Philly Devotions – We're Gonna Make It (Red LP Vinyl)
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The Philly Devotions operated in the same orbit as the O'Jays and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, working with the producers and session musicians who built the Sound of Philadelphia from the ground up. Their recordings, lush with orchestral strings and tight harmony vocals, document a moment when Broad Street soul was reshaping American R&B, even if wider recognition never followed. For collectors and soul devotees, this is the kind of buried treasure that reissues exist to surface.
The soul music scene was bursting with energy in the early 1970s. In Detroit, Berry Gordy's Motown was the "Sound of Young America" and Philly was next with "The Sound of Philadelphia. "Undoubtedly, one of the best local vocal groups of the time that defined what came to be known as "Philly Soul"was the Philly Devotions. As good as any of the better-known groups associated with this sweet sound, the Devotions' singles were largely ignored by commercial radio. The frustration became too much to bear and sadly, the group eventually disbanded. Presented here for the first time is a complete collection of the Philly Devotions recordings, capturing all the components that became hallmarks of the early Philly sound, remastered and pressed on limited edition color vinyl.
Tracklist:
- Didn't Anyone Ever Tell You I Love You, Baby
- Makin' Up
- I'll Never Color You A Rainbow
- Yeah, Yeah Girl
- Come Over On The Lovin' Side
- I Just Can't Say Goodbye
- We're Going To Make It
- I Was Lonely Man
- I Just Can't Make It(Without You)
- Hurt So Bad
- Isn't It A Dream Come True
- It's Gotta Be This Way
UPC: 5061119460265
Label: Sonic Wax Records
Release Date: 7.10.26
Format: LP Vinyl