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Soul R&B singles on the Atlantic label...


The Soul Years - 1960-2001
Below is a list of Soul R&B songs released on the Atlantic record label. Click on "Atlantic" 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 Atlantic . . .

The following songs were released in Atlantic 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 Atlantic 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 3495
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield
album: Almighty Fire
Aretha Franklin This You Can Believe 1978 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2750
chartposition: RandB #45, US #123
writtenby: Will Holt and Gary W. Friedman
The Sweet Inspirations This World 1970 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 88899
chartposition: UK #3, US #7, US dance #5, US AC #2
writtenby: Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman and Donna Summer
album: Another Place and Time
comments: [disco dance]
Donna Summer This Time I Know It's for Real 1989 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: Holland-Dozier-Holland, Sylvia Moy
album: The Complete Atlantic Recordings
comments: [previously unreleased ballad]
mpcode: Cg8Wr7Y2Df4
Bettye Swann This Old Heart Of Mine 1975 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2050
chartposition: RandB #4, US #16
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
The Drifters This Magic Moment 1960 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 1197
chartposition: RandB #7, US #24
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Bobby Darin and Manny Curtis (as Mann Curtis)
album: Miss Rhythm
comments: (featuring King Curtis on sax)
Ruth Brown This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' 1958 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2450
chartposition: RandB #39, US #65
writtenby: Barbara Lynn (as Barbara Linda Ozen)
album: Here Is Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn This Is the Thanks I Get 1968 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 87227
chartposition: RandB #75
writtenby: Howard Hewett and Dana Meyers
album: Smooth
Gerald Albright This Is for the Lover in You 1994 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: RFC/Atlantic 89883
chartposition: RandB #33, US Dance #39
writtenby: Larry LaFalce and Len Boone
album: This Is Your Time
comments: [disco, soul, boogie]
Change This Is Your Time 1983 RFC/Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 8248
writtenby: Hal David, Burt Bacharach
album: This Girl's In Love With You
Aretha Franklin This Girl's In Love With You 1970 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 3413
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Dan Daley
album: Closer to You
R.B. Hudmon This Could Be the Night 1977 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 4515(UK)
chartposition: UK #17
writtenby: Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
comments: (Ramp Radio Remix)
Sister Sledge Thinking of You (remix) 1993 Atlantic (UK)
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 3461
chartposition: RandB #58
writtenby: Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ron Tyson
The Temptations Think for Yourself 1978 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: Don Covay, Otis Redding
album: The Immortal Otis Redding
Otis Redding Think About It 1968 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2518
chartposition: RandB #1, US #7, UK #26
writtenby: Aretha Franklin & Bernice Hart
album: Aretha Now
comments: [southern soul]
Aretha Franklin Think 1968 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 453284
chartposition: RandB #1, US #5, UK #52, US AC #2
writtenby: Joe Jefferson, Bruce Hawes & Charles Simmons
album: Pick Of The Litter
The Spinners They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play) 1975 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 6630
chartposition: R&B #109, US #109
writtenby: Frank Joseph Myers and Gary Baker
album: And the Music Speaks
comments: [love ballad]
All-4-One These Arms 1996 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 18118
writtenby: B. Hawes, C. Simmons
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound ballad album cut]
mpcode: s4POrdo5xgQ
The Spinners There's No One Like You 1974 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2583
chartposition: RandB #6, US #21
writtenby: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of...
comments: [philly sound]
Archie Bell & the Drells There's Gonna Be A Showdown 1968 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2025
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2
writtenby: Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson and George Treadwell
comments: [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #193]
The Drifters There Goes My Baby 1959 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 3202
chartposition: RandB #2, US #1, UK #29, US AC #3
writtenby: Sherman Marshall & Phillip Pugh
album: New and Improved
comments: [philly sound]
Dionne Warwick & the Spinners Then Came You 1974 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 39622
writtenby: Linda Creed
album: Labor of Love
The Spinners The Winter Of Our Love 1981 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 8070
chartposition: UK #53
writtenby: Coolio (as Artis Ivey) , Brian Dobbs and Curtis Mayfield
album: Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Coolio The Winner 1997 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2623
chartposition: US #31, US AC #3
writtenby: Bergman, Bergman, Legrand
album: Dusty in Memphis
Dusty Springfield The Windmills of Your Mind 1969 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2603
chartposition: RandB #3, US #18, US AC #35
writtenby: Isaac Hayes & David Porter
album: This Girl's In Love With You
Aretha Franklin The Weight 1969 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: RFC/Atlantic 4027
chartposition: RandB #16, US #84, US Dance #30
writtenby: Herb Smith and Mauro Malavasi
album: Sharing Your Love
Change The Very Best in You 1982 RFC/Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 2731
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #30
writtenby: Art Benson, Gail Petite
album: Spirit in the Dark
Aretha Franklin The Thrill Is Gone 1970 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 4930
chartposition: RandB #51, US #118
writtenby: Derek Bramble
album: Love for the Future
Nona Gaye The Things That We All Do for Love 1993 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Atlantic 3243
chartposition: RandB #76
writtenby: Sam Dees
album: The Show Must Go On
comments: [Soul Ballad]
Sam Dees The Show Must Go On 1975 Atlantic
8 recordlabel: Atlantic 453355
chartposition: RandB #1, US #2, UK #16, US dance #14
writtenby: Thom Bell & Linda Creed
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [disco dance]
The Spinners The Rubberband Man 1976 Atlantic
9 recordlabel: Atlantic 6421
chartposition: RandB #41, US #56
writtenby: Method Man (as Clifford Smith) , RZA (as Robert Diggs) and Neal Hefti
album: Batman Forever: Original Music from the Motion Picture
Method Man The Riddler 1995 Atlantic
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 3764
chartposition: RandB #22, US Dance #25
writtenby: Narada Michael Walden, Bunny Hull and Corrado Rustici
album: Victory
Narada Michael Walden The Real Thang 1980 Atlantic
11 recordlabel: Atlantic 2259
chartposition: RandB #10, US #57
writtenby: Solomon Burke, Solomon Burke Jr. and J.B. Moore
comments: [deep soul]
Solomon Burke The Price 1964 Atlantic
12 recordlabel: Atlantic 85021
chartposition: US dance #2
writtenby: Mark Chait and Mervyn Warren
album: Pokémon: The Movie 2000: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
comments: [ballad]
Donna Summer The Power of One 2000 Atlantic
13 recordlabel: Atlantic 44231
chartposition: RandB #22, US #110
writtenby: Danny Webster (as Dan Webster), A. Arrington, Mark Adams, Mark Hicks and Steve Washington
album: The Hardness of the World
Slave The Party Song 1978 Atlantic
14 recordlabel: Atlantic 89449
chartposition: RandB #81
writtenby: B. A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford
album: Destiny
Chaka Khan The Other Side of the World 1986 Atlantic
15 recordlabel: Atlantic 3442
chartposition: RandB #80, US #104, US Dance #6
writtenby: Allan Felder, Norman Harris and Ron Tyson
album: The Trammps III
The Trammps The Night the Lights Went Out 1977 Atlantic
16 recordlabel: Atlantic 9280 (UK)
chartposition: UK #40
writtenby: Curtis Hairston , Kae Williams (as Kae Williams Jr.) and Nona Hendryx
album: Curtis Hairston
Curtis Hairston The Morning After 1987 Atlantic(UK)
17 recordlabel: Atlantic 1285
chartposition: RandB #33
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Heeme
album: Kwame the Boy Genius featuring a New Beginning
comments: [novelty]
Kwamé The Man We All Know and Love 1989 Atlantic
18 recordlabel: Atlantic 3001
chartposition: RandB #27, US #69
writtenby: Oscar Brown, Jr.
album: Brother Where Are You
Oscar Brown, Jr. The Lone Ranger 1974 Atlantic
19 recordlabel: Atlantic 11424 (UK)
chartposition: UK #39
writtenby: Wayne Carson Thompson (as Wayne Carson), Barry Leng, Simon May and Gerry Morris
album: Paradise Bird
Amii Stewart The Letter 1980 Atlantic(UK)
20 recordlabel: Atlantic 89428
chartposition: RandB #42
writtenby: Steve Arrington and India Arrington
album: The Jammin' National Anthem
Steve Arrington The Jammin' National Anthem 1986 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2604
writtenby: Deadric Malore
Albert King The Hunter 1969 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 85623
chartposition: RandB #92
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Joe Little III, Sean Singleton, Edwin Nicholas
album: Puttin' It Down
comments: [slow jam]
J. Little The Hump Is On 1995 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic
writtenby: R. Alfred, A. Gibson
album: Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding The Huckle Buck 1968 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2546
chartposition: RandB #2, US #6
writtenby: Bobby Lance & Fran Robbins
Aretha Franklin The House That Jack Built 1968 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 13085
chartposition: RandB #23, US #87
writtenby: Donny Hathaway and Leroy Hutson
album: Everything Is Everything
Donny Hathaway The Ghetto 1970 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2864
chartposition: RandB #4, US #1, UK #14, US AC #1
writtenby: Ewan MacColl
album: First Take
comments: [ballad]
Roberta Flack The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 2642
chartposition: RandB #9, US #65
writtenby: Micky Buckins and George Jackson
album: Testifyin' / The Best of Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter The Feeling Is Right 1969 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 8146
writtenby: Chips Moman, Dan Penn
album: The Percy Sledge Way / The Best Of Percy Sledge
comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]
mpcode: KOpg96VE7RA
Percy Sledge The Dark End Of The Street 1967 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 2801
chartposition: RandB #12, US #61
writtenby: Red Lane
Clarence Carter The Court Room 1971 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 18181
writtenby: M. Burton
album: Happiness Is Being With The Spinners
comments: [philly sound album cut]
mpcode: 41qe-eTPeQE
The Spinners The Clown 1976 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 3463
chartposition: RandB #1, UK #42, US #2, US AC #3
writtenby: Reggie Lucas & James Mtume
album: Blue Lights in the Basement
comments: [love ballad]
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway The Closer I Get to You 1978 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 1080
chartposition: RandB #7
writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Joe Turner & His Blues Kings The Chicken and the Hawk (Up, Up and Away) 1956 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 453019
chartposition: RandB #71
writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Anthony Bell
Bettye Swann The Boy Next Door 1974 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 84089
chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #2
writtenby: Brandy (as Brandy Norwood), Rodney Jerkins, Japhe Tejeda, Fred Jerkins III and LaShawn Daniels
album: The Boy Is Mine
Brandy & Monica The Boy Is Mine 1998 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 5441 (UK)
chartposition: US Dance #1, UK #31. R&B #106
writtenby: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
album: So Many Ways
comments: [dance]
The Braxtons The Boss 1997 Atlantic(UK)
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 3232
chartposition: RandB #22, US #16
writtenby: Jimmy Castor & Johnny Pruitt
album: Butt of Course
comments: [funk]
The Jimmy Castor Bunch The Bertha Butt Boogie 1975 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Atlantic 2616
chartposition: US #126
writtenby: Billy Smith (as Billy Dawn Smith) and Sid Faust
Percy Sledge The Angels Listened 1969 Atlantic
8 recordlabel: Atlantic 2720
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49
writtenby: Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Sweet Sweet Soul
comments: [ballad]
The Sweet Inspirations That's the Way My Baby Is 1970 Atlantic
9 recordlabel: Atlantic 8963
chartposition: RandB #12, UK #8, US dance #1
writtenby: Herb Lawson (as Herbert Lawson), Byron Burke & Byron Stingily
album: Foundation
comments: [disco, boogie]
Ten City That's the Way Love Is 1989 Atlantic
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 0049 (UK)
chartposition: UK #71
writtenby: Fred Jenkins III, Isaac Phillips, Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Tracy Hale, Tye V Turman
album: Dr. Dolittle The Album/Soundtrack
Ray J That's Why I Lie 1998 Atlantic(UK)
11 recordlabel: Atlantic 10703
chartposition: RandB #12, US #27, UK #35, US dance #1
writtenby: Ronald Baker
album: Where the Happy People Go
comments: [philly sound] [disco]
The Trammps That's Where the Happy People Go 1976 Atlantic
12 recordlabel: Atlantic 89123
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon and Miki Howard
album: Love Confessions
Miki Howard with Gerald Levert That's What Love Is 1988 Atlantic
13 recordlabel: Atlantic 2826
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #49
writtenby: Phillip Mitchell
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Percy Sledge That's The Way I Want To Live My Life 1971 Atlantic
14 recordlabel: Atlantic 1523
chartposition: RandB #14
album: Attitude
comments: [new jack swing]
Troop That's My Attitude 1990 Atlantic
15 recordlabel: Atlantic 2436
chartposition: US #123
writtenby: Roosevelt Jamison
The Sweet Inspirations That's How Strong My Love Is 1967 Atlantic
16 recordlabel: Atlantic 2022
chartposition: RandB #19
writtenby: Ray Charles
album: What'd I Say
Ray Charles That's Enough 1959 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 8265
writtenby: Fritz Rotter, M. Rotha
album: Spirit In The Dark
comments: [album cut]
mpcode: GaOXMINn8Lc
Aretha Franklin That's All I Want From You 1970 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 84939
chartposition: RandB #16, US #64, UK #90, US dance #5
writtenby: Joe (as Joe Thomas) and Joshua Thompson (as Joshua Paul Thompson)
album: Visit Me
comments: [slow jam]
Changing Faces That Other Woman 2000 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2287
chartposition: Cashbox RandB #15
writtenby: Turbinton
Willie Tee Thank You John 1965 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2592
writtenby: C. Armstrong
comments: [northern soul]
Soul Brothers Six Thank You Baby For Loving Me 1969 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 84142
chartposition: RandB #53, US dance #6, US #111
writtenby: BeBe Winans, Rhett Lawrence, Travon Potts
album: BeBe Winans
comments: [gospel, dance]
BeBe Winans Thank You 1998 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 93646
chartposition: RandB #26, US #39
album: 1 On 1
comments: [reggae soca]
Rupee Tempted To Touch 2004 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #5, US #1, UK #11
writtenby: Sean Paul, Andre Marshall and Rohan Fuller
album: The Trinity
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Sean Paul Temperature 2006 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 2068
chartposition: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Lowman Pauling
album: Ray Charles in Person
Ray Charles Tell the Truth 1960 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2084
writtenby: Charles Brown, Oscar Moore
album: The Genius Of Ray Charles
comments: [jazz soul]
mpcode: Ulh1wPsgRcE
Ray Charles Tell Me You'll Wait For Me 1959 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 94283
chartposition: RandB #76
comments: [hip hop]
Rashad ft. T.I. & Young Dro Tell 'Em What They Wanna Hear 2006 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2273
chartposition: RandB #12, US #97
writtenby: Earl King
Willie Tee Teasin' You 1965 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic Street 021
chartposition: UK #47, R&B #118
album: The Cookbook
Missy Elliott Teary Eyed 2005 Atlantic Street
4 recordlabel: Atlantic
chartposition: RandB #2, US #42
writtenby: Carvin Haggins, Corey Williams, Ivan Barias, Johnnie Smith, Randy Bowland, Adam Blackstone and N.Tyke
album: Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild Teachme 2007 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 4024
chartposition: RandB #55, US Dance #31
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Norman Durham & Woody Cunningham
album: Taste The Music
comments: [disco, boogie]
Kleeer Taste The Music 1982 Atlantic
6 recordlabel: Atlantic 88396
chartposition: RandB #16, US #36, UK #6, US dance #13
writtenby: Kanye West, Harold Lilly, Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ric Wilson and Claude Cave
album: Afrodisiac
Brandy featuring Kanye West Talk About Our Love 2004 Atlantic
7 recordlabel: Atlantic 89549
chartposition: RandB #62, UK #86
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Woody Cunningham
album: Seeekret
Kleeer Take Your Heart Away 1985 Atlantic
8 recordlabel: Atlantic 2490
chartposition: RandB #6, US #11
writtenby: Steve Davis
album: Take Time to Know Her / The Best Of Percy Sledge
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Percy Sledge Take Time to Know Her 1968 Atlantic
9 recordlabel: Atlantic 2373
chartposition: RandB #36, US #89
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Trade Martin
album: Dreamer
Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles Take Me for a Little While 1966 Atlantic
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 2416
chartposition: RandB #11, US #49
writtenby: James Brown
Solomon Burke Take Me (Just As I Am) 1967 Atlantic
11 recordlabel: Atlantic 2702
chartposition: RandB #23, US #94
writtenby: George Jackson, Mickey Buckins, Herman Jones, Larry Pierce and Robert Owens
album: The Best of Clarence Carter
comments: [southern soul]
Clarence Carter Take It Off Him and Put It on Me 1970 Atlantic
12 recordlabel: Atlantic 85691
chartposition: RandB #56
album: Debelah
Debelah Morgan Take It Easy 1994 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 2271
writtenby: Wilson Pickett
album: In The Midnight Hour
mpcode: ray3pVweWGo
Wilson Pickett Take A Little Love 1965 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 89551
chartposition: RandB #27, US #107
writtenby: R.J. Rice (as The Wiz)
album: R.J.'s Latest Arrival [1985 album]
R.J.s Latest Arrival Swing Low 1985 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2117
chartposition: RandB #10, US #16
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
comments: [pop soul]
The Drifters Sweets for My Sweet 1961 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 89124
chartposition: RandB #4
writtenby: Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon
album: The Big Throwdown
LeVert Sweet Sensation 1988 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 87445
chartposition: RandB #1, US #58
writtenby: Babyface
album: Deepa
comments: [slow jam]
Troop Sweet November 1992 Atlantic
-- recordlabel: Atlantic 18141
writtenby: B. Eli, V. Barrett
album: Pick Of The Litter
comments: [ballad album cut]
mpcode: kXzMLjkDs9g
The Spinners Sweet Love Of Mine 1975 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Atlantic 7811
chartposition: RandB #79
writtenby: Peter Lord
album: Chain
The Family Stand Sweet Liberation 1991 Atlantic
2 recordlabel: Atlantic 2476
chartposition: RandB #4, US #20
writtenby: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Jerry Butler
album: The Soul Goes On
comments: [southern soul]
The Sweet Inspirations Sweet Inspiration 1968 Atlantic
3 recordlabel: Atlantic 2956
chartposition: RandB #15, US #42
writtenby: Phil Hurtt and Bunny Sigler
album: Sweet Charlie Babe
comments: [philly sound]
Jackie Moore Sweet Charlie Babe 1973 Atlantic
4 recordlabel: Atlantic 1091
chartposition: RandB #10
weeksinr&bchart: 1
writtenby: Bobby Sharp
Ruth Brown Sweet Baby of Mine 1956 Atlantic
5 recordlabel: Atlantic 1154
chartposition: RandB #14, US #34
writtenby: Ray Charles
album: Yes Indeed!
Ray Charles Swanee River Rock (Talkin' Bout That River) 1957 Atlantic

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