In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The album carries all of the hits by the group . The hits are great, but their first few albums are virtually flawless. 4.8 out of 5 stars 458. Visit store. [2] He also joined the two in setting up a music publishing company for their songs, Mighty Three Music. The vocal harmonies of this group are brilliant, and glad I was able to hear some more of their hits, other than the ones normally included on soul compilations. I purchased the album as a gift for my sister who happens to be a huge fan of the delfonics. Your a Big Girl Now... etc so many good songs. Contains 'La-La Means I Love You', 'Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)', 'Break Your Promise', 'Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)' and more! I think the Delfoncs wer better live performers too. Other artists Bell produced in the 1980s included The Temptations, Phyllis Hyman, Dee Dee Bridgwater, and he even re-united briefly with the Stylistics in 1981 on Philadelphia International's subsidiary, TSOP. They had their first U.S. hit in 1971 with "You're a Big Girl Now". })(); (function() { The Very Best of the Stylistics. For the 2020 holiday season, returnable items shipped between October 1 and December 31 can be returned until January 31, 2021. You Are Everything. (Major Harris also had success with the solo recording "Love Won't Let Me Wait".) Learn how and when to remove this template message, They Just Can't Stop It the (Games People Play), Gamble-Huff website recognizing 50th-year anniversary of Mighty Three Music, Exclusive Thom Bell Interview published January 2012, 2006 Interview with Terry Gross on "Fresh Air", An interview with Soul Express in February 2018, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thom_Bell&oldid=986915416, BLP articles lacking sources from July 2014, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 November 2020, at 19:03. Bell and Creed became one of the era's dominant soul songwriting teams, penning hits such as "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)", "You Are Everything", "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "Break Up to Make Up", "You Make Me Feel Brand New," and "I'm Stone in Love with You" (the latter with Anthony Bell). It reached #4 on the Pop charts, and was awarded a gold disc. Their hit songs were primarily written/composed and produced by lead vocalist and founding member William "Poogie" Hart and the musical instrumentation was arranged/conducted by songwriter and producer Thom Bell. Wilbert Hart released a CD in 2005 called Fonic Zone featuring himself, Greg Hill & Joe Branch. Wilbert Hart’s smooth baritone led the group s one and only Grammy Award winning song “Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time”. Circa 1964, William "Poogie" Hart formed a group called The Orphonics, consisting of himself, Randy Cain, Donald Cannon, and Stanley Lathan. The Delfonics were most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Select PayPal Credit at checkout to have the option to pay over time. Members of some of these early groups included brothers William and Wilbert Hart, Ritchie Daniels, Randy Cain, Stan Lathan, and Donald Cannon, friends who met at Overbrook High School in the 1960s. I purchased the album as a gift for my sister who happens to be a huge fan of the delfonics. Get the item you ordered or get your money back. If you reside in an EU member state besides UK, import VAT on this purchase is not recoverable. Cain soon left the group to attend college, after which William recruited his younger brother Wilbert. MUSIC IS GREAT. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Major Harris toured with Frank Washington and Pat Palmer. Tag says irregular, United States and many other countries LOVE IT. [4] In 1974, he was awarded a Grammy for Best Producer of the Year.[5]. Major was a cousin to the Philadelphia record producer and arranger, Norman Harris.