Philly Classics (1973-1977)

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All Music Guide - Amy Hanson
Producers, writers, and musicians Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with their Philly International label, were a cottage industry of mammoth proportions. From MFSB, with or without the Three Degrees, and the Intruders to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and on to the O'Jays, who had nine R&B hit singles on the label, Gamble & Huff were behind a veritable treasure-trove of enduring and endearing smooth soul masterpieces. Philadelphia Classics is a four-sided affair, showcasing the duo's near-permanent, long-term stable of artists across some monstrous arrangements -- so don't expect to find any material from brief one-off encounters here. Split evenly among the above ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Amy Hanson
Producers, writers, and musicians Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with their Philly International label, were a cottage industry of mammoth proportions. From MFSB, with or without the Three Degrees, and the Intruders to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and on to the O'Jays, who had nine R&B hit singles on the label, Gamble & Huff were behind a veritable treasure-trove of enduring and endearing smooth soul masterpieces. Philadelphia Classics is a four-sided affair, showcasing the duo's near-permanent, long-term stable of artists across some monstrous arrangements -- so don't expect to find any material from brief one-off encounters here. Split evenly among the above five artists, the selections very nicely collect the string-heavy soul grooves and light beats that epitomized the Philly sound. The emphasis across this double album is on extended mixes. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes clock in with an 11-minute "Don't Leave Me This Way" and a not-quite-so-epic "Bad Luck" one side later. Included, of course, is the duo's self-defining "TSOP The Sound of Philadelphia," performed by MFSB with the Three Degrees. Elsewhere, the weak inclusion of the Intruders' throwaway "I'll Always Love My Mama" does let the side down a little, but only to bounce back with two stellar cuts from the O'Jays, "Love Train" and "I Love Music." Time, sadly, perhaps takes away some of the glory of this material. The disco sounds dated, and jostled together in a compilation the songs, too, lose some of their punch. But still, this is a nifty little slice of the Gamble & Huff pie.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/25/1990
  • Label: Sony
  • UPC: 074643494021
  • Catalog Number: 34940

Album Credits

Performance Credits
The Intruders Track Performer
Harold Melvin Track Performer
The Three Degrees Track Performer
The O'Jays Track Performer
MFSB Track Performer
G. McFadden Track Performer
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Track Performer
Technical Credits
The Intruders Contributor
Harold Melvin Contributor
Otis Redding Composer
The Three Degrees Contributor
The O'Jays Contributor
MFSB Contributor
Thom Bell Arranger
Victor Carstarphen Producer
Kenny Gamble Producer
Norman Harris Arranger
Leon Huff Producer
Ed Lee Art Direction
G. McFadden Producer
Sonny Terry Composer
Phil Walden Composer
John Whitehead Producer
The Blue Notes Contributor
Bobby Martin Arranger
Washington Composer
Hill Composer
Kenneth Gamble Composer
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