Lou Rawls - Sound of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff's Greatest (CD)

Facts Various Artists singing Philly soul with Gamble & Huff's Greatest Hits. Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were the architects of the Philly Soul sound. Working jointly on songwriting and production, they made Philadelphia the capital of soul music in the Seventies. Gamble and Huff generated a profusion of soulful hits that had a colorblind appeal. They worked with the O'Jays, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, the Intruders, the Three Degrees, McFadden & Whitehead, Jerry Butler, Lou Rawls, Dee Dee Sharp, Phyllis Hyman and others with their biggest hits, topping both the R&B and Pop charts. All totaled, Gamble and Huff were behind 15 gold singles and 22 gold albums (eight of which went platinum). The duo launched Philadelphia International Records label in 1971, giving Motown a run for it's money.