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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: Atlantic 3461
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ron Tyson
The Temptations Think for Yourself 1978 Atlantic
802 recordlabel: RCA 12060
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Cecil Shaw and Lamarco Nesbit
The Main Ingredient Think Positive 1980 RCA
-- recordlabel: Hot Wax 716
album: Think Of The Children
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: ZqbPwvbyRfc
Satisfaction Unlimited Think Of The Children (full album) 1972 Hot Wax
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54208
writtenby: S. Wright, S. Wonder
album: Where I'm Coming From
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Think Of Me As Your Soldier 1971 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Constellation 112
chartposition: RandB #28, US #107
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Duke of Soul
Gene Chandler Think Nothing About It 1964 Constellation
2 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 588766
chartposition: RandB #99
weeksinr&bchart: 1
album: The Reason
comments: [hip hop]
Beanie Sigel ft. Jay-Z, Freeway & Lil Chris Think It's a Game 2001 Roc A Fella
3 recordlabel: Private Stock 166
chartposition: RandB #32, US #106, US Dance #5
writtenby: Michael Zager, Alvin Fields and Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston Think It Over 1978 Private Stock
4 recordlabel: Jellybean 2556
chartposition: US Dance #1
writtenby: Michael Zager, Alvin Fields and Cissy Houston
album: Divine Divas
Jennifer Holliday Think It Over 2000 Jellybean
-- recordlabel: Pizazz 119
writtenby: Buddy Turner
comments: [disco, boogie]
mpcode: yDOLIlVzt8o
Pamela Joy Think Fast 1984 Pizazz
1 recordlabel: Crimewave 2002
chartposition: RandB #87
weeksinr&bchart: 12
album: Scripture Won: The Beginning of...
comments: [rap]
Crimewave Think Big 2001 Crimewave
2 recordlabel: Columbia 44 73543
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Tashan, David Reeves, Jam Master Jay and Stanley Brown
album: On the Horizon
Tashan Think About You 1990 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Lil' Man
chartposition: RandB #51
album: Finally
comments: [slow jam]
BLACKstreet Think About You 1999 Lil' Man
-- recordlabel: Lava 1002
writtenby: G. Soule, A. Brown
Pep Brown Think About The Children 1971 Lava
-- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: Don Covay, Otis Redding
album: The Immortal Otis Redding
Otis Redding Think About It 1968 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Federal 12370
chartposition: RandB #7, US #33
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Lowman Pauling
album: Think!
James Brown Think 1960 Federal
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2518
chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #26
writtenby: Aretha Franklin & Bernice Hart
album: Aretha Now
comments: [southern soul]
Aretha Franklin Think 1968 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Music Merchant 1008
writtenby: F. Bryant, J. Bryant, W. E. Terry
Just Brothers Things Will Be Better Tomorrow 1972 Music Merchant
1 recordlabel: Columbia 73687
chartposition: RandB #31, UK #4, US #4, US dance #1
writtenby: Robert Clivillés and Freedom Williams
album: Gonna Make You Sweat
comments: [hip hop]
C plus C Music Factory Things That Make You Go Hmmmm... 1991 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Arista 13380
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #22, US #56
writtenby: Alfred Antoine, Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Andre Evans and N. Renee
album: Money Talks OST /One Wish
comments: [slow jam]
Deborah Cox Things Just Ain't the Same 1997 Arista
3 recordlabel: Big Beat 95860
chartposition: RandB #98
weeksinr&bchart: 1
album: Things In Tha Hood
comments: [hip hop]
DFC Things In Tha Hood 1994 Big Beat
4 recordlabel: Stax 187
chartposition: UK #31
writtenby: Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper and Wayne Jackson
album: Rare Stamps
Eddie Floyd Things Get Better 1967 Stax
5 recordlabel: WEA 6
chartposition: RandB #54, UK #6, US #5, US dance #10, US AC #38, US rock #21
writtenby: Howard Jones
album: Dream into Action
Howard Jones Things Can Only Get Better 1985 WEA
-- recordlabel: Avalanche 197
Donny Mann Things 1973 Avalanche
1 recordlabel: Columbia 06655
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Isaac Hayes
album: U Turn
comments: [beat ballad]
Isaac Hayes Thing for You 1987 Columbia
-- recordlabel: United Artists 5577
writtenby: E. Wright, Joe Hicks
album: Understanding...
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: s6he1Op4ImU
Bobby Womack Thing Called Love 1972 United Artists
1 recordlabel: Atco 6822
chartposition: RandB #1, US #15
writtenby: Richard Poindexter, Robert Poindexter & Jackie Members
album: Thin Line Between Love and Hate
comments: [deep soul ballad]
The Persuaders Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1971 Atco
2 recordlabel: Arista / GRP 2510
chartposition: RandB #4, UK #45, US dance #25
writtenby: Tom Browne & Toni Smith
album: Magic
comments: [funk jazz]
Tom Browne Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move) 1980 Arista / GRP
3 recordlabel: Paisley Park 19751
chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK #7, US dance #9
writtenby: Prince
album: Graffiti Bridge
Prince Thieves In The Temple 1990 Paisley Park
4 recordlabel: Elektra 5
chartposition: RandB #37, US dance #21, UK #89
writtenby: George Duke
album: Thief in the Night
George Duke Thief in the Night 1985 Elektra
5 recordlabel: Jam Packed 702 45
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Pretty Tony
album: Trinere
Trinere They're Playing Our Song 1987 Jam Packed
6 recordlabel: EastWest 96206
chartposition: RandB #5, US #25, US dance #29
writtenby: Dre (as Andre Weston), Skoob , James Brown , Fred Wesley and Charles
album: Dead Serious
Das EFX They Want EFX 1992 EastWest
7 recordlabel: Elektra 66445
chartposition: RandB #10, US #58
writtenby: Pete Rock (as Peter Phillips) and CL Smooth (as Corey Penn)
album: Mecca and the Soul
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) 1992 Elektra
8 recordlabel: Columbia 04381
chartposition: RandB #50, US #102, US dance #1
writtenby: Peter Brown and Robert Vavrik
Peter Brown They Only Come Out at Night 1984 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Relativity 1642
chartposition: RandB #12
writtenby: Dino, Shazam and GI
album: Ladies Edition
comments: [slow jam]
H-Town They Like It Slow 1997 Relativity
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 453284
chartposition: RandB #1, US #5, UK #52, US AC #2
writtenby: Joe Jefferson, Bruce Hawes & Charles Simmons
album: Pick Of The Litter
The Spinners They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play) 1975 Atlantic
11 recordlabel: Yab Yum 3487
chartposition: RandB #2, US #7, UK #32
writtenby: Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson and Jon B
album: Cool Relax
comments: [slow jam]
Jon B They Don't Know 1998 Yab Yum
12 recordlabel: Asylum 302036
chartposition: RandB #125
writtenby: Calvin Earl Avent, Todd Edwards Berry, Pimp C, Bun B, Mike A Jones and Paul Wall
album: Chick Magnet (Chopped and Screwed)
comments: [hip hop]
mpcode: YP_6X35h5Qw
Paul Wall featuring Mike Jones & Bun B They Don't Know 2004 Asylum
13 recordlabel: Asylum
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: C. E. Avent, T. E. Berry, Pimp C, Bun B, M. A. Jones and P. Wall
album: The Peoples Champ
comments: [hip hop]
Paul Wall featuring Mike Jones & Bun-B They Don't Know 2005 Asylum
14 recordlabel: LaFace
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Cameron Gipp, Organized Noize, Robert Barnett, Thomas Burton and Khujo
Goodie Mob They Don't Dance No Mo' 1998 LaFace
15 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 780(UK)
chartposition: UK #34
writtenby: Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol and Sylvia Moy
album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 6
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Velvelettes These Things Will Keep Me Loving You 1971 Tamla Motown (UK)
-- recordlabel: Mainstream 5575
writtenby: M. Calhoun, A. Lattimore
mpcode: UqfO36JFHSU
Almeta Lattimore These Memories 1975 Mainstream
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 6630
chartposition: R&B #109, US #109
writtenby: Frank Joseph Myers and Gary Baker
album: And the Music Speaks
comments: [love ballad]
All-4-One These Arms 1996 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Island 572 482
chartposition: RandB #5, UK #4, US #21
writtenby: Damon Thomas and Babyface (as Kenneth Edmonds)
album: Enter the Dru
comments: [slow jam]
Dru Hill These Are the Times 1998 Island
3 recordlabel: Turntable 505
chartposition: RandB #28, US #120
writtenby: Jimmy Norman
Howard Tate These Are the Things That Make Me Know You're Gone 1969 Turntable
-- recordlabel: Goldwax 340
writtenby: Quinton Claunch
album: You Got My Mind Messed Up
comments: [southern soul ballad]
James Carr These Ain't Raindrops 1969 Goldwax
-- recordlabel: Capitol 3996
writtenby: Jerry Fuller
comments: [ballad] (blue-eyed soul)
mpcode: VIgxSJ36LY8
Buddy Causey There's a Way 1975 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Capitol 12240
writtenby: G. Dunlap, M. Roquemore
album: Tired Of Being A Nice Guy
comments: [disco funk]
Gene Dunlap There's a Talk 1983 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Glades 1729
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Latimore (as Benjamin Latimore)
album: Latimore III / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
Latimore There's a Red-Neck in the Soul Band 1975 Glades
2 recordlabel: RCA Victor 10267
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Lola Falana
Lola Falana There's a Man Out There Somewhere 1975 RCA Victor
3 recordlabel: Janus 140
chartposition: RandB #31, US #116
writtenby: Sugar Pie De Santo
album: Planets of Life / The Whispers' Love Story
comments: [sweet soul]
The Whispers There's a Love for Everyone 1970 Janus
4 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 896
chartposition: UK #3
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr. and R. Dean Taylor
album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9
comments: [northern soul]
R. Dean Taylor There's a Ghost in My House 1974 Tamla Motown
5 recordlabel: Anxious 004
chartposition: UK #88
writtenby: Jimmy Helms, Jimmy Chambers, George Chandler and William Henshall
album: Speak
Londonbeat There's a Beat Going On 1988 Anxious
6 recordlabel: Island 130 (UK)
chartposition: UK #35
writtenby: Mark Mazur and Kid Creole (as August Darnell)
album: Doppelganger
comments: [latin disco pop]
Kid Creole & the Coconuts There's Something Wrong in Paradise 1983 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: Magic City 006
writtenby: Leroy Duckett E. Burt
Cynthia And The Imaginations There's Something The Matter (With Your Heart) 1968 Magic City
1 recordlabel: Imperial 66216
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #41
writtenby: C. J. McNeely
album: Where Soul Lives
comments: [ballad]
Baby Ray There's Something On Your Mind 1966 Imperial
2 recordlabel: Talkin Loud 9
chartposition: UK #14, RandB #89
writtenby: Omar [Omar Hammer]
album: There's Nothing Like This
Omar There's Nothing Like This 1991 Talkin Loud
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2128
writtenby: Frank Johnson, Wolf Stephenson
album: Wall to Wall
Johnnie Taylor There's Nothing I Wouldn't Do 1988 Malaco
-- recordlabel: Audio Arts 60006
writtenby: C. George, I. Jones
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: Jh0T5NXttG4
The Incredibles There's Nothing Else To Say 1967 Audio Arts
1 recordlabel: Elektra 5082
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: David Wolinski
album: Take No Prisoners
Peabo Bryson There's Nothin' Out There 1985 Elektra
2 recordlabel: Beluga Heights
chartposition: RandB #63, US #60
Sean Kingston ft. Elan & Juelz Santana There's Nothin 2008 Beluga Heights
-- recordlabel: Balance Town 138
writtenby: Gene Townsel
Gene Townsel There's No Use In Hiding 1978 Balance Town
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 18118
writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]
mpcode: s4POrdo5xgQ
The Spinners There's No One Like You 1974 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Columbia 45838
chartposition: RandB #3, US #43
writtenby: Edward Bivins
album: There's No Me Without You
comments: [philly sound ballad]
The Manhattans There's No Me Without You 1973 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Capitol 5098
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Peabo Bryson
album: I Am Love
comments: [ballad]
Peabo Bryson There's No Guarantee 1982 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Expansion 19 (UK)
writtenby: H. Baylor, R. Lawson, T. Maiden, M. Maiden
album: Highly Recommended
Helen Baylor There's No Greater Love 1990 Expansion(UK)
1 recordlabel: RCA 13516
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Lol Mason and Richard Jon Smith
album: On the Line
comments: [ballad]
Michael Wycoff There's No Easy Way 1983 RCA
2 recordlabel: ABC 12241
chartposition: RandB #53, US dance #21
writtenby: Frank Wilson, Terri McFadden and Larry Brown
album: Truth is the Power
Mighty Clouds of Joy There's Love in the World (Tell the Lonely People) 1977 ABC
3 recordlabel: Capitol 5653
chartposition: R&B #38
writtenby: Beau Williams
album: No More Tears
comments: [ballad]
Beau Williams There's Just Something About You 1987 Capitol
4 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: RandB #33, US #105
writtenby: India.Arie, Tony Harrington and Branden Burch
album: Testimony: Vol. 1, Life and Relationship
India.Arie There's Hope 2007 Universal Motown
-- recordlabel: Dakar 4532
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: It's All in the Game
Tyrone Davis There's Got to Be an Answer 1974 Dakar
1 recordlabel: Columbia 74037
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: Mariah Carey and Ric Wake
album: Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey There's Got to Be a Way 1991 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2583
chartposition: RandB #6, US #21
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of...
comments: [philly sound]
Archie Bell & the Drells There's Gonna Be A Showdown 1968 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Island 6493 (UK)
writtenby: L. Williams, D. Joseph
Hi-Tension There's A Reason 1979 Island(UK)
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2662
writtenby: B. Wilson, J. Davis
Jackey Beavers There's A Heartbreak Somewhere 1970 Sound Stage Seven
-- recordlabel: ABC 11183
writtenby: Julius Cobb
album: Portrait of the Tams
The Tams There's A Great Big Change In Me 1969 ABC
1 recordlabel: RCA 11456
chartposition: RandB #91, US #77, US Dance #8
writtenby: Kevin Nance and Kid Creole (as August Darnell)
album: Machine
Machine There but for the Grace of God Go I 1979 RCA
2 recordlabel: LaFace 4452
chartposition: RandB #15, US #7, UK #6, US dance #8
writtenby: Kevin
album: Can't Take Me Home
Pink There You Go 2000 LaFace
3 recordlabel: LaFace 24321
chartposition: RandB #31, US #57
writtenby: Laney Stewart and Tab
album: It's on Tonight
comments: [slow jam]
Sam Salter There You Are 1998 LaFace
4 recordlabel: Arista 12822
chartposition: RandB #90
album: N II U
comments: [slow jam]
N II U There Will Never Be 1995 Arista
5 recordlabel: Tamla 54279
chartposition: RandB #7, US #42
writtenby: Mike Sutton & Kathy Wakefield
album: Deep in My Soul
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson There Will Come a Day (I'm Gonna Happen to You) 1977 Tamla
6 recordlabel: Fantasy 843
chartposition: RandB #90
writtenby: Augie Johnson and Steve Beckmeier
album: The Boppers
L.A. Boppers There She Goes Again 1979 Fantasy
-- recordlabel: MCA 863 (UK)
album: Strange Reflections
Second Image There She Goes 1984 MCA(UK)
1 recordlabel: Arista 13988
chartposition: RandB #10, US #31
writtenby: Babyface, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
album: Face2Face
Babyface There She Goes 2001 Arista
2 recordlabel: MCA 51101
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Dr. John
album: There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
comments: [blues]
B.B. King There Must Be a Better World Somewhere 1981 MCA
3 recordlabel: Dakar 4523
chartposition: RandB #9, US #32
writtenby: Leo Graham
album: Without You in My Life
Tyrone Davis There It is 1973 Dakar
4 recordlabel: AandM 0019
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Barry White , Gerald Levert and Edwin Nicholas
album: The Icon Is Love
Barry White There It Is 1995 A&M
5 recordlabel: Solar 69958
chartposition: UK #5
writtenby: Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Leon Sylvers III
album: Friends
Shalamar There It Is 1982 Solar
6 recordlabel: Arden 3001
chartposition: RandB #16, US #91
writtenby: Eugene Record
comments: [dance]
Barbara & the Uniques There It Goes Again 1970 Arden
7 recordlabel: Def Jam 005462
chartposition: RandB #8, US #6, UK #47
writtenby: Juelz Santana, Carlisle Young, Daren Joseph, Greg Taylor and Terence Anderson
album: What the Game's Been Missing!
Juelz Santana There It Go! (The Whistle Song) 2005 Def Jam
-- recordlabel: Tabu 2569
writtenby: J. Simpson, M. Davis, Rhonghea, Sigidi
album: The S.O.S. Band Too
The S.O.S. Band There Is No Limit 1981 Tabu
-- recordlabel: Columbia 43442
writtenby: M. Symes, I. Jones
album: Yeah!!
Aretha Franklin There Is No Greater Love 1965 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Cadet 5590
chartposition: RandB #11, US #20
writtenby: Raynard Miner & Bobby Miller
album: There Is... / The Best of The Dells
comments: [northern soul]
The Dells There Is 1968 Cadet
2 recordlabel: RCA 13387
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Brian Potter and John Lewis Parker
album: Alfie
comments: [ballad]
Alfie Silas There I Go 1982 RCA
-- recordlabel: Carnival 506
writtenby: E. Bivins
The Manhattans There Goes a Fool 1964 Carnival
1 recordlabel: LaFace Digital
chartposition: RandB #1, US #25, UK #138
writtenby: Rico Love, Jim Jonsin, Frank Romano and Danny Morris
album: Raymond v. Raymond
Usher There Goes My Baby 2010 LaFace Digital
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2025
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2
writtenby: Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson and George Treadwell
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #193]
The Drifters There Goes My Baby 1959 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Abet 9416
writtenby: Truitt
comments: [deep soul]
Little Johnny Truitt There Goes A Girl 1966 Abet
-- recordlabel: Coral 961832
writtenby: Hollowell Brothers, J. Thomas, G. Wade
The Enchanters There Goes (A Pretty Girl) 1957 Coral
1 recordlabel: Universal 21639
chartposition: RandB #123
writtenby: Damian Marley, Stephen Marley and P. Levy
album: Welcome to Jamrock
comments: [reggae]
mpcode: Xda02V8KLzU
Damian Marley There For You 2005 Universal
-- recordlabel: ABC
album: Rainbow Seeker
comments: [jazz funk] [album cut] [instrumental]
Joe Sample There Are Many Stops Along The Way 1978 ABC

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