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Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now, Love Train, Me and Mrs. Jones, and more: introducing Philadelphia International Records, and with it, The Sound of Philadelphia.
- The Philadelphia Sound: Best of Philly Soul - YouTube
The Best of Philly Soul. The Spinners, Harold Melvin & The...
- The Philadelphia Sound: Best of Philly Soul - YouTube
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- Marcus Shorter
- The O’Jays – “Back Stabbers” What is there to say about this record that someone else didn’t say many moons ago? The O’Jays classic, which turns 50 next year, still hits as hard today as it did in 1972.
- The Stylistics – “Hurry Up This Way Again” The Stylistics are on this list a lot, and it’s because their voices blended perfectly with the production.
- Teddy Pendergrass – “Love T.K.O.” There’s a theme with records out of Philly during this time: Love is the greatest thing in the world, until it isn’t.
- Patti Labelle – “Love Need and Want You” Labelle’s gift is conjuring emotion through her voice. Seriously, the woman can elicit tears by pitching her voice just the right way over the perfect beat.
Playlist · The Philadelphia Sound: Best of Philly Soul · 228 items · 8.7K likes
Nov 17, 2021 · We ranked the 20 top Philadelphia Sound songs of all time as Philadelphia International Records celebrates 50 years. See the list.
- Also Known As: Philadelphia Soul, '70s R&B, Philadelphia International, Disco.
- Examples
- "The Love I Lost," Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. The simplified beat on this uptempo song, originally a ballad, helped usher in the idea of disco -- and Teddy Pendergrass' endless vocal improv at the end went a long way towards helping to establish the idea of the 12-inch extended single.
- "Love Train," The O'Jays. Perhaps the ultimate in Philly Soul, a relentlessly upbeat anthem of racial harmony released at a time when American race relations were arguably at their nadir.
The Best of Philly Soul. The Spinners, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass, The Jones Girls, The O'Jays, Jean Carn, First Choice, Lou Rawls, The Jacksons, MFSB, Billy Paul and...
Philly Soul was one of the most popular forms of soul music in the early '70s. Building on the steady groove of Hi Records and Stax/Volt singles, Philly soul added sweeping strings, seductive horns, and lush arrangements to the deep rhythms.
