Storm Warning: Philly Original Soul Classics, Vol. 1

Storm Warning: Philly Original Soul Classics, Vol. 1

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Storm Warning: Philly Original Soul Classics, Vol. 1

Storm Warning: Philly Original Soul Classics, Vol. 1

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Overview

Although a couple of the groups on this compilation of Philly soul from 1964-1971 are well known (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Brenda & the Tabulations), the Fantastic Johnny C's "Boogaloo Down Broadway" and the Tabulations' "Right on the Tip of My Tongue" are the only cuts that will be readily recognizable to general fans. It's a grab bag of odds and ends, most fairly interesting. The Volcanos were one of the first groups that Gamble & Huff worked with, and several members would resurface in the Trammps. The two Harold Melvin cuts were done back in 1964, when John Atkins and not Teddy Pendergrass, was the lead singer; "Get Out (And Let Me Cry)" is a nice, murky-fidelity Northern soul-type stomper. "The Touch of You," a substantial soul hit though not a pop one, was one of Brenda & the Tabulations' most exquisite ballads. Daryl Hall was part of the blue-eyed soul group Temptones, whose two 1967 A-sides are here. There are also a couple of rare cuts by Kenny Gamble, working as a solo artist in 1966. Overall, several of the cuts have a lighter dance feel, influenced at times by Motown, than the sweet and swirling sound that most associate with late-'60s and early-'70s Philly soul. Not an anthology you'd direct listeners toward if you want them to hear the typical vintage Philly soul sound, but not a bad one for those who have all the well-known stuff in the genre and want to go further. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date: 03/31/1998
Label: Jamie/Guyden
UPC: 0647780400325
Rank: 152513

Tracks

  1. You're Number One  - Eddie Holman  -  Volcanos
  2. Boogaloo Down Broadway  -  Fantastic Johnny C.  - Jesse James
  3. Standing in the Darkness  -  Ethics
  4. Storm Warning  -  Volcanos
  5. Right on the Tip of My Tongue  -  Brenda & the Tabulations  - Joe Cobb  - Van McCoy
  6. You May Not Love Me  - Johnny Burke  - James Van Heusen  -  Melvin
  7. Girl I Love You  - Barry Glazer  -  Temptones
  8. Baby  - E. Jones  -  Volcanos
  9. The Touch of You  -  Brenda & the Tabulations  - Eddie Jackson  - Jerry Jones
  10. The Joke's on You  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff
  11. That's the Way Love Goes  -  Ethics  - Alfred Smith
  12. Get Out (And Let Me Cry)  -  Melvin
  13. Say These Words of Love  - Barry Glazer  -  Temptones
  14. Make Your Move  -  Volcanos
  15. Don't Stop Loving Me  - Kenny Gamble
  16. Help Wanted  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff  -  Volcanos

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Ethics   Primary Artist
The Fantastic Johnny C.   Primary Artist
Kenny Gamble   Primary Artist
The Temptones   Primary Artist
Brenda & the Tabulations   Primary Artist
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes   Primary Artist
The Volcanos   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

The Ethics   Performer
The Fantastic Johnny C.   Performer
Kenny Gamble   Composer,Performer
Eddie Holman   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Van McCoy   Composer
Jesse James   Composer
The Temptones   Performer
Brenda & the Tabulations   Composer,Performer
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes   Performer
Alfred Smith   Composer
The Volcanos   Performer
Leon Huff   Composer
Jerry Jones   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Joe Cobb   Composer
Eddie Jackson   Composer
E. Jones   Composer
Barry Glazer   Composer
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