Philly Soul is it's own thing thing! Gonna dive into the soul music from this area, just south of NYC. Laced with some hip hop from the later years, and some contemporary R&B :)
Boyz II Men
Patti Labelle
Archie and the Drells
Tuff Squad.
I mean, these names alone..
Playlist
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The Love I Lost by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes on Black & Blue (Philadelphia International Records) -
Good Things Don't Last Forever by Ecstasy, Love & Passion -
Got My Mind Made Up by Instant Funk -
Tighten Up by Archie Bell & The Drells on Tighten Up (Atlantic Records) -
Hold Back The Night by The Trammps on The Legendary Zing Album (Buddha Records) -
The Philly Freeze by Alvin Cash & The Registers on Twine Time (Carinco) -
When You Dance by The Turbans on When you Dance -
Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker on Cameo Parkway (Cameo-Parkway Records) -
Oh How It Hurts by Barbara Mason on Oh How It Hurts (Arctic) -
Yes I'm Ready by Barbara Mason on Yes I'm Ready (Arctic) -
Never Give You Up by Jerry Butler on The Ice Man Cometh (Mercury Records) -
Never Give You Up by Jerry Butler on The Ice Man Cometh (Mercury Records) -
I Can't Go For That by Hall & Oates on Private Eyes (RCA Records) -
It's Alright With Me by Patti LaBelle on It's Alright With Me (Big Break Records) -
Disco Inferno by The Trammps on Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (Polydor Records) -
Nights Over Egypt by The Jones Girls on Get as Much Love as You Can (Philadelphia International Records) -
Love is the Message by MFSB on Love is the Message (Philadelphia International Records) -
Saturday Night! by Schoolly D on Saturday Night! (Jive Records) -
Brand New Funk by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince on He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (Jive RCA) -
Got To Be Funky by Tuff Crew on Back to Wreck Shop (Warlock Records) -
Funky Dividends by Three Times Dope on Original Stylin' (Arista) -
Need You Bad by Jazmine Sullivan on Fearless (J Records) -
Number One by John Legend on Get Lifted (G.O.O.D. Music) -
MoTown by Boyz II Men on Cooleyhighharmony (Motown) -
Water Runs Dry by Boyz II Men on II (Motown)