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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
701 recordlabel: MCA 3348
chartposition: RandB #61, US dance #5
writtenby: Chanté Moore, Lee Hamblin and Simon Law
album: A Love Supreme
Chanté Moore This Time 1994 MCA
702 recordlabel: RCA 62152
chartposition: RandB #70
writtenby: Georgio and Cirocco
album: Rollin'
Georgio This Time 1991 RCA
703 recordlabel: Arista 9772
chartposition: RandB #2, US #78, UK #81
writtenby: Charlie Singleton
album: Wait So Long
comments: [beat ballad]
Kiara featuring Shanice Wilson This Time 1989 Arista
704 recordlabel: Salsoul 422
chartposition: RandB #77, US Dance #34
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: Funk Deluxe
Funk Deluxe This Time 1984 Salsoul
705 recordlabel: Capitol 5487
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: Rahni Harris and Zachary Harris
album: This Time
comments: [ballad]
Dayton This Time 1985 Capitol
706 recordlabel: Solar 69809
chartposition: RandB #32, US #110, UK #81
writtenby: Grady Wilkins and Percy Scott
album: Love for Love
comments: [love ballad]
The Whispers This Time 1983 Solar
707 recordlabel: AandM 0184(UK)
chartposition: UK #23
writtenby: Dina Carroll and Nigel Lowis
album: So Close
comments: [ballad]
Dina Carroll This Time 1993 A&M (UK)
-- recordlabel: Marlin 3329
writtenby: Gregg Diamond
album: Star Cruiser
Gregg Diamond This Side Of Midnight 1978 Marlin
1 recordlabel: Columbia 73064
chartposition: RandB #55, UK #9, US #7, US AC #27
writtenby: Maurice Starr
album: Merry, Merry Christmas
New Kids on the Block This One's for the Children 1989 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 74812
chartposition: RandB #104
album: Joe Public
comments: [hip hop]
mpcode: nvgT3kr-rj4
Joe Public This One's For You 1993 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Stax 3002
writtenby: Don Covay, William R. Stevenson, Wilson Pickett
album: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself / The Best of The Staple Singers
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: O31buYrMdK4
The Staple Singers This Old Town (People In This Town) 1972 Stax
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54128
chartposition: RandB #6, US #12, UK #47
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. & Sylvia Moy
album: This Old Heart Of Mine / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 2
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Isley Brothers This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) 1966 Tamla
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54128
chartposition: UK #3
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and Sylvia Moy
album: This Old Heart of Mine
comments: [Motown Sound] [re release]
The Isley Brothers This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) 1968 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: Holland-Dozier-Holland, Sylvia Moy
album: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
comments: [previously unreleased ballad]
mpcode: Cg8Wr7Y2Df4
Bettye Swann This Old Heart Of Mine 1975 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Federal 12378
chartposition: RandB #20, US #79
writtenby: James Brown
album: Think!
James Brown This Old Heart 1960 Federal
-- recordlabel: Warner 25576
writtenby: Sherrick, M. Stokes
album: Sherrick
Sherrick This Must Be Love 1987 Warner
1 recordlabel: MCA 1391
chartposition: RandB #36
album: Omar Chandler
comments: [slow jam]
Omar Chandler featuring Audrey Wheeler This Must Be Heaven 1991 MCA
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 481008
writtenby: Grant, Franklin, Neale, Williams
album: It's Time For The Swiss
Swiss Movement This Moment (I Just Want It To Last Forever) 1971 RCA Victor
1 recordlabel: Elektra 66975
chartposition: RandB #29, US Dance #22
writtenby: Steve Jolley, Tony Swain, Leee John and Ashley Ingram
album: Scandalous
Imagination This Means War (Shoo Be Doo da Dabba Doobee) 1984 Elektra
2 recordlabel: Warner 8209
chartposition: RandB #3, US #10, US AC #6
writtenby: Leon Russell
album: This Masquerade
comments: [smooth jazz ballad]
George Benson This Masquerade 1976 Warner
3 recordlabel: Warner 27763
chartposition: RandB #74
Rick James This Magic Moment -- Dance with Me 1989 Warner
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 2050
chartposition: RandB #4, US #16
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
The Drifters This Magic Moment 1960 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Artists of America 115
writtenby: Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
Richard Roundtree This Magic Moment 1976 Artists of America
6 recordlabel: LaFace 4458
chartposition: RandB #48
album: Where I Wanna Be
Donell Jones This Luv 2000 LaFace
7 recordlabel: Sedona 7512
chartposition: RandB #80
Rena Scott This Love's for You 1989 Sedona
-- recordlabel: Tamla 42286 0288 7
writtenby: Helen Lewis, Kay Lewis
album: Rare and Unreleased
comments: [Motown Sound] [northern soul]
Marvin Gaye This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (It's Killing Me) 1965 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Expansion 55
chartposition: RandB #35
album: It's Time
comments: [love ballad]
Howard Hewett This Love Is Forever 1994 Expansion
-- recordlabel: CBS Associated 39148
writtenby: R. Banks
album: Truly Bad
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: eqwPJT1YZcs
Ron Banks This Love Is For Real 1983 CBS Associated
1 recordlabel: Capitol 3722
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Carl Fisher and Bobby Eli
Lois Sneed This Little Woman 1973 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 1197
chartposition: RandB #7, US #24
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Bobby Darin and Manny Curtis (as Mann Curtis)
album: Miss Rhythm
comments: (featuring King Curtis on sax)
Ruth Brown This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' 1958 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54096
writtenby: Holland, Whitfield, Cosby
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder This Little Girl 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Solar 12295
chartposition: RandB #17, US #76, US Dance #20
writtenby: William Shelby, Kevin Spencer and Nidra Beard
album: This Kind of Lovin'
The Whispers This Kind of Lovin' 1981 Solar
2 recordlabel: Capitol 79312
chartposition: RandB #20, US #86
writtenby: MC Hammer and Felton Pilate
album: Too Legit to Quit
MC Hammer This Is the Way We Roll 1992 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2450
chartposition: RandB #39, US #65
writtenby: Barbara Lynn (as Barbara Linda Ozen)
album: Here Is Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn This Is the Thanks I Get 1968 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Buddah 443
chartposition: RandB #18, US #91, UK #9, US dance #10
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: This Is It
comments: [disco dance]
Melba Moore This Is it 1976 Buddah
5 recordlabel: Solar 12250
chartposition: RandB #17
writtenby: Howard Hewett and Dana Meyers
album: Three for Love
comments: [beat ballad]
Shalamar This Is for the Lover in You 1981 Solar
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 87227
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Howard Hewett and Dana Meyers
album: Smooth
Gerald Albright This Is for the Lover in You 1994 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Egyptian Empire 00882
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Rodney Oliver, Joe Cooley and Jeff Page
album: Me and Joe
comments: [hip hop]
Rodney O & Joe Cooley This Is for the Homies 1989 Egyptian Empire
8 recordlabel: Mirage 96851
chartposition: RandB #8, UK #78, US dance #43
writtenby: David Frank and Mic Murphy
album: Pleasure Seekers
The System This Is for You 1985 Mirage
9 recordlabel: Arista 1043
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: Luther Vandross
album: Jump to It
comments: [ballad]
Aretha Franklin This Is for Real 1983 Arista
10 recordlabel: RFC/Atlantic 89883
chartposition: RandB #33, US Dance #39
writtenby: Larry LaFalce and Len Boone
album: This Is Your Time
comments: [disco, soul, boogie]
Change This Is Your Time 1983 RFC/Atlantic
11 recordlabel: MCA 32234
chartposition: UK #30
writtenby: Teddy Riley and Heavy D
album: Nuttin' But Love
Heavy D & the Boyz This Is Your Night 1994 MCA
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2111
writtenby: George Jackson, Robert Miller, Earl Forest
album: This Is Your Night
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Johnnie Taylor This Is Your Night 1985 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 1007
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Lionel Richie
album: Caught in the Act
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores This Is Your Life 1975 Tamla Motown
2 recordlabel: RCA 42149
chartposition: UK #32
writtenby: Dr. Robert
album: Whoops! There Goes The Neighbourhood
The Blow Monkeys This Is Your Life 1989 RCA
3 recordlabel: Arista 0343
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
album: This Is Your Life
Norman Connors (ft. Eleanor Mills) This Is Your Life 1978 Arista
4 recordlabel: Capitol 84997
chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #18
writtenby: Mims
album: Music Is My Savior
Mims This Is Why I'm Hot 2007 Capitol
5 recordlabel: Arista 2049
chartposition: RandB #13, US dance #1, UK #13, US #21
writtenby: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris
album: Affection
comments: [disco dance]
Lisa Stansfield This Is The Right Time 1990 Arista
-- recordlabel: Columbia 40045
writtenby: C. Matthews
album: This Is The Real Thing
comments: [album cut]
Skool Boyz This Is The Real Thing 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: American Artists 1136
writtenby: Joe Bedell
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
Kansas City Express This Is The Place 1975 American Artists
-- recordlabel: Blue Mountain 1027
writtenby: M. Williams. D. Madden, D. Pickney, J. Cipaldi
comments: Reggae
Zap Pow This Is Reggae Music 1973 Blue Mountain
1 recordlabel: Private I 04711
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Gary Goetzman and Mike Piccirillo
album: Turning Point
The Staple Singers This Is Our Night 1984 Private I
2 recordlabel: RCA 477811
chartposition: US #100
writtenby: Eunice Frost and Gene Forrest
comments: B side to What Would I Do
Mickey & Sylvia This Is My Story 1960 RCA
3 recordlabel: Elektra 67338
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Fabolous, T. Green and L. Gaye
album: Street Dreams
Fabolous This Is My Party 2002 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 9097 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #11, UK #14, US dance #1, US #60
writtenby: Mic Murphy & David Frank
album: I Feel for You
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]  
Chaka Khan This Is My Night 1985 Warner Bros.(UK)
5 recordlabel: Gamble 4007
chartposition: RandB #22, US #85
writtenby: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: When We Get Married
comments: [philly sound ballad]
The Intruders This Is My Love Song 1970 Gamble
6 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9354
chartposition: US #39, RandB #80
writtenby: David Frank, Steve Kipner and Pam Sheyne
album: It Was All a Dream
Dream This Is Me 2001 Bad Boy
7 recordlabel: Portrait 07642
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Clif Magness and Glen Ballard
album: This Is Love
Angela Clemmons This Is Love 1987 Portrait
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2893
writtenby: S. Marshall, T. Bell
album: Track Of The Cat
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: mnkYVE1IKRs
Dionne Warwick This Is Love 1975 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: All Platinum 2368
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Tommy Keith and Frank Presco
First Class This Is It 1977 All Platinum
2 recordlabel: Columbia 11109
chartposition: RandB #19, US 11, US AC #17
writtenby: Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald
album: Keep the Fire
Kenny Loggins This Is It 1979 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Cash Money 1361
chartposition: RandB #53, US #97
writtenby: Mannie Fresh, Birdman
album: Big Money Heavyweight
Big Tymers This Is How We Do 2003 Cash Money
4 recordlabel: Arista 07822 18796 4
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Babyface and Lisa Lopes
album: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album
TLC This Is How It Works 1996 Arista
-- recordlabel: AandM 12048
writtenby: M. Brown
album: Keepin' Love New
comments: [disco dance]
Howard Johnson This Is Heaven 1982 A&M
1 recordlabel: Columbia 08507
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Ron Boustead and Gregg Karukas
album: As Good As It Gets
comments: [ballad]
Deniece Williams This Is As Good As It Gets 1989 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Columbia 111334
writtenby: Earley J. Terry Jr., Carlton F. James
Patience This Is All I Can Say 1979 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Ultimate 5382
writtenby: Bud Ellison
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
James 'Bootie' Tuten This Is A Love Affair 1982 Ultimate
-- recordlabel: Bil Mar 2501
writtenby: Marshall McQueen, Bill Williams Jr.
Cecil Shaw This I've Gotta See 1973 Bil Mar
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10528
chartposition: RandB #6, US #102
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Let's Be Closer Together
Tyrone Davis This I Swear 1977 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Back Beat 604
writtenby: D. Malone, V. Morrison
album: Nucleus Of Soul
comments: [deep soul]
O.V. Wright This Hurt Is Real 1969 Back Beat
1 recordlabel: Capitol 612
chartposition: RandB #7, US #3, US dance #7
writtenby: Matt Sherrod, Paul Sherrod & Sir Spence
album: Make the Difference
Tracie Spencer This House 1990 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Stax 219
writtenby: Floyd, Cropper
album: Rare Stamps
comments: [southern soul ballad]
mpcode: 9LL-pAD6ByE
Eddie Floyd This House 1967 Stax
-- recordlabel: Amy 11008
writtenby: H. Thomas, H. Wheatley
comments: [deep soul]
Lee Jones And The Sounds Of Soul This Heart Is Haunted 1968 Amy
1 recordlabel: Haven 7000
chartposition: RandB #31, US 24
writtenby: Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter
album: Blood Brother
comments: [disco dance]
Gene Redding This Heart 1974 Haven
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 8248
writtenby: Hal David, Burt Bacharach
album: This Girl's In Love With You
Aretha Franklin This Girl's In Love With You 1970 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Jamie 1319
writtenby: P. Hudson, R. Burton
comments: [northern soul]
Pookie Hudson This Gets to Me 1966 Jamie
1 recordlabel: Hilltak 7805
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Willie Henderson
Broadway This Funk Is Made for Dancing 1979 Hilltak
2 recordlabel: All Platinum 2346
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Donnie Elbert
Donnie Elbert This Feeling of Losing You 1973 All Platinum
3 recordlabel: Stateside 191
chartposition: RandB #26, US #84
writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
album: Presenting Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick This Empty Place 1967 Stateside
4 recordlabel: Associated 854 153
chartposition: RandB #14, US #9, UK #12
writtenby: Warren G (as Warren Griffin)
album: Regulate...G Funk Era
comments: [hip hop]
Warren G This DJ 1994 Associated
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 3413
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Dan Daley
album: Closer to You
R.B. Hudmon This Could Be the Night 1977 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Atco 6799
chartposition: R&B #111
writtenby: Nadine McKinnor and Donny Pitts (Hathaway)
album: The Best of Donny Hathaway
comments: [christmas] (reached 111 in the 1997 R&B chart)
Donny Hathaway This Christmas 1970 Atco
7 recordlabel: Parkway 960
chartposition: RandB #17, US #57
writtenby: Eddie Holman and S. Soloman
Eddie Holman This Can't Be True 1963 Parkway
8 recordlabel: Swanyard 9
chartposition: UK #14, US dance #3
writtenby: Eric Martin and Jo Bogaert
album: Pump Up The Jam
comments: [hip hop, house]
Technotronic featuring MC Eric This Beat Is Technotronic 1990 Swanyard
9 recordlabel: SAM 5024
chartposition: RandB #64, US Dance #11
writtenby: Andre Booth
comments: [disco dance]
Vicky D This Beat Is Mine 1981 SAM
-- recordlabel: Kayvette 803
writtenby: Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
album: A Matter Of Fact
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: djhPiYKBoRs
Facts Of Life This Ain't No Time To Sleep Apart 1978 Kayvette
1 recordlabel: Columbia 05640
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Morris
album: Fantasy
Ramsey Lewis This Ain't No Fantasy 1985 Columbia
-- recordlabel: ATCO 36120
album: Thirteen Blue Magic Lane
comments: [Complete Album]
Blue Magic Thirteen Blue Magic Lane (full album) 1975 ATCO
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 599
writtenby: Holland, Dozier, Holland
comments: [Motown Sound] [re release first released in 1967 as B side of Jimmy Mack]
Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas Third Finger, Left Hand 1972 Tamla Motown
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 4515(UK)
chartposition: UK #17
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
comments: (Ramp Radio Remix)
Sister Sledge Thinking of You (remix) 1993 Atlantic (UK)
2 recordlabel: Columbia 07695
chartposition: RandB #3, US dance #1, US #67, UK #94
writtenby: Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White
album: Touch the World
Earth, Wind & Fire Thinking of You 1988 Columbia
3 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 414
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #24, US #104, US dance #1
writtenby: Rodney Skipworth & Phil Turner
album: Skipworth & Turner
comments: [disco dance]
Skipworth & Turner Thinking About Your Love 1985 th and Bway
4 recordlabel: AandM 2818
chartposition: RandB #85
writtenby: Jesse Johnson and Ta Mara
album: Ta Mara and the Seen
Ta Mara & the Seen Thinking About You 1986 A&M
5 recordlabel: Arista 9466
chartposition: RandB #10, US dance #24
writtenby: Kashif and LaLa
album: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston Thinking About You 1985 Arista
6 recordlabel: Danya 275
chartposition: RandB #15
writtenby: Michael Marshall
album: Vicious Rumors
Timex Social Club Thinkin' About Ya 1987 Danya
7 recordlabel: Warner 8677
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Al Jarreau & Tom Canning
album: All Fly Home
Al Jarreau Thinkin' About It Too 1978 Warner
8 recordlabel: EastWest 6110
chartposition: RandB #2, US #12, UK #80
writtenby: Gerald Levert, Darrell Allamby, Link (as Lincoln Browder) and Antoinette Roberson
album: Love and Consequences
comments: [slow jam]
Gerald Levert Thinkin' About It 1998 EastWest
9 recordlabel: Giant 19074
chartposition: RandB #31, US #16
writtenby: Bryan Abrams, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon, Sam Watters, Hamza Lee and T. Taylor
album: C.M.B.
Color Me Badd Thinkin Back 1992 Giant
-- recordlabel: Cadet 5538
writtenby: Davis, Smith, Miner
The Dells Thinkin About You 1966 Cadet
1 recordlabel: Verve Forecast
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Ledisi (as Ledisi Young) and Rex Rideout
album: Lost and Found
comments: [album cut]
Ledisi Think of You 2008 Verve Forecast

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