Delfonics Albums - Sound of Sexy Soul, the Delfonics, La La Means I Love You, Alive & Kicking, Tell Me This Is a Dream (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Sound of Sexy Soul, the Delfonics, La La Means I Love You, Alive & Kicking, Tell Me This Is a Dream. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Allmusic link Sound of Sexy Soul is the second album by American soul group The Delfonics, released in 1969 on the Philly Groove label. The album was produced by Thom Bell. Like The Delfonics' debut album La La Means I Love You, The Sound of Sexy Soul is evenly split between new songs written by Bell and lead singer William Hart, and cover versions. The album's lead single, "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)," peaked at #35 on the pop chart at the time of original release, but has become one of the group's most recogniseable tracks through being widely sampled, perhaps most notably on The Fugees' "Ready or Not," a UK chart-topper in 1996. The Sound of Sexy Soul continues the development of the smooth, symphonic soul sound pioneered by Bell on La La Means I Love You and is regarded as a classic example of early-period Philadelphia soul. (Tracks written by Thom Bell and William Hart unless stated) ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=25397426