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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
501 recordlabel: 4th and Bway 13
chartposition: UK #34
writtenby: McKinley Horton and Ronald Broomfield
Simplicious featuring Eugene Wilde Let Her Feel It 1984 th and Bway
502 recordlabel: Stax
chartposition: RandB #51
album: Self Portrait
comments: [neo soul]
Lalah Hathaway Let Go 2008 Stax
503 recordlabel: Svengali 9609
chartposition: US dance #33
writtenby: Jade Starling, Whey Cooler, Robbie Tronco and Bobby Corea
album: Euphoria
Pretty Poison Let Freedom Ring 1997 Svengali
504 recordlabel: Elektra 066291
chartposition: UK #70, US dance #24
writtenby: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney and Carl Aiken
album: Sidewalk University
comments: [reggae]
Shinehead Let 'Em In 1993 Elektra
-- recordlabel: Stax 117
writtenby: I. Hayes, D. Porter, H. Banks
album: Something Special
Jimmy Hughes Let 'Em Down Baby 1969 Stax
-- recordlabel: ABC 4206 (UK)
writtenby: G. Wright
album: Piece Of The Action
comments: [northern soul]
Bobby Hutton Lend A Hand 1973 ABC(UK)
1 recordlabel: Brick Squad
chartposition: RandB #15, US #53
writtenby: Gucci Mane, Mr. Bangladesh, Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman
album: The State vs. Radric Davis
Gucci Mane Lemonade 2010 Brick Squad
2 recordlabel: Air City 501
writtenby: Byron Byrd (as Byron M. Byrd)
album: Eclipse
comments: [funk]
Sun Legs (Bring the Wolf Out of Me) 1984 Air City
3 recordlabel: China 42932
chartposition: RandB #60, UK #69, US Dance #27
writtenby: Anne Dudley, Gary Langan and J. J. Jeczalik (as Jonathan Jeczalik)
album: In Visible Silence
The Art of Noise Legs 1985 China
4 recordlabel: Cactus 51
chartposition: UK #32
writtenby: Rupie Edwards
comments: Reggae
Rupie Edwards Leggo Skanga 1975 Cactus
5 recordlabel: Arista 0583
chartposition: RandB #86
writtenby: Gil Scott Heron
album: Real Eyes
comments: [jazz funk]
Gil Scott-Heron Legend in His Own Mind 1981 Arista
6 recordlabel: Columbia 1906 (UK)
chartposition: UK #64
writtenby: Peter Schwartz, Sly Dunbar, Richie Stephens, Clifton Dillon, Ewart Brown
Mad Cobra & Richie Stevens Legacy 1993 Columbia(UK)
-- recordlabel: Stax 0017
writtenby: Hayes, Porter
William Bell & Judy Clay Left Over Love 1968 Stax
1 recordlabel: Columbia 444181
chartposition: RandB #31
writtenby: Ted White
album: Take It Like You Give It
Aretha Franklin Lee Cross 1966 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 10564
chartposition: RandB #95
writtenby: Vernon Burch
album: When I Get Back Home
Vernon Burch Leaving You Is Killing Me 1977 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Def Jam
chartposition: RandB #55
album: Because of You
Ne-Yo ft. Jennifer Hudson Leaving Tonight 2007 Def Jam
4 recordlabel: Wand 11252
chartposition: RandB #1, US #21
writtenby: Maurice Barge & Jimmie Jiles
album: The First Time We Met / Discs of Gold
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Independents Leaving Me 1973 Wand
-- recordlabel: Lasso 505
writtenby: A. Ford, J. Edwards
Bobby Cutchins Leaving 1977 Lasso
-- recordlabel: Private Stock 45034
writtenby: Alvin Darling
Phyllis Hyman Leavin' The Good Life Behind 1975 Private Stock
1 recordlabel: LaFace 24204
chartposition: RandB #53, US #88, UK #52
writtenby: Tony Rich
album: Words
The Tony Rich Project Leavin' 1996 LaFace
2 recordlabel: Ligosa 51
chartposition: RandB #76
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Larry Lange
album: Leave the Lights On
Monet with Nolan Thomas Leave the Lights On 1987 Ligosa
3 recordlabel: RCA Victor 0243
chartposition: RandB #96
writtenby: Freida Nerangis and Britt Britton
album: Crown Heights Affair
Crown Heights Affair Leave the Kids Alone 1974 RCA Victor
4 recordlabel: RCA 49148
chartposition: RandB #69
writtenby: Arthur Baker and Greg Phillinganes
album: Give in to the Rhythm
Arthur Baker feat. Al Green Leave the Guns at Home 1991 RCA
-- recordlabel: Columbia 18 02634
writtenby: S. Dees
album: Everything In Place
Tyrone Davis Leave Well Enough Alone 1981 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Stax 0067
writtenby: Carl Smith, A. Isbell
album: Boy Meets Girl
William Bell & Mavis Staples Leave The Girl Alone 1970 Stax
-- recordlabel: Columbia 445684
writtenby: C. Reid, S. Alaimo, B. Latimore, H. Casey
Gwen McCrae Leave The Driving To Us 1972 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Chocolate City 3228
writtenby: Chuck Brooks, Homer Banks and Marvell Thomas
album: Randy
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Randy Brown Leave The Bridges Standing 1981 Chocolate City
1 recordlabel: Tangerine 1017
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #60
writtenby: Ray Charles
The Raelettes Leave My Man (Woman) Alone 1971 Tangerine
2 recordlabel: Cadet 5703
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Jimmy Roach
album: The Mighty Mighty Dells
The Dells Learning to Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying to Get Over You) 1974 Cadet
-- recordlabel: Dial 1027
writtenby: K.Floyd
King Floyd Learning to Forget You 1974 Dial
1 recordlabel: Parlophone 4413
chartposition: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Scott, Ellis, Butler and Shepherd
album: Everybody Dance the Honky Tonk
comments: [instrumental]
Bill Doggett Leaps and Bounds (Part 1) 1958 Parlophone
2 recordlabel: Warner 27533
chartposition: RandB #73
writtenby: Bill Withers
comments: [from the movie Lean on Me]
Thelma Houston & The Winans Lean on Me 1989 Warner
3 recordlabel: Buddah 446
writtenby: Joe Cobb and Van McCoy
album: This Is it
Melba Moore Lean on Me 1976 Buddah
4 recordlabel: King Jay 28430
chartposition: RandB #2, UK #3, US #1, US dance #1, US AC #31
writtenby: Bill Withers
album: Life, Love & Pain
Club Nouveau Lean on Me 1987 King Jay
5 recordlabel: Calla 151
chartposition: RandB #50
writtenby: Teddy Vann
Tony Fox Lean on Me 1968 Calla
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 10033 (UK)
writtenby: Cobb, McCoy
Aretha Franklin Lean On Me 1971 Atlantic(UK)
1 recordlabel: Universal 002704
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #24
writtenby: Fat Joe, Remy Ma and Scott Storch
album: True Story
Terror Squad ft. Fat Joe & Remy Lean Back 2004 Universal
2 recordlabel: Columbia 45214
chartposition: RandB #32, US #102
writtenby: D. Malone
comments: [southern soul]
Gwen McCrae Lead Me On 1970 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Elektra 5375
chartposition: RandB #4, US #32
writtenby: Steve Lane & Larry Prentiss
album: Giving You the Best That I Got
comments: [beat ballad]
Anita Baker Lead Me Into Love 1989 Elektra
4 recordlabel: Island 11669
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: E. Piaf, Louiguy
Grace Jones Le Vie En Rose 1978 Island
5 recordlabel: Avi 153
chartposition: RandB #13, US #68, US dance #5
writtenby: W. Michael Lewis, Laurin Rinder, Gil Karson & D. Williams
comments: [disco dance]
Le Pamplemousse Le Spank 1977 Avi
6 recordlabel: AandM 1208
chartposition: RandB #93
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Brenda Russell
album: Get Here
comments: [smooth jazz ballad]
Brenda Russell featuring David Sanborn Le Restaurant 1988 A&M
7 recordlabel: Atlantic 3519
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #7, US dance #1, US AC #48
writtenby: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
album: C'est CHIC
comments: [disco]
Chic Le Freak 1978 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 10626 (UK)
writtenby: Linda Creed, Thom Bell
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound album cut]
mpcode: FVu5XCpiGmU
The Spinners Lazy Susan 1975 Atlantic(UK)
1 recordlabel: Parkway 920
chartposition: RandB #7, US #40
writtenby: Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart and Roberta Harris
Chubby Checker Lazy Elsie Molly 1964 Parkway
-- recordlabel: Parkway 1554
writtenby: H.B. Barnum, Sylvia Vanderbilt
album: The Softones and First Class Together
comments: [Sweet Soul]
First Class Laying My Heart On The Line 1979 Parkway
1 recordlabel: Warner 8322
chartposition: RandB #24
writtenby: Eugene Record
album: The Eugene Record
Eugene Record Laying Beside You 1977 Warner
-- recordlabel: Airwave 94980
writtenby: Ceasar Valentino, O'Malley Jones
O'Malley Jones Layin' For You Girl 1983 Airwave
1 recordlabel: Casablanca 846
chartposition: RandB #46
writtenby: Rich Cason (as Charles Richard Cason)
Jeannie Reynolds Lay Some Lovin' on Me 1975 Casablanca
-- recordlabel: Capitol 4367
writtenby: Robert Taylor
Brown Sugar Lay Some Lovin' On Me 1976 Capitol
-- recordlabel: Date 2 1620
writtenby: B. Carter, E. Dixon, Jr., R. Drayton
comments: [ballad]
Bill Robinson & The Quails Lay My Head On Your Shoulders 1968 Date
1 recordlabel: Fanfare 23
chartposition: UK #88
writtenby: Ralf René Maué
album: Wicked
Sinitta Lay Me Down Easy 1989 Fanfare
2 recordlabel: Vibration 570
chartposition: RandB #65
writtenby: Robert Tate, Moe Moore, Sylvia Robinson and Tommy Keith
album: Lay It on Me
Sylvia Lay It on Me 1977 Vibration
-- recordlabel: Columbia 445320
writtenby: E. Hinton, D. Fritts
Gwen McCrae Lay It On Me 1971 Columbia
-- recordlabel: Hansa International 104.915
writtenby: Larry La Falce, Len Boone
comments: [disco dance]
Amii Stewart Lay Back In The Groove 1982 Hansa International
-- recordlabel: Park Place 41661
writtenby: F. Knight
album: C.L. Blast
comments: [soul blues]
mpcode: irJyuHFG-_E
C.L. Blast Lay Another Log On The Fire 1984 Park Place
1 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 943
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: Law of the Land
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Law of the Land 1973 Tamla Motown
2 recordlabel: Tamla Motown 866(UK)
chartposition: UK #41
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: Masterpiece... / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 8
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Temptations Law of the Land 1973 Tamla Motown (UK)
3 recordlabel: Stax 190
chartposition: RandB #29
writtenby: Sandie Jones
album: Born Under a Bad Sign
Albert King Laundromat Blues 1966 Stax
-- recordlabel: HandL 4685
writtenby: Landy McNeal
album: Black Magic
The Softones Laundromat 1977 HandL
1 recordlabel: United Artists 539
chartposition: RandB #69, US #109
writtenby: Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody
Lea Roberts Laughter in the Rain 1974 United Artists
2 recordlabel: Columbia 74261
chartposition: RandB #89
album: Community
State of Art Laughing at the Years 1992 Columbia
3 recordlabel: ABC/TRC 11259
chartposition: RandB #18, US #98
writtenby: Sam Cooke
album: Singular Genius - The Complete ABC Singles (2011 compilation)
comments: [soul blues]
Ray Charles Laughin' and Clownin' 1970 ABC/TRC
-- recordlabel: Phila. Records 1836
writtenby: Beverly, Nicholson
comments: [northern soul]
The Butlers Laugh, Laugh, Laugh 1966 Phila. Records
-- recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10502
writtenby: Ray Whitley
album: Presenting The Tams / The Best Of The Tams
The Tams Laugh It Off 1963 ABC Paramount
-- recordlabel: Malaco 3 (UK)
writtenby: Carson, Winsett
album: Misty Blue
comments: [ballad]
Dorothy Moore Laugh It Off 1982 Malaco(UK)
1 recordlabel: Columbia 58415
chartposition: RandB #93
writtenby: Tego Calderón, B Real, Alan Maman and Sen Dog
album: Till Death Do Us Part
comments: [hip hop]
Cypress Hill Latin Thugs 2005 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Bad Boy 9257
chartposition: RandB #78
writtenby: Stevie J (as Steven Jordan) and Diane Warren
album: Keep the Faith
comments: [slow jam]
Faith Evans Lately I 1999 Bad Boy
3 recordlabel: RCA 65682
chartposition: RandB #12, US #56
writtenby: Derek Allen and D. Gibson
album: Tyrese
comments: [slow jam]
Tyrese Lately 1999 RCA
4 recordlabel: Tamla 54323
chartposition: RandB #29, UK #3, US #64, US AC #33
writtenby: Stevie Wonder
album: Hotter Than July
comments: [ballad]  
Stevie Wonder Lately 1981 Tamla
-- recordlabel: Total Experience 49899
writtenby: M. Jenkins
album: Lately
comments: [ballad]
Billy Paul Lately 1985 Total Experience
1 recordlabel: Red Ant 108
chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #52, US dance #46
writtenby: Will Baker, Christopher Kelly and Pete Woodruff
album: Fairy Tales
comments: [slow jam]
Divine Lately 1998 Red Ant
2 recordlabel: Columbia 07257
chartposition: RandB #8
writtenby: Bernard Jackson, David Conley
album: Surface
comments: [slow jam]
Surface Lately 1987 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Sanctuary 357 (UK)
chartposition: UK #68
album: Sronger Everyday
Jon B Lately 2005 Sanctuary(UK)
4 recordlabel: Elektra 46563
chartposition: US Dance #64
writtenby: Patrick Adams, Billy Dietrich, Bruni Pagán and Janet Rosenblatt
album: Just Bruni
Bruni Pagan Late for Love 1979 Elektra
5 recordlabel: Warner Bros. 9325
chartposition: UK #86
writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
album: In Your Eyes
comments: [ballad]
George Benson featuring Vickie Randle Late at Night 1984 Warner Bros.
6 recordlabel: Relativity 1712
chartposition: RandB #76
weeksinr&bchart: 7
album: Chapter 2: World Domination
comments: [hip hop]
Three 6 Mafia Late Nite Tip 1998 Relativity
7 recordlabel: Umbrella
chartposition: RandB #118
album: So Much Better
comments: [slow jam]
mpcode: GJQzYbIpdQ8
Carl Thomas Late Night Rendevous 2007 Umbrella
8 recordlabel: Tabu 650806
chartposition: RandB #40
writtenby: Steve Henderson, Stephann Perry and Stewart Hanley
album: Katt Walk
Kathy Mathis Late Night Hour 1987 Tabu
9 recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10242
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44, US #89
writtenby: Walter Maynard
The Parkays Late Date 1961 ABCParamount
10 recordlabel: Def Jam Digital
chartposition: US #65
writtenby: Vito Pallavicini, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Wyatt Coleman, Youtha, Giuseppe Donaggio, Eric B.and Rakim
album: Theater of the Mind
Ludacris Last of a Dying Breed 2008 Def Jam Digital
-- recordlabel: Malaco 2313
album: Good Love
comments: [soul blues]
Johnnie Taylor Last Two Dollars 1997 Malaco
1 recordlabel: RCA Victor 6489
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy and Jay King
album: Broken Puzzle
Theresa Last Time 1987 RCA Victor
2 recordlabel: Song Book Digital
chartposition: RandB #9, US #69
writtenby: Trey Songz, Bryan Michael Cox, Kendrick Dean, Nokio and Quintin Amey
album: Trey Day
Trey Songz Last Time 2008 Song Book Digital
3 recordlabel: RandR
chartposition: RandB #61
comments: [slow jam]
RecognitioN Last Song 2010 RandR
4 recordlabel: MCA 55380
chartposition: RandB #15, US #46
writtenby: K Ci
album: Love Always
comments: [slow jam]
K-Ci & JoJo Last Night's Letter 1997 MCA
5 recordlabel: Warner 17631
chartposition: RandB #68, UK #61
writtenby: Joe Sample and Will Jennings
album: Now We May Begin
Randy Crawford Last Night at Danceland 1980 Warner
6 recordlabel: Casablanca 2352
chartposition: RandB #14, US #101
writtenby: James Mtume and Reggie Lucas
album: Tantalizingly Hot
Stephanie Mills Last Night 1982 Casablanca
7 recordlabel: LaFace 24181
chartposition: RandB #1, US #9, UK #21
writtenby: Babyface (as Kenny Edmonds) and Keith Andes
album: Az Yet
comments: [slow jam]
Az Yet Last Night 1996 LaFace
8 recordlabel: Bad Boy 89995
chartposition: RandB #7, US #10, UK #14
writtenby: Diddy, Jack Knight, Mario Winans and Shannon Lawrence
album: Press Play
Diddy with Keyshia Cole Last Night 2007 Bad Boy
9 recordlabel: Satellite 107
chartposition: RandB #2 (3 weeks), US #3
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Mar Keys
album: Last Night!!!
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
The Mar-Keys Last Night 1961 Satellite
10 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: UK #22
writtenby: Carlton Grant, Godfrey 'Cherry' Ince and Kevin Lyttle
album: Kevin Lyttle
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Kevin Lyttle featuring Spragga Benz Last Drop 2004 Atlantic
11 recordlabel: JMJ/Def Jam 7063
chartposition: RandB #61, US #89
writtenby: Fredro Starr (as Fred Scruggs), Sticky Fingaz, Sonee Seeza and Earl Klugh
album: All We Got Iz Us
Onyx Last Dayz 1995 JMJ/Def Jam
12 recordlabel: Ariola 107 698
chartposition: UK #99
writtenby: Miles Waters and Peter Vale
album: Trilogy
Imagination Last Days of Summer 1985 Ariola
13 recordlabel: Capitol 5332
chartposition: RandB #26
writtenby: Bootsy Collins (as William Collins), Robert Johnson and S. Linn
album: You Shouldn't Nuf Bit Fish
comments: [funk]
George Clinton Last Dance 1984 Capitol
14 recordlabel: Casablanca 926
chartposition: RandB #5, US #3, US dance #1, UK #51, US AC #42
writtenby: Paul Jabara
album: Live and More
comments: [disco]
Donna Summer Last Dance 1978 Casablanca
15 recordlabel: Wildstar 15 (UK)
chartposition: UK #54
writtenby: George Michael
comments: [christmas]
The Three Degrees Last Christmas 1998 Wildstar(UK)
16 recordlabel: Riversal 40202 (UK)
chartposition: UK #82
writtenby: George Michael
comments: [christmas dance, house]
Le Groove featuring Gwen Dickey Last Christmas 1998 Riversal(UK)
-- recordlabel: Crave
album: Allure
comments: [album cut] [love ballad]
Allure Last Chance 1998 Crave
-- recordlabel: 4th and Bway 117(UK)
writtenby: P. Belasco
album: No Way Out
Dee Dee Wilde Lap of Luxury 1988 th and Bway (UK)

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