Michael

Side 1:
reaching for the world
where there's a will - there's a way
after you love me, why do you leave me
sandman

side 2:
hostage part 1&2
he loves you and i do too
big singing star
stay together

Produced by Harold Melvin
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia
Engineers: Jim Gallagher and Art Stoppe

The Blue Notes of Philadelphia, Pa., led by original lead vocalist Harold Melvin, began their career in 1954, recording a handful of records for small labels. Not until 1972, however, when drummer Theodore "Teddy Bear" Pendergrass became their lead vocalist, did they begin to make their mark. Supported by the high-gloss production and songwriting of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff of Philadelphia International Records and propelled by the crack TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) rhythm section, Pendergrass's muscular, impassioned baritone was equally effective on lush ballads ("If You Don't Know Me By Now," "I Miss You"), uptempo pop/soul songs ("Where Are All My Friends," "Satisfaction Guaranteed"), and extended disco/funk workouts ("Bad Luck," "The Love I Lost"). The recordings of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, along with those of the O'Jays, represent the artistic pinnacle of Gamble and Huff's legacy.

Despite their 1970s success, however, a group whose musical focal point (Pendergrass) took second billing to its leader (Melvin) proved inherently unstable. Pendergrass left the Blue Notes to launch a solo career on Philadelphia International in 1976 and achieved brief status as a macho heartthrob before a tragic 1982 automobile accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. Meanwhile, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes continued to record with other lead vocalists, including David Ebo and Sharon Paige, without achieving the artistic or commercial success that they enjoyed with Pendergrass.



Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes - Reaching For The World (Full Vinyl)

Breezin (Intro)

Clarence Carter - Slip Away

Down Home Blues

The Soul Man, Vol. 1

The Chokin' Kind (Rerecorded)

Clarence Carter - Strokin (perfect uncensored)

Wrong Honoring Sam Cooke & The Soul Stirrers

Clarence Carter - Love Me With A Feeling

Slip away by Clarence Carter

I'm Jody rmx

I have done something awful to The Temptations.

The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain (Redux)

"Tryin' To Love Two" - William Bell

Denise LaSalle ....Trying to forget...1975.

Denise LaSalle... Married but Not to Each Other

Slip away by Clarence Carter

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