Artist	Song
Barry White	Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
from Gold (2008)
Gladys Knight & The Pips	Midnight Train to Georgia
from Platinum & Gold Collection (2003)
Marvin Gaye	What's Going On
from What's Going On (2003)
Earth, Wind & Fire	Reasons
from Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits (1998)
The Undisputed Truth	Smiling Faces Sometimes
from The Best of Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces (2003)
The Chi-Lites	Have You Seen Her
from The Chi-Lites: 20 Greatest Hits (2001)
The Main Ingredient	Everybody Plays the Fool
from Everybody Plays the Fool: The Best of The Main Ingredient (2001)
The Friends of Distinction	Going In Circles
from The Best of Friends of Distinction (1996)
The Dramatics	Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
from The Best of the Dramatics (2006)
Aretha Franklin	Sparkle
from Sparkle (2008)
Curtis Mayfield	Move On Up
from Future Shock (2007)
The Commodores	Zoom
from Commodores (1992)
Van McCoy	The Hustle
from The Hustle and the Best of Van McCoy (1974)
Bloodstone	Natural High (Single Version)
from The Essentials: Bloodstone (2007)
Daryl Hall & John Oates	Fall In Philadelphia
from Whole Oats (2009)
The Trammps	Disco Inferno (Single Edit)
from Rhino Hi-Five: The Trammps (2005)
The Moments	Love On a Two Way Street
from Love On a Two-Way Street - The Best of the Moments (2005)
The Dells	Stay in My Corner
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dells (2000)
The Originals	Baby, I'm for Real
from The Very Best of The Originals (1999)
Eddie Kendricks	If You Let Me
from The Ultimate Collection: Eddie Kendricks (1998)
Todd Rundgren	The Verb "To Love"
from Faithful (2005)
Leroy Hutson	So In Love With You
from Love Oh Love (2006)

Comment:

The sound of Philly Soul spread far beyond the city and, in some cases, far beyond the city's [i]artists[/i]. In Chicago, the Dells' second version of their pillow-talk ballad "Stay in My Corner" features members of the Chicago Symphony ladling a creamy string arrangement over Marvin Junior's vocal tower of power. (Gamble & Huff had unsuccessfully courted Junior as a solo artist, but ultimately signed the Dells for one album in 1992.) Windy City native Curtis Mayfield shared the Philly penchant for blending songs of Black Pride with the sounds of love in a soulful stew, and the gospel-without-mentioning-God funkiness of "Move On Up" proves that positivity can groove hard. In Los Angeles, Barry "The Maestro" White demonstrated his mastery of the art of symphonic soul; sink into his Love Unlimited Orchestra as it [i]luxuriates[/i] through the chart-topping heart-stopper "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe." And back home, blue-eyed soulsters Daryl Hall & John Oates (who cut their teeth — and several sides — at legendary local studio Sigma Sound) serve up the funk extra smooth in "Fall in Philadelphia." And there's more: from Earth, Wind & Fire to the Commodores, the sound of Philadelphia rang out louder than the Liberty Bell, and we've got it right here.

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