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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: Warner Bros.
chartposition: RandB #123
album: Various - Music From The Motion Picture The Brothers
mpcode: zDmlXW5B2dk
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Teach Each Other 2001 Warner Bros.
702 recordlabel: Universal 6139 32
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Prince
album: 3121
Prince Te Amo Corazon 2005 Universal
-- recordlabel: Stax 3014
album: Taylored In Silk
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: EDb4P6PF1K0
Johnnie Taylor Taylored In Silk (full album) 1973 Stax
-- recordlabel: Fantasy WMOT 9561
writtenby: T. Burton
album: Hear Me Out
David Simmons Taxi - Greyhound Station 1978 Fantasy WMOT
1 recordlabel: NCE/Asylum
chartposition: RandB #31, US #123
The Alliance ft. Fabo Tattoo 2007 NCE/Asylum
2 recordlabel: Capitol 5616
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #73, US #41
writtenby: Freddie Jackson & Paul Laurence
album: Just Like the First Time
Freddie Jackson Tasty Love 1986 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Music Merchant 1017
writtenby: A. Bond, W. Witherspoon
The Jones Girls Taster Of The Honey (Not The Keeper Of The Bee) 1973 Music Merchant
1 recordlabel: MCA 2026
chartposition: RandB #38, US #103, UK #58
writtenby: Dave Hall, Horace Brown and Tim Dawg
album: Horace Brown
Horace Brown Taste Your Love 1994 MCA
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 4024
chartposition: RandB #55, US Dance #31
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Norman Durham & Woody Cunningham
album: Taste The Music
comments: [disco, boogie]
Kleeer Taste The Music 1982 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: MCA 54536
chartposition: RandB #73, US #55, UK #39, US dance #27
writtenby: Terminator X (as Norman Rogers), Adam Weiner and Ronald Winge
album: Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz
Young Black Teenagers Tap the Bottle 1993 MCA
4 recordlabel: Capitol 5324
chartposition: US #130
writtenby: Joe Liggins
King Curtis Tanya 1965 Capitol
5 recordlabel: Salsoul 2004
chartposition: RandB #36, US #18, US AC #11, US dance #6
writtenby: Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer
album: Salsoul Orchestra
comments: [disco]
The Salsoul Orchestra Tangerine 1976 Salsoul
6 recordlabel: Aftermath
chartposition: RandB #17, US #37, UK #18
writtenby: Eve, Swizz Beatz and Sean Garrett
album: Here I Am
Eve Tambourine 2007 Aftermath
7 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10511
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #12
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Keep On Pushing
The Impressions Talking About My Baby 1964 ABC Paramount
8 recordlabel: Flaming Arrow 35
chartposition: RandB #7, US #60
writtenby: Eugene Davis
Gloria Walker Talking About My Baby 1968 Flaming Arrow
9 recordlabel: Atlanta Artists 818 870
chartposition: RandB #21
writtenby: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant and Charlie Singleton
album: She's Strange
comments: [funk]
Cameo Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck 1984 Atlanta Artists
-- recordlabel: ABC 11011
writtenby: M. Mason
album: The Mighty Marvelows
The Mighty Marvelows Talkin' Bout Ya, Baby 1967 ABC
1 recordlabel: Southpaw 4007
chartposition: RandB #54, US #102
album: Whoridin
comments: [hip hop]
The WhoRidas Talkin' Bout Bank 1997 Southpaw
2 recordlabel: Columbia 17269
chartposition: RandB #102
album: Touch
mpcode: B3rKC4-g3UY
Amerie Talkin' About 2005 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Elektra 69383
chartposition: RandB #78, US #75, UK #85, US rock #22, US alt. #24
writtenby: Tracy Chapman
album: Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution 1988 Elektra
4 recordlabel: IX Chains 401
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Helen Miller, Rose Marie McCoy and G. Holley
Spring Talk to the Rain 1974 IX Chains
5 recordlabel: Malaco 2062
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Joe Seneca and J. Otis
album: Talk to Me
Dorothy Moore Talk to Me -- Every Beat of My Heart 1980 Malaco
6 recordlabel: Island 6496
chartposition: UK #56
writtenby: Bunny Rugs (as William Clarke)
album: The Story's Been Told
Third World Talk to Me 1979 Island
7 recordlabel: Believe In A Dream 04058
chartposition: RandB #31, UK #90
writtenby: Don McHenry, Lew Kirton and Orin Canterbury
album: Talk To Me...
comments: [disco, soul, boogie]
Lew Kirton Talk to Me 1983 Believe In A Dream
8 recordlabel: Elektra 64964
chartposition: RandB #3, US #44, UK #68, US AC #4
writtenby: Anita Baker, Michael Powell & Vernon Fails
album: Compositions
Anita Baker Talk to Me 1990 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Achievement 10011 (UK)
writtenby: I. Levine, J.J. Barnes, S. Wagner
comments: [northern soul]
J.J. Barnes Talk of the Grapevine 2000 Achievement(UK)
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 91 243
writtenby: Dennis Miller, Leo Graham
album: I`ll Always Love You
Tyrone Davis Talk To You 1991 Ichiban
-- recordlabel: Amy 984
writtenby: Joe Seneca
Mighty Sam Talk To Me, Talk To Me 1967 Amy
-- recordlabel: Alarm 2123
writtenby: Joe Seneca
Ted Taylor Talk To Me 1977 Alarm
1 recordlabel: Tear Drop 3014
chartposition: RandB #6, US #11, US AC #4
weeksinr&bchart: 17
writtenby: Joe Seneca
album: Talk To Me
Sunny & The Sunglows Talk To Me 1963 Tear Drop
-- recordlabel: Goldwax 119
writtenby: B. Husky
James Carr Talk Talk 1965 Goldwax
1 recordlabel: Universal 56216
chartposition: RandB #17, US #88
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: Talk Show
comments: [slow jam]
Shae Jones Talk Show Shhh... 1999 Universal
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 88396
chartposition: RandB #16, US #36, UK #6, US dance #13
writtenby: Kanye West, Harold Lilly, Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ric Wilson and Claude Cave
album: Afrodisiac
Brandy featuring Kanye West Talk About Our Love 2004 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: ABC 12024
writtenby: D. Lambert, B. Potter
album: Through All Times
Chuck Jackson Talk A Little Less 1974 ABC
1 recordlabel: MCA 3368
chartposition: RandB #51, US #103
writtenby: Domino [American rapper] (as Shawn Ivy) and Vernon Johnson
Domino Tales from the Hood 1995 MCA
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54063
writtenby: Gordy, Stevenson
album: That Stubborn Kinda Fellow
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Taking My Time 1962 Tamla
1 recordlabel: EastWest 6122
chartposition: RandB #3, US #11
writtenby: Gerald Levert, Darrell Allamby, Link (as Lincoln Browder) and Antoinette Roberson
album: Love and Consequences
comments: [slow jam]
Gerald Levert Taking Everything 1999 EastWest
2 recordlabel: Fantasy Honey 896
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: Sylvester and Harvey Fuqua
album: Two Tons o' Fun
Two Tons o' Fun (aka The Weather Girls) Taking Away Your Space 1980 Fantasy Honey
3 recordlabel: Boardwalk 11 143
chartposition: RandB #35
writtenby: Richard Dimples Fields and Belinda Wilson
album: Mr. Look So Good!
Richard Dimples Fields Taking Applications 1982 Boardwalk
-- recordlabel: Canyon 1000
writtenby: Freddie Briggs
album: Taking All The Love I Can
comments: [northern soul]
The Chosen Few Taking All The Love I Can 1973 Canyon
1 recordlabel: Warner 8196
chartposition: RandB #57, US #13
writtenby: Michael McDonald
album: Takin' It to the Streets
The Doobie Brothers Takin' It to the Streets 1976 Warner
2 recordlabel: Arista 1040
chartposition: RandB #43, US #41, US AC #5
writtenby: Barry Gibb & Albhy Galuten
album: Heartbreaker
Dionne Warwick Take the Short Way Home 1983 Arista
3 recordlabel: Columbia 6633
chartposition: RandB #48, US dance #23, US #104
album: Anything Goes!
comments: [ballad]
C plus C Music Factory Take a Toke 1994 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 967(UK)
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #13, US #30
writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: Solid Rock / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 7
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Take a Look Around 1972 Tamla Motown (UK)
5 recordlabel: Imperial 66137
chartposition: US #118
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Take a Look
Irma Thomas Take a Look 1965 Imperial
6 recordlabel: Elektra 7559 64634
chartposition: RandB #68, US AC #35
writtenby: Clyde Otis
album: Take a Look
comments: [jazz soul ballad]
Natalie Cole Take a Look 1993 Elektra
7 recordlabel: Columbia 44270
chartposition: RandB #28, US #56
writtenby: Clyde Otis
Aretha Franklin Take a Look 1967 Columbia
8 recordlabel: Warner 50044
chartposition: RandB #29, US #103
writtenby: William Collins
album: The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away
comments: [funk]
William Bootsy Collins Take a Lickin' and Keep on Kickin' 1982 Warner
9 recordlabel: Volcano 34281
chartposition: RandB #87
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Aktapuss
Akinyele Take a Lick 1999 Volcano
10 recordlabel: Atco 6714
chartposition: RandB #10, US #2, US AC #21
writtenby: R.B. Greaves
album: R.B. Greaves
R.B. Greaves Take a Letter, Maria 1969 Atco
11 recordlabel: LaFace 24045
chartposition: RandB #77
writtenby: Kimberly Smith and Randy Ran
album: 1746DCGA30035
comments: [slow jam]
Highland Place Mobsters Take a Dip 1993 LaFace
12 recordlabel: RCA 0049
chartposition: RandB #17, US #90
writtenby: Wilson Pickett and Brad Shapiro
album: Miz Lena's Boy
Wilson Pickett Take a Closer Look at the Woman You're With 1973 RCA
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 740699
writtenby: Franklin, Grant, Current, Williams
Swiss Movement Take a Chance On a Sure Thing 1972 RCA Victor
1 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 4
chartposition: RandB #23, US Dance #20
writtenby: Ronald Miller and Nancy McDuffy
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
Nuance featuring Vikki Love Take a Chance 1984 th and Bway
2 recordlabel: Maverick/Sire 18000
chartposition: RandB #40, US #1, UK #16, US AC #1
writtenby: Babyface and Madonna
album: Bedtime Stories
Madonna Take a Bow 1994 Maverick/Sire
3 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #1, US dance #14
writtenby: Ne Yo, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen
album: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
Rihanna Take a Bow 2008 Def Jam
4 recordlabel: Tabu 493
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, US dance #1, UK #51
writtenby: Sigidi Abdullah & Harold Clayton
album: S.O.S.
The S.O.S. Band Take Your Time (Do It Right) 1980 Tabu
-- recordlabel: Excaliber 522
writtenby: Shell, Small
comments: [disco funk]
mpcode: 7xp4odPi848
Roy C. Hamilton Take Your Time 1982 Excaliber
1 recordlabel: MCA 53362
chartposition: RandB #3
writtenby: Dan Sembello (as Danny Sembello), Donnell Spencer and Louis Silas Jr.
album: Pebbles
Pebbles Take Your Time 1988 MCA
2 recordlabel: All Net 2290
chartposition: RandB #71
weeksinr&bchart: 10
album: Maintain
comments: [hip hop]
Kompozur Take Your Time 1998 All Net
3 recordlabel: RCA Victor 0309
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Paul Butterfield and Bobby Charles
Wilson Pickett Take Your Pleasure Where You Find It 1974 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Jetstream 804
writtenby: Thomas, McCree, Thomas
album: Here Is Barbara Lynn
comments: [northern soul]
Barbara Lynn Take Your Love And Run 1971 Jetstream
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 89549
chartposition: RandB #62, UK #86
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Woody Cunningham
album: Seeekret
Kleeer Take Your Heart Away 1985 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Elektra 66181
chartposition: RandB #67, US #76
writtenby: Pete Rock (as Peter Phillips), CL Smooth, Keni Burke, Allan Felder and Norma Jean Wright
album: The Main Ingredient
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth Take You There 1995 Elektra
3 recordlabel: Beluga Heights 05579
chartposition: RandB #52, US #7, UK #47
writtenby: Sean Kingston, J.R.Rotem, E.Kidd Bogart, Timothy Thomas and Theron Thomas
album: Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston Take You There 2007 Beluga Heights
4 recordlabel: Def Jam 314 588 988
chartposition: RandB #41, US #81
writtenby: Jay Z, R. Kelly, Sam Barnes and Jean Claude Olivier
album: The Best Of Both Worlds
R. Kelly & Jay-Z Take You Home with Me (a.k.a. Body) 2002 Def Jam
5 recordlabel: Elektra 67351
chartposition: RandB #62, US #85
comments: [hip hop]
Angie Martinez ft. Kelis Take You Home 2003 Elektra
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 2490
chartposition: RandB #6, US #11
writtenby: Steve Davis
album: Take Time to Know Her / The Best Of Percy Sledge
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Percy Sledge Take Time to Know Her 1968 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Blackground 14055
chartposition: RandB #112
writtenby: Rich Harrison
album: Libra
mpcode: UXVBzSBLM_c
Toni Braxton Take This Ring 2005 Blackground
8 recordlabel: Rosemart 802
chartposition: RandB #44, US #97
writtenby: Ronald Miller and Don Covay
Don Covay Take This Hurt Off Me 1964 Rosemart
-- recordlabel: Minaret 148
writtenby: Hamilton, Mims
comments: [deep soul]
Big John Hamilton Take This Hurt Off Me 1969 Minaret
1 recordlabel: Tamla 54132
chartposition: RandB #16, US #44, UK #56
writtenby: Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin
album: Moods of Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Take This Heart Of Mine 1966 Tamla
2 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10435
chartposition: RandB #7, US #8, UK #5, US AC #3
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Fred Rose & Hy Heath
album: Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music (Volume Two)
Ray Charles Take These Chains From My Heart 1963 ABC Paramount
-- recordlabel: Atco 6344
writtenby: Harris, Kerr
Linda Jones Take The Boy Out Of The Country 1965 Atco
-- recordlabel: Capitol 11951
writtenby: H. Payne, J. Johnson
album: Another Taste
A Taste Of Honey Take The Boogae Or Leave It 1979 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Ocean Front 2002
writtenby: David Williams
album: Take The Ball And Run
David Williams Take The Ball And Run 1984 Ocean Front
2 recordlabel: Solar 11354
chartposition: RandB #11, UK #20, US #79
writtenby: Kevin Spencer & Leon Sylvers III (as Leon F. Sylvers III)
album: Disco Gardens
comments: [disco dance]
Shalamar Take That to the Bank 1978 Solar
3 recordlabel: Rawkus 300
chartposition: RandB #67
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Brace 4 Impak
comments: [rap]
Da Beatminerz ft. Flipmode Squad & Vinia Mojica Take That 2001 Rawkus
4 recordlabel: Tamla 54133
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US #66
writtenby: Robert Gordy and Thomas Kemp
album: This Old Heart of Mine
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Isley Brothers Take Some Time Out for Love 1966 Tamla
5 recordlabel: Salsoul 7026
chartposition: RandB #52, US Dance #46
writtenby: Stan Lucas
album: Heat It Up
The Salsoul Orchestra featuring Jocelyn Brown Take Some Time Out (For Love) 1982 Salsoul
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2166
writtenby: Frederick Knight, Bettye Crutcher
album: Midnight Run
comments: [blues soul]
mpcode: rm_jYiQ-fFI
Bobby Bland Take Off Your Shoes 1990 Malaco
-- recordlabel: ABC 12234
writtenby: M. Jackson, J. Reddick
album: Out Here On My Own
Lamont Dozier Take Off Your Make Up 1973 ABC
1 recordlabel: Grand Hustle
chartposition: RandB #71
comments: [hip hop]
Young Dro ft. Yung L.A. Take Off 2009 Grand Hustle
2 recordlabel: Elektra 69632
chartposition: RandB #39, US #78, US AC #37
writtenby: Billy Livsey and Sue Shifrin
album: Take No Prisoners
Peabo Bryson Take No Prisoners (In the Game of Love) 1985 Elektra
3 recordlabel: Capitol 9753
chartposition: US Dance #48
writtenby: Gene Dunlap, Donna Davis, Pam Vincent and Pamela Lawson
album: Party in Me
comments: [disco funk]
Gene Dunlap Take My Love 1982 Capitol
4 recordlabel: EMI America 8092
chartposition: RandB #15, US Dance #12
writtenby: Kashif
album: What a Woman Needs
comments: [disco dance]
Melba Moore Take My Love 1981 EMI America
-- recordlabel: Chelsea 3031
writtenby: Phil Terry, Talmadge Conway, Life
album: Soulful Road
New York City Take My Hand 1975 Chelsea
1 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7001
chartposition: RandB #28, US #108
writtenby: Ronald Dunbar, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Take Me with You
The Honey Cone Take Me with You 1970 Hot Wax
2 recordlabel: Warner 7 29079
chartposition: RandB #40, US #25
writtenby: Prince
album: Purple Rain
Prince Take Me with U 1985 Warner
3 recordlabel: Elektra 47403
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Alex Brown and Kevin Moore
album: Azz Izz
comments: [beat ballad]
Ren Woods Take Me to Heaven 1982 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 604
chartposition: UK #13, US #98
writtenby: Barrett Strong, Roger Penzabene and Cornelius Grant
album: Everybody Needs Love / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
Gladys Knight & the Pips Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me 1967 Tamla Motown
5 recordlabel: Tamla 54164
chartposition: RandB #22, US #121, UK #52
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Doin' Their Thing
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Isley Brothers Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) 1968 Tamla
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 2373
chartposition: RandB #36, US #89
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Trade Martin
album: Dreamer
Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles Take Me for a Little While 1966 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2160
writtenby: S. Brown, W. Stewart
album: Fire and Ice
comments: [beat ballad]
Shirley Brown Take Me To Your Heart 1990 Malaco
1 recordlabel: Champion 45 (UK)
chartposition: US dance #55, UK #94
writtenby: Dario Raimondi, Larry Pignagnoli, Ivana Spagna, Linda Wesley and Van Earl Patterson
Advance Take Me To The Top 1987 Champion(UK)
-- recordlabel: AandM 4895
writtenby: Paul Lawrence Jones
album: Keepin' Love New
comments: [album cut]
Howard Johnson Take Me Through The Night 1982 A&M
-- recordlabel: Goldwax 308
writtenby: Penn, Oldham
Spencer Wiggins Take Me Just As I Am 1966 Goldwax
1 recordlabel: Buddah 597
chartposition: RandB #3, US #88
writtenby: Michael Henderson
album: In the Night Time
Michael Henderson Take Me I'm Yours 1978 Buddah
-- recordlabel: La Shawn 310
Mary Clark Take Me I'm Yours 1980 La Shawn
1 recordlabel: Casablanca 965
chartposition: RandB #21, US #8, US dance #2, US AC #19
writtenby: Bob Esty & Michele Aller
album: Take Me Home
comments: [disco dance]
Cher Take Me Home 1979 Casablanca

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