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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
101 recordlabel: Tamla 54083
chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #8
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
album: Doin' Mickey's Monkey / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1
comments: [Motown Sound]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Mickey's Monkey 1963 Tamla
102 recordlabel: Piccadilly 35359(UK)
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Larry Brownlee
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band Michael (The Lover) 1967 Piccadilly (UK)
103 recordlabel: Kellmac 1003
chartposition: RandB #5, US #41
writtenby: Larry Brownlee
The C.O.D.'s Michael 1965 Kellmac
104 recordlabel: EastWest 96159
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Dre, Skoob, Chris Charity and Derek Lynch
album: Dead Serious
comments: [rap]
Das EFX Mic Checka 1992 EastWest
105 recordlabel: Diplomats 16340 1
chartposition: RandB #76
comments: [hip hop]
Juelz Santana Mic Check 2005 Diplomats
106 recordlabel: MCA 52666
chartposition: RandB #10, UK #5, US #1, US dance #23, US AC #16, US rock #2
writtenby: Jan Hammer
album: Miami Vice
comments: [instrumental]
Jan Hammer Miami Vice Theme 1985 MCA
107 recordlabel: Class 254
chartposition: RandB #14, US #67
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Paul Clifton and Eugene Church
Eugene Church Miami 1959 Class
108 recordlabel: Columbia 41314
chartposition: UK #3, RandB #73, US #17
writtenby: Will Smith, Ryan Toby, Sam Barnes (as Samuel Barnes), William Shelby, Stephen Shockley and Leon Sylver
album: Big Willie Style
comments: [hip hop]
Will Smith Miami 1998 Columbia
109 recordlabel: EastWest
chartposition: RandB #51
weeksinr&bchart: 14
album: Up Close and Personal
comments: [hip hop] [album cut]
Angie Martinez with Jay-Z Mi Amor 2000 EastWest
110 recordlabel: Platinum 15095 9579 2
chartposition: RandB #95
album: Strong
comments: [slow jam]
Strong Mi Amiga 1999 Platinum
111 recordlabel: Atlantic 2134
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44
writtenby: Hilliard, Bacharach
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
The Drifters Mexican Divorce 1962 Atlantic
112 recordlabel: RCA 13970
chartposition: RandB #21, US #5, UK #21, US dance #15, US AC #18, US rock #42
writtenby: Daryl Hall & Janna Allen
album: Big Bam Boom
Hall & Oates Method of Modern Love 1984 RCA
113 recordlabel: Loud/RCA 62765
chartposition: RandB #40, US #69, US dance #42
writtenby: RZA,Jason Hunter, Lamont Hawkins, Method Man,Raekwon, Ghostface Killah,R. Jones and GZA
album: Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan Method Man 1993 Loud/RCA
114 recordlabel: MCA 51033
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Lenny Williams, Bernard Thompson, Steve Duboff
album: Ooh Child (compilation album)
comments: [disco dance]
Lenny Williams Messing with My Mind 1981 MCA
115 recordlabel: Aware 037
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Frank Johnson, Terry Woodford and Clayton Ivey
album: John Edwards
John Edwards Messing Up a Good Thing 1974 Aware
-- recordlabel: Certain Records 1
writtenby: G. Jackson, R. Miller
album: Messin' With My Mind
comments: [southern soul]
Clarence Carter Messin' With My Mind 1985 Certain Records
1 recordlabel: Columbia 3601
chartposition: RandB #1, US #49, UK #51, US dance #38
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: Message In The Music
comments: [philly sound]
The O'Jays Message in Our Music 1976 Columbia
2 recordlabel: A & I 001
chartposition: RandB #19, US #99
writtenby: Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
album: Introducing the Whatnauts
The Whatnauts Message from a Black Man 1970 A & I
3 recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2617
chartposition: RandB #31, US #75
writtenby: Al Reed
Joe Simon Message from Maria 1968 Sound Stage Seven
4 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 119 (UK)
chartposition: RandB #32
writtenby: Sylvia Robinson, Melle Mel (as Melvin Glover) and Joey Robinson Jr.
Melle Mel & Duke Bootee Message II (Survival) 1982 Sugar Hill(UK)
5 recordlabel: Capitol 094633801417
chartposition: RandB #56, UK #48, US dance #1
writtenby: Andre Johnson, Todd Russaw, Donald Sebesky, Chucky Thompson and Kameelah Williams
album: The First Lady
Faith Evans Mesmerized 2005 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Def Jam 063773
chartposition: RandB #5, US #2, UK #12
writtenby: Ja Rule, Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Irv Gotti and Andre Parker
album: The Last Temptation
Ja Rule featuring Ashanti Mesmerize 2002 Def Jam
7 recordlabel: Urban 68 (UK)
chartposition: UK #78
album: Take It from Me
Maureen Walsh Mesmerise Me 1991 Urban(UK)
8 recordlabel: Buddah 512
chartposition: RandB #20, US #106
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Andrew Smith [music arranger] and Milt Tennant
Monday After Merry-Go-Round (Pt. I) 1976 Buddah
9 recordlabel: United Artists 294
chartposition: RandB #26, US #61
writtenby: Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.)
Marv Johnson Merry-Go-Round 1961 United Artists
10 recordlabel: Elektra 64937
chartposition: RandB #2
writtenby: Bobby Douglas and Keith Sweat
album: I'll Give All My Love To You
comments: [slow jam]
Keith Sweat Merry Go Round 1990 Elektra
11 recordlabel: Lava 93199 2
chartposition: US AC #18
writtenby: Frank Pooler and Richard Carpenter
album: Silver and Gold
comments: [christmas album cut]
Vanessa Williams Merry Christmas Darling 2004 Lava
-- recordlabel: Atco 6631
writtenby: Baxter, Moore
comments: [christmas]
Otis Redding Merry Christmas Baby 1968 Atco
1 recordlabel: Capitol 5798
chartposition: RandB #2, US #11
writtenby: Joe Zawinul
album: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!
comments: instrumental
Cannonball Adderley Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 1967 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 8129
writtenby: Covay, Miller
album: The Exciting Wilson Pickett
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: m3AYOBh0BhI
Wilson Pickett Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 1966 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Cadet 5557
chartposition: RandB #33, US #58
writtenby: Joe Zawinul (as Josef Zawinul), Larry Williams and Johnny Guitar Watson (as Johnny Watson)
Marlena Shaw Mercy, Mercy, Mercy 1967 Cadet
2 recordlabel: Rosemart 801
chartposition: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #35
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Don Covay & Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller]
album: Mercy!
Don Covay & the GoodTimers Mercy, Mercy 1964 Rosemart
3 recordlabel: Collectables 6117
chartposition: UK #9, RandB #90, US #16, US AC #4
album: Don't Explain
Robert Palmer Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) -- I Want You 1991 Collectables
4 recordlabel: Tamla 54207
chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, UK #51, US AC #34
writtenby: Marvin Gaye
album: What's Going On
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 1971 Tamla
5 recordlabel: RCA 5230
chartposition: RandB #49
writtenby: Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts
album: Hot Together
The Pointer Sisters Mercury Rising 1987 RCA
6 recordlabel: MCA 53279
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #42, US dance #2
writtenby: Pebbles (as Perri McKissack)
album: Pebbles
comments: [dance, boogie]
Pebbles Mercedes Boy 1988 MCA
7 recordlabel: Capitol 2453
chartposition: RandB #60, US #14, US dance #10
writtenby: Mellow Man Ace and Clarence Henrey
album: Escape From Havana
comments: [hip hop]
Mellow Man Ace Mentirosa 1990 Capitol
8 recordlabel: Columbia 0786
chartposition: RandB #9, US #1, UK #1
writtenby: Terri McFaddin (as Theresa McFaddin), Patrice Rushen and Will Smith
album: Men in Black: The Album
comments: [hip hop]
Will Smith Men in Black 1997 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Tabu 07960
chartposition: RandB #80
writtenby: Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster
album: A Woman's Touch
Kathy Mathis Men Have to Be Taught 1988 Tabu
10 recordlabel: Atco 4069
chartposition: RandB #7, US #33
writtenby: Joe Tex
Joe Tex Men Are Gettin' Scarce 1968 Atco
11 recordlabel: MCA 54117
chartposition: RandB #2
writtenby: Attala Zane Giles, Cornelius Mims and Gladys Knight
album: Good Woman
Gladys Knight & the Pips Men 1991 MCA
-- recordlabel: Back Beat
album: Memphis Unlimited
comments: [Complete Album]
O.V. Wright Memphis Unlimited (full album) 1973 Back Beat
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2621
chartposition: RandB #42, US #44, US AC #37
writtenby: Herbie Mann
album: Memphis Underground
comments: [instrumental]
Herbie Mann Memphis Underground 1969 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atco 6511
chartposition: RandB #6, US #33, UK #51
writtenby: King Curtis (as Curtis Ousley)
comments: [jazz funk]
King Curtis Memphis Soul Stew 1967 Atco
3 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 562083
chartposition: RandB #93
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Memphis Bleek, Jay Z
album: The Coming of Age
Memphis Bleek Memphis Bleek Is 1999 Roc A Fella
4 recordlabel: Capitol 4706
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Keni St. Lewis and Gene Dozier
album: Minnie
Minnie Riperton Memory Lane 1979 Capitol
5 recordlabel: Parkway 863
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #26, US #63
writtenby: Boggess, Felker
comments: [doo wop]
The Hippies Memory Lane 1963 Parkway
-- recordlabel: Columbia 11 02071
writtenby: B. Withers
album: 'Bout Love
Bill Withers Memories Are That Way 1977 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2325
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #23, US #48, UK #57
writtenby: Gilkyson, Miller, Dehr
The Drifters Memories Are Made of This 1966 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Boardwalk 70073
chartposition: US #62
writtenby: Rudy Salas
album: City Nights
comments: [disco dance]
Tierra Memories 1981 Boardwalk
-- recordlabel: Tamla Motown 948 (UK)
writtenby: Baldwin, Bowen, Wakefield
album: A Song for You
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Memories 1975 Tamla Motown(UK)
1 recordlabel: Malaco 2122
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Larry Addison
album: Members Only
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Bobby Bland Members Only 1985 Malaco
2 recordlabel: Stax 0082
chartposition: RandB #21, US #45
writtenby: B.T. Jones, S. Cropper, D. Dunn, A. Jackson
album: Melting Pot
comments: [instrumental]
mpcode: L_9omLYQPdY
Booker T. & the MGs Melting Pot 1971 Stax
3 recordlabel: Casablanca 856 366
chartposition: UK #21, US dance #1
writtenby: Donna Summer , David Cole, Robert Clivillés and Joe Carrano
album: Endless Summer: Greatest Hits
Donna Summer Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved) 1994 Casablanca
-- recordlabel: Tamla 367
writtenby: Stevie Wonder, William Smokey Robinson
album: Warm Thoughts
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 3GkMvTNJnDM
Smokey Robinson Melody Man 1980 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Paisley Park 21748
chartposition: RandB #36
writtenby: Prince
album: Graffiti Bridge
Mavis Staples Melody Cool 1991 Paisley Park
-- recordlabel: ABC 12379
writtenby: Joe Sample
album: Rainbow Seeker
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Joe Sample Melodies of Love 1978 ABC
1 recordlabel: AVI 108
chartposition: RandB #32, UK #37
writtenby: Fred Simmon, Gus Redmond, Jeffrey Simon and Larry Brownlee
album: Lowrell
Lowrell Mellow, Mellow Right On 1979 AVI
2 recordlabel: Decca 32230
chartposition: RandB #35, US #92
writtenby: Leon Huff
Leon Haywood Mellow Moonlight 1967 Decca
3 recordlabel: RCA 1100
chartposition: US Dance #18
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Faith, Hope and Charity
Faith, Hope & Charity Mellow Me 1975 RCA
4 recordlabel: AandM 1791
chartposition: RandB #82
writtenby: Tom Bahler, Al Ciner, Quincy Jones and Paulette McWilliams
album: Mellow Madness
Quincy Jones Mellow Madness 1976 A&M
5 recordlabel: Salsoul 2063
chartposition: RandB #53, US #65, US Dance #10
writtenby: Judy Cheeks, Anthony Monn and R.L. Williams
album: Mellow Lovin'
Judy Cheeks Mellow Lovin' 1978 Salsoul
6 recordlabel: Argo 5485
chartposition: RandB #34
writtenby: Ed Townsend
Etta James Mellow Fellow 1964 Argo
7 recordlabel: Atco 7036
chartposition: US dance #8
writtenby: Ricky Morales
album: Heart of the City
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Barrabas Mellow Blow 1975 Atco
8 recordlabel: Arista 0581
chartposition: RandB #20
writtenby: David DeMarco
album: Take It to the Limit
Norman Connors (ft. Glenn Jones) Melancholy Fire 1980 Arista
9 recordlabel: AandM 843(UK)
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Crystal Waters, Neal Conway and Mark Harris
comments: [dance, house]
Crystal Waters Megamix 1992 A&M (UK)
10 recordlabel: Swanyard 17
chartposition: UK #6
writtenby: Ya Kid K (as Manuela Kamosi), Jo Bogaert (as Thomas de Quincey) and Eric Martin
album: The Remixes
Technotronic Megamix 1990 Swanyard
11 recordlabel: Atlantic 87949
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
album: Megachic: Best of Chic
Chic Megachic 1990 Atlantic
12 recordlabel: Columbia 04473
chartposition: RandB #36, US #105, US Dance #38
Herbie Hancock Mega Mix 1984 Columbia
13 recordlabel: Constellation 52545
chartposition: RandB #4, US #59, US Dance #22
writtenby: Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway and Bo Watson
album: Meeting in the Ladies Room
Klymaxx Meeting in the Ladies Room 1985 Constellation
14 recordlabel: Elektra 6182
chartposition: RandB #15, US #62
writtenby: Darrell Allamby and Link
album: Tonight
comments: [slow jam]
Silk Meeting in My Bedroom 1999 Elektra
15 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10670
chartposition: RandB #12, US #48
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
The Impressions Meeting Over Yonder 1965 ABC Paramount
16 recordlabel: MCA 1653
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: D.C. and Gladys Knight
album: Good Woman
Gladys Knight Meet Me in the Middle 1991 MCA
-- recordlabel: Dial 3007
writtenby: Joe Tex
Joe Tex Meet Me in Church 1962 Dial
-- recordlabel: Alarm 2121
writtenby: Jerry Strickland and Reuben Bell
Reuben Bell Meet Me Halfway 1977 Alarm
1 recordlabel: Sar Records 126
chartposition: RandB #18, US #63
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Sam Cooke
Johnnie Morisette Meet Me At The Twistin' Place 1962 Sar Records
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 2899
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Ain\'t That Good News
comments: [album cut]
Sam Cooke Meet Me At Mary's Place 1964 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Tamla 328
writtenby: Don And Dick Addrisi, Clifton Davis
album: Smokey...
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: GLOpJq4yPQ4
Smokey Robinson Medley...Never My Love--Never Can Say Goodbye 1973 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Tabu 39331
writtenby: J. Harris III, T. Lewis
album: Alexander O\'Neal
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: 7AWS0CRFSzg
Alexander O'Neal Medley...Innocent--Alex 9000--Innocent II 1985 Tabu
-- recordlabel: United Artists 043
writtenby: G. Jackson, R. Moore
album: Facts of Life...
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: OUTxV1SW3ZI
Bobby Womack Medley... Holdin' On To My Baby's Love--Nobody 1973 United Artists
-- recordlabel: United Artists 043
writtenby: B. Womack
album: Facts of Life...
comments: [southern soul album cut]
mpcode: IHjGaj_Wq1g
Bobby Womack Medley... Fact Of Life--He'll Be There When The Sun Goes Down 1973 United Artists
1 recordlabel: Big Gates
chartposition: RandB #47, US #107
comments: [hip hop]
Plies ft. Keri Hilson Medicine 2009 Big Gates
2 recordlabel: EastWest 98620
chartposition: RandB #36
album: Smoove With A Ruffness
comments: [hip hop]
Smoove Meanwhile Back At The Ranch 1992 EastWest
3 recordlabel: Elektra 47198
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: David Lasley and Roxanne Joy Seeman
album: Very Special
Debra Laws Meant for You 1981 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Ichiban 627
album: Meant To Be In Love
Cuba Gooding Meant To Be In Love 1993 Ichiban
-- recordlabel: Family Groove
writtenby: A. Boyd
The Imperial Wonders Mean Ol' Miss Treater 1975 Family Groove
-- recordlabel: Instant 3313
writtenby: Huey P. Smith
Lee Bates Mean Mistreater 1972 Instant
-- recordlabel: Sansu 478
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Soul Perfection
Betty Harris Mean Man 1968 Sansu
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10706
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Griffin, Moore, Griffin
The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin Mean Machine 1978 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 3393
writtenby: Aretha Franklin
album: Sweet Passion
Aretha Franklin Meadows Of Springtime 1977 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Columbia 08508
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Full Force
album: Me, Myself and I
comments: [beat ballad]
Cheryl Pepsii Riley Me, Myself and I 1989 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 76911
chartposition: RandB #2, US #4, UK #11, US dance #3
writtenby: Beyoncé, Scott Storch and EST
album: Dangerously in Love
comments: [slow jam]
Beyoncé Me, Myself and I 2003 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Mika 887 689
chartposition: US Dance #15
writtenby: Deon Estus and Kenny Young
album: Spell
Deon Estus Me or the Rumours 1988 Mika
4 recordlabel: Payday 531100
chartposition: RandB #78, UK #77, US #104
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Jeru the Damaja and DJ Premier (as Chris Martin)
album: Wrath of the Math
Jeru the Damaja Me or the Papes 1997 Payday
5 recordlabel: Native
chartposition: RandB #71
album: Let It Rain
Montell Jordan Me and You 2008 Native
6 recordlabel: Columbia 4657
chartposition: RandB #38, US #103
writtenby: Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
album: O.C. Smith's Greatest Hits
O.C. Smith Me and You 1969 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Bad Boy 94376
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #6
writtenby: Ryan Leslie
album: Cassie
Cassie Me and U 2006 Bad Boy
8 recordlabel: Atlantic 3400
chartposition: RandB #39
writtenby: Sherman Marshall and Ted Wortham
The Spinners Me and My Music 1977 Atlantic
9 recordlabel: All Platinum 2365
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Tommy Keith and Walter Morris
First Class Me and My Gemini 1976 All Platinum
10 recordlabel: Universal 56131
chartposition: RandB #23, US #52
writtenby: Mr. Cheeks (as Terrance Kelly)
album: Love, Peace and Nappiness
The Lost Boyz Me and My Crazy World 1997 Universal

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