Crème de la Crème: Philly Soul Classics & Rarities

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’ll Be Around
recording engineer:
Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass:
Ron Baker (record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1973)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (in 1973)
percussion [vibraphone, marimba]:
Vince Montana (in 1973)
piano:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
background vocals:
Yvette Benson (in 1973), Carla Benton (in 1973) and Barbara Ingram (in 1973)
baritone vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners) (in 1973)
bass vocals:
Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners) (in 1973)
tenor vocals:
Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners) (in 1973), Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (in 1973) and Philippé Wynne (A lead vocalist of The Spinners) (in 1973)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (in 1973)
remixer:
DJ Minnesotah, MASATO (KANDYTOWN) and Joe Tarsia (engineer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (in 1973)
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
I’ll Be Around (in 1973)
composer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Phil Hurtt
publisher:
Mighty Three Music Ld. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Spinners4.353:12
2Loving You Is Mellow
recording of:
Loving You Is Mellow
writer:
Terry Collins and Bobby Eli
Major Harris4:28
3Kiss My Love Goodbye
recording of:
Kiss My Love Goodbye
writer:
Tony Bell (American 1970s musician, songwriter & engineer) and Phil Hurtt
Bettye Swann3:24
4Welcome to the Club
recording of:
Welcome to the Club
writer:
Allan Felder and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Reservoir One America and Zella Music
Blue Magic5:12
5That’s Where I’m Coming From
recording of:
That’s Where I’m Coming From
writer:
Joe Blunt, Rodney Brown (US soul studio musician and producer), Bob Curington, Tony Lester and Willie Lester
The True Reflection2:35
6Save Your Love for Me
recording of:
Save Your Love for Me
writer:
Tony Bell (American 1970s musician, songwriter & engineer) and Phil Hurtt
Vivian Reed3:20
7You Call Me Back
recording of:
You Call Me Back
writer:
Tony Bell (American 1970s musician, songwriter & engineer) and Phil Hurtt
Clyde Brown3:05
8Yes, Maybe No
recording of:
Yes, Maybe No
writer:
Buddy Turner and Victor Drayton
First Choice2:52
9Hold On (Just a Little Bit Longer)
recording of:
Hold On (Just a Little Bit Longer)
writer:
Tony Bell (American 1970s musician, songwriter & engineer), William Berry, Rufus Brown (Philadelphia-based soul songwriter), James E. Hill (Philadelphia-based soul and disco producer) and Phil Hurtt
The Persuaders3:16
10Got to Get You Back
recording of:
Got to Get You Back
writer:
Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli
Sons of Robin Stone3:13
11Can We Come Together
recording of:
Can We Come Together
writer:
T.G. Conway (Talmadge Conway, Talmadge G. Conway; Producer, arranger and keyboard player from Philadelphia, PA), Allan Felder and Bruce Gray (keyboardist / songwriter)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Trammps5:37
12Let’s Get Together Now
recording of:
Let’s Get Together Now
writer:
Thomas Baker (Philadelphia soul composer) and Bobby Eli
The Aristocrats3:06
13One More Time
recording of:
One More Time
writer:
Tony Bell (American 1970s musician, songwriter & engineer) and Phil Hurtt
Dianne Steinberg3:12
14Maybe Just Maybe (We Fall in Love Again)
recording of:
Maybe Just Maybe (We Fall in Love Again)
writer:
Morris Bailey (Philadelphia-based composer, producer, saxophonist) and Eddie Green (Piano and keyboard player and singer from Philidelphia, most active during 1970's, former member of Catalyst)
Blue Magic4:21
15Love Won’t Let Me Wait
recording of:
Love Won’t Let Me Wait
writer:
Vinnie Barrett and Bobby Eli
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Mighty Three Music, Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Winot Music
Major Harris3:47
16You’re All I Need in Life
assistant engineer:
James Gaines, Mike Hutchinson (engineer), Jeffrey Stewart (engineer), Linda Tyler (engineer) and Winslow Koots (engineer/producer)
engineer:
Don Murray (producer / engineer)
producer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
bass guitar:
Bob Babbitt
drums (drum set):
Andrew Smith (drummer)
guitar:
LeRoy Bell, Bobby Eli and Tony Bell, Sr. (American 1970s musician, songwriter & engineer)
keyboard:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
percussion:
Larry Washington (percussionist)
background vocals:
Carla Benson, Evette Benton and Barbara Ingram
vocals:
Henry Fambrough (A member of the R&B quintet The Spinners), Billy Henderson (founding member of The Spinners), Pervis Jackson (The bass singer for The Spinners), Philippé Soul Wynn and Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners)
orchestra:
MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother)
conductor:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer)
recording of:
You’re All I Need in Life
writer:
LeRoy Bell and Linda Creed
The Spinners4:31
17Gonna Make You Mine
recording of:
Gonna Make You Mine
writer:
Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk) and Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk)
Anglo Saxon Brown6:30
18Sideshow
engineer:
Carl Parualo, Kenny Present, Jay Mark, Don Murray (producer / engineer) and Joe Tarsia (engineer)
producer:
Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1973)
vocals:
Blue Magic (US R&B/soul vocal quintet) (in 1973)
conductor:
Don Renaldo (in 1973: brass [horns], strings)
brass [horns] arranger and strings arranger:
Don Renaldo
arranger:
Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
recording of:
Sideshow (in 1973)
writer:
Bobby Eli and Gwendolyn Hines Woolfolk
publisher:
Poo Poo Publishing Co., Reservoir One America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zella Music
Blue Magic54:11
19Once You Hit the Road
recording of:
Once You Hit the Road
writer:
Joseph Jefferson (70s soul/funk) and Charles Simmons (70s soul/funk)
publisher:
Cha La Boy Music Publishing Company and Heljo Music
Dionne Warwick4:04
20I Got a Feeling
recording of:
I Got a Feeling
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter) and Carl Hampton (pianist, songwriter and producer)
First Choice5:15

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
photography:Bobby Eli
liner notes:Charles Waring
mastering:Giovanni Scatola (mastering engineer)
compiler:Rick Conrad
design:Mental Block (british design company.)
manufactured by:Warner Music Manufacturing Europe (aka WMME Alsdorf; manufacturing company; not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2003)
mastered at:Heathman’s Mastering in Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1583238 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0000C24GT [info]