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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: United Artists 773
writtenby: D. Pomus, V. Poncia, P. Andreoli
album: As Long as I Have You
Garnet Mimms One Woman Man 1964 United Artists
1 recordlabel: Def Squad
chartposition: RandB #8, US #44
writtenby: Mike City
album: Chicago '85...The Movie
comments: [neo soul]
Dave Hollister One Woman Man 2000 Def Squad
-- recordlabel: Wand 696
writtenby: C. Jackson, M. Yancy
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
The Independents One Woman Do Right Man 1973 Wand
1 recordlabel: Giant 74321 16512
chartposition: RandB #16, US #22, UK #22
writtenby: Vassal Benford and Ron Spearman (as Ronald Spearman)
album: Jade to the Max
comments: [slow jam]
Jade One Woman 1993 Giant
2 recordlabel: Arista 86492
chartposition: US AC #20
writtenby: Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond and Freddie Jackson
album: One Wish: The Holiday Album
comments: [christmas]
Whitney Houston One Wish (For Christmas) 2004 Arista
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 8265
writtenby: Aretha Franklin
album: Spirit In The Dark
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: Me5iprb4gS4
Aretha Franklin One Way Ticket 1970 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Ariola 7757
chartposition: UK #9, US Dance #30
writtenby: Hunter, Keller
album: Leave a Light
comments: [disco]
Eruption One Way Ticket 1979 Ariola
2 recordlabel: Major Hits
chartposition: RandB #101
album: Bridging The Gap
comments: [slow jam]
mpcode: 0hEI6F69STY
Charlie Wilson & Avant One Way Street 2000 Major Hits
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 45 2225
chartposition: RandB #12, US #56
writtenby: Bert Russell and Jerry Ragavoy
album: Under The Boardwalk / Our Biggest Hits
The Drifters One Way Love 1964 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Parlophone 5173 (UK)
chartposition: UK #9
writtenby: Russell, Meade
album: Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers
comments: [pop soul]
Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers One Way Love 1964 Parlophone(UK)
-- recordlabel: Beggars Banquet 78 (UK)
writtenby: Mark Arthurworrey, Peter Maas
album: Anti-Freeez
comments: [disco jazz-funk]
mpcode: _Nk96ZE8Dfw
Freeez One To One 1982 Beggars Banquet(UK
1 recordlabel: Hidden Beach
chartposition: RandB #114
writtenby: Jill Scott, Eric Roberson and Vidal Davis
album: Collaborations
comments: [neo soul album cut]
mpcode: 2JcgI0PfTP4
Jill Scott featuring Eric Roberson One Time 2007 Hidden Beach
2 recordlabel: AandM 1698
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: Evie Sands and Richard Germinaro
The Persuasions One Thing on My Mind 1975 A&M
-- recordlabel: Haven 7013
writtenby: E. Sands, R. Germinaro
album: Estate Of Mind
Evie Sands One Thing On My Mind 1975 Haven
1 recordlabel: Columbia 08510
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Brian Morgan and Shelly Morgan
album: Secrets of Flying
Johnny Kemp One Thing Led to Another 1989 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Tamla 54255
chartposition: RandB #8, US #71
writtenby: Leonard Caston
album: For You
comments: [Motown Sound]
Eddie Kendricks One Tear 1974 Tamla
3 recordlabel: Columbia 78075
chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #6, US AC #1
writtenby: Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff, Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Michael McCary
album: Daydream
comments: [slow jam]
Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men One Sweet Day 1995 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2482
album: On And On
comments: [love ballad]
All-4-One One Summer Night 1998 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Wand 185
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #14, US #55
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead
Maxine Brown One Step at a Time 1965 Wand
2 recordlabel: Jamaica 9002
chartposition: RandB #75, US dance #35
writtenby: Betty Wright , H. Harris, D. Johnson and Amir Bayyan
Betty Wright One Step Up, Two Steps Back 1984 Jamaica
3 recordlabel: Manhattan 10
chartposition: RandB #25, US #22, US dance #9
writtenby: Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Jeff Pescetto & David Grant
album: One Step Closer
Gavin Christopher One Step Closer to You 1986 Manhattan
4 recordlabel: Private I 04448
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy
album: One Step Closer
comments: [disco dance]
The Dells One Step Closer 1984 Private I
-- recordlabel: Stax 2030
album: One Step Beyond
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: _1FG08epiUw
Johnnie Taylor One Step Beyond (full album) 1970 Stax
1 recordlabel: Capitol 15930(UK)
chartposition: UK #16
writtenby: Freddie Perren and Keni St. Lewis
album: Love Storm
Tavares One Step Away 1977 Capitol (UK)
2 recordlabel: Columbia 43241
chartposition: RandB #18, US #119
writtenby: Eddie Snyder & Charles Singleton
Aretha Franklin One Step Ahead 1965 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Alarm 2121
writtenby: Jerry Strickland, Reuben Bell
Reuben Bell One Sided Love Affair 1977 Alarm
1 recordlabel: Def Jam 4
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: LL Cool J
album: Walking with a Panther
comments: [hip hop, ballad]
LL Cool J One Shot at Love 1989 Def Jam
2 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 42745
chartposition: US dance #1
writtenby: Debi Nova, Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders
album: One Rhythm
comments: [reggae]
Debi Nova One Rhythm 2004 Warner Bros.
-- recordlabel: Stax 227
writtenby: Hayes, Porter
William Bell One Plus One 1967 Stax
-- recordlabel: Boardwalk 1006
writtenby: D. Jackson, R. Wallace
comments: [northern soul]
The Four Vandals One Picture's Worth A Thousand Words 1999 Boardwalk
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2728
chartposition: US #123
writtenby: Dee Irwin
Sam & Dave with The Dixie Flyers One Part Love - Two Parts Pain 1970 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: EastWest 96001
chartposition: RandB #94, US #70
weeksinr&bchart: 4
album: Free To Be
To Be Continued... One On One 1993 EastWest
3 recordlabel: RCA 13988
chartposition: US dance #5, RandB #89, UK #12, US #3, US AC #35
writtenby: B. Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson & Tim Rice
album: Chess
Murray Head One Night in Bangkok 1984 RCA
4 recordlabel: Telstar
chartposition: UK #5, US dance #4
writtenby: Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan, Alesha Dixon, Su-Elise Nash and Sabrina
album: Lickin\' on Both Sides
comments: [UK Garage]
mpcode: qdePVqxs0Ng
Mis-Teeq One Night Stand 2001 Telstar
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 2555
chartposition: RandB #8, US #34
weeksinr&bchart: 27
writtenby: J Shin and L. Scott
album: My Soul, My Life
comments: [slow jam]
J-Shin featuring LaTocha Scott of Xscape One Night Stand 1999 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Megatone 129
chartposition: US Dance #41
writtenby: Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen
Scherrie Payne One Night Only 1984 Megatone
7 recordlabel: Imperial 5380
chartposition: RandB #11
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Dave Bartholomew and Pearl King
Smiley Lewis One Night 1956 Imperial
8 recordlabel: Warner 8618
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #9, US #28, US dance #31
writtenby: George Clinton, Junie Morrison (as Walter Morrison) & Garry Shider
album: One Nation Under a Groove
comments: [funk]
Funkadelic One Nation Under a Groove 1978 Warner
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 3209
writtenby: G. Clinton, W. Morrison, M. Hampton, W. Collins, G. Shider, L. Brown, E. Hazel
album: One Nation Under A Groove
comments: [Complete Album]
mpcode: sgrvOR77T2o
Funkadelic One Nation Under A Groove (full album) 1978 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: RCA 6925
chartposition: RandB #43
album: Ruffin and Kendrick
David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks One More for the Lonely Hearts Club 1988 RCA
2 recordlabel: Columbia 07773
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #8, US #1, US AC #1
writtenby: George Michael
album: Faith
George Michael One More Try 1988 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Warner 634
chartposition: US dance #9
writtenby: Bobby Gene Hall Jr. and Raymond Simpson
album: Come as You Are
Ashford & Simpson One More Try 1976 Warner
4 recordlabel: Red Ant 102 2
chartposition: RandB #13, US #29
writtenby: George Michael
album: Fairy Tales
comments: [slow jam]
Divine One More Try 1999 Red Ant
5 recordlabel: Tamla 54312
chartposition: RandB #72, US #52, US AC #42
writtenby: Jerry Peters
album: Syreeta
comments: [Motown Sound]
Billy Preston & Syreeta One More Time for Love 1980 Tamla
6 recordlabel: Columbia 05664
chartposition: UK #99, US Dance #8
writtenby: Amir Bayyan and Meekaaeel Muhammad
album: Sense of Purpose
Third World One More Time 1986 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Capitol 8541
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Barry Eastmond
album: Movin' On
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
McFadden & Whitehead One More Time 1982 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 3042
writtenby: P. Hurtt, A. Bell
album: Dianne Steinberg
comments: [philly sound]
Dianne Steinberg One More Time 1974 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Criminal 1703
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Allen Thomas, Gary Grainger, Glen Grainger, Gregory Grainger
album: Here's To You
The Softones (as The Tones) One More Time 1983 Criminal
2 recordlabel: Next Plateau 50011
chartposition: RandB #87, US Dance #5
writtenby: John Robie
comments: [electronic disco]
C Bank featuring Jenny Burton One More Shot 1983 Next Plateau
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 89588
chartposition: RandB #80, UK #4, US #1, US AC #1, US rock #4
writtenby: Phil Collins
album: No Jacket Required
Phil Collins One More Night 1985 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: UK #76
writtenby: C. David, J. Abbott, G. Black, S. Solanki, B. Holland, L. Dozier and E. Holland Jr.
album: Signed Sealed Delivered
Craig David One More Lie (Standing In The Shadows) 2010 Universal Motown
5 recordlabel: Tamla 54129
chartposition: RandB #4, US #29
writtenby: Pete Moore (as Warren Moore), Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers & Marv Tarplin
album: Moods of Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye One More Heartache 1966 Tamla
6 recordlabel: Def Jam Digital
chartposition: RandB #15, US #24
writtenby: Ludacris, Jean Claude Olivier, Sam Barnes, Alexander Mosely and Theo Bowen
album: Theater of the Mind
Ludacris co-starring T-Pain One More Drink 2008 Def Jam Digital
7 recordlabel: MCA 55350
chartposition: RandB #22, US #61
writtenby: Jimmy Jam (as James Samuel Harris III) and Terry Lewis
album: Home Again
New Edition One More Day 1997 MCA
8 recordlabel: Bad Boy 79032
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #34
writtenby: Diddy (as Sean
album: Ready to Die
comments: [hip hop]
The Notorious B.I.G. One More Chance...Stay With Me 1995 Bad Boy
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 11720 (UK)
writtenby: Eli Matza
album: Phase 2
Ronnie Dyson One More Chance For The Fool 1982 Atlantic(UK)
-- recordlabel: La Beat 6705
writtenby: Fred Bridges, Richard Knight
The Masqueraders One More Chance 1967 La Beat
1 recordlabel: Columbia 73420
chartposition: RandB #33
writtenby: Maurice Starr
album: Rated PG
Perfect Gentlemen One More Chance 1990 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Galaxy 739
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #37
writtenby: Clifton
comments: [blues soul]
Little Johnny Taylor One More Chance 1965 Galaxy
3 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7110
chartposition: RandB #5, US #15
writtenby: General Johnson & Greg Perry
album: Soulful Tapestry
The Honey Cone One Monkey Don't Stop No Show 1971 Hot Wax
-- recordlabel: Pyramid 605
writtenby: R. Cobb, A. Johnson
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Jessie Rogers One Monkey Don't Stop No Show 1983 Pyramid
1 recordlabel: Dial 4011
chartposition: RandB #20, US #65
writtenby: Joe Tex
Joe Tex One Monkey Don't Stop No Show 1965 Dial
2 recordlabel: Arista 9743
chartposition: RandB #22, UK #1, US #5, US AC #1
writtenby: Albert Hammond & John Bettis
album: One Moment in Time: 1988 Summer Olympics Album
Whitney Houston One Moment in Time 1988 Arista
3 recordlabel: Warner 29985
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
album: Exciting
comments: [disco funk]
Marc Sadane One Minute from Love 1982 Warner
4 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #56
album: Do I Speak for the World
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
Gerald Levert One Million Times 2004 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Warner 29406
chartposition: RandB #37, US #102, UK #86, US Dance #67
writtenby: Kevin Murphy and Jeffrey Osborne
album: Stompin' At The Savoy
Rufus (and Chaka Khan) One Million Kisses 1984 Warner
6 recordlabel: Alpha Int. 73006
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Stacey Harcum
album: Robbie Mychals
Robbie Mychals One Mile from Paradise 1990 Alpha Int.
7 recordlabel: Hot Wax 7009
chartposition: RandB #37, US, #96
writtenby: Angelo Bond, General Johnson & Greg Perry
album: Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed
100 Proof (Aged in Soul) One Man's Leftovers (Is Another Man's Feast) 1971 Hot Wax
8 recordlabel: Columbia 45776
chartposition: RandB #15, US #28, US AC #16
writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed
album: One Man Band
comments: [philly sound]
Ronnie Dyson One Man Band (Plays All Alone) 1973 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Universal 440 064 692
chartposition: RandB #25, US #107
album: One Man
comments: [slow jam]
Tank One Man 2002 Universal
10 recordlabel: Warner 8327
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #57, US #58, US dance #16
writtenby: Richard Feldman & Jimmy Scott
album: All in the Name of Love
comments: [pop soul]
Atlantic Starr One Lover At a Time 1987 Warner
11 recordlabel: Fantasy 967
chartposition: RandB #61
album: Somewhere in Time (A Dramatic Reunion)
comments: [ballad]
The Dramatics One Love Ago 1986 Fantasy
12 recordlabel: Island 169
chartposition: UK #42
writtenby: Bob Marley and Curtis Mayfield
comments: re release [reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers One Love -- People Get Ready 1991 Island
13 recordlabel: Island 169(UK)
chartposition: UK #5, NZ #1
writtenby: Bob Marley and Curtis Mayfield
album: Exodus
comments: [Reggae]
Bob Marley & the Wailers One Love -- People Get Ready 1977 Island (UK)
14 recordlabel: APA 17002
chartposition: US dance #3
writtenby: P.L. Soto
album: Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch
comments: [disco]
Celi Bee & the Buzzy Bunch One Love 1977 APA
15 recordlabel: Positiva
chartposition: US dance #1, UK #46
writtenby: David Guetta , Jean Claude Sindres, Sandy Vee and Estelle (as Estelle Swaray)
album: One Love
David Guetta featuring Estelle One Love 2009 Positiva
16 recordlabel: MCA 53451
chartposition: RandB #77
album: Reflections
George Howard feat. Johnny Gill One Love 1989 MCA
17 recordlabel: AandM 273 (UK)
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: David Lewis and Wayne Lewis
album: As the Band Turns
Atlantic Starr One Love 1985 A&M(UK)
18 recordlabel: ABC 12353
chartposition: RandB #87
writtenby: Denise La Salle
Denise LaSalle One Life to Live 1978 ABC
19 recordlabel: Atco 7064
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #83
writtenby: Bobby Eli, Len Barry
album: Impact
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Impact One Last Memory 1976 Atco
20 recordlabel: Atlantic 8916 (UK)
chartposition: UK #80
writtenby: Marshall Jefferson, Byron Stingily, Herb Lawson and Byron Burke
Ten City One Kiss Will Make It Better 1988 Atlantic(UK)
21 recordlabel: Atco 6073
chartposition: RandB #11, US #73
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
album: The Coasters
The Coasters One Kiss Led to Another 1956 Atco
-- recordlabel: Abstract Dance 9
album: Boogie Times Presents The Great Collectors Funky Music Vol.5
Roy Fontaine One Is A Lonely Number 1986 Abstract Dance
1 recordlabel: Wand 1117
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #40
writtenby: Rudy Clark
comments: [northern soul]
Maxine Brown One In A Million 1966 Wand
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 2720 (UK)
writtenby: Harper, Chandler
comments: [ballad]
George Chandler One In A Million 1976 RCA Victor(UK)
1 recordlabel: Tangerine 972
chartposition: RandB #24, US #76
writtenby: Ike Turner, J.R. Bailey and Johnny Northern
comments: [deep soul]
The Raelettes One Hurt Deserves Another 1967 Tangerine
2 recordlabel: AandM 2387
chartposition: RandB #10, US #14, US AC #5
writtenby: Kathy Wakefield, Ben Wright & Tony Coleman
album: The Dude
Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram One Hundred Ways 1981 A&M
3 recordlabel: Warner 29998
chartposition: UK #48, RandB #50, US #110
writtenby: Carole Bayer Sager and Marvin Hamlisch
album: Windsong
comments: [ballad]
Randy Crawford One Hello 1982 Warner
-- recordlabel: Peachtree 125
writtenby: Mitty Collier
Mitty Collier One Heck Of A Lover 1970 Peachtree
-- recordlabel: Phil L.A. of Soul 311
writtenby: E. Ross
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
mpcode: ld8P9yLl0vs
The Emanons One Heart 1968 Phil L.A. of Soul
-- recordlabel: MCA 5514
writtenby: Jimmy Soelber
album: The Controllers
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: hcTW0xOEXCM
The Controllers One Girl 1984 MCA
1 recordlabel: United Artists 715
chartposition: RandB #31, US #67
writtenby: Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Russell
comments: [ballad] B side to A Quiet Place
Garnet Mimms One Girl 1964 United Artists
2 recordlabel: Rawkus 38712
chartposition: RandB #55
weeksinr&bchart: 8
album: Hip Hop for Respect EP
comments: [hip hop]
Hip Hop for Respect One Four Love (Pt. 1) 2000 Rawkus
-- recordlabel: Casablanca 845
writtenby: L. Perry, K. Davis, M. Cowart
album: One For The Road
Greg Perry One For The Road 1975 Casablanca
-- recordlabel: Easy Street 7524
writtenby: Des Burke, James Ahrend
Sleeque One For The Money 1986 Easy Street
1 recordlabel: Spark 1148
chartposition: UK #44
writtenby: Eddie Adamberry and Tony Craig
Tommy Hunt One Fine Morning 1976 Spark
2 recordlabel: Laurie 3179
chartposition: RandB #6, US #5, UK #29
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Carole King & Gerry Goffin
album: One Fine Day
comments: [pop soul]
The Chiffons One Fine Day 1963 Laurie
3 recordlabel: Dynamo 125
chartposition: RandB #20, US #95
writtenby: Harmon Bethea and Jim Burston
comments: [novelty]
The Maskman & the Agents One Eye Open 1969 Dynamo
4 recordlabel: Goodfellas
chartposition: RandB #85
album: Vacancy
comments: [Goodfellas album cut]
Brutha One Day on This Earth 2010 Goodfellas
5 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 976
chartposition: RandB #42, UK #1, US #55, US AC #37
writtenby: Sam Brown & Rene Armand
album: One Day in Your Life / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
comments: [ballad]
Michael Jackson One Day in Your Life 1981 Tamla Motown

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