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Among the originators of the Philly soul sound of the late '60s and pre-disco '70s, the Delfonics fashioned hit after hit with the same basic formula of ultra-romantic crooning, three-part harmonies, and a supremely mellow accompaniment that came with a pillow of lush string orchestrations. The 20 Delfonics hits collected on La-La Means I Love You--including their best-known songs, "La-La Means I Love You" and "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"--amount to R&B easy-listening, often soothing to the degree they become aural wallpaper. At times, though, this stuff can transcend its own schmaltz. --Roni Sarig

Audio CD, K-Tel Entertainment

Release Date: 1990-10-25, Audio CD, Polydor / Umgd

If you've never seen kids harmonizing on a street corner you didn't grow up in any major city in the 1950s. The music was pure, the lyrics understandable, and the theme was love--unrequited, lost, and found. Where classic doo-wop is concerned, the leader usually boasted the best voice, but his or her supporting cast was of equal importance when it came to vocalizing the likes of "Blue Moon," "I Wonder Why," "Barbara-Ann" and "Get a Job," performed here by the Marcels, the Regents, and Dion & the Belmonts, respectively. Also included among the 20 artists featured on this hit-laden 22-song primer are Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers ("Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"), the Monotones ("Get a Job"), and the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes for You"). Decades after these songs filled the airwaves, they still elicit memories and a desire to sing along--in the background, of course. --Cal Greilsamer

2003 compilation offers up a mixture of rare, much sought-after, & classic soul tracks recorded by female artists such as Millie Jackson & Fontella Bass as well as the terminally obscure. 20 high octane dance floor stormers. BGP.

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Media Type: CD
Artist: SMOOTH GROOVES
Title: AFTER HOURS COOL DOWN
Street Release Date: 04/16/2002
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Genre: SOUL/R & B COLLECTIONS

Release Date: 2006-04-03, Audio CD, Ace Records UK

Release Date: 2000-06-09, Audio CD, Deuce Boxed Sets

2002 compilation boasts some truly drum heavy recordings from the 70s soul & funk era. Highlights include, Joe Tex 'Papa Was Too', Rufus Thomas 'The Breakdown Pts. 1 & 2' & The Meters 'Same Old Thing'. 30 tracks, all sampled by many hip hop & rap artists including De La Soul, Gang Starr & Public Enemy to name a few.