Philly Soul Classics: Artists and Music from The Sound of Philadelphia

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iTunes presents “The World of Philly Soul” as a featured section with all the music from the Philly Soul era. This feature includes digital music from artists such as MFSB, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, The O’Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Paul, The Delfonics, The Stylistics and more!
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Their First Breakthrough RIAA Platinum Albums - Self-Produced and Self-Written For The First Time!
Both Expanded Editions with Multiple Bonus Tracks - Rare 12-Inch Disco Mixes Previously Unavailable On CD
30th anniversary of DESTINY (”Blame It on the Boogie,” “Shake Your Body”), followed by TRIUMPH (”Lovely One,” “This Place Hotel (aka Heartbreak Hotel),” “Can You Feel It,” [...]

The 2007 release of The Essential Teddy Pendergrass marks two anniversaries - 35 years since his first recordings as lead singer with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (starting in 1972, with “I Miss You” and the #1 “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”), and 30 years since Teddy’s emergence as a solo artist in 1977 (”I Don’t Love You Anymore,” from his self-titled debut album that year).

Frank Sinatra once said he had “the silkiest chops in the singing game.” Cool, classy, stylish and sophisticated, Lou Rawls was an American icon.