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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.
(Search on 'A' returned 18517 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: MCA 53099
chartposition: RandB #54
writtenby: Gregory Potts, John Eaton and Melvin Riley
album: Long Time Coming
Ready for the World Long Time Coming 1987 MCA
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 562
writtenby: Elston, Evans
album: Real Friends / The Best of Friends
comments: [pop soul]
mpcode: DYVOCS40iKQ
The Friends Of Distinction Long Time Comin' My Way 1971 RCA Victor
1 recordlabel: Specialty 5015
chartposition: RandB #1, US #6, UK #3
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: Enotris Johnson, Robert Blackwell and Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
album: Here's Little Richard
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #56]
Little Richard Long Tall Sally 1956 Specialty
2 recordlabel: Trojan 672 (UK)
chartposition: UK #21
writtenby: Gordon, Cook, Robinson
album: Long Shot
comments: [reggae]
The Pioneers Long Shot Kick De Bucket 1969 Trojan(UK)
3 recordlabel: Island
chartposition: US AC #20
writtenby: Wayne Anthony Hector and Steve Robinson
album: Just for You
comments: [ballad]
Lionel Richie Long Long Way to Go 2004 Island
4 recordlabel: Cadet 5672
chartposition: RandB #27, US #74
writtenby: Bernice Davis, Mimi Uniman, Douglas Henderson and Lee Andrews
album: Like It Is, Like It Was
comments: [ballad]
The Dells Long Lonely Nights 1970 Cadet
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 1149
chartposition: RandB #1, US #49
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Doug Henderson, Jerry Abbott, Lee Andrews and Mimi Uniman
album: Love Ballads
Clyde McPhatter Long Lonely Nights 1957 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 270
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Willie Hutch
album: Labor of Love
The Spinners Long Live Soul Music 1981 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: MCA 54103
chartposition: RandB #13
writtenby: J.T. Taylor, Ross Anderson, Simon Law
album: Feel The Need
J.T. Taylor Long Hot Summer Night 1991 MCA
-- recordlabel: Sound Stage Seven 2564
writtenby: Allen Orange
album: No Sad Songs
mpcode: JLi_UFJ6s68
Joe Simon Long Hot Summer 1966 Sound Stage Seven
1 recordlabel: Glades 1752
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Latimore (as Benjamin Latimore)
album: Dig a Little Deeper / Sweet Vibrations - The Best Of
Latimore Long Distance Love 1979 Glades
2 recordlabel: Federal 12415
chartposition: RandB #8, US #88
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Rudy Toombs, Elson Teat and Alan Moore
album: Freddy King Sings
comments: [blues]
Freddy King Lonesome Whistle Blues 1961 Federal
-- recordlabel: Chattahoochee 673
writtenby: Cyril D. Roberts, Jr.
Ernie Washington Lonesome Shack 1965 Chattahoochee
1 recordlabel: Fully Loaded 813
chartposition: RandB #92
weeksinr&bchart: 2
comments: [hip hop] samples 'Second To None' by Atlantic Starr
Parlay Lonely at the Top 1997 Fully Loaded
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2062
chartposition: RandB #9, US #54
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
The Drifters Lonely Winds 1960 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Impact 1014
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #50
writtenby: Edwin Starr
album: Happiness Is The Shades Of Blue
The Shades Of Blue Lonely Summer 1966 Impact
-- recordlabel: Columbia 4 43356
writtenby: I. Kosloff, A. Kasha
comments: [re release]
Four Tops Lonely Summer 1965 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Argo 5395
chartposition: RandB #19, US #57, UK #42
writtenby: Joe Bisko
Clarence Frogman Henry Lonely Street 1961 Argo
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2339
chartposition: RandB #38, US #69
writtenby: Hattie Leeper and Rose Gaines
Mike Williams Lonely Soldier 1966 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Stax 0070
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #159
writtenby: Calvin Carter
William Bell Lonely Soldier 1970 Stax
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 470740
writtenby: Bogan, Wilson, Wilson, Fuqua
album: Love Is Stronger
Love, Peace & Happiness Lonely Room 1971 RCA Victor
-- recordlabel: Mickay's 4471
writtenby: J. Hunter, D. Hamilton and J. Barnes
J.J. Barnes Lonely No More 1964 Mickay's
1 recordlabel: AandM 2647
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Billy Valentine and P. Peyton
album: Have A Good Time
The Valentine Brothers Lonely Nights 1984 A&M
-- recordlabel: Sansu 461
writtenby: Allen Toussaint
album: Soul Perfection
comments: [southern soul]
Betty Harris Lonely Hearts 1967 Sansu
-- recordlabel: SAC 50001
writtenby: Ivy Hunter & William Stevens
comments: Northern Soul
Eric Mercury & The Soul Searchers Lonely Girl 1967 SAC
-- recordlabel: Stax 2025123 (UK)
writtenby: William Bell
album: Phases Of Reality
William Bell Lonely For Your Love 1972 Stax(UK)
1 recordlabel: United Artists 50746
chartposition: RandB #38, US #107
writtenby: Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller,Lee Oskar and Howard Scott
album: War
War Lonely Feelin' 1971 United Artists
2 recordlabel: AandM 854
chartposition: US #59
writtenby: Eddie Levert and Walter Williams
Pieces of Eight Lonely Drifter 1967 A&M
3 recordlabel: Imperial 5976
chartposition: US #93
writtenby: Eddie Levert and Walter Williams
The O'Jays Lonely Drifter 1963 Imperial
4 recordlabel: Roadshow 7004
chartposition: RandB #65, UK #32
writtenby: Don Downing
album: Doctor Boogie
Don Downing Lonely Days, Lonely Nights 1973 Roadshow
5 recordlabel: CheckMate 1015
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Billy Davis and Ty Hunter
Ty Hunter Lonely Baby 1962 CheckMate
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 1108
chartposition: RandB #6
writtenby: Doc Pomus
album: Yes Indeed!
Ray Charles Lonely Avenue 1956 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Chelsea 0125
chartposition: RandB #44, US #107
writtenby: Harold Beatty
album: Brown Sugar Featuring Clydie King
Brown Sugar ft. Clydie King Loneliness (Will Bring Us Together Again) 1973 Chelsea
8 recordlabel: Capitol 4969
chartposition: RandB #64
writtenby: Benjamin Wright and Lloyd Price
album: Love Uprising
comments: [ballad]
Tavares Loneliness 1981 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Soul Craft 101
writtenby: James Dockery, James Hinton
comments: [northern soul]
David Will Loneliness 1974 Soul Craft
1 recordlabel: Abet 9460
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #65
writtenby: O. Sain
album: Blue Max
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Oliver Sain London Express 1975 Abet
2 recordlabel: will.i.am 007809
chartposition: RandB #56, US #1, UK #3
writtenby: Fergie, Sean Garrett, Mike Hartnett and Polow da Don
album: The Dutchess
Fergie London Bridge 2006 will.i.am
3 recordlabel: Gamble 231
chartposition: RandB #22
writtenby: Bob Morgan, Arthur West, Leon Errol Swanson & Perry Green
The Intruders Lollipop (I Like You) 1969 Gamble
4 recordlabel: RCA 47 7174
chartposition: US #20
writtenby: Beverly Ross and Julius Dixson
Ronald & Ruby Lollipop 1958 RCA
5 recordlabel: Cash Money Digital
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #26
writtenby: R.Burton, Montay Humphrey, Howard Simmons, K.Robinson, T Pain and A.Smith
album: Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne featuring Static Major Lollipop 2008 Cash Money Digital
6 recordlabel: Hypnotize Minds Digital
chartposition: RandB #48, US #18
writtenby: DJ Paul, Juicy J, Patrick Houston, Darrell Chambers and Darin Baker
album: Last 2 Walk
Three 6 Mafia ft. Project Pat, Young D & Superpower Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body) 2008 Hypnotize Minds Digi
7 recordlabel: Death Row 5439
chartposition: US #63
writtenby: Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Dr. Dre
Snoop Dogg Lodi Dodi 1994 Death Row
8 recordlabel: Parkway 890
chartposition: RandB #4, US #12
writtenby: Kal Mann & Dave Appell
album: Chubby's Folk Album
Chubby Checker Loddy Lo 1963 Parkway
9 recordlabel: Arista 111 850 (UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier
album: Indestructible
Four Tops Loco in Acapulco 1988 Arista (UK)
10 recordlabel: Tamla 54077
chartposition: RandB #25, US #44
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: The Marvelous Marvelettes
comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to 'Forever'
The Marvelettes Locking Up My Heart 1963 Tamla
11 recordlabel: Bellmark 74542-2
chartposition: RandB #102
album: Rude as Ever
comments: [slow jam]
mpcode: dtl1oNBpCJQ
The Rude Boys Lockdown 1996 Bellmark
12 recordlabel: Constellation 52714
chartposition: RandB #47
album: Meeting in the Ladies Room
Klymaxx Lock and Key 1985 Constellation
-- recordlabel: Excaliber 508 (UK)
writtenby: Curtis Cumbo
Leprechaun Loc It Up 1981 Excaliber(UK)
1 recordlabel: Blackground
chartposition: RandB #59, US #48
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Jay Z and Timbaland
album: Tim's Bio
comments: [album cut]
Timbaland featuring Jay-Z Lobster and Shrimp 1999 Blackground
2 recordlabel: Ariola America 7741
writtenby: D. Williams, B. Wheeler, Hatcher
album: Beverly and Duane
Beverly & Duane Living in a World 1979 Ariola America
3 recordlabel: Chrysalis 43104
chartposition: RandB #74, UK #5, US #17, US dance #6
writtenby: Marcus Vere & Steve Piggot
album: Living in a Box
Living in a Box Living in a Box 1987 Chrysalis
4 recordlabel: Wave Music 50011
chartposition: US Dance #7
writtenby: Fonda Rae and Lem Springsteen
comments: [dance, house]
Fonda Rae Living in Ecstasy 1996 Wave Music
5 recordlabel: Tamla 54242
chartposition: RandB #1, US #8, UK #15
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Innervisions / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9
Stevie Wonder Living for the City 1973 Tamla
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 13191
chartposition: RandB #7, US #37
writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed
album: New and Improved
The Spinners Living a Little, Laughing a Little 1975 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Soul Train 10773
chartposition: RandB #21, US #101
writtenby: Joe Cobb and Van McCoy
album: One for the Money
The Whispers Living Together (In Sin) 1976 Soul Train
-- recordlabel: Parachute 2904
writtenby: Tony Miller, Keith Echol, Alice Sanderson
album: Climbing Higher
comments: [ballad]
mpcode: Jd5ga0tMrmk
7th Wonder Living My Life Just For You 1979 Parachute
-- recordlabel: Atlantic
album: Soul Deep Vol.2 (Contempo Atlantic)
comments: [deep soul]
Sam & Dave Living It Down 1977 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Buddah 487 (UK)
writtenby: Skip Scarborough, Renee Taylor
album: Sing A Song
Phyllis Hyman Living Inside Your Love 1979 Buddah(UK)
1 recordlabel: Arista 0588
chartposition: RandB #45, US #6, US AC #5
writtenby: Gino Vannelli
album: Nightwalker
comments: [ballad]
Gino Vannelli Living Inside Myself 1981 Arista
-- recordlabel: Arista 0665
writtenby: Rod Temperton
album: Love All The Hurt Away
Aretha Franklin Living In The Streets 1981 Arista
1 recordlabel: MCA 1210 (UK)
chartposition: UK #70
writtenby: M. Vere, S. Piggot
album: The Last Soul Man
Bobby Womack Living In A Box 1987 MCA(UK)
-- recordlabel: Stax 123
writtenby: Larry Robinson, Jerry Masters
Veda Brown Living A Life Without Love 1972 Stax
1 recordlabel: Columbia 03037
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: André Cymone
album: Livin' in the New Wave
André Cymone Livin' in the New Wave 1982 Columbia
2 recordlabel: RCA 43939
chartposition: RandB #3, UK #14, US dance #1, US #53
writtenby: Caron Wheeler, Stuart Hall, Cedric Miller & Keith Thornton
album: UK Blak
Caron Wheeler Livin' in the Light 1990 RCA
3 recordlabel: Sugar Hill 32021
chartposition: RandB #78
album: Livin' in the Fast Lane
comments: [hip hop]
The Sugarhill Gang Livin' in the Fast Lane 1984 Sugar Hill
4 recordlabel: Capitol 5308
chartposition: RandB #6, US #108
writtenby: LaLa
album: Never Say Never
comments: [beat ballad]
Melba Moore Livin' for Your Love 1984 Capitol
5 recordlabel: Elektra 671530
chartposition: US Dance #1
writtenby: Denise Rich, Garianno Lorenzo and Natalie Cole
album: Greatest Hits Vol. 1 Love Songs
Natalie Cole Livin' for Love 2000 Elektra
6 recordlabel: Payday 6971200771
chartposition: R&B #101, US #108
writtenby: Lil' Dap, Melachi the Nutcracker and Chris Martin
album: Livin' Proof
Group Home Livin' Proof 1996 Payday
7 recordlabel: AandM 2069
chartposition: RandB #7, UK #59, US #15
writtenby: Leroy Bell & Casey James
album: Bell & James
comments: [disco dance]
Bell & James Livin' It Up 1978 A&M
8 recordlabel: Murder Inc./Def Jam 588741
chartposition: RandB #4, US #6, UK #5
writtenby: Ja Rule (as Jeffrey Atkins) , Irv Gotti, Robert Mays and Stevie Wonder
album: Rule 3:36
Ja Rule featuring Case Livin' It Up 2001 Murder Inc./Def Jam
-- recordlabel: It Will Stand 4603
album: The Entertainers
comments: [beach dance music]
mpcode: HwwTJHzQJ4Q
The Entertainers Livin For The Summer 1981 It Will Stand
1 recordlabel: F1 Team 9601
chartposition: US Dance #41
writtenby: O&R Canterbury, S. Wheeler, T. Valor
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Fantasy Live the Life I Love 1983 F Team
2 recordlabel: Arista
chartposition: RandB #86
writtenby: Treach, Donald Fagen, Kay Gee, Mystikal, Vinnie Brown and Walter Becker
Naughty by Nature featuring Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Mystikal & Phiness Live or Die 1999 Arista
-- recordlabel: Salsoul 8559
writtenby: Curt Jones
album: Live and Let Live
comments: [album cut]
Aurra Live and Let Live 1983 Salsoul
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 3353
chartposition: US Dance #35
writtenby: Jesse Cox
album: Just Like in the Movies
Ace Spectrum Live and Learn 1976 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Columbia 657526
chartposition: RandB #3, US #4, UK #43, US dance #36
writtenby: Jake Carter (as Joe Carter), Joe Sayles (as Joseph Sayles), Nate Sayles, Kevin Scott & Dwight Wyatt
album: Joe Public
Joe Public Live and Learn 1992 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #2
writtenby: T.I., J.Smith, Makeba Riddick and B.D. Mihai
album: Paper Trail
T.I. featuring Rihanna Live Your Life 2008 Def Jam
4 recordlabel: MCA 52367
chartposition: US #34, UK #91
writtenby: Angelle Trosclair and Michael Pellera
album: Windjammer II
comments: [love ballad]
Windjammer Live Without Your Love 1984 MCA
5 recordlabel: Arista 112 914 (UK)
chartposition: UK #10
writtenby: Lisa Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris
album: Affection
Lisa Stansfield Live Together 1990 Arista (UK)
6 recordlabel: Def Jam 588881
chartposition: RandB #95
album: God's Favorite
comments: [hip hop]
N.O.R.E. ft. Ja Rule Live My Life 2002 Def Jam
7 recordlabel: Capitol 8527
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Raymond Johnson and Ron Banks
album: New Dimension
The Dramatics Live It Up 1982 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Flamingo 11 (UK)
writtenby: Stover, Cameron, Crockett, Fuqua
G.C. Cameron Live For Love 1980 Flamingo(UK)
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor
album: Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963
comments: (complere album)
mpcode: Ef85iCUqHwUandlist=OLAK5uy_mVAff3wfsb3svYZfzaiBemTUxanhpmzfo
Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Square Club 1963 RCA Victor
1 recordlabel: Universal Motown
chartposition: UK #54, US #75
writtenby: Nelly (as Cornell Haynes Jr.), Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson [Mayne Zane] and Keri Hilson
album: 5.0
comments: [album cut]
Nelly featuring Keri Hilson Liv Tonight 2010 Universal Motown
2 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10328
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30, US #96
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: The Impressions
The Impressions Little Young Lover 1962 ABC Paramount
-- recordlabel: Tamla 54070
writtenby: Clarence Paul
comments: [Motown Sound]
Little Stevie Wonder & Clarence Paul Little Water Boy 1962 Tamla
1 recordlabel: Capitol 2723
chartposition: US #114
writtenby: Edith Lindeman and Carl Stutz
album: Don't You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me
Bettye Swann Little Things Mean a Lot 1970 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Mothers and Snarf 1308
writtenby: C. Stutt, E. Linderman
album: Doin' It
Spanky Wilson Little Things Mean A Lot 1969 Mothers and Snarf
1 recordlabel: Signature 12026
chartposition: RandB #12
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Ray Bryant
album: Little Susie
comments: [jazz instrumental]
Ray Bryant Trio Little Susie 1960 Signature
2 recordlabel: RCA Victor 47 8247
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #11
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Willie Dixon
album: Night Beat
Sam Cooke Little Red Rooster 1963 RCA Victor
3 recordlabel: Warner 29746
chartposition: RandB #15, US #6, UK #54, US dance #61, US rock #17
writtenby: Prince
album: 1999
Prince Little Red Corvette 1983 Warner
4 recordlabel: Vee Jay 237
chartposition: RandB #7
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner
album: I'm Jimmy Reed
comments: [blues]
Jimmy Reed Little Rain 1957 Vee Jay
5 recordlabel: All Platinum 2337
chartposition: UK #27
writtenby: Donnie Elbert and James Dallas
album: Where Did Our Love Go
comments: [northern soul]
Donnie Elbert Little Piece of Leather 1972 All Platinum
6 recordlabel: Arvee 5023
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44
writtenby: Spitalsk, Goldsmith, Smith
The Olympics Little Pedro 1961 Arvee
7 recordlabel: Warner 7072
chartposition: RandB #18, US #4
writtenby: Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy & Henry Cosby
album: Bill Cosby Sings/Silver Throat
comments: [northern soul]
Bill Cosby Little Ole' Man (Uptight Everything's Alright) 1967 Warner
-- recordlabel: Columbia 43203
writtenby: Belford C. Hendricks
album: Take a Look
Aretha Franklin Little Miss Raggedy Ann 1967 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Imperial 5526
chartposition: RandB #4, US #49
writtenby: Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
album: The Fabulous Mr. D
Fats Domino Little Mary 1958 Imperial
-- recordlabel: Sepia 8201
writtenby: L.V. Clark
Patrinell Staten Little Love Affair 1969 Sepia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 44616
chartposition: RandB #2, US #2, US AC #4
writtenby: Bobby Russell
album: Hickory Holler Revisited
O.C. Smith Little Green Apples 1968 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Cat 2003
chartposition: RandB #91
writtenby: B. Wright, W. Hale, W. Clarke
Little Beaver Little Girl Blue 1976 Cat

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