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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: Atco 6880
chartposition: RandB #25, US 109
writtenby: Earl DeRouen and Edward Howard
album: Donna Hathaway Live / Come Back, Charleston Blue OST
Donny Hathaway Little Ghetto Boy 1972 Atco
102 recordlabel: Atco 6192
chartposition: RandB #16, US #23
writtenby: Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
The Coasters Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) 1961 Atco
103 recordlabel: Tamla 54138
chartposition: RandB #10, US #47, UK #50
writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Moods Of Marvin Gaye
comments: [Motown Sound]
Marvin Gaye Little Darling (I Need You) 1966 Tamla
104 recordlabel: Sony Soho Square 660451 5
chartposition: UK #69
writtenby: Des'ree (as Des'ree Weekes) and Ashley Ingram
album: I Ain't Movin'
Des'ree Little Child 1994 Sony Soho Square
105 recordlabel: Savoy 1506
chartposition: US #57
writtenby: Kelly Owens and Rose Marie McCoy
Nappy Brown Little By Little 1957 Savoy
-- recordlabel: Stax 202
writtenby: Jones, Hayes, Porter
album: Wanted One Soul Singer
Johnnie Taylor Little Bluebird 1966 Stax
-- recordlabel: Kapp 2097
writtenby: William McCloud
Vernon Garrett Little Black Woman 1970 Kapp
1 recordlabel: Class 211
chartposition: US #57
writtenby: Bobby Day
Bobby Day Little Bitty Pretty One 1957 Class
2 recordlabel: Aladdin 3398
chartposition: RandB #2, US #6
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Bobby Day
album: Little Bitty Pretty One
Thurston Harris Little Bitty Pretty One 1957 Aladdin
3 recordlabel: Tattoo 0884
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Andy Fraser, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rogers and Simon Kirke
The Gap Band Little Bit of Love 1977 Tattoo
4 recordlabel: Arista 74321 17820 7(UK)
chartposition: UK #32
writtenby: Lisa Stansfield and Ian Devaney
album: So Natural
Lisa Stansfield Little Bit of Heaven 1993 Arista (UK)
5 recordlabel: Columbia 02824
chartposition: RandB #52
writtenby: Rod Temperton
Herbie Hancock Lite Me Up 1982 Columbia
6 recordlabel: ABC 11133
chartposition: US #92
writtenby: Charlie Williams and Glen Garrison
Ray Charles Listen, They're Playing My Song 1968 ABC
7 recordlabel: China 9
chartposition: UK #81
writtenby: Phil Pickett and Labi Siffre
album: So Strong
Labi Siffre Listen to the Voices 1988 China
8 recordlabel: Brilliant! 8 (UK)
chartposition: UK #76
writtenby: Labi Siffre and Phil Pickett
album: Listen to the Voices
Junior Reid Listen to the Voices 1995 Brilliant!(UK)
9 recordlabel: Warner 8477
chartposition: RandB #90
writtenby: Tom Johnston
album: Music Speaks Louder Than Words
Candi Staton Listen to the Music 1977 Warner
-- recordlabel: CAT 2006
writtenby: Milton Wright
album: When Was The Last Time
Little Beaver Listen To My Heartbeat 1977 CAT
1 recordlabel: East West 66125
chartposition: RandB #43, US #88, UK #183, US Dance #5
writtenby: Ini Kamoze , 9 Sounds Klik, Richard Finch and Harry Casey (as Harry Wayne Casey)
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Ini Kamoze Listen Me Tic (Woyoi) 1995 East West
2 recordlabel: Fontana 10
chartposition: UK #58
writtenby: Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss
album: Hello, Dad...I'm In Jail
Was (Not Was) Listen Like Thieves 1992 Fontana
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2487
chartposition: RandB #11, US #45
writtenby: Eddie Harris
album: The Electrifying Eddie Harris
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Eddie Harris Listen Here 1968 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Penalty 7185
chartposition: RandB #85
weeksinr&bchart: 2
album: The Whole World's Rotten
comments: [hip hop] samples 'Five Minutes Of Funk' by Whodini
DFC Listen (Five Minutes) 1997 Penalty
5 recordlabel: Music World Digital
chartposition: RandB #23, UK #16, US #61
writtenby: Beyoncé, Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler and Anne Preven
album: B'Day
comments: [slow jam]
Beyoncé Listen 2006 Music World Digital
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 1100
chartposition: RandB #8
writtenby: Jesse Stone
album: Rockin' The Blues
Joe Turner Lipstick, Powder and Paint 1956 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Imperial 66102
chartposition: RandB #28
writtenby: Allen Toussaint (as Naomi Neville)
The O'Jays Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) 1965 Imperial
8 recordlabel: Columbia 5710
chartposition: RandB #63
writtenby: André Cymone
album: A.C.
André Cymone Lipstick Lover 1985 Columbia
9 recordlabel: Atlantic 3330
chartposition: US dance #2, US #61
writtenby: Michel Polnareff
album: Lipstick
comments: [disco jazz funk instrumental]
Michel Polnareff Lipstick 1976 Atlantic
10 recordlabel: J Digital
chartposition: RandB #10, US #74
writtenby: Jazmine Sullivan and Salaam Remi
album: Fearless
Jazmine Sullivan Lions, Tigers and Bears 2009 J Digital
-- recordlabel: Sundance 5009
writtenby: C. Jacobs, C. Pearman
comments: [deep soul]
Tommy Tate Linger A Little Longer 1984 Sundance
1 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 582947
chartposition: RandB #86
album: Philadelphia Freeway
comments: [hip hop]
Freeway ft. Young Chris Line Em Up 2002 Roc A Fella
2 recordlabel: Next Plateau Records 50032
chartposition: US Dance #17
Well Red Limit of Your Loving 1985 Next Plateau Records
3 recordlabel: Parkway 849
chartposition: RandB #3, US #2, UK #32
writtenby: Billy Strange And Sheldon
album: Limbo Party
Chubby Checker Limbo Rock 1962 Parkway
4 recordlabel: Arista 2187
chartposition: RandB #60, UK #6, US #11, US AC #6
writtenby: Dave Stewart
album: Lily Was Here
comments: instrumental
Dave Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer Lily Was Here 1990 Arista
5 recordlabel: Full Surface
chartposition: RandB #66, US #117
writtenby: Shante Harris, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, LRoc, Wish Bone, Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri
album: Strength and Loyalty
comments: [hip hop]
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft. Mariah Carey & Bow Wow Lil Love 2007 Full Surface
6 recordlabel: LaFace Digital
chartposition: RandB #8, US #40, UK #109
writtenby: Usher, Nicki Minaj, Polow da Don, Ester Dean, Blac Elvis and Stevie Wonder
album: Raymond v. Raymond
Usher featuring Nicki Minaj Lil Freak 2010 LaFace Digital
7 recordlabel: RCA 07863
chartposition: RandB #97
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Tash, E Swift, J Ro [rapper] and King Tee
album: 21 and Over
comments: [hip hop]
Tha Alkaholiks Likwit 1994 RCA
8 recordlabel: Loud/RCA 64945
chartposition: RandB #89, US #122
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Tash, E Swift, J Ro [rapper]) and Easy Mo Bee
album: Likwidation
Tha Alkaholiks Likwidation 1997 Loud/RCA
9 recordlabel: Calla 177
chartposition: RandB #14, US #77
writtenby: Sheila Young
album: The Fuzz
The Fuzz Like an Open Door 1971 Calla
10 recordlabel: LaFace 4176
chartposition: RandB #42, US #41, UK #27, US AC #30
writtenby: Tony Rich
album: Words
The Tony Rich Project Like a Woman 1996 LaFace
11 recordlabel: Mosaic 05371
chartposition: US Dance #27
writtenby: Michael Zager
comments: [instrumental]
Michael Zager Like a Tiger 1986 Mosaic
12 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 458
chartposition: RandB #88, US #67, US Dance #1
writtenby: Noel Pagan, Mary Kessler and Roman Ricardo
album: Noel
Noel Like a Child 1988 th and Bway
13 recordlabel: State 9 (UK)
chartposition: UK #18
writtenby: Bickerton, Waddington
album: Sugar Candy Kisses
Mac & Katie Kissoon Like a Butterfly 1975 State(UK)
14 recordlabel: LaFace
chartposition: RandB #6, US #19, UK #16
writtenby: Ciara, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, J. Que, Ezekiel Lewis and Calvin Kenon
album: Ciara: The Evolution
Ciara Like a Boy 2007 LaFace
15 recordlabel: Decca 31889
chartposition: UK #10, US #27
writtenby: David White, John Medora (as John Madara) and Len Barry (as Leonard Borisoff)
album: 1 2 3
comments: [northern soul]
Len Barry Like a Baby 1966 Decca
16 recordlabel: J Records Digital
chartposition: RandB #1, US #12, UK #53
writtenby: Alicia Keys and Kerry Brothers Jr.
album: As I Am
Alicia Keys Like You'll Never See Me Again 2007 J Records Digital
17 recordlabel: Columbia 80449
chartposition: RandB #1, US #3, UK #17
writtenby: Jermaine Dupri, Johnta Austin, Jaron Alston, Ricky Bell and Ralph Tresvant
album: Wanted
Bow Wow featuring Ciara Like You 2005 Columbia
18 recordlabel: Dreamworks 59009
chartposition: RandB #69
weeksinr&bchart: 17
writtenby: James Hollins, Kawan Prather and Maurice Sinclair
album: Straight No Chase
P.A. (Parental Advisory) Like We Do 1998 Dreamworks
19 recordlabel: Aftermath
chartposition: UK #1, RandB #64, US #34
writtenby: Martika, Michael Margules, Eminem and Luis Resto
album: Encore
comments: [hip hop]
Eminem Like Toy Soldiers 2005 Aftermath
20 recordlabel: Arista 1
chartposition: RandB #4, US #7, UK #33
writtenby: Dallas Austin and Chris Wolfe
album: Miss Thang
Monica Like This and Like That 1995 Arista
21 recordlabel: Capitol 94433
chartposition: RandB #54, US #32, UK #82
writtenby: Winston Thomas, Danny Schofield and Mims
album: Music Is My Savior
Mims Like This 2007 Capitol
22 recordlabel: Columbia 06300
chartposition: RandB #7, US #30, UK #4, US dance #1
writtenby: Sean Garrett, Eve, Polow da Don, Kelly Rowland, Blac Elvis and Jason Perry
album: Ms. Kelly
Kelly Rowland featuring Eve Like This 2007 Columbia
23 recordlabel: Roc A Fella 3776
chartposition: RandB #47, US #113
writtenby: Memphis Bleek, and Swizz Beatz
album: 534
Memphis Bleek Like That 2005 Roc A Fella
24 recordlabel: Getto Jam
chartposition: RandB #88
writtenby: Domino
album: D Freaked It
comments: [rap]
Domino featuring Diamonique Like That 2001 Getto Jam
-- recordlabel: Mahogany 1177
writtenby: B. Mersey, D. Burton, R. McCoy
J.T. Brown Like Taking Candy (From A Baby) 1977 Mahogany
1 recordlabel: Panorama 12131
chartposition: RandB #62
writtenby: Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway and Geoff Stephens
album: Frank Hooker and Positive People
comments: [philly sound]
Frank Hooker & Positive People Like Sister and Brother 1980 Panorama
2 recordlabel: Columbia 715363
chartposition: RandB #89
comments: [hip hop]
Three 6 Mafia Like Money 2007 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Fantasy 721
chartposition: RandB #67
writtenby: Johnny Guitar Watson
Johnny Guitar Watson Like I'm Not Your Man 1974 Fantasy
4 recordlabel: Arista
chartposition: RandB 123
writtenby: Aliaune Thiam, Claude Kelly, Giorgio Tuinfort, Whitney Houston
album: I Look To You
mpcode: P2uugZuy2po
Whitney Houston featuring Akon Like I Never Left 2009 Arista
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 88145
chartposition: RandB #9, US #13, UK #3
writtenby: Tony Kelly and Sean Paul
album: Dutty Rock
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Sean Paul Like Glue 2003 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 108 (UK)
chartposition: UK #26
writtenby: Peter Vale, Miles Waters and Sue Shifrin
album: So Good
Mica Paris featuring Courtney Pine Like Dreamers Do 1988 th and Bway(UK)
7 recordlabel: LaFace
chartposition: RandB #59
writtenby: Tricky Stewart (as Christopher Stewart) and The Dream (as Terius Nash)
album: Fantasy Ride
comments: [album cut]
Ciara Like A Surgeon 2009 LaFace
8 recordlabel: Fall Out
chartposition: RandB #59, UK #32, US #56
album: Corinne Bailey Rae
comments: [neo soul]
Corinne Bailey Rae Like A Star 2007 Fall Out
9 recordlabel: Star Trak 003871
chartposition: RandB #67
album: Already Platinum
comments: [rap]
Slim Thug Like A Boss 2004 Star Trak
10 recordlabel: Universal 156257
chartposition: RandB #1, US #14
writtenby: Mr. Cheeks (as Terrance Kelly), Bink (as Roosevelt Harrell), Leonard Caston, Anita Poree and Frank Wil
album: John P. Kelly
Mr. Cheeks Lights, Camera, Action! 2001 Universal
11 recordlabel: Hoo Bangin 101037 3 1
chartposition: RandB #61
comments: [hip hop]
Mack 10 ft. Westside Connection & Knoc-TurnAl Lights Out 2003 Hoo Bangin
-- recordlabel: RCA Victor 479278
writtenby: Banks
album: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1
comments: [deep soul]
Zerben R Hicks & The Dynamics Lights Out 1967 RCA Victor
1 recordlabel: Hilltak 7801
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Martha Stubbs
Patti Hendrix Lighting a Fire (That You Can't Put Out) 1978 Hilltak
2 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #9, US #31, UK #12
writtenby: Lil' Kim and Scott Storch
album: The Naked Truth
Lil Kim Lighters Up 2005 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Car-A-Mel 1677
writtenby: K. Harris
comments: [northern soul]
Ty Karim Lighten Up Baby 1967 CarAMel
1 recordlabel: Parlophone 6352(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Kim Appleby , Neil Slateford and Neil Davidge
album: Breakaway
Kim Appleby Light of the World 1993 Parlophone (UK)
2 recordlabel: Star Trak 45245
chartposition: RandB #23, US #58, UK #62
writtenby: Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams and Busta Rhymes
album: The Neptunes Present... Clones
Busta Rhymes featuring Pharrell Light Your Ass on Fire 2003 Star Trak
3 recordlabel: AandM 7526
chartposition: RandB #16, UK #47
writtenby: Louis Johnson, George Johnson and Rod Temperton
album: Light Up the Night
The Brothers Johnson Light Up the Night 1980 A&M
4 recordlabel: Capitol 79849
chartposition: RandB #47
album: Angie & Debbie
comments: [gospel soul]
Angie & Debbie Winans Light Of Love 1993 Capitol
5 recordlabel: Ariola America 7753
chartposition: RandB #36, UK #5, US #69
writtenby: Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, Barry Leng & Simon May
album: Knock on Wood
comments: [disco]
Amii Stewart Light My Fire -- 137 Disco Heaven 1979 Ariola America
6 recordlabel: Tetragrammation 1513
chartposition: RandB #36, US #102
writtenby: Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore
Rhetta Hughes Light My Fire 1969 Tetragrammation
7 recordlabel: RCA 0822
chartposition: RandB #29, US #3, UK #6
writtenby: Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger & John Densmore
album: Feliciano!
Jose Feliciano Light My Fire 1968 RCA
-- recordlabel: United Artists 35378 (UK)
writtenby: E. Cornelius
album: Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
mpcode: -gQevwwH1vo
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose Lift Your Love Higher 1972 United Artists(UK)
1 recordlabel: Giant Step 3088
chartposition: RandB #73
weeksinr&bchart: 20
album: We The People
comments: [jazz funk]
Groove Collective Lift Off 1996 Giant Step
2 recordlabel: Capitol 44500
chartposition: RandB #9
writtenby: John Rosamond Johnson and James Weldon Johnson
album: Soul Exposed
Melba Moore Lift Every Voice and Sing 1990 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Columbia 4414
chartposition: UK #35, US dance #2
writtenby: Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill and Gary Hines
album: Maybe One Day
comments: [dance, house, gospel]
Mass Order Lift Every Voice (Take Me Away) 1992 Columbia
4 recordlabel: 4 Play 20291
chartposition: US dance #2
writtenby: Steven Nikolas and Brendon Sibley
album: Circuit Sessions 00.1
CeCe Peniston Lifetime to Love 2001 Play
5 recordlabel: Sleeping Bag 24
chartposition: RandB #23, UK #34, US dance #10
writtenby: Joyce Sims
album: Come into My Life
Joyce Sims Lifetime Love 1987 Sleeping Bag
6 recordlabel: Columbia 79640
chartposition: RandB #5, US #22
writtenby: Hod David, Stuart Matthewman and Maxwell
album: Now
comments: [slow jam]
Maxwell Lifetime 2001 Columbia
7 recordlabel: MCA 3300
chartposition: RandB #60, US #91
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Mr. Cheeks (as Terrance Kelly)
album: Legal Drug Money
comments: samples
The Lost Boyz Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless 1995 MCA
8 recordlabel: Capitol 11943
chartposition: RandB #83
writtenby: Carolyn Johns (as Carolyn Joyce Johns) and Larry Farrow
album: Life, Love and Harmony
Nancy Wilson Life, Love and Harmony 1979 Capitol
9 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 116 (UK)
chartposition: UK #32
writtenby: Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
album: Conscience
Womack & Womack Life's Just a Ballgame 1988 th and Bway(UK)
10 recordlabel: Beggars Banquet 75 (UK)
chartposition: UK #47
writtenby: J. Mullen, Claire Hamill
album: Life on the Wire
comments: [jazz funk]
Morrissey Mullen Life on the Wire 1982 Beggars Banquet(UK
11 recordlabel: AandM 1081
chartposition: RandB #25, US #74
writtenby: Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)
Abaco Dream Life and Death in G and A 1969 A&M
12 recordlabel: Goldwax 335
chartposition: US #112
writtenby: Harlan Howard
album: A Man Needs A Woman
James Carr Life Turned Her That Way 1968 Goldwax
13 recordlabel: Arista 74321 74849
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Gerry DeVeaux and Craig Ross
album: Black Diamond
Angie Stone Life Story 2000 Arista
14 recordlabel: Dangerous Music 1163
chartposition: RandB #43
album: Life Is...Too $hort
Too $hort Life Is. . .Too Short 1989 Dangerous Music
15 recordlabel: Columbia 45975
chartposition: RandB #65, US #54, US AC #8
writtenby: Thom Bell and Linda Creed
album: I'm Coming Home
Johnny Mathis Life Is a Song Worth Singing 1973 Columbia
16 recordlabel: Warner 8740
chartposition: RandB #40,
writtenby: Gavin Christopher
album: Chaka
Chaka Khan Life Is a Dance 1979 Warner
-- recordlabel: Capitol 4067
writtenby: John Davis
comments: [philly sound disco]
mpcode: wOpK-PLeNCk
Tapestry Life Is What You Make It 1975 Capitol
1 recordlabel: Pye International 725703 (UK)
chartposition: UK #9
writtenby: Herbie Watkins
album: Sheer Elegance
comments: [pop soul]
Sheer Elegance Life Is Too Short Girl 1976 Pye International(
2 recordlabel: Island 99926
chartposition: RandB #74, US dance #12
writtenby: Michael de Benedictus, Larry Levan and R. B. Fowler
album: Life Is Something Special
comments: [electro, disco]
New York Citi Peech Boys Life Is Something Special 1983 Island
3 recordlabel: Marlin 3309
chartposition: RandB #74, US #102, US dance #8
writtenby: Jacques Morali, Max Gazzola, Richie Rome, Henri Belolo and Phil Hurtt
album: Life Is Music
The Ritchie Family Life Is Music 1977 Marlin
-- recordlabel: Team 3003
writtenby: Michael Burton
album: Superstar
Lydia Murdock Life In America 1984 Team
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 584311 (UK)
writtenby: M.A. Rich
Walter Jackson Life Has Its Ups And Downs 1969 Atlantic(UK)
1 recordlabel: RCA 10865
chartposition: RandB #83, US Dance #13
writtenby: Van McCoy
album: Life Goes On
Faith, Hope & Charity Life Goes On 1976 RCA
-- recordlabel: Columbia 3 10071
writtenby: G. Clinton
Ronnie Dyson Life And Breath 1974 Columbia

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