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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: Malaco 7459
writtenby: Homer Banks, Lester Snell
album: Timeless
Shirley Brown Time 1991 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Capitol 4583
chartposition: RandB #94
writtenby: Keni St. Lewis
album: Future Bound
Tavares Timber 1978 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Universal 40396 (UK)
chartposition: UK #5, US #58
writtenby: Nelly, Dorian Moore, Tegemold Newton and Curtis Mayfield
album: Sweat
comments: Derrty Album Cut
Nelly featuring Christina Aguilera Tilt Ya Head Back 2004 Universal(UK)
3 recordlabel: Columbia 73018
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Eddie Murphy , Narada Michael Walden and Skyler Jett
album: So Happy
Eddie Murphy Till the Money's Gone 1989 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Elektra 69534
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Keith Diamond
album: Restless
comments: [ballad]
Starpoint Till the End of Time 1986 Elektra
5 recordlabel: Arista 0323
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Harvey Mason, David Foster
Harvey Mason Till You Make My Love 1978 Arista
6 recordlabel: Warner Bros. / Seven Arts 7298
chartposition: RandB #12, US #67
writtenby: Charles Wright, Al McKay, James Gadson, John Rayford and Melvin Dunlap
album: In the Jungle, Babe
Charles Wright & Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band Till You Get Enough 1969 Warner Bros. / Seven
7 recordlabel: RCA 14048
chartposition: RandB #57, US AC #35
writtenby: Keithen Carter and Bruce Gaitsch
album: So Romantic
Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King) Till Midnight 1985 RCA
8 recordlabel: Arista 5072
chartposition: RandB #115
writtenby: Tricky, Tab and Blu Cantrell
album: So Blu
comments: [slow jam]
mpcode: 9pD6uP64AXU
Blu Cantrell Till I'm Gone 2002 Arista
9 recordlabel: Columbia 05679
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Marvin Morrow
album: Life
comments: [ballad]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Till I See You Again 1985 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 452950
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Larry Henley and Red Lane
Bettye Swann Till I Get It Right 1973 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Calgar 0005
writtenby: Gerold D. Armstead
The Perfections Till I Get Home 1978 Calgar
1 recordlabel: Columbia 78275
chartposition: RandB #79, UK #63
writtenby: Maxwell and Hod David
album: Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
comments: [slow jam]
Maxwell Til the Cops Come Knockin' - The Opus 1996 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Atco 6637
chartposition: RandB #37, US #134
writtenby: Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton
Ben E. King Til I Can't Take It Anymore 1968 Atco
3 recordlabel: Eastbound 619
writtenby: Junie Morrison (as Walter Junie Morrison)
Junie Morrison Tightrope 1974 Eastbound
-- recordlabel: Dynamo 102
writtenby: C. Foxx
album: Come By Here
comments: [northern soul]
Inez & Charlie Foxx Tightrope 1967 Dynamo
-- recordlabel: Columbia 43515
writtenby: B. Dawn
Aretha Franklin Tighten Up Your Tie, Button Up Your Jacket (Make It for the Door) 1966 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Cadet 5664
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #31
writtenby: Pearl Woods
album: Etta James Sings Funk
Etta James Tighten Up Your Own Thing 1971 Cadet
2 recordlabel: Stax 0030
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Isaac Hayes and David Porter
album: Soul Children
The Soul Children Tighten Up My Thang 1969 Stax
3 recordlabel: AandM 621
chartposition: UK #24, US Dance #23
writtenby: Archie Bell, Billy Bullier, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Don't Push Your Luck
Wally Jump, Jr. & the Criminal Element Tighten Up (I Just Can't Stop Dancin') 1987 A&M
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 2478
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #55
writtenby: Archie Bell & Billy Buttier
album: Tighten Up / Tightening It Up - The Best of...
Archie Bell & the Drells Tighten Up 1968 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Hoo Bangin'
chartposition: RandB #65
weeksinr&bchart: 10
album: The Paper Route
Mack 10 featuring T-Boz Tight to Def 2000 Hoo Bangin'
6 recordlabel: Columbia 68748
chartposition: RandB #70, US Dance #35
writtenby: Dean Pitchford and Rhett Lawrence
album: June Pointer
June Pointer Tight on Time (I'll Fit U In) 1989 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Universal 20868
chartposition: RandB #51
album: Ballers
504 Boyz Tight Whips 2002 Universal
8 recordlabel: Raw Track 1297
chartposition: RandB #83
weeksinr&bchart: 8
Shamus featuring Flu Tight Team 1997 Raw Track
-- recordlabel: Paula 1247
writtenby: Rory and Rick Sizemore
Magnum Force Tight Jeans 1985 Paula
1 recordlabel: Warner 28576
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Marvin Morrow
album: Destiny
Chaka Khan Tight Fit 1986 Warner
2 recordlabel: Asylum
chartposition: RandB #42, US #22
writtenby: Legacy and Ben J
album: Skinny Jeans and a Mic
New Boyz featuring Ray J Tie Me Down 2009 Asylum
-- recordlabel: Goldwax 329
writtenby: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Wee Willie Walker Ticket To Ride 1968 Goldwax
1 recordlabel: Columbia 73129
chartposition: RandB #74
weeksinr&bchart: 5
Big Mack Tick Tock (Ring My Phone) 1990 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Stax 142
chartposition: RandB #46, US #109
writtenby: Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Lewie Steinberg and Donald Dunn
album: The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs
comments: [instrumental]
Booker T. & The MGs Tic-Tac-Toe 1964 Stax
3 recordlabel: Alpha Int. 79582
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Carol Coleman, Mike Forte and Stacey Harcum
album: Let Me Show You
comments: [slow jam]
Lorenzo Smith Tic Tok 1991 Alpha Int.
4 recordlabel: Paisley Park 0113
chartposition: UK #28
writtenby: Prince
album: Diamonds and Pearls
Prince with The New Power Generation Thunder 1992 Paisley Park
5 recordlabel: Enigma 75534
chartposition: RandB #59, US dance #17
writtenby: Rod Todd
album: Shangri La
Bardeux Thumbs Up 1990 Enigma
-- recordlabel: RCA 74 0787
writtenby: F. Butler, R. Cork Jr., E. Elston, S. Black
album: Love Can Make It Easier
comments: from the Avco Embassy film 'Thumb Tripping'
The Friends Of Distinction Thumb Tripping (I'll Be Movin' On) 1972 RCA
-- recordlabel: Capitol 15825 (UK)
writtenby: Barnum
comments: [northern soul]
Earl Wright And His Orchestra Thumb A Ride 1975 Capitol(UK)
1 recordlabel: Relativity
chartposition: RandB #57
weeksinr&bchart: 11
album: Heaven'z Movie
comments: [RandB chart position is for RandB airplay charts]
Bizzy Bone Thugz Cry 1998 Relativity
2 recordlabel: Amaru 003970
chartposition: RandB #55, US #98
writtenby: 2Pac (as Tupac Shakur)
album: Loyal to the Game
2Pac featuring Nate Dogg Thugs Get Lonely Too 2005 Amaru
3 recordlabel: Penalty 7268
chartposition: RandB #76
album: Milíon
Half-a-Mill featuring Noreaga, Musolini & Kool G Rap Thug Ones 1999 Penalty
4 recordlabel: Death Row 22002
chartposition: RandB #56
comments: [hip hop]
2Pac Thug Nature 2000 Death Row
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 2 88246
chartposition: RandB #60
album: La Bella Mafia
Lil Kim Thug Luv 2003 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Def Jam 063838
chartposition: RandB #16, US #42, UK #15
writtenby: Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, Andre Parker and Stevie Wonder
album: The Last Temptation
Ja Rule featuring Bobby Brown Thug Lovin' 2002 Def Jam
7 recordlabel: Columbia 79407
chartposition: RandB #100
writtenby: Jerry Duplessis and Wyclef Jean
album: The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
comments: [hip hop]
Wyclef Jean Thug Angels 2000 Columbia
8 recordlabel: LaFace
chartposition: RandB #36, US #114
album: Confessions
Usher featuring Jadakiss Throwback 2005 LaFace
9 recordlabel: Columbia 2925
chartposition: RandB #60, US #45, UK #15
writtenby: B Real (as Louis Freese) and DJ Muggs (as Lawrence Muggerud)
album: Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
comments: [rap]
Cypress Hill Throw Your Set in the Air 1995 Columbia
10 recordlabel: Def Jam 13102 11
chartposition: RandB #4, US #14
writtenby: Fabolous, Tricky Stewart and The Dream
album: Loso's Way
Fabolous featuring The-Dream Throw It in the Bag 2009 Def Jam
11 recordlabel: Killa Cali/Thug 7003
chartposition: RandB #78
weeksinr&bchart: 2
album: Killafornia Organization
Killafornia Organization ft. Comptons Most Wanted Throw It Up 1996 Killa Cali/Thug
12 recordlabel: Phase II 857
chartposition: RandB #59, US Dance #55
writtenby: Hamilton Bohannon
album: One Step Ahead
Hamilton Bohannon Throw Down the Groove 1980 Phase II
-- recordlabel: Small Axe 101
writtenby: L.Harris, T. Akins
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Larry Harris Throw Down 1983 Small Axe
1 recordlabel: Chrysalis 2544
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: David Grant and Peter Martin [Peter Michael Martin]
album: Intuition
Linx Throw Away the Key 1981 Chrysalis
2 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 001441
chartposition: RandB #8, US #15, UK #9
writtenby: David Foster, Tom Keane, Cynthia Weil and Kanye West
album: The College Dropout
Kanye West Through the Wire 2003 Roc A Fella
3 recordlabel: Arista 112 185
chartposition: RandB #17, UK #41, US #16, US AC #3
writtenby: Albert Hammond & Diane Warren
album: Through The Storm
Aretha Franklin & Elton John Through the Storm 1989 Arista
4 recordlabel: Monarc 063904
chartposition: US dance #1, UK #8, RandB #69, US #81, US AC #17
writtenby: Mariah Carey and Lionel Cole
album: Charmbracelet
comments: [slow jam]
Mariah Carey Through the Rain 2002 Monarc
5 recordlabel: Bad Boy 259196
chartposition: UK #50
album: Press Play
Puff Daddy (P. Diddy) ft. Mario Winans Through the Pain (She Told Me) 2007 Bad Boy
6 recordlabel: Warner 29025
chartposition: RandB #15, US #60, UK #77, US AC 16
writtenby: David Foster, Tom Keane and Cynthia Weil
album: I Feel for You
comments: [ballad]
Chaka Khan Through the Fire 1985 Warner
7 recordlabel: Ichiban 53
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Danny Webster, Keith Nash and Mark Adams
album: Rebirth
comments: [funk]
Slave Thrill Me 1986 Ichiban
8 recordlabel: Black Forest 71766
chartposition: RandB #60
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Dorian
album: This Is a Party That We Gotta Get Started
Dorian Thrill 1991 Black Forest
9 recordlabel: Capitol 4078
chartposition: RandB #9, US #94, US dance #4
writtenby: J.R. Bailey & Ken Williams
album: Love on Delivery
The Reflections Three Steps from True Love 1975 Capitol
10 recordlabel: ABC 12106
chartposition: RandB #82
weeksinr&bchart: 6
Billy Davis, Jr. Three Steps From True Love 1975 ABC
11 recordlabel: Atco 7004
chartposition: RandB #5, US #36, US AC #26
writtenby: Norman Barrett & Bobby Eli
album: The Magic of the Blue
comments: [philly sound] [sweet soul]
Blue Magic Three Ring Circus 1974 Atco
12 recordlabel: Dynamic 128
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Bobby Eli and Vinnie Barrett
album: Sincerely!
comments: [Reggae]
Barry Biggs Three Ring Circus 1977 Dynamic
13 recordlabel: Capitol 5424
chartposition: US #83, US AC #27
writtenby: Julian Robledo and Theodora Morse (as Dorothy Terriss)
Lou Rawls Three O'Clock in the Morning 1965 Capitol
14 recordlabel: Imperial 5687
chartposition: RandB #8, US #15, UK #45
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino)
album: Million Sellers by Fats
Fats Domino Three Nights a Week 1960 Imperial
15 recordlabel: Island 6641
chartposition: UK #17
writtenby: Bob Marley
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers Three Little Birds 1980 Island
16 recordlabel: Fame 1013
chartposition: RandB #38, US #98
writtenby: Clarence Carter
album: This Is Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter Thread the Needle 1967 Fame
-- recordlabel: Roadshow 7001
Don Downing Thread And Needle 1972 Roadshow
1 recordlabel: Veteran 9308
chartposition: RandB #66
writtenby: Andre Miller, Cornell Ward, Harold Currington and Otis Leavil
album: The Second Time
comments: [ballad]
The Dells Thought of You a Little Too Much 1989 Veteran
-- recordlabel: Expansion 500
writtenby: G. Washington
Bobby Jonz Thought You Were Loving Me 1984 Expansion
-- recordlabel: Veteran 9308
writtenby: Andre Miller, Cornell Ward, Harold Currington, Otis Leavil
album: The Second Time
comments: [slow jam]
The Dells Thought Of You Just A Little Too Much 1988 Veteran
-- recordlabel: Parlo 105
writtenby: Cyril Neville, George Davis
Aaron Neville Those Three Words 1967 Parlo
1 recordlabel: Imperial 5909
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43
writtenby: Guidry, Bartholomew
Fats Domino Those Eyes 1963 Imperial
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 3495
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Almighty Fire
Aretha Franklin This You Can Believe 1978 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Columbia 442528
writtenby: C. Davis, R. Wylie
Walter Jackson This World of Mine 1962 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Decca 325
album: This World Today Is A Mess
Donna Hightower This World Today Is A Mess 1972 Decca
1 recordlabel: Stax 0137
chartposition: RandB #6, US #38
writtenby: Gary William Friedman & Herb Shapiro
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / The Best of The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers This World 1972 Stax
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2750
chartposition: RandB #45, US #123
writtenby: Will Holt and Gary W. Friedman
The Sweet Inspirations This World 1970 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: La Beat 6607
writtenby: Trusel Mills
comments: [northern soul]
Lester Tipton This Won't Change 1966 La Beat
1 recordlabel: Columbia
chartposition: RandB #16, US #58
writtenby: Kate Bush
album: Now
comments: [slow jam]
Maxwell This Woman's Work 2002 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 3666
chartposition: RandB #61
writtenby: Kate Bush
album: Now
comments: [slow jam]
Maxwell This Woman's Work 2000 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Salsoul 2026
chartposition: RandB #25, US #90, US Dance #20
writtenby: Ron Baker and Ron Tyson
album: A Night to Remember
Eddie Holman This Will Be a Night to Remember 1977 Salsoul
4 recordlabel: Capitol 15834
chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK #32, US AC #45
writtenby: Chuck Jackson & Marvin Yancy
album: Inseparable
comments: [disco dance]
Natalie Cole This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) 1975 Capitol
5 recordlabel: ABB
chartposition: RandB #41, UK #35, US #78
writtenby: Jimmie Cameron, Vella Cameron, DJ Babu, Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience and Kanye West
album: Neighborhood Watch
Dilated Peoples featuring Kanye West This Way 2004 ABB
6 recordlabel: MCA 259692
chartposition: RandB #53
album: Emotional
comments: [slow jam]
K-Ci & JoJo This Very Moment 2003 MCA
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54203
writtenby: L. Caston, S. Small
album: All By Myself
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Kendricks This Used to Be the Home of Johnnie Mae 1971 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Juana 3410
writtenby: Frederick Knight
album: In Control
The Controllers This Train 1976 Juana
-- recordlabel: ABC 11189
writtenby: C. Black, M. Mason, A. Thomas
The Mighty Marvelows This Town's Too Much 1969 ABC
1 recordlabel: Warner 7733
chartposition: RandB #27, US #65, US AC #46
writtenby: David Bartlett, Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka (as Stephen
album: Tower of Power
Tower of Power This Time it's Real 1973 Warner
2 recordlabel: Columbia 10617
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: J. Weaver
Eleanor Grant This Time We're Really Though 1977 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 10680
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Frederick Knight
album: Let's Make a Deal
comments: [deep soul]
Z.Z. Hill This Time They Told the Truth 1978 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Capitol 621
chartposition: RandB #31, US #54, US dance #13
writtenby: Crystal Carlisle, Matt Sherrod, Paul Sherrod and Sir Spence
album: Make the Difference
Tracie Spencer This Time Make It Funky 1991 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Laray 101
writtenby: Larry Nevilles and Sandra Simmons
Larry Nevilles This Time It's Real 1981 Laray
-- recordlabel: Jar Val 15
writtenby: Jimmy Braswell
Jimmy Braswell This Time It's Got To Be For Real 1973 Jar Val
1 recordlabel: Arista 65
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: Gwen Guthrie, Pat Grant
album: Not a Little Girl Anymore
Linda Lewis This Time I'll Be Sweeter 1976 Arista
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 88899
chartposition: UK #3, US #7, US dance #5, US AC #2
writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman and Donna Summer
album: Another Place and Time
comments: [disco dance]
Donna Summer This Time I Know It's for Real 1989 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Columbia 10993
chartposition: RandB #24, US Dance #1, UK #49
writtenby: Leroy Bell and Casey James
album: I'm on My Way
Jackie Moore This Time Baby 1979 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Columbia 04721
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Champaign
album: Woman in Flames
comments: [ballad]
Champaign This Time 1984 Columbia
-- recordlabel: RCA 10347
writtenby: R. Douglas, B. Lonero
Douglas & Lonero This Time 1975 RCA
1 recordlabel: Positiva 28(UK)
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Tracie Ackerman, Jon Douglas, Judy Cheeks and Roger Sanchez
album: Respect
Judy Cheeks This Time 1995 Positiva (UK)
2 recordlabel: Universal Republic
chartposition: RandB #68
album: I Get Around
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
K'Jon ft. Lee England Jr. & Augustine Alvarez This Time 2009 Universal Republic
3 recordlabel: Columbia 04429
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: T. Johnson and D. Cohen
album: Preppie
comments: [ballad]
Cheryl Lynn This Time 1984 Columbia

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