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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: Atlantic/RFC 631
writtenby: L. LaFalce, L. Boone, M. Malavasi
album: This Is Your Life
Change Magical Night 1983 Atlantic/RFC
1 recordlabel: Salsoul 2124
chartposition: RandB #16, US Dance #17
writtenby: Randy Muller
album: Cameron
comments: charted as Get If Off / Magic of You in US dance charts
Rafael Cameron Magic of You (Like the Way) 1980 Salsoul
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 7 89962
chartposition: RandB #30
writtenby: Keni St. Lewis
album: Grand Slam
The Spinners Magic in the Moonlight 1982 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Total Experience 2442
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Eddie Towns
album: Best Friends
Eddie Towns Magic in the Air (All Around You Everywhere) 1986 Total Experience
4 recordlabel: RCA 275(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: David Courtney
album: Happy Together
Odyssey Magic Touch 1982 RCA (UK)
5 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #2, US #2
writtenby: 50 Cent
album: La Bella Mafia
Lil Kim featuring 50 Cent Magic Stick 2003 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Capitol 44355
chartposition: RandB #89
writtenby: Billy Beck, Larry Troutman and Roger Troutman
album: Pinch Of Lynch
Lynch Magic Spell 1989 Capitol
-- recordlabel: RCA 74 0456
writtenby: Sylvester, Simmons, McPherson
album: Tasteful Soul
The Main Ingredient Magic Shoes 1971 RCA
-- recordlabel: Aware 054
writtenby: Mose Davis
album: Funk Pump
comments: [funk] [instrumental]
The Counts Magic Ride 1975 Aware
1 recordlabel: Columbia 02615
chartposition: RandB #59, US Dance #9
writtenby: Herbie Hancock, David Rubinson, A. Willis and Jeffrey Cohen
album: Magic Windows
comments: [disco jazz funk]
Herbie Hancock featuring Sylvester Magic Number 1981 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Mirage 99914
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Ted Mills & Darnell Jordan
album: Magic #
comments: [disco, soul, boogie]
Blue Magic Magic Number 1983 Mirage
3 recordlabel: Buddah 496
chartposition: RandB #11, US #101
writtenby: Georgan Tones, Lloyd Chiate, Ray Dewey and Robert Winters
album: Magic Man
comments: [ballad]
Robert Winters & Fall Magic Man 1981 Buddah
4 recordlabel: AandM 2356
chartposition: RandB #37, US #79, US AC #22
writtenby: Herb Alpert, Melvin Ragin and Michael Stokes
album: Beyond
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Herb Alpert Magic Man 1981 A&M
5 recordlabel: Enigma 75018
chartposition: US #81
writtenby: Jon St. James and Stacy
album: Bold as Love
Bardeux Magic Carpet Ride 1988 Enigma
6 recordlabel: Columbia 11216
chartposition: RandB #72
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Pierre Naçabal, Michel Beaucarty and Chris Bennett
album: Hotel Paradise
Diva Gray & Oyster Magic Carpet Ride 1980 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Salsoul 2038
chartposition: US Dance #3
writtenby: Vincent Montana Jr.
album: Magic Journey
The Salsoul Orchestra Magic Bird of Fire 1977 Salsoul
8 recordlabel: Star Trak Digital
chartposition: RandB #6, US #59, UK #95
writtenby: Robin Thicke, Pro Jay and Max
album: Something Else
Robin Thicke Magic 2008 Star Trak Digital
-- recordlabel: Mister Chand 8008
writtenby: R. Stewart, M. Quitlenton
album: Gettin' Over The Hump
Simtec & Wylie Maggie May 1971 Mister Chand
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 10406(UK)
writtenby: Danny O'Keefe
album: Extension Of A Man
Donny Hathaway Magdalena 1973 Atlantic (UK)
1 recordlabel: Columbia 41628
chartposition: RandB #5, US #30
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Ray Bryant and Eddie Morrison
album: Madison Time
comments: (Calls by Eddie Morrison)
Ray Bryant Combo Madison Time 1960 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Elektra 62655
chartposition: RandB #37, US #121
album: Gerald's World
Gerald Levert Made to Love Ya 2001 Elektra
3 recordlabel: Columbia 79845
chartposition: RandB #12, US #32, UK #27
writtenby: Salaam Remi, Jeremiah Lordan and Nas
album: God's Son
Nas Made You Look 2002 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Overall 002
chartposition: RandB #86
album: Return of the 1 Hit Wonder
comments: [hip hop]
Young MC Madame Buttafly 1997 Overall
5 recordlabel: Capitol 79486
chartposition: RandB #27, US #54
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Hakim Green, Tuffy (as Vincent Morgan) and KRS One
album: Station Identification
Channel Live Mad Izm 1995 Capitol
6 recordlabel: Def Jam Digital
chartposition: RandB #5, US #11, UK #37
writtenby: Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Ne Yo
album: Year of the Gentleman
comments: [slow jam]
Ne-Yo Mad 2008 Def Jam Digital
7 recordlabel: Casablanca 922
chartposition: US dance #3
writtenby: Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis and Peter Whitehead
album: Macho Man
Village People Macho Man 1978 Casablanca
8 recordlabel: Casablanca 939
chartposition: RandB #8, US #1, UK #5, US dance #1, US AC #24
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
album: Live and More
Donna Summer MacArthur Park 1978 Casablanca
9 recordlabel: Star Trak 51319
chartposition: RandB #40, UK #38, US #86
writtenby: Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams, Malice and Pusha T
album: Lord Willin'
Clipse featuring Faith Evans Ma, I Don't Love Her 2002 Star Trak
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 10965
chartposition: UK #2, US Dance #31, US #96
writtenby: Frank Farian, Fred Jay and George Reyam
album: Love for Sale
comments: [disco]
Boney M. Ma Baker 1977 Atlantic
11 recordlabel: Columbia 7083
chartposition: RandB #56
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Mark DeBarge, Robert Hall, Etterlene Jordan and Big L
comments: samples
Big L MVP 1995 Columbia
12 recordlabel: Island 99268
chartposition: UK #92
writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: Conscience
Womack & Womack MPB (Missin' Persons Bureau) 1989 Island
13 recordlabel: Maybach
chartposition: RandB #78
album: Teflon Don
comments: [hip hop] [album cut]
Rick Ross ft. Gucci Mane MC Hammer 2010 Maybach
14 recordlabel: MCA 2071
chartposition: RandB #41
album: Mixed Emotions
comments: [smooth jazz funk]
David Peaston Luxury of Love 1992 MCA
15 recordlabel: Columbia 4173
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Maxwell (as Musze)
album: Embrya
Maxwell Luxury Cococure 1998 Columbia
16 recordlabel: Maxi 2017
chartposition: UK #71, US dance #20
writtenby: Sagat (as Faustin Lenon)
Sagat Luvstuff 1994 Maxi
17 recordlabel: Solar 45 74521
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Melvin Gentry, Belinda Lipscomb, B. McFerrin, Kenneth Gant and Bobby Lovelace
album: Work It Out
Midnight Star Luv-U-Up 1990 Solar
18 recordlabel: RCA 5293
chartposition: RandB #14
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Chad
album: Fast Music, Love and Promises
Chad Luv's Passion and You 1987 RCA
19 recordlabel: Hoo Bangin 53564
chartposition: RandB #67
weeksinr&bchart: 8
album: C.O.G.
Chilldrin of da Ghetto Luv at First Sight 1999 Hoo Bangin
20 recordlabel: Def Jam 063956
chartposition: RandB #1, US #4, UK #7
writtenby: LL Cool J, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo
album: 10
LL Cool J featuring Marc Dorsey Luv U Better 2002 Def Jam
21 recordlabel: MCA 40263
chartposition: UK #5
writtenby: Shaggy, Roy C, Alex Richbourg, Norman Whitfield and Terry Lewis
album: Hot Shot
Shaggy ft. Samantha Cole Luv Me, Luv Me 2001 MCA
22 recordlabel: Big Beat 10133
chartposition: RandB #52, US #53, UK #11, US dance #1
writtenby: Allen George and Fred McFarlane
album: Show Me Love
comments: [dance, house]
Robin S. Luv 4 Luv 1993 Big Beat
23 recordlabel: MCA 3053
chartposition: US #103
writtenby: Dirty Red and Doctor Jam
album: Beverly Hills Cop III: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Eazy-E Luv 4 Dem Gangsta'z 1994 MCA
24 recordlabel: Blackground 2442
chartposition: RandB #5, US #37
writtenby: Magoo, Pete Bellotte, Static Major, Giorgio Moroder, Timbaland and Donna Summer
album: Welcome to Our World
comments: [hip hop]
Timbaland & Magoo Luv 2 Luv U 1998 Blackground
25 recordlabel: Island 168702
chartposition: RandB #34, US #102
writtenby: Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels and D'Mile
album: Discipline
Janet Jackson Luv 2008 Island
26 recordlabel: RCA Victor 740763
chartposition: US #105
writtenby: Jimmy Castor, Johnny Pruitt and Gerry Thomas
album: Phase Two
The Jimmy Castor Bunch Luther the Anthropoid (Ape Man) 1972 RCA Victor
27 recordlabel: Capitol 4623
chartposition: RandB #53
writtenby: John Lennon and Paul McCartney
album: Natalie...Live!
Natalie Cole Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 1978 Capitol
28 recordlabel: FastFire 7005
chartposition: RandB #43
writtenby: Lionel Richie
album: Your Love Looks Good on Me
comments: [ballad]
Gene Chandler Lucy 1986 FastFire
29 recordlabel: Megatone 112
chartposition: US Dance #19
writtenby: Jeff Mehl, Maurice Tani and Patrick Cowley
comments: [disco dance]
Sarah Dash Lucky Tonight 1983 Megatone
-- recordlabel: AandM 64890
album: Special Delivery
comments: [album cut]
Alvin Fields Lucky Number Seven 1981 A&M
-- recordlabel: Achievement 10010 (UK)
writtenby: Ian Levine, Mike Crump, Ronnie McNeir, Steven Wagner
Ronnie McNeir Lucky Number 1999 Achievement(UK)
1 recordlabel: Stang 5031
chartposition: RandB #31, US #98
writtenby: George Kerr and Sylvia Robinson
The Moments Lucky Me 1971 Stang
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 1125
chartposition: RandB #6, US #25
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: Rock & Roll
Ruth Brown Lucky Lips 1957 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Lakeside 3101
writtenby: C. Boyd, G. Dickerson
mpcode: FTb27iPAYEw
Maurice Jackson Lucky Fellow 1972 Lakeside
-- recordlabel: Wand 696
writtenby: G. Dickerson, C. Boyd
album: Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice
comments: [album cut]
The Independents Lucky Fellow 1973 Wand
1 recordlabel: Specialty 598
chartposition: RandB #1, US #27, UK #10
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Albert Collins, Little Richard
album: Little Richard
Little Richard Lucille 1957 Specialty
-- recordlabel: Atco 33-161
writtenby: Richard
album: Pain In My Heart
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: heFb5pUV0nE
Otis Redding Lucille 1964 Atco
1 recordlabel: Cash Money
chartposition: RandB #61, US #107
writtenby: Lil Wayne, Kane Beatz, William Roger Patterson, Tyga and Birdman
album: Bigga Than Life
comments: [album cut]
Birdman ft. Tyga & Lil Wayne Loyalty 2010 Cash Money
2 recordlabel: Columbia 54834
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar
album: Stoned Raiders
comments: [hip hop]
Cypress Hill Lowrider -- Trouble 2001 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Columbia 06598
chartposition: RandB #14, US Dance #9
writtenby: Pete Warner and Rainy Davis
album: Sweetheart
Rainy Davis Lowdown So and So 1987 Columbia
4 recordlabel: Circa 5
chartposition: UK #62
album: Days Like This
Hindsight Lowdown 1987 Circa
5 recordlabel: Columbia 10367
chartposition: RandB #5, US #3, UK #28, US AC #11, US dance #12
writtenby: Boz Scaggs & David Paich
album: Silk Degrees
comments: [disco dance]
Boz Scaggs Lowdown 1976 Columbia
6 recordlabel: Island 6267
chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #12
writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard Scott
comments: [funk]
War Low Rider 1975 Island
7 recordlabel: Spark 1146
chartposition: UK #28
writtenby: Eddie Adamberry and Tony Craig
album: Sign of the Times
comments: [disco dance]
Tommy Hunt Loving on the Losing Side 1976 Spark
-- recordlabel: ABC 11441
writtenby: R. Dozier, M. Jackson
Bobby Hutton Loving You, Needing You, Loving You, Wanting You 1974 ABC
1 recordlabel: Columbia 10496
chartposition: US AC #29
writtenby: Leroy Bell and Thom Bell
album: Mathis Is…
Johnny Mathis Loving You, Losing You 1977 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Arista 9709
chartposition: RandB #60
writtenby: Kashif and Pamela Phillips Oland
album: Love Changes
Kashif Loving You Only 1988 Arista
3 recordlabel: Argo 5465
chartposition: RandB #7, US #65
writtenby: Ronny Mitchell
album: The Queen Of Soul
Etta James Loving You More Every Day 1964 Argo
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 16765 (UK)
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Sparkle
Aretha Franklin Loving You Baby 1975 Warner Bros.(UK)
1 recordlabel: Buddah 567
chartposition: RandB #32, US #106, US Dance #36
writtenby: Leroy Bell & Thom Bell
album: Phyllis Hyman
Phyllis Hyman Loving You - Losing You 1977 Buddah
2 recordlabel: Glades 1743
chartposition: RandB #47
writtenby: Little Milton (as Milton Campbell)
Little Milton Loving You (Is the Best Thing to Happen to Me) 1977 Glades
3 recordlabel: Elektra 46019
chartposition: RandB #74
writtenby: Joe Hall
album: [jazz funk]
Donald Byrd Loving You 1979 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Warner Bros. 2993
writtenby: Carl Hampton and Homer Banks
album: Ecstasy, Passion and Pain
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: iAbIb24_gnE
Banks & Hampton Loving You 1977 Warner Bros.
1 recordlabel: Reality 971
chartposition: RandB #38
writtenby: Doug E. Fresh
album: Oh, My God!
comments: [hip hop]
Doug E. Fresh Loving Every Minute of It 1987 Reality
2 recordlabel: Clatown
chartposition: RandB #49
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: My Life
comments: [slow jam] [album cut]
Methrone Loving Each Other 4 Life 2000 Clatown
3 recordlabel: MCA 40100
chartposition: RandB #81, US #61, US AC #7
writtenby: Tom Jans
album: Loving Arms
Dobie Gray Loving Arms 1973 MCA
4 recordlabel: Claridge 427
chartposition: RandB #72
writtenby: Sky Keegan and Bo Kirkland
Bo Kirkland & Ruth Davis Loving Arms 1977 Claridge
5 recordlabel: MCA 1237
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #81, US Dance #10
writtenby: Alan Rich, Howie Rice and Jeff Pescetto
album: All Our Love
Gladys Knight & the Pips Lovin' on Next to Nothin' 1988 MCA
6 recordlabel: Stax 0157
chartposition: RandB #22, US #101
writtenby: Homer Banks, Joe Shamwell and William Bell
album: Relating
William Bell Lovin' on Borrowed Time 1973 Stax
7 recordlabel: Catawba 04576
chartposition: RandB #84
writtenby: G. Jackson, R. Moore
comments: [disco dance]
Eleanor Grant Lovin' Your Good Thing Away 1984 Catawba
8 recordlabel: Fame 91005
chartposition: RandB #40, US #83
writtenby: Barbara Wyrick
album: Candi Staton
Candi Staton Lovin' You, Lovin' Me 1972 Fame
9 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9106
chartposition: RandB #25
album: Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G. featuring R. Kelly Lovin' You Tonight 1997 Bad Boy
10 recordlabel: Salsoul 2027
chartposition: US Dance #18
writtenby: Norman Bergen and Reid Whitelaw
album: The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth Lovin' You Is Killin' Me 1977 Salsoul
11 recordlabel: Columbia 10718
chartposition: RandB #98, US #106
writtenby: Clifford Coulter
album: We Came to Play
Tower of Power Lovin' You Is Gonna See Me Thru 1978 Columbia
12 recordlabel: Radar 12010
chartposition: UK #93
Status IV Lovin' You 1984 Radar
13 recordlabel: Warner 29768
chartposition: RandB #55
writtenby: Marcus Miller
album: Suddenly
Marcus Miller Lovin' You 1983 Warner
-- recordlabel: Peachtree 125
writtenby: H. Banks, J. Shamwell, W. Bell
Mitty Collier Lovin' On Borrowed Time 1970 Peachtree
1 recordlabel: Alston 3745
chartposition: RandB #68
writtenby: Trenita Womack and Belita Woods
Betty Wright Lovin' Is Really My Game 1979 Alston
2 recordlabel: Tabu 10961
chartposition: RandB #14, US Dance #14
writtenby: Belita Woods and Tranita Womack
album: Stormin'
Brainstorm Lovin' Is Really My Game 1977 Tabu
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10441
writtenby: B. Jackson
album: The More You Do It
Ronnie Dyson Lovin' Feelin' 1976 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Island 051
chartposition: US #108
writtenby: Pete Wingfield
album: Breakfast Special
Pete Wingfield Lovin' As You Wanna Be 1976 Island
2 recordlabel: Parkway 6000
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US # 43
writtenby: Eddie Curtis, Ahmet Ertegun (as Nuggy), Lance Finnie and Willie Schofield
Bunny Sigler Lovey Dovey - You're So Fine 1967 Parkway
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2018
chartposition: RandB #12, US #49
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Eddie Curtis (as Memphis Edward Curtis), Ahmet Ertegun
album: Clyde
Clyde McPhatter Lovey Dovey 1959 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: JAD 214
chartposition: US #130
writtenby: Memphis Edward Curtis and Ahmet Ertegun
album: Hold Me Tight
Johnny Nash Lovey Dovey 1969 JAD
5 recordlabel: Stax 244
chartposition: R&B #21, US #60
writtenby: A. Ertegun, M. Curtis
album: King and Queen
Otis Redding And Carla Thomas Lovey Dovey 1968 Stax
6 recordlabel: Columbia 45907
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Paul Simon
The Dixie Hummingbirds Loves Me Like a Rock 1973 Columbia
7 recordlabel: Maxx 329
chartposition: US #89
writtenby: Van McCoy
Gladys Knight & The Pips Lovers Always Forgive 1964 Maxx
8 recordlabel: Ichiban 487
chartposition: RandB #54
album: Lovers Again
Alexander O'Neal Lovers Again 1998 Ichiban
9 recordlabel: Arista 0587
chartposition: RandB #34, US #54, US AC #25
writtenby: Melissa Manchester & Leon Ware
album: For the Working Girl
Melissa Manchester & Peabo Bryson Lovers After All 1981 Arista
10 recordlabel: Solar 70004
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Darnell Bristol, Babyface, L.A. Reid and Kevin
album: Lovers
comments: [ballad]
Babyface Lovers 1987 Solar
11 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 20
chartposition: RandB #34, US dance #1
writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ron Dean Miller)
album: Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance
comments: [disco dance]
Nuance featuring Vikki Love Loveride 1985 th and Bway

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