The Best of the Philly Sound
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1999-11-16
Music Label: Gnp Crescendo
Soundtracks:
- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - The Spinners
- Betcha By Golly Wow - The Stylistics
- Disco Inferno - The Trammps
- Didn't I Blow You Mind This Time - The Delfonics
- Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You - Wilson Pickett
- It's Gonna Take A Miracle - Deniece Williams
- Brazil - The Ritchie Family
- Side Show - Blue Magic
- Never Give You Up - Jerry Butler
- I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City
- Kiss And Say Goodbye - The Manhattans
- Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Joe Simon
- Right On The Tip Of My Tongue - Brenda & The Tabulations
- Be Thankful For What You've Got - William Devaugn
Free Music Notes for The Best of the Philly Sound
Free Music Review: Decent collection
Hit: 4 Stars
I agree with one of the other reviewers that there are conspicuous absences of some important artists in this collection...he mentioned Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes; you could add the O'Jays, Barry White and TSOP to that list. But there may have been licensing issues, so let's give it a pass. You may be more interested in some of the hard-to-find and seldom-heard nuggets you'll get here (BTW, they are all the original recordings, not like another collection I got a few years ago where they were all re-recorded and just terrible). You'll get Joe Simon's "Drowning in the Sea of Love"; Blue Magic's "Side Show", about as soulful a tune as you'll find; The Manhattan's "Kiss and Say Goodbye", New York City's "I'm Doin Fine Now" and my personal favorite, William De Vaughn's "Be Thankful for What You've Got". It's a pretty tight package here with no strays; a worthy if hard-to-find CD if you like the old Philly sound.
BTW, those interested in Harold Melvin or the O'Jay's might check out "The Essentials" collections on both artists. You get full-length, original recordings of all the important tunes.
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