Conquer the World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records

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The songwriting and production team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff prefigured and provided the template for disco and contemporary urban R&B in the early '70s with their strings, horns, and sugary groove approach to making records, and although by the end of the decade the formula began to wear thin and feel tired, uninspired, and stale, the fact remains that the duo's Philadelphia International Records imprint was to the 1970s what Berry Gordy's Motown Records was to the 1960s -- a hitmaking machine. But not everything the label released stormed up the charts, and this set features 16 singles from Philadelphia International that failed to register much airplay, a ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Steve Leggett
The songwriting and production team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff prefigured and provided the template for disco and contemporary urban R&B in the early '70s with their strings, horns, and sugary groove approach to making records, and although by the end of the decade the formula began to wear thin and feel tired, uninspired, and stale, the fact remains that the duo's Philadelphia International Records imprint was to the 1970s what Berry Gordy's Motown Records was to the 1960s -- a hitmaking machine. But not everything the label released stormed up the charts, and this set features 16 singles from Philadelphia International that failed to register much airplay, a situation undoubtedly due more to bad luck and circumstance than any lack of musical quality. Nothing else explains why gems like "It's So Wonderful" by veteran Chicago singer Johnny Williams, the hard-driving, Southern soul-styled "Everybody Needs Good Lovin'" by Bunny Sigler, or the memorable and infectious "Hard Workin' Man" by Pat & the Blenders failed to take the airwaves by storm. Revelatory and at times tougher and harder-sounding than the usual Gamble & Huff productions, these lost tracks show that beneath all those sweet, sugary strings was some gutbucket soul and reminds listeners that just because it's good doesn't mean you'll get to hear it.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/4/2008
  • Label: Sony
  • UPC: 886972733821
  • Catalog Number: 727338

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Hard Workin' Man (2:31)
  2. 2 Conquer the World Together (2:23)
  3. 3 Grasshopper - The Soul Devalents (3:07)
  4. 4 It's So Wonderful - Johnny Williams (2:35)
  5. 5 Makin' Up Time, Pts. 1-2 (7:50)
  6. 6 Theme for Five Fingers of Death (3:22)
  7. 7 Good and Plenty - Carolyn Crawford (2:46)
  8. 8 Darling Come Back Home - Love Committee (3:11)
  9. 9 Yellow Sunshine (3:24)
  10. 10 Ghetto Woman, Pts. 1-2 (5:43)
  11. 11 Everybody Needs Good Lovin', Pts. 1-2 (5:45)
  12. 12 Days Go By (2:39)
  13. 13 The Big Hurt (3:26)
  14. 14 Love Is Here - The Futures (4:59)
  15. 15 Ruby's Surprise Party - Ruby and The Party Gang (3:55)
  16. 16 Stop Taking My Love (3:10)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Bunny Sigler Organ, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards
Thom Bell Organ, Piano, Keyboards
Karl Chambers Drums
Roland Chambers Guitar
Don Renaldo Strings
Bobby Eli Guitar
Norman Harris Guitar
Leon Huff Organ, Piano, Keyboards
Vince Montana Vibes
Lenny Pakula Organ, Piano, Keyboards
Sam Reed Horn
Jimmy Sigler Organ, Piano, Keyboards
T.J. Tindall Guitar
Larry Washington Percussion, Conga
Earl Young Drums
Ronnie Baker Bass
Technical Credits
Phil Hurtt Arranger, Producer
Bunny Sigler Arranger, Composer, Producer
Thom Bell Arranger
Karl Chambers Arranger, Composer, Producer
Roland Chambers Arranger, Composer, Producer
Talmadge Conway Arranger, Producer
Kenny Gamble Producer, Executive Producer
Leon Huff Arranger, Producer, Executive Producer
Theodore Life Composer, Producer
Joe McEwen Producer
Vince Montana Arranger
Lenny Pakula Arranger
Richard Rome Arranger, Producer
Joe Tarsia Engineer
Phil Terry Producer
Mark Wilder Mastering
Leo Sacks Producer
Howard Fritzson Art Direction
John L. Usry Jr. Arranger
Joe McEwan Producer
Bobby Martin Arranger, Producer
Jeremy Holiday Packaging Manager
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