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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: Tamla Motown 840
chartposition: RandB #18, US #50, UK #16
writtenby: Gloria Jones, Johnny Bristol & Pam Sawyer
album: Rainbow Funk / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8
comments: [Motown Sound]
Jr. Walker & the All Stars Take Me Girl, I'm Ready 1971 Tamla Motown
-- recordlabel: Columbia 310729
writtenby: P. Sawyer, L. Ware, J. Bristol
Eric Mercury Take Me Girl I'm Ready 1978 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Arden 3005
Barbara & the Uniques Take Me As I Am (Don't Try To Change Me) 1972 Arden
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2416
chartposition: RandB #11, US #49
writtenby: James Brown
Solomon Burke Take Me (Just As I Am) 1967 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: RCA 13050
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Debbie Alexander and Marlon Mathis
album: Merge
comments: [disco funk]
Merge Take It to the Top 1982 RCA
3 recordlabel: Warner 29790
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Tony Maiden, Bobby Watson and David Wolinski (as David
album: Seal in Red
Rufus (and Chaka Khan) Take It to the Top 1983 Warner
4 recordlabel: Violator 64171
chartposition: RandB #11, US #34, UK #58
weeksinr&bchart: 20
writtenby: Roger McNair, Billy Lawrence, Rashad Smith, Armando Colon, G. Underwood and B. Reed
album: Scouts Honor…By the Way of Blood
comments: [hip hop]
Rampage featuring Billy Lawrence Take It to the Streets 1997 Violator
5 recordlabel: EMI America 8365
chartposition: RandB #8
album: Take It to the Limit
comments: [ballad]
Ray, Goodman & Brown Take It to the Limit 1986 EMI America
6 recordlabel: Arista 0548
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Phyllis St. James
album: Take It to the Limit
Norman Connors (ft. Adaritha) Take It to the Limit 1980 Arista
7 recordlabel: Island 6966
chartposition: RandB #42, US #112
album: Vybe
Vybe Take It to the Front 1995 Island
8 recordlabel: Columbia 10755
chartposition: RandB #24, US #106
writtenby: Kevin Barnes, Verdine White, Robert Wright and Louis Satterfield
album: Take It on Up
The Pockets Take It on Up 1978 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Warner 8088
chartposition: RandB #30, US dance #7
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy
album: Then Came You
Dionne Warwick Take It from Me 1975 Warner
-- recordlabel: Solar 48002
album: Concept
comments: [album cut]
The Sylvers Take It To The Top 1981 Solar
-- recordlabel: Sam 12340
writtenby: G. Bastow
album: Number One
K.I.D. Take It To The Top 1981 Sam
1 recordlabel: Capitol 5337
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Theophilus Coakley and Kirkwood Coakley
album: Take It to the Limit
comments: [disco funk]
T-Connection Take It To The Limit 1984 Capitol
2 recordlabel: MCA 55502
chartposition: RandB #56
writtenby: Chucky Thompson, Tonya Pointer, Tim Griffin, Al Callaway, Roger McNaire and Kenny Lewis
Nonchalant featuring Rampage Take It There 1998 MCA
-- recordlabel: Columbia 33820
writtenby: B. Weisman, E. Sands, R. Germinaro
album: The Manhattans featuring Kiss and Say Goodbye
comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]
mpcode: KRdgTsHKlIM
The Manhattans Take It Or Leave It 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: ABC 12133
chartposition: RandB #41
writtenby: Kenny O'Dell
Bobby Bland Take It On Home 1975 ABC
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2702
chartposition: RandB #23, US #94
writtenby: George Jackson, Mickey Buckins, Herman Jones, Larry Pierce and Robert Owens
album: The Best of Clarence Carter
comments: [southern soul]
Clarence Carter Take It Off Him and Put It on Me 1970 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Stax 123
writtenby: G. Jackson, L. Pierce, M. Buckins, H. Jones, R. Owens
Veda Brown Take It Off Her Put it on Me 1972 Stax
1 recordlabel: RCA 13364
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Michael Toles and Allen Jones
album: F r i c t i o n
comments: [disco funk]
Chocolate Milk Take It Off 1982 RCA
-- recordlabel: ARCTIC 148
writtenby: Mason, Brommer
Barbara Mason Take It Easy (With My Heart) 1969 ARCTIC
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 85691
chartposition: RandB #56
album: Debelah
Debelah Morgan Take It Easy 1994 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Sony Urban Music/Columbia 75252
chartposition: RandB #40
The Fugees Take It Easy 2005 Sony Urban Music/Col
3 recordlabel: Warner 8067
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Paul Kelly
album: Hooked, Hogtied and Collared
Paul Kelly Take It Away from Him (Put It on Me) 1975 Warner
-- recordlabel: ABC 12130
writtenby: C. Carter
album: Loneliness and Temptation
Clarence Carter Take It All Off 1975 ABC
1 recordlabel: Arista 9901
chartposition: RandB #46, UK #93, US AC #25
writtenby: Burt Bacharach, Gerry Goffin and Carole Bayer Sager
comments: [love ballad]
Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne Take Good Care of You and Me 1989 Arista
2 recordlabel: Columbia 45777
chartposition: US AC #40
writtenby: Arthur Kent and Ed Warren
Johnny Mathis Take Good Care of Her 1973 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Warner 8443
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: Paul Desmond
album: Look to the Rainbow
Al Jarreau Take Five 1977 Warner
4 recordlabel: Stax
chartposition: RandB #111
album: The Art of Love and War
comments: [beat ballad album cut]
mpcode: DVWu5wks4Qg
Angie Stone Take Everything In 2007 Stax
5 recordlabel: Columbia 04218
chartposition: RandB #66, UK #10
writtenby: Cee Lo Green, Mike Caren, Amerie, Tom Zé, Valdez, Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen
album: Because I Love It
Amerie Take Control 2006 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Expansion 5
chartposition: RandB #74
album: Take Control
Gary Taylor Take Control 1991 Expansion
7 recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 886 748 (UK)
chartposition: UK #92
writtenby: Joyce Sims
album: All About Love
Joyce Sims Take Caution with My Heart 1989 Sleeping Bag (UK)
8 recordlabel: Stax 0023
chartposition: RandB #2, US #20
writtenby: Homer Banks, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson & Tom Kelly
album: Who's Making Love
comments: [southern soul]
Johnnie Taylor Take Care of Your Homework 1969 Stax
9 recordlabel: PlayTyme 90001
chartposition: RandB #72
album: Every Woman Dreams
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
Shanice Wilson Take Care of U 2006 PlayTyme
10 recordlabel: Def Squad
chartposition: RandB #39
album: Chicago '85...The Movie
comments: [slow jam]
Dave Hollister Take Care of Home 2001 Def Squad
-- recordlabel: Mandala
album: Taking A New Step
comments: [album cut]
The Vibrations Take A Step 1972 Mandala
-- recordlabel: Atco 6523
writtenby: Lou Burgio
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: EoBWFl7tQ0U
Aesops Fables Take A Step 1967 Atco
-- recordlabel: Atco 6817
writtenby: Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor
album: Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway Take A Love Song 1971 Atco
-- recordlabel: Jay Walking 17
writtenby: Robert L. Martin
album: Dream World
The Continental IV Take A Little Time (To Know Me) 1972 Jay Walking
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2271
writtenby: Wilson Pickett
album: In The Midnight Hour
mpcode: ray3pVweWGo
Wilson Pickett Take A Little Love 1965 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Pablo Today 143
writtenby: Jorge Ben
album: Sunrise
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Paulinho Da Costa Taj Mahal 1984 Pablo Today
-- recordlabel: Champion 14003
writtenby: E. Cobb
comments: [northern soul]
Gloria Jones Tainted Love 1965 Champion
1 recordlabel: WEA 203
chartposition: UK #10
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Glamma Kid ft. Shola Ama Taboo 1999 WEA
2 recordlabel: EastWest 67019
chartposition: RandB #21, US #95
writtenby: Shep Crawford
album: Based on a True Story [UK and Japan editions]
comments: [slow jam]
Lil Mo Ta Da 2000 EastWest
3 recordlabel: Casablanca 814 217 7
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Leon Haywood
album: It's Me Again
comments: [disco funk]
Leon Haywood T.V. Mama 1983 Casablanca
4 recordlabel: Penalty 7193
chartposition: RandB #56, US #103
weeksinr&bchart: 19
album: The War Report
comments: [hip hop]
Capone-N-Noreaga featuring Tragedy a.k.a. Khadaf T.O.N.Y. (Top of New York) 1996 Penalty
5 recordlabel: Elekra 69762
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Eddie Noble Jr., Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: Love Wars
comments: [ballad[
Womack & Womack T.K.O. 1984 Elekra
6 recordlabel: Jetstar 114
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Bobby Patterson (as Bobby C. Patterson)
Bobby Patterson T.C.B. or T.Y.A. 1969 Jetstar
7 recordlabel: Stateside 400
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31, US #132
writtenby: Dee Clark and Sam Cook
Dee Clark T.C.B. 1965 Stateside
8 recordlabel: Atco 6287
chartposition: RandB #20, US #64
writtenby: Pat Patterson
The Coasters T'Ain't Nothin' To Me 1964 Atco
-- recordlabel: Untertainment 101
album: Welcome to Fantasy Island
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
Adina Howard T Shirt and Panties 1998 Untertainment
-- recordlabel: Ocean Front
album: Garland Green
comments: [album cut]
Garland Green System 1983 Ocean Front
1 recordlabel: Capitol 490
chartposition: RandB #11, US #38, US dance #14
writtenby: Irmgard Klarmann & Felix Weber
album: Tracie Spencer
comments: [disco dance]
Tracie Spencer Symptoms of True Love 1988 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Def Jam 314562209
chartposition: RandB #62
EPMD featuring Method Man, Redman & Lady Luck Symphony 2000 1999 Def Jam
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54139
writtenby: S. Moy, H. Cosby, S. Wonder
album: Down To Earth
comments: [Motown Sound]
Stevie Wonder Sylvia 1966 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Phil L.A. Of Soul 324
chartposition: RandB #22, US #93
writtenby: Jesse James
comments: [instrumental]
Cliff Nobles & Co. Switch It On 1969 Phil L.A. Of Soul
2 recordlabel: Total Experience 2401
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Jonah Ellis, Lonnie Simmons, J. Hamilton and M. Hayes
album: Am I Still Your Boyfriend?
Switch Switch It Baby 1984 Total Experience
3 recordlabel: LaFace 73008
chartposition: RandB #56
writtenby: Manuel Seal and Lisa
album: CrazySexyCool
TLC Switch 1995 LaFace
4 recordlabel: Federal 12312
chartposition: RandB #17, US #43
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Moe Koffman
comments: [blues instrumental]
Johnny Pate Quintet Swinging Shepherd Blues 1958 Federal
-- recordlabel: Vee Jay 376
writtenby: Carter, Allison, Barksdale
The Dells Swingin' Teens 1961 Vee Jay
1 recordlabel: Grand Hustle 514202
chartposition: RandB #53, US #62
album: Paper Trail
comments: [hip hop]
T.I. ft. Swizz Beatz Swing Ya Rag 2008 Grand Hustle
2 recordlabel: RCA 13406
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass and Randy Jackson [Randall Darnell Jackson]
album: The Bad C.C.
Carl Carlton Swing That Little Thang 1983 RCA
3 recordlabel: EastWest 3237
chartposition: RandB #5, US #6, UK #14
writtenby: Michael O. Johnson and Javelin Hall
comments: [hip hop]
K.P. & Envyi Swing My Way 1997 EastWest
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 89551
chartposition: RandB #27, US #107
writtenby: R.J. Rice (as The Wiz)
album: R.J.'s Latest Arrival [1985 album]
R.J.s Latest Arrival Swing Low 1985 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Silva Jaguar 167
chartposition: RandB #83
album: Silva Dollar
Silva Jaguar Swing Low 2006 Silva Jaguar
6 recordlabel: EastWest 1653
chartposition: RandB #66
weeksinr&bchart: 5
album: Kick The Funk
comments: [hip hop]
J.T. Swing It 1991 EastWest
7 recordlabel: Richter Scale 6111
chartposition: RandB #95
The Earthquake Institute Swerve 2004 Richter Scale
8 recordlabel: RCA 13864
chartposition: US dance #1, RandB #3, US #19
writtenby: Daryl Hall & Sara Allen
album: Endless Love
Diana Ross Swept Away 1984 RCA
9 recordlabel: Atlantic 2117
chartposition: RandB #10, US #16
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
comments: [pop soul]
The Drifters Sweets for My Sweet 1961 Atlantic
10 recordlabel: RCA 74321 23019
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden and Preston Glass
album: Michelle Gayle
Michelle Gayle Sweetness 1994 RCA
-- recordlabel: Dynamo 147
writtenby: J. Broussard, A. Savoy, J. Wilson
Joe Wilson Sweetness 1971 Dynamo
1 recordlabel: Columbia 79028
chartposition: US #125
writtenby: Rainy Davis and Pete Warner
album: Life in 1472
comments: [hip hop]
Jermaine Dupri & Mariah Carey Sweetheart 1998 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Arista 1(UK)
chartposition: UK #52
writtenby: Arthur Jacobson, Ellison Chase and Robin Lerner
album: Jermaine Jackson [1984 album]
Jermaine Jackson Sweetest Sweetest 1984 Arista (UK)
3 recordlabel: RCA Victor 8994
chartposition: RandB #44, US #88
writtenby: Anderson
album: Sweetest One
The Metros Sweetest One 1967 RCA Victor
4 recordlabel: Columbia 15361
chartposition: US #12, UK #66
writtenby: Jerry Duplessis, D. Golder, L. Coleman, Akon, D. Carter, K. Lancaster, Ghostface Killah, RZA, GZA
Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne & introducing Niia Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) 2007 Columbia
5 recordlabel: Warner 8317
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Pass It On
The Staple Singers Sweeter Than the Sweet 1977 Warner
-- recordlabel: Mankind 12011
writtenby: C. Whitehead, J. Williams, Jr.
album: Friend...
comments: [southern soul]
mpcode: 1kyNBhQWgQI
Freddie North Sweeter Than Sweetness 1971 Mankind
1 recordlabel: RCA 5305
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Raymond Calhoun and Roman Johnson
album: Penitentiary III
The Gap Band Sweeter Than Candy 1987 RCA
-- recordlabel: Dakar 612
writtenby: Carl Davis, Gary Jackson, Willie Henderson
Major Lance Sweeter As The Days Go By 1969 Dakar
1 recordlabel: Solar 12329
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Linda Carriere and Rickey Smith
album: Go for It
Shalamar Sweeter As The Days Go By 1981 Solar
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2650
writtenby: A. Orange, B. Wilson
album: Ella Washington
Ella Washington Sweeter And Sweeter (Ray, Ray, Ray) 1969 Sound Stage Seven
1 recordlabel: Playboy 6020
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: George Jackson, Willie Henderson and Carl Davis
album: Now Arriving
Major Lance Sweeter 1975 Playboy
2 recordlabel: Stateside 2067
chartposition: RandB #32, US #70
writtenby: Vernon Harrell and J.R. Bailey (as Ralph Bailey)
comments: [northern soul]
The Platters Sweet, Sweet Lovin' 1967 Stateside
3 recordlabel: AandM 5223
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Attala Zane Giles, Billy Osborne and Vesta Williams
album: Vesta 4 U
comments: [love ballad]
Vesta Williams Sweet, Sweet Love 1988 A&M
-- recordlabel: Parachute 517
writtenby: Carl Hampton and Homer Banks
album: Welcome To My Room
mpcode: Dx9uiqk2eXY
Randy Brown Sweet, Sweet Darling 1978 Parachute
1 recordlabel: ABC 11133
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #83
writtenby: Dee Ervin
album: A Portrait of Ray
Ray Charles Sweet Young Thing Like You 1968 ABC
2 recordlabel: House Of Range 2401
chartposition: RandB #45
writtenby: Reuben Bell and Vernon Davis
album: Sweet Woman's Love
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Geater Davis Sweet Woman's Love 1970 House Of Range
3 recordlabel: Smash 1920
chartposition: RandB #40, US #40, UK #30
writtenby: Buddy Kaye & Philip Springer
album: My Boy Lollipop
Millie Sweet William 1964 Smash
-- recordlabel: Glades 1739
writtenby: B. Latimore
album: It Ain't Where You Been / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
mpcode: urwWqZ51GNk
Latimore Sweet Vibrations 1976 Glades
1 recordlabel: ABC 12149
chartposition: RandB #1, US #5
writtenby: Chaka Khan & Tony Maiden
album: Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
comments: [ballad]
Rufus (and Chaka Khan) Sweet Thing 1976 ABC
2 recordlabel: Capitol 15759
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
album: B Angie B
B Angie B Sweet Thang 1991 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Laurie 3340
chartposition: US #10, UK #31
writtenby: Doug Morris and Eliot Greenberg
album: Sweet Talkin' Guy
comments: [pop soul]
The Chiffons Sweet Talkin' Guy 1966 Laurie
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2659
writtenby: Stu Phillips, Bob Stone
Ella Washington Sweet Talkin Candy Man 1969 Sound Stage Seven
1 recordlabel: Manhattan 44374
chartposition: RandB #8, US Dance #24
writtenby: Gary Brown and Steve Cullo
album: D'atra Hicks
D'atra Hicks Sweet Talk 1989 Manhattan
2 recordlabel: Valley Vue 72946
chartposition: RandB #67
album: Sweet Talk
comments: [new jack swing]
The Manhattans Sweet Talk 1989 Valley Vue
-- recordlabel: Capitol 5672
writtenby: Jerry Riopelle, Nick De Caro
Bobby Sheen Sweet Sweet Love 1966 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Stang 5054
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Tommy Keith and Sylvia Robinson
album: Those Sexy Moments
The Moments Sweet Sweet Lady 1974 Stang
2 recordlabel: Dark Horse 10011
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Chuck Higgins, Gilbert Bottiglier and Paul Stallworth
album: Good News
Attitudes Sweet Summer Music 1976 Dark Horse
3 recordlabel: Vibration 529
chartposition: RandB #16, US #103
writtenby: Harry Ray, Sylvia Robinson and Al Goodman
album: Sylvia
Sylvia Sweet Stuff 1974 Vibration

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