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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: Capitol 12231
writtenby: Chew Horton, Barfield Barbra
album: See The Light
comments: [album cut]
Chew Tell Me You Love Me 1983 Capitol
1 recordlabel: MCA 52364
chartposition: UK #33
writtenby: John Holt
album: Different Style
comments: [reggae]
Musical Youth Tell Me Why 1983 MCA
2 recordlabel: Arista 9918
chartposition: US #9, UK #97, US Dance #3
writtenby: Lewis Martineé
album: What You Don't Know
Exposé Tell Me Why 1989 Arista
3 recordlabel: Dark Horse 10009
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #88, US #106
writtenby: Keni Burke
album: 2nd Resurrection
The Stairsteps Tell Me Why 1976 Dark Horse
-- recordlabel: MCA 5968
writtenby: J. Mtume, P. Field, T. Brunson
album: Love Triangle
comments: [album cut]
Tyrone Brunson Tell Me Why 1987 MCA
1 recordlabel: Elektra 6305
chartposition: RandB #63, US dance #2
writtenby: Tamia and Anthony Crawford
album: A Nu Day
comments: [slow jam]
Tamia Tell Me Who 2001 Elektra
2 recordlabel: Warner 6633
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: A. Mason, T. Mason and M. Powell
album: Guesss
comments: [slow jam]
Guesss Tell Me Where It Hurts 1994 Warner
3 recordlabel: Columbia 02037
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Carl Davis and Eugene Record
album: Tell Me Where It Hurts
comments: [beat ballad]
Walter Jackson Tell Me Where It Hurts 1981 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Sick Wid' It Digital
chartposition: RandB #37, US #35
writtenby: E 40, C. Williams, J.H. Smith, Russell Simmons, DJ Run and DMC
album: My Ghetto Report Card
E-40 featuring Keak Da Sneak Tell Me When to Go 2006 Sick Wid' It Digital
-- recordlabel: Gator 1202
writtenby: Miles Grayson, Allean Vernado
Lynn Varnado Tell Me What's Wrong With The Men 1973 Gator
1 recordlabel: Wand 11270
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: General Crook
General Crook Tell Me What'cha Gonna Do (When You Want to Be Loved) 1974 Wand
-- recordlabel: Warner 27956
writtenby: Sherrick
album: Sherrick
Sherrick Tell Me What It Is 1987 Warner
1 recordlabel: Warner 28538
chartposition: RandB #37, UK #99
writtenby: Jay Graydon, Mike Himelstein & Tom Keane
album: L Is for Lover
Al Jarreau Tell Me What I Gotta Do 1986 Warner
2 recordlabel: Arista 9414
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: David Lesley and Randy Goodrum
album: Tell Me Tomorrow
Angela Bofill Tell Me Tomorrow 1985 Arista
3 recordlabel: Tamla 1601
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #51, US #33, US dance #53, US AC #31
writtenby: Gary Goetzman & Mike Piccirillo
album: Yes It's You Lady / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
Smokey Robinson Tell Me Tomorrow 1982 Tamla
4 recordlabel: Capitol 4991
chartposition: RandB #22, US #73
writtenby: Nancy Wilson
album: Yesterday's Love Songs/Today's Blues
Nancy Wilson Tell Me The Truth 1963 Capitol
5 recordlabel: Island 50011
chartposition: RandB #68, US Dance #3
writtenby: David Was and Don Was
album: Was (Not Was)
Was (Not Was) Tell Me That I'm Dreaming 1982 Island
6 recordlabel: ABC 12010
chartposition: RandB #3, US #3, UK #53
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Rags to Rufus
comments: [funk]
Rufus (and Chaka Khan) Tell Me Something Good 1974 ABC
-- recordlabel: Capitol 11864
writtenby: Skip Scarborough
album: Supernatural High
comments: [album cut]
Freda Payne Tell Me Please 1978 Capitol
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 13586
chartposition: RandB #23, US Dance #22
writtenby: Webster Lewis and Robert Wright
album: On the Line
comments: [funk soul boogie]
Michael Wycoff Tell Me Love 1983 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: MCA 1025 (UK)
writtenby: Ian Foster
album: Ian Foster
Ian Foster Tell Me It's True 1986 MCA(UK)
1 recordlabel: MCA 55604
chartposition: RandB #2, US #2, UK #16
writtenby: K Ci (as Cedric Hailey), JoJo (as Joel Hailey) and Rory Bennett
album: It's Real
comments: [slow jam]
K-Ci & JoJo Tell Me It's Real 1999 MCA
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 877 (UK)
writtenby: Fuqua, Bristol, Bullock
album: Soul On The Rocks
comments: [Motown Sound] [northern soul]
The Isley Brothers Tell Me It's Just a Rumour Baby 1973 Tamla Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Tabu 04161
chartposition: RandB #5, UK #81, US #65
writtenby: Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III)
album: On The Rise
The S.O.S. Band Tell Me If You Still Care 1983 Tabu
2 recordlabel: Arista 9457
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: Jay Gruska, Michael Omartian and Bruce Sudano
album: Jermaine Jackson [1984 album]
Jermaine Jackson Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) 1984 Arista
-- recordlabel: Black Sun 13
writtenby: Imagination, S. Jolley, T. Swain
album: Body Talk
Imagination Tell Me Do You Want My Love 1981 Black Sun
1 recordlabel: United Artists 694
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Carl Spencer and Bob Halley
Garnet Mimms Tell Me Baby 1964 United Artists
2 recordlabel: Elektra 46060
chartposition: RandB #57
writtenby: Grover Washington Jr.
album: Paradise
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Tell Me About It Now 1979 Elektra
3 recordlabel: Artist Direct
chartposition: RandB #28, US #28
writtenby: Smilez, Southstar, Thom Bell, Linda Creed and Dakari
album: Crash the Party
Smilez & Southstar Tell Me (What's Goin' On) 2003 Artist Direct
4 recordlabel: Solar 70024
chartposition: RandB #56
writtenby: Sid Johnson, Bruce Robinson and Charles Muldrow
album: Out of Control
Dynasty Tell Me (Do U Want My Love)? 1988 Solar
5 recordlabel: Island 7235
chartposition: RandB #5, US #18, UK #30
writtenby: Stanley Brown, Myron and Alex Cantrall
album: Dru Hill
comments: [slow jam]
Dru Hill Tell Me 1996 Island
6 recordlabel: Def Jam 004850
chartposition: RandB #13, US #51, UK #38
writtenby: Bobby Valentino, Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson
album: Bobby Valentino
Bobby Valentino featuring Lil Wayne Tell Me 2005 Def Jam
7 recordlabel: Compleat 120
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: General Crook
comments: re recorded version released in 1989 with superior arrangement and sound
Willie Clayton Tell Me 1984 Compleat
8 recordlabel: Heat 2032
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Sam McCants
album: Ivy II
Ivy Tell Me 1986 Heat
9 recordlabel: Megatone 108
chartposition: US dance #49
writtenby: James Wirrick
album: All I Need
comments: [disco dance]
Sylvester Tell Me 1982 Megatone
-- recordlabel: Capitol 5035
writtenby: L. Reynolds, W. Brown
album: L. J. Reynolds
L.J. Reynolds Tell Me 1981 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Bad Boy 94498
chartposition: RandB #38, US #47, UK #8, US dance #34
writtenby: Diddy, Jack Knight, Leroy Watson, Shannon Jones, Shannon Lawrence, Royce da 5'9" and Static Major
album: Press Play
Diddy with Christina Aguilera Tell Me 2006 Bad Boy
2 recordlabel: AandM 75021 7484
chartposition: RandB #10
writtenby: George Wooten and Gary Wooten
album: Try My Love
The Wooten Brothers Tell Me 1991 A&M
3 recordlabel: Cadet 5578
chartposition: RandB #10, US #23
writtenby: Clarence Carter, Wilbur Terrell & Marcus Daniels
album: Tell Mama
comments: [northern soul]
Etta James Tell Mama 1967 Cadet
4 recordlabel: Blue Candle 1498
chartposition: RandB #51, US #113
writtenby: George Davis and Lee Diamond
Oscar Weathers Tell It Like It Is (Part 1) 1973 Blue Candle
-- recordlabel: Marsel 501
writtenby: J. Thompson
Gene Chandler Tell It Like It Is 1976 Marsel
1 recordlabel: Columbia 07188
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: George Davis and Lee Diamond
album: Tell It Like It Is
Richard Dimples Fields Tell It Like It Is 1987 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Par Lo 101
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2
writtenby: George Davis & Lee Diamond
album: Tell It Like It Is
comments: [ballad]
Aaron Neville Tell It Like It Is 1966 Par Lo
3 recordlabel: Piccadilly 35403(UK)
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: George Davis and Lee Diamond
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band Tell It Like It Is 1967 Piccadilly (UK)
4 recordlabel: Wand 132
chartposition: RandB #12, US #42
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Tony & Brenda Bruno & Sanford Bellini
album: Encore! / Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits
comments: [ballad]
Chuck Jackson Tell Him I'm Not Home 1963 Wand
5 recordlabel: United Artists 544
chartposition: RandB #5, US #4, UK #46
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Bert Russell
album: Tell Him
The Exciters Tell Him 1962 United Artists
6 recordlabel: Capitol 5055
chartposition: US #90
writtenby: Carlton Black
The Drew-Vels Tell Him 1964 Capitol
7 recordlabel: Capitol 5861
chartposition: RandB #22, US #85
writtenby: Carlton Black
album: Tell Him
Patti Drew Tell Him 1967 Capitol
8 recordlabel: MCA 40104
chartposition: RandB #98, US #40, US AC #22
writtenby: David Batteau
album: El Chicano
El Chicano Tell Her She's Lovely 1973 MCA
9 recordlabel: Tamla 54249
chartposition: RandB #8, US #50
writtenby: Leonard Caston and Kathy Wakefield
album: Boogie Down
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Kendricks Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need 1974 Tamla
10 recordlabel: Columbia 43158
chartposition: US #114
writtenby: J. Byers
album: [ballad]
mpcode: MVx9Jukn1No
Jerry Jackson Tell Her Johnny Said Goodbye 1964 Columbia
11 recordlabel: Warner 2011
chartposition: RandB #33, US #108, UK #48
writtenby: Tony Bruno
Ike & Tina Turner Tell Her I'm Not Home 1965 Warner
12 recordlabel: Columbia 11021
chartposition: US Dance #47
writtenby: Herbie Hancock , David Rubinson, B. Good and Jeffrey Cohen
album: Feets Don't Fail Me Now
Herbie Hancock Tell Everybody 1979 Columbia
13 recordlabel: Atco 6246
chartposition: RandB #29, US #122
writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Ben E. King Tell Daddy 1963 Atco
14 recordlabel: Fame 1010
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter Tell Daddy 1967 Fame
15 recordlabel: Atlantic 94283
chartposition: RandB #76
comments: [hip hop]
Rashad ft. T.I. & Young Dro Tell 'Em What They Wanna Hear 2006 Atlantic
16 recordlabel: RCA 14032
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Denzil Miller
album: Swept Away
Diana Ross Telephone 1985 RCA
-- recordlabel: Universal Motown
album: New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)
comments: [neo soul album cut]
mpcode: Q9WcP5j_6YU
Erykah Badu Telephone 2007 Universal Motown
-- recordlabel: Astroscope 5004
album: This Is Eleanore Mills
comments: [album cut]
Eleanore Mills Telegram 1974 Astroscope
1 recordlabel: Midland Int. 10972
chartposition: US #103, UK #51
writtenby: Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze
Silver Convention Telegram 1977 Midland Int.
2 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 202
chartposition: RandB #11, US #66
writtenby: Ira Allen
Joe Simon Teenager's Prayer 1966 Sound Stage Seven
3 recordlabel: RCA 13825
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: André Cymone
album: Face to Face
Evelyn King (aka Evelyn Champagne King) Teenager 1984 RCA
4 recordlabel: RCA Victor 477701
chartposition: RandB #22, US #50
writtenby: Jeff Barry
Sam Cooke Teenage Sonata 1960 RCA Victor
5 recordlabel: Def Jam 08105
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Slick Rick
album: The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
Slick Rick Teenage Love 1988 Def Jam
6 recordlabel: MCA 53462
chartposition: RandB #5, US Dance #25
writtenby: Gene Griffin and Teddy Riley
album: Guy
Guy Teddy's Jam 1988 MCA
7 recordlabel: Capitol 3042
chartposition: RandB #30, US #117
writtenby: Michael Barton, Bob Garner and Andre Williams
Reggie Garner Teddy Bear 1971 Capitol
8 recordlabel: Atlantic 2273
chartposition: RandB #12, US #97
writtenby: Earl King
Willie Tee Teasin' You 1965 Atlantic
9 recordlabel: Atco 6738
chartposition: US #128
writtenby: King Curtis (as Curtis Ousley) and Delaney Bramlett
album: Get Ready
King Curtis Teasin' 1970 Atco
10 recordlabel: Amherst 306
chartposition: RandB #87
album: Traumatic
Takanaka Teaser 1986 Amherst
11 recordlabel: Warner 8437
chartposition: UK #45
writtenby: Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden, Cory Lerios and David Jenkins
album: While the City Sleeps
George Benson Teaser 1987 Warner
12 recordlabel: Mango 806
chartposition: UK #3
writtenby: E. Bonnor, J. Taylor, J. Bonner, L. Willis, Robbie Shakespeare, S. Dunbar
album: All She Wrote
comments: [Reggae]
Chaka Demus & Pliers Tease Me 1993 Mango
13 recordlabel: Island 99693
chartposition: RandB #71, US Dance #13
writtenby: Junie Morrison (as Walter Morrison)
Junie Morrison Tease Me 1984 Island
14 recordlabel: Atlantic Street 021
chartposition: UK #47, R&B #118
album: The Cookbook
Missy Elliott Teary Eyed 2005 Atlantic Street
15 recordlabel: Atco 6472
chartposition: RandB #34, US #93
writtenby: Fred Parris
album: What Is Soul
Ben E. King Tears, Tears, Tears 1967 Atco
16 recordlabel: MCA 53019
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis
album: Under the Blue Moon
New Edition Tears on My Pillow 1986 MCA
-- recordlabel: Atco 6926
writtenby: J. Ruffin
album: Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin Tears of Joy 1974 Atco
1 recordlabel: Tabu 28965
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken and Paul Gray
album: The Woman I Am
Cherrelle Tears of Joy 1992 Tabu
-- recordlabel: Jay Boy 22
writtenby: R. Merrell, P. Vernon, J. Harris
comments: [northern soul]
Ray Merrell Tears Of Joy 1970 Jay Boy
1 recordlabel: Wand 138
chartposition: US #85
writtenby: Ed Townsend
Chuck Jackson Tears Of Joy 1963 Wand
2 recordlabel: Heavenly 2000
chartposition: RandB #91
weeksinr&bchart: 1
album: Girlfriend
Brandy Moss-Scott (featuring Coolio) Tears Of A Clown 2000 Heavenly
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54108
writtenby: C. Paul
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Tears In Vain 1964 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: UK #16
writtenby: Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Amy Winehouse
album: Back to Black
Amy Winehouse Tears Dry On Their Own 2007 Island
-- recordlabel: Music Merchant 1002
writtenby: F. Bryant, J. Bryant, J. Hunter, W. Terry
Just Brothers Tears Ago 1972 Music Merchant
1 recordlabel: Wildcard 1 (UK)
chartposition: UK #55
writtenby: Robert Owens, Satoshi Tomiie and Frankie Knuckles
album: Unlimited
comments: [dance, garage house]
Nu Colours Tears 1992 Wildcard(UK)
2 recordlabel: Island 854862
chartposition: RandB #12, US #55
writtenby: Babyface
album: Mission to Please
The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley Tears 1997 Island
3 recordlabel: Warner 29745
chartposition: RandB #48, US dance #26
writtenby: Bunny Sigler and Jane Lumibao
album: Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan Tearin' It Up 1982 Warner
4 recordlabel: ABC 10615
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Rudy Toombs
album: Sweet and Sour Tears
Ray Charles Teardrops from My Eyes 1965 ABC
-- recordlabel: Eastern 604
writtenby: Steve Verroca
mpcode: E37HBSTqX_0
Tina Britt Teardrops Fell (Every Step Of The Way) 1965 Eastern
1 recordlabel: Island 99337
chartposition: UK #3
writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: Conscience
comments: [disco, dance]
Womack & Womack Teardrops 1988 Island
2 recordlabel: Casablanca 856
chartposition: RandB #5, US #15
writtenby: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins & Jerome Brailey
album: Mothership Connection
comments: [funk]
Parliament Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk) 1976 Casablanca
3 recordlabel: Relativity 1657
chartposition: RandB #70
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Crunchy Black, DJ Paul, Gangsta Boo, Juicy J, Koopsta Knicca and Lord Infamous
album: Chapter 2: World Domination
Three 6 Mafia Tear da Club Up '97 1998 Relativity
4 recordlabel: Capitol 0777 7
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Tricky Stewart, Chris Stokes, Jermaine Dupri, Marquis Dair and Thaddis Harrell
album: On Our Worst Behavior
comments: (featured on Bebe’s Kids Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Immature Tear It Up (On Our Worst Behavior) 1992 Capitol
5 recordlabel: Def Jam 314 562 330
chartposition: RandB #52
album: Blackout!
comments: [hip hop]
Method Man & Redman Tear It Off 1999 Def Jam
6 recordlabel: Vee Jay 461
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #37, US #114
writtenby: Ted Cooper, Carl Spencer and Ed Zolas
album: The Duke of Soul
Gene Chandler Tear For Tear 1962 Vee Jay
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 8432
writtenby: Lamont Dozier
album: Peddlin' Music On The Side
Lamont Dozier Tear Down the Walls 1977 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #2, US #42
writtenby: Carvin Haggins, Corey Williams, Ivan Barias, Johnnie Smith, Randy Bowland, Adam Blackstone and N.Tyke
album: Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild Teachme 2007 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Peacock 1934
writtenby: Malone, Caple
mpcode: NISKnhTVlpo
Melvin Carter Teacher Of Love 1964 Peacock
1 recordlabel: Warner 50032
chartposition: RandB #51, US #70, US AC #19
writtenby: Gene De Paul and Sammy Cahn
album: Breakin' Away
comments: [beat ballad]
Al Jarreau Teach Me Tonight 1982 Warner
2 recordlabel: Capitol
chartposition: RandB #9, US #28
writtenby: Corey Fowler, Chanti Glee, Cahron Childs and Ebony West
album: The Kickback
Cali Swag District Teach Me How to Dougie 2010 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Atco/WMOT 7061
chartposition: RandB #48
writtenby: Keith Barrow
Blue Magic Teach Me (It's Something About Love) 1976 Atco/WMOT

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