| | |  | Music | Home » » The Sound of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff's Greatest Hits | | | | | | | Description: | | Newly elected to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the American masters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff of Philadelphia International Records wrote and produced some of the most musically creative and socially significant records of our time.
These sixteen American classics celebrate the enduring power and passion of their voice and vision as tastemakers, hitmakers, educators and keepers of the cultural flame.
There's a message in the music, and the message is love.
Get on board the love train | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| March 04, 2008 | | Studio:
| Sony | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Love Train - The O'Jays | | 2. | Back Stabbers - The O'Jays | | 3. | If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes(Featuring Teddy Pendergrass) | | 4. | The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Featuring Teddy Pendergrass) | | 5. | The Sound of Philadelphia - MFSB (Featuring The Three Degrees) | | 6. | Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul | | 7. | When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees | | 8. | Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Featuring Teddy Pendergrass) | | 9. | Do It Any Way You Wanna - People's Choice | | 10. | I'll Always Love My Mama - The Intruders | | 11. | Use Ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays | | 12. | You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls | | 13. | Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead | | 14. | Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else - The Jones Girls | | 15. | Close The Door - Teddy Pendergrass | | 16. | If Only You Knew - Patti LaBelle | |
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 Terrific Stuff!Feb 07, 2010
This purchase was inspired by an episode of "Cold Case" on CBS - the show served as a reminder of that GREAT Philly-Soul sound in the '70s, and I wanted to hear some of these great songs again. :)
The album is a great trip down memory lane for us old geezers, and will REALLY take you back in time.
Recommended without reservation!
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 A great collection of timeless Philly Soul.Apr 03, 2008
Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's legendary Philadelphia International Records label was the most important and influential R&B label of the 1970s and most of the all-time classics featured on this CD remain both fresh and timeless (and still get considerable airplay on oldies stations and radio shows). The O'Jays, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass, Lou Rawls, Patti LaBelle, The 3 Degrees, The Intruders and Billy Paul were all consistent hitmakers whose classic PIR records still sound as great today as they did when originally released. Gamble and Huff's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is well-deserved indeed and this compilation pays a nice tribute to them.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 DisappointingMar 31, 2008
I already had most of these tracks on other CDs, but often with less-than-stellar sound quality. I purchased this collection in the hope that 2008 remastering technology would finally get me these great songs with the sound they deserve. Boy, was I disappointed! Many of the tracks, including "Love Train", "T.S.O.P.", and "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" are overly bright and strain the ears. These actually sound worse than on my other, older CDs. Conversely, "If You Don't Know Me by Now" sounds warm and pleasant. Perhaps the larger set mentioned by previous reviewers is a better product both in terms of track selection and remastering. There's really no excuse for a new release from a major label to sound this poor.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Sub-OptimumMar 30, 2008
They had some monsters and I have the full CD collection released a few years back, along with an excellent Sound of Philly CD with mostly their stuff on it. This is somewhat pedestrian by including songs like "I'll Always Love My Mama" vs. a monster like "For the Love of Money" or "When the World's At Peace". I know they were trying to show diversity in artists on this CD but let's face it, the O'Jays took Gamble/Huff's music and ran with it...unbeatable, historic collaboration...never to be duplicated.
I could do without cuts 8 and 9. Rather than "Wake Up Everybody" they could have included "Bad Luck" if they wanted another killer Blue Notes song or even better, slowed it down with "I Miss You". Instead of the People's Choice song, they could have included the awesome "You Are My Sunshine" by the O'Jays or better still, one of their Jerry Butler hits. So glad they included the Soul Train theme (TSOP)...that's a signature song for them.
Gamble/Huff's induction into the Hall of Fame is well-deserved and long overdue. They formed a lot of the soundtrack to my high school and college years and beyond. Love those guys! Driving down I-95 through Philly always causes me to want to put one of their songs on. :)
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Why would you buy this?Mar 28, 2008
Stupid question but... for anyone who loves Gamble & Huff, why wouldn't you buy the AWESOME 3-CD box set released a few years ago to wild acclaim? Sure, it's more expensive, but well worth it. (Box set name: The Philly Sound 1966-1976: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff.)
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