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"Philadelphia" by B.B. King

BB King recorded two great LPs with a Philly backing group, produced by Dave Crawford: "To Know You Is To Love You" and "Friends."

Yes .... this 6:03 song ... a sparse instrumental low-end groove driven by high hat , horns , and guitar .... sparse .... and yet it somehow continues to build ever so slightly, drops out, rebuilds , drops out, rebuilds ... ....B.B. King's guitar work is perfect (big surprise ) and a most unique feature for a disco song .......

Anyone that likes the Philly Sound ....that MFSB sound ...the Harris Machine .... ....oughta get this one ....the ABC album called " FRIENDS" recorded at Sigma Sounds , Philadelphia in 1974 .

Here's the disco who's who:

Background vocals: Dave Crawford and Charles Mann
Drums : Earl Young
Bass: Ronnie Baker
Guitars: B B King , Norman Harris , and others
Keyboards: Ron "Have Mercy " Kersey , Dave Crawford
Tonga : Larry Washington
Strings : Don Rinaldo, Philadelphia Strings
Horns : Memphis Horns
Vibes: Vince Montana

one other disco connection ...his redo of the song "BABY I'M YOURS" ...... & who wrote that ol' classic ? ..... Van McCoy ....

The album basically could be an O'Jays or a Teddy Pendergrass release .... but I very much like B.B. King's vocal work here .... and I admire his interest in exploring this "new" sound coming out of Philly.

(Above comments from DiscoMusic.com member Remicks)

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