Place In The Sun	1969	Chisa
2	recordlabel: RCA 13292 chartposition: RandB #16, US #33, US AC #15 writtenby: Kenny Nolan album: New Directions comments: [ballad]	Tavares	A Penny for Your Thoughts	1982	RCA
--	recordlabel: Stax 0092 album: Wow...	William Bell	A Penny For Your Thoughts	1971	Stax
--	recordlabel: Chelsea 2005038 (UK) writtenby: Kenny Nolan	Marion Jarvis	A Penny For Your Thoughts	1975	Chelsea(UK)
1	recordlabel: Top and Bottom 408 chartposition: RandB #14, US #94 writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb	Brenda & the Tabulations	A Part of You	1971	Top and Bottom
2	recordlabel: Red Label 7000 chartposition: RandB #76 writtenby: Bob Garrett and Marsha Malamet album: Sneakin' Out comments: [disco dance]	Linda Clifford	A Night with the Boys	1984	Red Label
3	recordlabel: Solar 48005 chartposition: RandB #8, UK #5, US #44, US dance #15 writtenby: Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers & Leon Sylvers III album: Friends	Shalamar	A Night to Remember	1982	Solar
4	recordlabel: EMI America 8184 chartposition: RandB #82, US dance #24, UK #33 weeksinr&bchart: 4 writtenby: Debbie Clarkin and Ron Rogers [Ronald Bruce Rogers]	Elbow Bones & the Racketeers	A Night in New York	1984	EMI America
5	recordlabel: Back Beat 622 chartposition: RandB #19, US #103 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) album: A Nickel & A Nail & The Ace Of Spades	O.V. Wright	A Nickel and a Nail	1971	Back Beat
6	recordlabel: Columbia 48649 chartposition: RandB #52 album: The Best of Surface...A Nice Time 4 Lovin' comments: [love song]	Surface	A Nice Time for Lovin'	1992	Columbia
7	recordlabel: Vee Jay 642 chartposition: RandB #35 weeksinr&bchart: 2 writtenby: Jimmy Reed	Jimmy Reed	A New Leaf	1965	Vee Jay
8	recordlabel: Dial 1010 chartposition: RandB #41 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	A Mother's Prayer	1972	Dial
--	recordlabel: Columbia 44381 writtenby: C. Owens album: Soul Sister	Aretha Franklin	A Mother's Love	1967	Columbia
1	recordlabel: Janus 231 chartposition: RandB #32, US #92, UK #54 writtenby: Allan Felder, Bunny Sigler and Norman Harris album: Bingo comments: [philly sound]	The Whispers	A Mother for My Children	1974	Janus
2	recordlabel: Coral 62471 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43 writtenby: Chip Taylor	Patti Austin	A Most Unusual Boy	1965	Coral
3	recordlabel: Rap A Lot Records 7004 chartposition: RandB 69 writtenby: Scarface (as Brad Jordan) album: Mr. Scarface Is Back comments: [hip hop] samples Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) by Marvin Gaye	Scarface	A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die	1992	Rap A Lot Records
4	recordlabel: Buddah BDA 26 chartposition: RandB #28, US #68 writtenby: Phil Medley album: Our Family Portrait	Five Stairsteps & Cubie	A Million to One	1968	Buddah BDA
5	recordlabel: Roc A Fella 226 chartposition: RandB #49	Jay-Z	A Million and One Questions	1998	Roc A Fella
6	recordlabel: Cash Money Digital chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK #163 writtenby: Lil Wayne and Mr. Bangladesh album: Tha Carter III	Lil Wayne	A Milli	2008	Cash Money Digital
--	recordlabel: Goldwax 335 writtenby: Q. Claunch, R. Russell comments: [deep soul]	James Carr	A Message To Young Lovers	1968	Goldwax
--	recordlabel: Dakar 4527 writtenby: Donald Height and Richard Montague	Donald Height	A Mean Thing	1973	Dakar
--	recordlabel: MCA 41178 writtenby: Tony Hester album: Anytime, Anyplace	The Dramatics	A Marriage On Paper Only	1980	MCA
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2575 chartposition: RandB #20, US #42 writtenby: George Jackson, Raymond Moore, Roland Chambers and Melvin Leakes album: Hey Jude	Wilson Pickett	A Man and a Half	1968	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Goldwax 332 chartposition: RandB #16, US #63 writtenby: O.B. McClinton album: A Man Needs a Woman	James Carr	A Man Needs a Woman	1968	Goldwax
--	recordlabel: Manhattan 79700 writtenby: Brook Bentgon, Jimmy Williams album: Portrait of the Blues comments: [soul blues] mpcode: _EJJcXeQs6A	Lou Rawls & Phoebe Snow	A Lovers's Question	1993	Manhattan
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 1199 chartposition: RandB #1, US #6 writtenby: Brook Benton and Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams] album: Clyde	Clyde McPhatter	A Lover's Question	1958	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atco 6654 chartposition: RandB #20, US #48 writtenby: Brook Benton and Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams] album: Love Man	Otis Redding	A Lover's Question	1969	Atco
3	recordlabel: WEA 79141 (UK) chartposition: RandB #5, UK #14, US dance #1, US #40 writtenby: Davide Romani & Tanyayette Willoughby album: The Glow of Love comments: [disco funk]	Change	A Lover's Holiday	1980	WEA(UK)
4	recordlabel: Hot Line Music Journal 15002 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #49 writtenby: P. James	Al Green	A Lover's Hideaway	1967	Hot Line Music Journ
5	recordlabel: Island 99286 chartposition: RandB #66 album: I Can Make It Good for You comments: [ballad]	Millie Scott	A Love of Your Own	1988	Island
6	recordlabel: Atlantic 3363 chartposition: RandB #35, US #101 writtenby: Hamish Stuart and Ned Doheny album: Soul Searching	Average White Band	A Love of Your Own	1976	Atlantic
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 2101 chartposition: RandB #20, US #56 writtenby: Carla Thomas	Carla Thomas	A Love of My Own	1961	Atlantic
8	recordlabel: Gamble 209 writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff album: The Intruders Are Together / Intruders Super Hits comments: B side to Baby, I'm Lonely	The Intruders	A Love That's Real	1967	Gamble
--	recordlabel: Peachtree 120 writtenby: H.Beane, W.Bell comments: [deep soul]	Emory & The Dynamics	A Love That's Real	1970	Peachtree
1	recordlabel: Amor 711 chartposition: RandB #70	Rena Scott	A Love Thang	2006	Amor
2	recordlabel: Island 99273 chartposition: US dance #4, RandB #77, UK #14 writtenby: David Cole, John Coltrane & Will Downing album: Will Downing	Will Downing	A Love Supreme	1988	Island
3	recordlabel: Laurie 3195 chartposition: RandB #50, US #40 writtenby: George Kerr, Sidney Barnes and The Tokens	The Chiffons	A Love So Fine	1963	Laurie
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54078 chartposition: RandB #21, US #31 writtenby: Smokey Robinson album: The Fabulous Miracles comments: [Motown Sound]	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	A Love She Can Count On	1963	Tamla
--	recordlabel: Command 1008 album: A Love Like This comments: [gospel soul love ballad] [album cut]	Phil & Brenda Nicholas	A Love Like This	1987	Command
--	recordlabel: Dakar 4505	Wales Wallace	A Love Like Mine (Ain't The Finding Kind)	1972	Dakar
1	recordlabel: Paisley Park 28890 chartposition: RandB #2, US dance #1, US #11, UK #76 writtenby: Prince & Sheila E. album: Romance 1600 comments: [disco dance]	Sheila E.	A Love Bizarre	1985	Paisley Park
2	recordlabel: Warner 5614 chartposition: RandB #74 writtenby: Irmgard Klarmann and Felix Weber album: Through the Eyes of Love	Randy Crawford	A Lot That You Can Do	1992	Warner
--	recordlabel: Goldwax 323 writtenby: Weaver, Carr comments: [northern soul]	James Carr	A Losing Game	1967	Goldwax
1	recordlabel: Hidden Beach chartposition: RandB #9, US #43, UK #54 writtenby: Jill Scott and Dre [Andre Harris] (as Andre Harris) album: Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 comments: [neo soul]	Jill Scott	A Long Walk	2001	Hidden Beach
2	recordlabel: Savoy 1562 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43 writtenby: Brown, Paterno mpcode: q8k7aNHDEe8	Nappy Brown	A Long Time	1959	Savoy
3	recordlabel: Abner 1035 chartposition: RandB #25 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler	Jerry Butler	A Lonely Soldier	1960	Abner
4	recordlabel: Elektra 66106 chartposition: RandB #90, US #109 writtenby: Grand Puba (as Maxwell Dixon) and Anthony Martin album: 2000	Grand Puba	A Little of This	1995	Elektra
--	recordlabel: Cadet 5672 writtenby: M. McGill album: Love Is Blue	The Dells	A Little Understanding	1970	Cadet
1	recordlabel: Argo 5408 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #33, US #77 writtenby: Clarence Henry and Robert Guidry	Clarence Frogman Henry	A Little Too Much	1962	Argo

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