Sound of Sexy Soul

Sound of Sexy Soul
Studio album by The Delfonics
Released February 1969
Recorded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Philadelphia soul
Length 29:11
Label Philly Groove Records
Producer Thom Bell
The Delfonics chronology

La La Means I Love You
(1968)		 Sound of Sexy Soul
(1969)		 The Delfonics
(1970)
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Sound of Sexy Soul is the second album by American soul group The Delfonics, released in 1969 on the Philly Groove label. The album was produced by Thom Bell. Like The Delfonics' debut album La La Means I Love You, The Sound of Sexy Soul is evenly split between new songs written by Bell and lead singer William Hart, and cover versions. The album's lead single, "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)", peaked at #35 on the pop chart at the time of original release, but became one of the group's most recognizable tracks after being sampled on The Fugees' "Ready or Not", a UK chart-topper in 1996 that also went to #22 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

The Sound of Sexy Soul continues the development of the smooth, symphonic soul sound pioneered by Bell on La La Means I Love You and is regarded as a classic example of early-period Philadelphia soul.

Track listing

(Tracks written by Thom Bell and William Hart unless stated)

  1. "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" 2:02
  2. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis) 2:23
  3. "Hot Dog (I Love You So)" 2:19
  4. "You Can't Be Loving Him" 2:05
  5. "Ain't That Peculiar" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White, Marv Tarplin) 1:48
  6. "With These Hands" (Davis, Davis, Silver, Silver) 2:15
  7. "Face It Girl, It's Over" (Badale, Stanton) 2:59
  8. "Goin' Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) 2:08
  9. "My New Love" 2:50
  10. "Somebody Loves You" 3:21
  11. "Scarborough Fair" (Traditional) 2:20
  12. "Everytime I See My Baby" 2:41

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Planer, Lindsay. Sound of Sexy Soul at AllMusic