Artist	Song
Chubby Checker	The Twist
from The Best of Chubby Checker: 1959-1963 (Cameo Parkway Original Recordings) (2005)
The Platters	My Prayer
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Series: The Best of The Platters (Remastered) (1999)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Ooo Baby Baby
from The Ultimate Collection: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (1998)
Clara Ward & The Clara Ward Singers	I Got Shoes
from Somebody Bigger Than You & I (2005)
Wes Montgomery	Windy
from A Day In the Life (1989)
Dionne Warwick	Reach Out for Me
from The Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits (2005)
Dee Dee Sharp	Mashed Potato Time
from Cameo Parkway: The Best of Dee Dee Sharp, 1962-1966 (2005)
Brenda and The Tabulations	Dry Your Eyes
from Dry Your Eyes (2007)
Len Barry	1-2-3
from 60's Gold (2006)
The Drifters	There Goes My Baby
from The Essentials: The Drifters (2002)
Etta James	At Last
from Her Best - The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection (1997)
Barbara Mason	Yes, I'm Ready
from Oh, How It Hurts (2008)
Carla Thomas	Gee Whiz, Look At His Eyes
from Gee Whiz (2008)
Lesley Gore & Claus Ogerman	You Don't Own Me
from The Golden Hits of Lesley Gore (2008)
Lee Andrews	Long Lonely Nights
from Vintage (2005)
The Flamingos	I Only Have Eyes for You
from Doo Wop Classics, Vol. 1 (2003)
Little Anthony & The Imperials	Goin' Out of My Head
from The Best of Little Anthony & The Imperials (1996)
Gene Pitney	She’s a Heartbreaker
from Gene Pitney: 18 All-Time Greatest Hits (2004)
The Impressions	It's All Right
from Ultimate Collection: The Impressions (2001)
Isaac Hayes	Walk On By
from Isaac Hayes: Greatest Hits Singles (2006)
The Four Tops	Reach Out I'll Be There
from Essential Collection: Four Tops (2000)
Marvin Gaye	I Heard It Through the Grapevine
from Number 1's: Marvin Gaye (2007)
The Temptations	Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
from Number 1's: The Temptations (2007)
Art Farmer & Benny Golson	Killer Joe
from Meet the Jazztet (1990)
Cal Tjader	Soul Sauce (Guachi Guara)
from Soul Sauce (1994)
Miles Davis & John Coltrane	Milestones
from The Best of Miles Davis & John Coltrane (1955-1961) (1991)
Thelonious Monk	Straight,No Chaser
from Jazz Profile: Thelonious Monk (1998)
Miles Davis	Boplicity
from Birth of the Cool (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) (2000)
Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra	Adagio for Strings
from Barber, Gershwin, Harris, Stravinsky: Ormandy in Russia (2006)
The Philadelphia Orchestra & William Smith	Arabesque No. 1
from The French Album (1989)

Comment:

They call it Philly Soul, but the name's deceptive, 'cause there are so many pieces, so many different [i]kinds[/i] of music, that built its sound: R&B, jazz, doo-wop, pop, even classical; in fact, if you're wondering where those luxurious symphonic arrangements came from, listen to Eugene Ormandy & The Philadelphia Orchestra — just like Philly Soul's sonic architect Thom Bell did growing up — performing Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings." Obviously Motown, both as black-owned business model and lightning rod for the emerging Black Power movement, played a key role in shaping the sound, from the funk-fortified, four-alarm blaze of the Temptations' "Ball of Confusion" to the high-gloss suaveness of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles' "Ooh Baby Baby." And while we're on the subject of smooth, check out jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery's martini-dry take on the Association's chart-topping pop smash "Windy." From the first hint of Philly's promise in Brenda and The Tabulations' "Dry Your Eyes" to legendary Big Apple jam sessions like Thelonious Monk's "Straight, No Chaser," we've got all the sounds that would one day echo in the City of Brotherly Love, one click away from your earbuds.

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