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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: WEA 4508 (UK)
chartposition: UK #5, US Dance #31
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
comments: [disco dance] (Sure Is Pure Remix)
Sister Sledge We Are Family '93 1993 WEA(UK)
-- recordlabel: Tomato 409
writtenby: A. Toussaint
album: New Orleans Heat
Albert King We All Wanna Boogie 1978 Tomato
1 recordlabel: Quality 48
chartposition: US dance #40
writtenby: Domenic Troiano
comments: [disco dance]
mpcode: vrZ_hTPsgv0
Ebony featuring Wayne St. John We All Need Love 1983 Quality
2 recordlabel: ABC 12123
chartposition: RandB #17, US #97
writtenby: Fred Bridges, Lawrence Payton, Richard Beasley and Richard Knight
album: Night Lights Harmony
Four Tops We All Gotta Stick Together 1975 ABC
3 recordlabel: Pretty Pearl 515
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: H and R Harris
Curtis Hairston We All Are One 1984 Pretty Pearl
4 recordlabel: United Artists 36360 (UK)
chartposition: US dance #37
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: Brass Construction III
Brass Construction We 1977 United Artists(UK)
5 recordlabel: Capitol 637
chartposition: UK #13
writtenby: Albert Hammond and Graham Lyle
album: Simply the Best
Tina Turner Way of the World 1991 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 692
chartposition: US #119
writtenby: Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.) and Smokey Robinson
album: Involved
comments: [Motown Sound]
Edwin Starr Way Over There 1968 Tamla Motown
7 recordlabel: Tamla 54069
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #48, US #94
writtenby: Smokey Robinson
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Way Over There 1962 Tamla
8 recordlabel: Konglather 7491
chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #49
writtenby: Steve Arrington and Sam Carter
album: Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame, Vol. 1
Steve Arrington Way Out 1982 Konglather
9 recordlabel: Cash Money 060074
chartposition: RandB #23, US #71
album: 500 Degreez
comments: [hip hop]
Lil Wayne Way Of Life 2002 Cash Money
10 recordlabel: AandM 2207
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Brenda Russell
album: Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell Way Back When 1979 A&M
11 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 857
chartposition: RandB #24, US #52, UK #35
writtenby: Wilton Felder, Gladys Knight & Johnny Bristol
album: Rainbow Funk / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jr. Walker & the All Stars Way Back Home 1971 Tamla Motown
12 recordlabel: Chisa 8010
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #44, US #90
writtenby: Wilton Felder
album: Old Socks, New Shoes…New Socks, Old Shoes
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
The Jazz Crusaders Way Back Home 1970 Chisa
13 recordlabel: RCA Victor 3608
chartposition: US Dance #68
writtenby: Bennie Melton Jr. and Joseph Lattisaw Jr.
album: Wax Attack
Wax Wax Attack 1980 RCA Victor
14 recordlabel: Battle 45909
chartposition: RandB #8, US #10, US AC #3
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Herbie Hancock
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Mongo Santamaria Watermelon Man 1963 Battle
15 recordlabel: Columbia 4 46073
chartposition: US #121
writtenby: Herbie Hancock
comments: [instrumental]
Herbie Hancock Watermelon Man 1963 Columbia
16 recordlabel: Fontana 1511
chartposition: RandB #8, US #62, US AC #36
writtenby: Herbie Hancock
album: Soul Serenade
Gloria Lynne Watermelon Man 1965 Fontana
17 recordlabel: LaFace 24107
chartposition: RandB #4, US #1, UK #4, US AC #24
writtenby: Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa
album: CrazySexyCool
TLC Waterfalls 1995 LaFace
-- recordlabel: Buddah 431
writtenby: Mizell, Evans
Margie Evans Waterfalls 1974 Buddah
1 recordlabel: Fania/Wand 11275
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Walter Chiles and Melvyn Barton
The LTG Exchange Waterbed (Part One) 1974 Fania/Wand
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 3282
chartposition: RandB #53
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Walter Chiles and Melvyn Barton
album: Waterbed
Herbie Mann Waterbed 1975 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Stax 0048
writtenby: S. Cropper, E. Floyd
Albert King, Steve Cropper, Pop Staples Water 1969 Stax
1 recordlabel: Piccadilly 35312(UK)
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Helen Miller and Roger Atkins
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band Water 1966 Piccadilly (UK)
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 4078
chartposition: US #101
writtenby: Don Covay
Don Covay Watching the Late Late Show 1966 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Columbia 39887
album: Watching You Watching Me
comments: [ballad album cut]
Bill Withers Watching You Watching Me 1985 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Chrysalis 2 (UK)
chartposition: UK #10
writtenby: Derek Bramble
album: David Grant
David Grant Watching Me, Watching You 1983 Chrysalis(UK)
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 1112
chartposition: RandB #11
writtenby: Chuck Willis
Chuck Willis Watcha' Gonna Do When Your Baby Leaves You 1956 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Organized Noize 97046
chartposition: RandB #18, US #73
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Frederick Bell, Erin Johnson, Goodie Mob and Neil Young
album: East Points Greatest Hits
Cool Breeze featuring Outkast, Goodie Mob & Witchdoctor Watch for the Hook 1998 Organized Noize
4 recordlabel: Elektra 64910
chartposition: RandB #23
writtenby: Anita Baker
album: Rapture...
Anita Baker Watch Your Step 1986 Elektra
5 recordlabel: Chrysalis 58438
chartposition: RandB #93, UK #28
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Branford Marsalis, DJ Premier, Guru, Bahamadia, Chaka Khan and Damian Holland
album: Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2
Guru featuring Chaka Khan Watch What You Say 1995 Chrysalis
6 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 2047
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Eliot Kennedy, Michael Ward and Cary Bayliss
album: Pauline
comments: [dance, house]
Pauline Henry Watch The Miracle Start 1994 Sony Soho Square
7 recordlabel: Relativity 1795
chartposition: RandB #29, US #84
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Psycho Les, JuJu and Fernando Arbex
album: A Musical Massacre
The Beatnuts featuring Yellaklaw Watch Out Now 1999 Relativity
8 recordlabel: Arista 9562
chartposition: RandB #9, UK #78, US Dance #22
writtenby: Patrice Rushen and Sheree Brown
album: Watch Out
Patrice Rushen Watch Out 1987 Arista
9 recordlabel: Asylum 364860
chartposition: RandB #56
album: First 6 Months (The Mixtape)
comments: [hip hop]
3 Deep Watch My Shoes 2007 Asylum
10 recordlabel: Private I 04621
chartposition: RandB #72
Brenda Lee Eager Watch My Body Talk 1984 Private I
11 recordlabel: Pye International 25586
chartposition: UK #29
writtenby: Labi Siffre
Labi Siffre Watch Me 1972 Pye International
-- recordlabel: Cadet 802
writtenby: Covay
album: Tell Mama
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: e9emAWhbjZo
Etta James Watch Dog 1968 Cadet
1 recordlabel: Oasis 406
chartposition: US dance #7
writtenby: Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer
album: A Love Trilogy
Donna Summer Wasted -- Come With Me 1976 Oasis
2 recordlabel: Warner Bros.
chartposition: RandB #3, US #49
writtenby: Gucci Mane, Plies and Fatboi
album: The State vs. Radric Davis
Gucci Mane featuring Plies Wasted 2009 Warner Bros.
3 recordlabel: Warner Music 857386923
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: Alonzo Miller and Rick James
Da Muttz Wassuup! 2000 Warner Music
4 recordlabel: A.R.
chartposition: RandB #79
comments: [rap]
Juney Boomdata ft. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Wassup Wit Da Cookies 2008 A.R.
5 recordlabel: Payday 4
chartposition: UK #84
writtenby: Kaleef (as Kaliphz), Neale Johnson and Tony Henry
Kaliphz Wass the Deal 'Tell Me How it Feels' 1995 Payday
6 recordlabel: Columbia 4 42156
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Ruth Lyons
album: Johnny's Newest Hits
Johnny Mathis Wasn't the Summer Short? 1961 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Capitol 44107
chartposition: RandB #5
writtenby: Jesse Johnson and Bryan Tate
album: Da'Krash
Da'Krash Wasn't I Good to Ya? 1988 Capitol
8 recordlabel: Stateside 2042
chartposition: RandB #29, US #56
writtenby: Tony Hester and Popcorn Wylie
comments: [northern soul]
The Platters Washed Ashore (On a Lonely Island in the Sea) 1967 Stateside
-- recordlabel: Gator 1202
writtenby: Miles Grayson, Allean Vernado
Lynn Varnado Wash And Wear Love 1973 Gator
1 recordlabel: Syncopate 32
chartposition: UK #33
writtenby: Jerry Butler, Linda Conlon and John Usry
album: Brilliant!
comments: [garage house]
Kym Mazelle Was That All It Was 1990 Syncopate
2 recordlabel: RCA 62760
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Christian Warren and Donell Spencer
album: Here It Is
Freddie Jackson Was It Something 1994 RCA
-- recordlabel: Dakar 4513
writtenby: Leo Graham, Dennis Miller, Carl Davis, Raymond Haley
album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits
Tyrone Davis Was It Just A Feeling 1972 Dakar
1 recordlabel: Dakar 4507
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Leo Graham, G. Davis and Raymond Haley
album: I Had It All The Time / Tyrone Davis Greatest Hits
Tyrone Davis Was I Just a Fool 1972 Dakar
2 recordlabel: AandM 1971
chartposition: RandB #53, US #70
writtenby: Cat Stevens
album: Izitso
Cat Stevens Was Dog a Doughnut 1977 A&M
-- recordlabel: EMI America 19011
writtenby: Yusuf Islam
album: Wotupski!?!
comments: [instrumental electro funk album cut]
mpcode: 8hnJQrhft_s
Jellybean Was Dog A Doughnut 1984 EMI America
1 recordlabel: Arista 0574
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Dan Kuramoto, Peter Hata and Richard Mathews
album: Odori
comments: [jazz funk]
Hiroshima Warriors 1981 Arista
2 recordlabel: Black Fist 27491
chartposition: RandB #85, US #96
weeksinr&bchart: 11
album: Mystics Of The God
comments: [hip hop]
King Just Warrior's Drum (Hay-Ya Hay-Ya Hay-Ya Ho) 1994 Black Fist
-- recordlabel: ABC 12058
writtenby: P. Boyd, M. Jackson
album: Real
Clarence Carter Warning 1974 ABC
1 recordlabel: Chrysalis 2298
chartposition: UK #17, US dance #4
writtenby: Debbie Parkin, Rico Tyler & Roderick Goode
album: Adeva!
Adeva Warning 1989 Chrysalis
2 recordlabel: Streetwave 43 (UK)
chartposition: UK #99
writtenby: Leon Bryant
album: Who Do You Love?
The Intruders Warm and Tender Love 1985 Streetwave(UK)
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2342
chartposition: RandB #5, US #17, UK #34
writtenby: Bobby Robinson, Dan Quinvy & Pronto Bob
album: Warm & Tender Soul / The Best Of Percy Sledge
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Percy Sledge Warm and Tender Love 1966 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Elektra 12569
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel
album: Pieces of a Dream
comments: [smooth jazz funk ballad]
Pieces of a Dream Warm Weather 1981 Elektra
5 recordlabel: Island 854 363
chartposition: RandB #46, US #81, UK #60
album: Vybe
Vybe Warm Summer Daze 1995 Island
6 recordlabel: Island 49603
chartposition: US dance #20
album: Warm Leatherette
Grace Jones Warm Leatherette 1980 Island
7 recordlabel: Columbia 74376
chartposition: RandB #3, US #13, UK #16, US dance #23
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri and Toni Colandreo
album: Totally Krossed Out
comments: [hip hop]
Kris Kross Warm It Up 1992 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 80151 1
writtenby: Terry Lewis and James Harris III
album: Change Of Heart
comments: [album cut]
Change Warm 1984 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: WEA 188
chartposition: UK #11
writtenby: Fisher, Reilly
album: Indigo
Matt Bianco Wap Bam Boogie 1988 WEA
2 recordlabel: Chocolate City 3229
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Ky Adeyemo and Ernesto Phillips
album: Wanting You
comments: [disco funk]
Starpoint Wanting You 1981 Chocolate City
3 recordlabel: Mr. Chand 8006
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Gene Chandler (as Eugene Dixon) and James Thompson
Krystal Generation Wanted Dead or Alive 1971 Mr. Chand
4 recordlabel: Death Row 2202
chartposition: UK #16
writtenby: 2Pac (as Tupac Shakur) and Snoop Dogg (as Calvin Broadus)
album: Gridlock'd: The Soundtrack
2Pac featuring Snoop Dogg Wanted Dead or Alive 1997 Death Row
5 recordlabel: Capitol 5690
chartposition: RandB #8, US #79
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Chris Dixon
album: 4 by Four
4 by Four Want You for My Girlfriend 1987 Capitol
6 recordlabel: RCA 62678
chartposition: RandB #45, US #112
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Daryl Gaines
album: Me 2 U
Me-2-U Want U Back 1993 RCA
7 recordlabel: Ocean 7500
chartposition: RandB #65, US Dance #17
writtenby: Barney Perkins, General Johnson and Greg Perry
album: Love Zone
Ullanda McCullough Want Ads 1979 Ocean
8 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7011
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1
writtenby: Greg Perry, Barney Perkins & General Johnson
album: Sweet Replies
The Honey Cone Want Ads 1971 Hot Wax
9 recordlabel: AandM 395
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Freddie Washington, Raymond Jones and Portia Griffin
album: Wanna Play Your Game
Joyce Kennedy Wanna Play Your Game 1985 A&M
10 recordlabel: AandM 31454 0009
chartposition: RandB #68
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Dick Winzeler, Terry Steele
album: Love in a Serious Way
comments: [love ballad]
Rodney Mannsfield Wanna Make Luv 2 U 1993 A&M
11 recordlabel: Capitol 4254
chartposition: RandB #31, US #76
writtenby: Byron Byrd
album: Wanna Make Love
Sun Wanna Make Love (Come Flick My BIC) 1976 Capitol
12 recordlabel: Capitol 44035
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Paul Laurence
album: Lillo
comments: [ballad]
Lillo Thomas Wanna Make Love (All Night Long) 1987 Capitol
13 recordlabel: Warner 27843
chartposition: RandB #92
writtenby: Bobby Sandstrom and Michael Price
album: Rich and Famous
Royalty Wanna Make It Up to You 1988 Warner
14 recordlabel: Star Trak 006837
album: The Evolution of Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell Wanna Love You Girl 2006 Star Trak
-- recordlabel: Tamla 328
writtenby: William Robinson
album: Smokey...
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: CjlNBuiJZHk
Smokey Robinson Wanna Know My Mind 1973 Tamla
-- recordlabel: ARC 02222
chartposition: http
writtenby: Taylor, Carroll, Brookins
album: Matinee
Afterbach Wanna Fill You Up 1981 ARC
1 recordlabel: MCA 253192
chartposition: RandB #60
album: X
comments: [slow jam] samples 'If Loving You is Right I Don't Want to Be Wrong' by Luther Ingram
K-Ci & JoJo Wanna Do You Right 2001 MCA
2 recordlabel: Columbia 02688
chartposition: RandB #15, US #51
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn and Maurice White
album: Raise!
Earth, Wind & Fire Wanna Be with You 1982 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 73396
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: MC Hammer, Patterson, Sheldon Reynolds, Maurice White and Verdine White
album: Heritage
Earth, Wind & Fire Wanna Be the Man 1990 Columbia
4 recordlabel: RCA Victor 10116
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Arthur Ross and Leon Ware
Zulema Wanna Be Where You Are 1975 RCA Victor
5 recordlabel: Capitol 12161
chartposition: US dance #31
writtenby: R. Moore, A. Winbush
album: Wall to Wall
comments: [album cut]
René & Angela Wanna Be Close To You 1981 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Shady 497816
chartposition: RandB #4, US #13
writtenby: John Freeman, 50 Cent and Sha Money XL
album: Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent Wanksta 2002 Shady
7 recordlabel: Wand 11215
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: John Medora (as John Madara) and Len Barry (as Leonard Borisoff)
George Tindley Wan-Tu-Wah-Zuree 1970 Wand
8 recordlabel: Re Up Gang 3904
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Malice, Slim Thug, Pharrell Williams, Pusha T
album: Hell Hath No Fury
Clipse featuring Slim Thug Wamp Wamp (What It Do) 2006 Re Up Gang
9 recordlabel: Muscle Shoals 103
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Rich Cason (as Charles Richard Cason)
album: The Rose Brothers
The Rose Brothers Wall to Wall Freaks 1986 Muscle Shoals
10 recordlabel: Capitol 5052
chartposition: RandB #37
writtenby: Rene Moore and Angela Winbush
album: Wall to Wall
comments: [disco funk]
René & Angela Wall to Wall 1981 Capitol
11 recordlabel: Imperial 5675
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #6, UK #19
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino), Dave Bartholomew & Bobby Charles (as Robert Guidry)
album: Million Sellers by Fats
Fats Domino Walking to New Orleans 1960 Imperial
12 recordlabel: Columbia 310874
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Skip Scarborough and Maurice White
album: Sunbeam
The Emotions Walking the Line 1979 Columbia
13 recordlabel: Columbia 04826
chartposition: RandB #56, US #46, UK #34
writtenby: Billie Hughes, Marcy Levy and Roxanne Seeman
album: Chinese Wall
Philip Bailey Walking on the Chinese Wall 1985 Columbia
14 recordlabel: Fantasy 736
chartposition: RandB #4, US #6, UK #23, US AC #5
writtenby: Barney Perry
album: Flying Start
comments: [disco jazz funk]
The Blackbyrds Walking in Rhythm 1975 Fantasy
15 recordlabel: Flaming Arrow 37
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45
writtenby: Eugene Davis
comments: [deep soul ballad]
Gloria Walker & the Chevelles Walking With My New Love 1969 Flaming Arrow
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2273
writtenby: King
comments: [northern soul]
Willie Tee Walking Up A One Way Street 1965 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Stax 140
chartposition: RandB #4, US #10
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: Rufus Thomas
album: Walking The Dog
Rufus Thomas Walking The Dog 1963 Stax
2 recordlabel: Stax 0124
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #20
writtenby: Sandy Jones
comments: [soul blues]
Little Milton Walking The Back Streets And Crying 1973 Stax
-- recordlabel: Goldwax 312
writtenby: G. Jackson
Spencer Wiggins Walking Out On You 1966 Goldwax
-- recordlabel: RCA 740327
writtenby: Hutchison, Alexander
Willie Hutch Walking On My Love 1970 RCA

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