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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: Canterbury 506
writtenby: B. Sanders, J. Peters, W. Douglas
album: Sweet Soul Shakin'
The Younghearts A Little Togetherness 1967 Canterbury
1 recordlabel: Capitol 5076
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Theophilus Coakley
album: Pure and Natural
T-Connection A Little More Love 1982 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Arista 12451
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris
album: Real Love
Lisa Stansfield A Little More Love 1992 Arista
3 recordlabel: Bamboo 104
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #55
writtenby: J. Thompson, E. Dixon
comments: [northern soul]
The Profiles A Little Misunderstanding 1969 Bamboo
4 recordlabel: Salsoul 7023
chartposition: RandB #36, US dance #27
writtenby: Jennifer Ivory, Starleana Young, Curt Jones, Steve Washington, and Raymond Jackson
album: A Little Love
comments: [funk]
Aurra A Little Love 1982 Salsoul
5 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 411
chartposition: US Dance #38
writtenby: Boyd Jarvis
Circuit A Little Help (From My Friends) 1985 th and Bway
6 recordlabel: Laurie 3098
chartposition: RandB #7, US #12
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns)
album: A Little Bit of Soap [6 track mini album]
The Jarmels A Little Bit of Soap 1961 Laurie
7 recordlabel: Bang 515
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #14, US #58
writtenby: Bert Russell (as Bert Berns)
The Exciters A Little Bit of Soap 1966 Bang
8 recordlabel: United Artists 796
chartposition: US #95
writtenby: Bert Russell
Garnet Mimms A Little Bit of Soap 1965 United Artists
9 recordlabel: MCA 52768
chartposition: RandB #3, US #38, US dance #16
writtenby: Christine Perren & Richard Wyatt Jr.
album: All for Love
New Edition A Little Bit of Love 1986 MCA
10 recordlabel: United Artists 438
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Gary Dalton and Kent Dubarri
Sam & Dave A Little Bit of Good 1974 United Artists
11 recordlabel: Imperial 5879
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27, US #63
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy (as Norman Meade) and Ed Marshall
album: Meet The Majors
The Majors A Little Bit Now (A Little Bit Later) 1962 Imperial
12 recordlabel: Capitol 5632
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #96
writtenby: Gene McFadden, James McKinley and Linda Vitali
album: A Lot of Love
comments: [love ballad]
Melba Moore with Freddie Jackson A Little Bit More 1986 Capitol
13 recordlabel: LaFace 4078
chartposition: RandB #73
weeksinr&bchart: 4
album: A Thang for You
A Few Good Men A Lil' Sometin' 1994 LaFace
14 recordlabel: Chrysalis/EMI 58575
chartposition: RandB #74, US #117
writtenby: Rappin' 4 Tay and Al Eaton
album: Off Parole
Rappin 4Tay A Lil' Some'em Some'em 1996 Chrysalis/EMI
-- recordlabel: Mankind 200
album: A Legend In Her Own Time
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: JQ9j0BXW938
Doris Duke A Legend In Her Own Time (full album) 1971 Mankind
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2089
writtenby: Denise Lasalle
album: A Lady In The Street
comments: [southern soul]
Denise Lasalle A Lady In The Street 1983 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Mainstream 5567
chartposition: RandB #63, UK #52
writtenby: Jean Kluger and Daniel Vangarde
Black Blood A I E (A Mwana) 1975 Mainstream
2 recordlabel: Midland Int. 10229
chartposition: US #81
writtenby: Alan Bernstein (as A. Kenneth Bernstein) and Ed O'Loughlin
album: The Carol Douglas Album
Carol Douglas A Hurricane Is Coming Tonite 1975 Midland Int.
-- recordlabel: Kayvette 5131
writtenby: Lenny Welch, Rose Marie McCoy
album: Sometimes
Facts Of Life A Hundred Pounds Of Pain 1977 Kayvette
1 recordlabel: Capitol 688
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Eddie Chacon and J. Freed
album: Duophonic
Charles & Eddie A House Is Not a Home 1993 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Janus 3041
writtenby: Ron Carson
album: The Whispers' Love Story
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 2zdK4_i9DU8
The Whispers A Hopeless Situation 1972 Janus
-- recordlabel: ABC 12224
writtenby: G. Jackson, C. Wilkins
album: A Heart Full Of Song
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: iFnx1LhqbUk
Clarence Carter A Heart Full Of Song 1976 ABC
-- recordlabel: Parlo 105
writtenby: George Davis and Lee Diamond
album: Tell It Like It Is
Aaron Neville A Hard Nut To Crack 1967 Parlo
1 recordlabel: Cadet 5525
chartposition: RandB #29, US #29, US AC #10
writtenby: John Lennon & Paul McCartney
album: Hang On Ramsey
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
The Ramsey Lewis Trio A Hard Day's Night 1966 Cadet
2 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 884 270
chartposition: RandB #76, UK #65
writtenby: Larry Blackmon and Nathan Leftenant
album: Single Life
Cameo A Goodbye 1985 Atlanta Artists
3 recordlabel: Warner 5879
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37, US #131
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy and George David Weiss
Lorraine Ellison A Good Love 1966 Warner
-- recordlabel: Atco 337
writtenby: Jerry Crutchfield
album: Turning Around
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: NtWXONoTTGA
Dee Dee Warwick A Girl Who'll Satisfy Her Man 1970 Atco
1 recordlabel: MCA 52477
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Glen Burris and Randy Hall
album: I Belong to You
Randy Hall A Gentleman 1984 MCA
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54298
chartposition: RandB #23, US #106
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: Here, My Dear
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye A Funky Space Reincarnation (Part 1) 1979 Tamla
3 recordlabel: Columbia 02706
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead
album: Touch
Gladys Knight & the Pips A Friend of Mine 1982 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 04765
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore and Ronald White
album: Centipede
comments: [ballad]
Rebbie Jackson A Fork in the Road 1984 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Reginald 1403
writtenby: Henry R. Hines
album: Lost Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2
comments: [deep soul]
Virgil Griffin And Rhythm Kings A Forgotten Lover 1968 Reginald
-- recordlabel: Stax 0085
writtenby: D. Butler
album: One Step Beyond
Johnnie Taylor A Fool Like Me 1970 Stax
-- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: Ray Charles
album: The Immortal Otis Redding
Otis Redding A Fool For You 1968 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: USA 104
writtenby: Joe Cato
Walter Jackson A Fool For You 1971 USA
1 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 5433
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Ike Turner
Ike & Tina Turner A Fool For A Fool 1964 Warner Bros.
2 recordlabel: Capitol 5498
chartposition: RandB #6, US #106
writtenby: William D. Stroman, Gary Mudbone Cooper, Ted Currier and David Spradley
album: City Life
comments: [hip hop]
The Boogie Boys A Fly Girl 1985 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Private Stock 45073
chartposition: RandB #10, US #1, UK #28, US AC #13
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Walter Murphy
album: Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band A Fifth of Beethoven 1976 Private Stock
4 recordlabel: Columbia 660161
chartposition: UK #49
writtenby: Serge Gainsbourg, Misty Oldland
album: Supernatural
Misty Oldland A Fair Affair (Je T'Aime) 1994 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Warner 8320
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Music Speaks Louder Than Words
Candi Staton A Dreamer of a Dream 1977 Warner
6 recordlabel: Arista
chartposition: RandB #16
album: Money Talks: The Album
comments: [slow jam]
Mary J. Blige A Dream 1996 Arista
7 recordlabel: Stax 251
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #114
writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
Carla Thomas A Dime a Dozen 1968 Stax
8 recordlabel: Chrysalis 8 (UK)
chartposition: UK #57
writtenby: Richard Darbyshire and Anthony Critchlow
album: Gatecrashing
Living in a Box A Different Air 1989 Chrysalis(UK)
9 recordlabel: Arista 07822 12651
chartposition: RandB #30, US #63, UK #5, US dance #1
writtenby: Robert Clivillas & David Cole
album: Greatest Hits (1980 1994)
Aretha Franklin A Deeper Love 1994 Arista
10 recordlabel: Columbia 657701
chartposition: RandB #83, US #44, UK #15, US dance #1
album: Greatest Remixes Vol. I
C plus C Music Factory A Deeper Love 1992 Columbia
-- recordlabel: AandM 865
writtenby: Lennon, McCartney
album: A Day In The Life
comments: [smooth jazz instrumental]
mpcode: sjHiSePn1ts
Wes Montgomery A Day In The Life 1967 A&M
1 recordlabel: Top and Bottom 406
chartposition: RandB #42, US #120
writtenby: Van McCoy and Joe Cobb
Brenda & the Tabulations A Child No One Wanted 1971 Top and Bottom
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros.
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Let's Do It Again
comments: [southern soul ballad] [album cut]
Leela James A Change Is Gonna Come 2009 Warner Bros.
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10493
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Home Is Where The Heart Is
Bobby Womack A Change Is Gonna Come 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 5069
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #35
writtenby: Cooke
album: A Change Is Gonna Come
comments: [instrumental]
Brother Jack McDuff A Change Is Gonna Come 1966 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: WEA Music
chartposition: RandB #73, UK #152
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Soul
Seal A Change Is Gonna Come 2008 WEA Music
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 8139
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: amVCS5ttGcE
Aretha Franklin A Change Is Gonna Come 1967 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8486
chartposition: RandB #9, US #31
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Ain't That Good News
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Sam Cooke A Change Is Gonna Come 1965 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Cocoa Butt 4552 2
writtenby: Sam Cooke
Bobby Womack (Michael Thompson guitar) A Change Is Gonna Come 1998 Cocoa Butt
1 recordlabel: Flying Dutchman 10392
chartposition: RandB #91
album: Lonnie Liston Smith
Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes A Chance for Peace 1975 Flying Dutchman
-- recordlabel: Casablanca 1
album: What Am I Gonna Do
Gloria Scott A Case Of Too Much Lovemaking 1974 Casablanca
1 recordlabel: White Whale 289
chartposition: Casgmox RandB #47, US #121
writtenby: Tommy Amato and Thomas Allbert
The Malibus A Broken Man 1969 White Whale
2 recordlabel: Tabu 05646
chartposition: RandB #62, UK #53
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Harris) & Terry Lewis
album: Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal A Broken Heart Can Mend 1985 Tabu
3 recordlabel: Tamla 1044
chartposition: US #75
writtenby: William Robinson
album: Where Did Our Love Go
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Supremes (with Diana Ross) A Breathtaking Guy 1963 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54213
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
album: The Return Of The Marvelettes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Marvelettes A Breath Taking Guy 1972 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2685
chartposition: US #24, US AC #3
writtenby: Gamble, Bell, Butler
album: A Brand New Me
Dusty Springfield A Brand New Me 1969 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2796
writtenby: Butler, Gamble, Bell
album: Young, Gifted And Black
Aretha Franklin A Brand New Me 1971 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Abner 7003
writtenby: Don Downing
Don Downing With Rodney & The Blazers A Bird In The Hand 1961 Abner
-- recordlabel: Black Rock 2001
writtenby: G. McGregor
Chuck Armstrong A Better Place 1972 Black Rock
1 recordlabel: Anxious 32
chartposition: US #18, UK #23, US AC #37
writtenby: William Henshall, Jimmy Helms, George Chandler, Jimmy Chambers and Ian Green
album: In the Blood
Londonbeat A Better Love 1991 Anxious
2 recordlabel: United Artists 1672
chartposition: US #106
writtenby: Ritchie Adams, Larry Kusik and Margie Rainwater
album: I'm a Happy Man
The Jive Five featuring Eugene Pitt A Bench in the Park 1965 United Artists
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 452493
chartposition: RandB #36, US #3
writtenby: Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati
The Rascals A Beautiful Morning 1968 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Avitone 62008
chartposition: US dance #14
writtenby: Jody Watley and Rodney Lee
album: The Makeover
Jody Watley A Beautiful Life 2008 Avitone
5 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 001936
chartposition: RandB #26, US #30
writtenby: Jay Z, Norman Landsberg, Felix Pappalardi, Rick Rubin, Billy Squier, John Ventura and Leslie Weinstein
album: The Black Album
Jay-Z 99 Problems 2004 Roc A Fella
6 recordlabel: RCA 12285
chartposition: RandB #76, US dance #22
writtenby: Rudy Martinez
album: Never Gonna Be Another One
comments: [disco dance]
Thelma Houston 96 Tears 1981 RCA
7 recordlabel: Rojac 112
chartposition: RandB #23, US #96
writtenby: Rudy Martinez
Big Maybelle 96 Tears 1967 Rojac
8 recordlabel: Def Jam 44 73179
chartposition: RandB #15, UK #41
writtenby: Flavor Flav, Keith Shocklee and Eric Sadler
album: Fear of a Black Planet
comments: [hip hop]
Public Enemy 911 Is a Joke 1990 Def Jam
9 recordlabel: Columbia 79460
chartposition: RandB #6, US #38, UK #9
weeksinr&bchart: 25
writtenby: Jerry Duplessis and Wyclef Jean
album: The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige 911 2000 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Kaper 62883
chartposition: RandB #13, US #71, UK #23
writtenby: Carlos Warren, Jeffrey Russell, Antoine Foote, Meashell Mccann and Gregory Fields
album: Treat U Right
Blackgirl 90's Girl 1994 Kaper
-- recordlabel: Cat 1992
writtenby: Clarence Reid
album: Rockin' Chair
Gwen McCrae 90 Percent Of Me Is You 1974 Cat
1 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7108
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #59
writtenby: R. Dunbar, A. Bond
100 Proof (Aged In Soul) 90 Day Freeze (On Her Love) 1971 Hot Wax
2 recordlabel: RCA Victor 105004
chartposition: UK #19
writtenby: William Henshall (as Liam Henshall), Jimmy Helms, George Chandler and Jimmy Chambers
album: Speak
Londonbeat 9 A.M. (The Comfort Zone) 1988 RCA Victor
3 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 553
chartposition: RandB #15, US dance #38, US #82
writtenby: Cheryl Cook & Ronald LaPread
album: 8th Wonder
comments: [hip hop]
The Sugarhill Gang 8th Wonder 1981 Sugar Hill
4 recordlabel: Track Masters 78857
chartposition: RandB #4, US #8, UK #31
writtenby: R. Kelly
album: Blaque
Blaque 808 1999 Track Masters
5 recordlabel: LaFace
chartposition: RandB #53
weeksinr&bchart: 15
comments: [hip hop]
Youngbloodz ft. Jim Crow & Big Boi of OutKast 85 2000 LaFace
6 recordlabel: Columbia 86098
chartposition: RandB #57, US dance #102
writtenby: Errol McCalla Jr. and Beyoncé (as Beyoncé Knowles)
album: 8 Days of Christmas
comments: [christmas]
Destiny's Child 8 Days of Christmas 2002 Columbia
7 recordlabel: MCA 6347
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: James J.T. Taylor, Dennis Matkosky
album: Master of the Game
J.T. Taylor 8 Days a Week 1990 MCA
8 recordlabel: AandM 2757
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Herb Alpert, John Barnes and Romeo Williams
album: Wild Romance
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Herb Alpert 8 Ball 1985 A&M
9 recordlabel: Warner 7 29952
chartposition: RandB #2, US #88, US dance #42
writtenby: Prince (as Jamie Starr)
album: What Time Is It?
The Time 777-9311 1982 Warner
10 recordlabel: All Platinum 6146304(UK)
chartposition: UK #26
writtenby: Roger Cook
album: Down To Earth / The Best of All Platinum
The Rimshots 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle) 1975 All Platinum (UK)
11 recordlabel: Columbia 07220
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Maurice White and Robyn Smith
album: Keys to the City
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Ramsey Lewis 7-11 1987 Columbia
12 recordlabel: MCA 54410
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Laney Stewart, Sue Ann Carwell and Tony Haynes
album: Painkiller
Sue Ann Carwell 7 Days, 7 Nights 1992 MCA
13 recordlabel: Atlantic 300608
chartposition: RandB #52, US #10, UK #1
writtenby: Craig David, Mark Hill and Darren Hill
album: Born to Do It
Craig David 7 Days 2000 Atlantic
14 recordlabel: Paisley Park 040574
chartposition: RandB #61, US #7, UK #27
writtenby: Prince, Lowell Fulson (as Lowell Fulsom) and Jimmy McCracklin
album: Love Symbol album
Prince 7 1992 Paisley Park
15 recordlabel: Atlantic 452320
chartposition: RandB #1, US #13, UK #36
writtenby: Eddie Floyd & Steve Cropper
album: The Exciting Wilson Pickett
comments: [southern soul]
Wilson Pickett 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) 1966 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Stax 601011
writtenby: Cropper. Floyd
album: The Soul Album
Otis Redding 634-5789 1967 Stax
1 recordlabel: H.O.L.A. 341054
chartposition: RandB #105
album: Rise
mpcode: jyaQBmAF_ak
Veronica 60 Wayz 1998 H.O.L.A.
2 recordlabel: Warner Bros.
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Craig David and Fraser T. Smith
album: Trust Me
Craig David 6 of 1 Thing 2008 Warner Bros.
3 recordlabel: Def Jam 73821
chartposition: RandB #26, US #95
writtenby: LL Cool J
album: Mama Said Knock You Out
comments: [hip hop]
LL Cool J 6 Minutes of Pleasure 1991 Def Jam
4 recordlabel: Paisley Park 28485
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Madhouse
album: 8
comments: [instrumental]
Madhouse 6 1987 Paisley Park
-- recordlabel: Trojan 7808 (UK)
writtenby: F. Hibbert
album: Sweet and Dandy
comments: [reggae]
Toots & The Maytals 54-46 Was My Number 1970 Trojan(UK)
1 recordlabel: Island 170 (UK)
chartposition: UK #70
album: Rebel Souls
comments: [reggae]
Aswad 54 46 Was My Number 1984 Island(UK)
2 recordlabel: Grand Hustle
chartposition: RandB #73
comments: [hip hop]
Drama ft. Nelly, T.I., Diddy, Yung Joc, Willie The Kid, Young Jeezy & Twista 5000 Ones 2007 Grand Hustle
3 recordlabel: Park Place 104
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Frederick Knight
album: C.L. Blast
comments: [ballad]
C.L. Blast 50-50 Love 1984 Park Place

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