I Miss You (later reissued as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) is the debut album by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, released on Philadelphia International in August 25, 1972. Produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff, the album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.

Review by Andrew Hamilton

... "Be For Real" is one of the finest recorded pieces in R&B history; it's not a song, it's a pleader where a guy admonishes his woman for looking down on people. They dusted off "Let Me Into Your World" for the Blue Notes; this one was not written for the Dells, as Gamble & Huff had recorded it a few years earlier with the O'Jays for Neptune Records. A hard-hitting package that established Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes as a force to be reckoned with.

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The O'Jays In Philadelphia, released by Neptune Records in 1970.

The O'Jays in Philadelphia Review by Alex Henderson

Contrary to what its title suggests, The O'Jays in Philadelphia isn't a live album. Rather, the title of this studio date refers to the beginning of their association with Philly's R&B scene and producers/songwriters Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff. What they didn't know in 1969 was just how long and fruitful that association would end up being. This album wasn't the major hit that Back Stabbers would be, but not for lack of strong material. From "One Night Affair" to "Let Me in Your World," this superb album is quintessential Philly soul. While Eddie Levert's gospel-influenced belting is as gritty as anything that came from Stax Records, the production is as notably sleek.

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“Some people got to have it …”

The O'Jays release their R&B classic on November 10, 1973 ... the standard-bearer for the "Philadelphia Sound." The album was a critical and commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard "Black Albums" chart and number eleven on the "Pop Albums" chart. Listen to Ship Ahoy by The O’Jays on Amazon Music … #ojays #shipahoy #70ssoul #soul #rnb #phillysoul #philadelphiasoul #funk #philadelphiasound #music #musicsky #musiciansky…

http://robinbannks.com/2025/11/10/some-people-got-to-have-it/

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#BradLaner reimagines the #falsetto #PhillySoul of #BlueMagic as a #shoegaze dirge

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Back on Top is the third album by the group the O'Jays released in 1968, featuring their biggest hit for the Bell label, "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)". Their hit "Look Over Your Shoulder" was also included on this album. George Kerr produced the album with Pat Jaques engineering. Richard Tee was the conductor and arranger.

Original O'Jays members Eddie Levert, William Powell, Walter Williams and Bobby Massey all contributed to this album, and all four were pictured on its cover. This is the first O'Jays album not to include the group's fifth original member, Bill Isles, who quit the group shortly before this album was recorded. Bobby Massey would also later leave the group, just before their breakthrough success with Philadelphia International Records. - Wikipedia

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Soul Sounds by the O'Jays, released in 1967 on Minit

Searing early work by The O'Jays -- sounding quite different here than on their later Philly hits! This early album has the group working in a style that was much more in a rough soul harmony style -- sung with an incredible depth, and recorded with backings that really let the vocals come to the forefront of the tracks! Some of the cuts are in a deep soul mode, others are more upbeat and Northern soul-styled -- but the whole thing's great, and the album's about as classic a set of 60s soul as you can get! Titles include their seminal tracks "Working On Your Love" and "Lipstick Traces", plus "Crack Up Laughing", "A Blowing Wind", "Stand In For Love", "It Won't Hurt", and "Hold On". - Dusty Groove

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SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO + BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Henrietta Hadley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAoSUA0YhPY

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