#OnThisDay in 1942, #LeonHuff, American pianist, songwriter, and "Philadelphia Soul" producer, with Kenny Gamble (Billy Paul - "Me & Mrs Jones"; The O'Jays; Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes), born in Camden, New Jersey. 
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Wish I Didn't Miss You
[album Mahogany Soul, 2001]
//via // #JRecords #BMG #Arista //
#brandunbrand #music #youtube #AngieStone #MahoganySoul #WishIDidNotMissYou #AndreaMartin #IvanMatias #LeonHuff #GeneMcFadden #JohnWhitehead #SwizzBeatz #JoeKwimbee
link youtube: https://youtu.be/9PWz-NubVpM
"For the Love of Money" is a soul, #funk song that was written and composed by #KennethGamble, #LeonHuff, and #AnthonyJackson; it was recorded by #PhiladelphiaSoul group #TheOJays for the album #ShipAhoy. Produced by Gamble and Huff for #PhiladelphiaInternationalRecords, "#ForTheLoveOfMoney" was issued as a single in late 1973, with "People Keep Tellin' Me" as its #Bside. The single peaked at number three on the U.S. #Billboard #RAndB chart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fn-slyzzNM
"Cowboys to Girls" is a 1968 R&B single written by #KennyGamble and #LeonHuff and performed by #TheIntruders. The single was a crossover hit becoming The Intruders' first #Top40 single. "Cowboys to Girls" was also The Intruders' only #1 song on the R&B singles chart. and a Top 10 smash on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6, making it the biggest hit of The Intruders' career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc7Yz2ez1LA
"For the Love of Money" is a soul, #funk song that was written and composed by #KennethGamble, #LeonHuff, and #AnthonyJackson; it was recorded by #PhiladelphiaSoul group #TheOJays for the album #ShipAhoy. Produced by Gamble and Huff for #PhiladelphiaInternationalRecords, "#ForTheLoveOfMoney" was issued as a single in late 1973, with "People Keep Tellin' Me" as its #Bside. The single peaked at number three on the U.S. #Billboard #RAndB chart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5QLbnfFWg0
"Cowboys to Girls" is a 1968 R&B single written by #KennyGamble and #LeonHuff and performed by #TheIntruders. The single was a crossover hit becoming The Intruders' first #Top40 single. "Cowboys to Girls" was also The Intruders' only #1 song on the R&B singles chart. and a Top 10 smash on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6, making it the biggest hit of The Intruders' career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=970EZZ8QfWs
If you like your Soul music silky smooth then today's post about the "Philadelphia Soul" sound of the 1970s is for you! Enjoy!
Reader’s Choice/Tom’s Top Tunes…Song #57/250: If You Don’t Know Me By Now by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes and covered by Simply Red https://tommacinneswriter.com/2024/05/03/readers-choice-toms-top-tunessong-57-250-if-you-dont-know-me-by-now-by-harold-melvin-and-the-bluenotes-and-covered-by-simply-red/ #HaroldMelvinAndTheBluenotes, #IfYouDontKnowMeByNow, #KennethGamble, #LeonHuff, #PhiladelphiaInternationalRecods, #PhiladelphiaSoul, #ReadersChoice/TomsTopTunes, #Soul, #TeddyPendergrass, #ThomBell
Tom MacInnes, Writer · Reader’s Choice/Tom’s Top Tunes…Song #57/250: If You Don’t Know Me By Now by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes and covered by Simply RedDuring the 1960s, Detroit, Michigan received a lot of attention from the music world after a man named Berry Gordy started a record label to promote black musicians called Tamla Records. Tamla Reco…
"Me and Mrs. Jones" is a 1972 #soul song written by #KennyGamble, #LeonHuff, and #CaryGilbert, and originally recorded by #BillyPaul. It describes an extramarital #affair between a man and his lover, Mrs. Jones. In the song, the two meet in secret "every day at the same cafe", at 6:30, where they hold hands and talk. The two are caught in a quandary: "We got a thing going on/we both know that it's wrong/but it's much too strong/to let it go now."
https://youtu.be/dSdG0kd4vsk
"Cowboys to Girls" is a 1968 R&B single written by #KennyGamble and #LeonHuff and performed by #TheIntruders. The single was a crossover hit becoming The Intruders' first #Top40 single. "Cowboys to Girls" was also The Intruders' only #1 song on the R&B singles chart. and a Top 10 smash on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6, making it the biggest hit of The Intruders' career.
https://youtu.be/GjwaNA_mPV8
"Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by #KennethGamble, #LeonHuff and #CaryGilbert. It was originally released in 1975 by #HaroldMelvin_TheBlueNotes featuring #TeddyPendergrass, an act signed to Gamble & Huff's #PhiladelphiaInternational label. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was subsequently covered by American singer #ThelmaHouston in 1976 and British duo #theCommunards in 1986, with both versions achieving commercial success.
https://youtu.be/8sAbzZjXLy8