Soul of Philadelphia: Conquer the World
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2008-03-04
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Hard Workin' Man - Pat & the Blenders
- Conquer The World Together - Bunny Sigler & Dee Dee Sharp
- Grasshopper - Soul Devalients
- It's So Wonderful - Johnny Williams
- Makin' Up Time (Parts 1 & 2) - Frankie & the Spindles
- Theme For Five Fingers Of Death - Bunny Sigler
- Good And Plenty - Carolyn Crawford
- Darling Come Back Home - Love Committee
- Yellow Sunshine - Yellow Sunshine
- Ghetto Woman (Parts 1 & 2) - Ruth McFadden
- Everybody Needs Good Lovin' (Parts 1 & 2) - Bunny Sigler
- Days Go By - Bobby Bennett
- The Big Hurt - People's Choice
- Love Is Here - The Futures
- Ruby's Surprise Party - Ruby & The Party Gang
- Stop Taking My Love - The Mellow Moods
Free Music Notes for Soul of Philadelphia: Conquer the World
Free Music Review: I can almost hear Sonny Hopson's voice ! ! !
Hit: 5 Stars
For a period in the early-mid '70s, the Philly Sound reigned supreme...
offering the gutbucket of STAX plus the slick production values of MOTOWN, this is the label that defined the sound of an era, and definitely part of the soundtrack of my life (I actually went to school up the corner from the famous studio, and even remember passing by SIGMA sound now and then.)
As for this album, it is a collection of late '60s/'70s gems that I'm sure got plenty of black AM radio airplay, but sadly many of the groups never quite took off (say as did The O'Jays and Billy Paul.) Bunny Sigler, the guy that wrote a lot of the big hits (including Love Train is here... and a lot of the tracks have the same studio sound as their more famous/remembered counterparts and the artists are just as good - - so if you love the Philly International sound expect gems from the vaults... not mere outtakes and leftovers... take for example Good and Plenty... Caroline Crawford was a MOTOWN back-up singer... she also recorded for TAMLA and was also the back-up vocalist on Bohannon's LET'S START THE DANCE... - - Why this tune didn't become a major disco hit baffles one. - - Another tune that should have been a hit was definitely SOUL DEVALENTS' horn, clav and drum beat driven Temptations/O'Jays soul inspired Grasshopper... definitely an early-mid '70s style booty shaker.. Venturing on, the tune DARLING COME HOME represents classic 70s group sound soul... Perhaps the name of the group sound's familiar... that's because by 1978 they moved over to Salsoul and had a nice hit with 'Law and Order'... Lead member Ron Tyson was also a songwriter for The O'Jays, Eddie Kendricks, Archie Bell and others... By 1983 he was singing with the temptations. - - THE (undeservedlyobscure?) MELLOW MOODS in contrast give you some heavy sweet sou with STOP TAKING MY LOVEl (very deep changes!)... On the other hand enjoy some surprising psychadelic soul meets funk/Jazz with Yellow Sunshine... and remember dig Ruth McFadden (no relation to Gene)'s '72 Esther Phillips meets Ruth Brown meets (of course) Philly Soul rare soul gem GHETTO WOMAN... as well as the Jr. Walker/Archie Bell/Jimmy Castor-ish Ruby's SURPRISE PARTY. I love Ruby's big loud mouth... definitely makes me feel like I got of the train well after 30'th Street station (and well before 69th Street Terminal) and wound up in the right/wrong neighborhood depending upon how you look at it.
Overall, this album is a straight through listen. Hope more gems from the vaults will be coming...
For some more great RARE Philly Soul check out THE SOUND EXPERIENCE ! ! !
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