Philadelphia International Records is a record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 founded by writer-producers, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff

Gamble and Huff

Kenneth Gamble and Leon A. Huff are an American songwriting and record production team who have written and produced over 170 gold and platinum records. They were pioneers of Philadelphia soul and the in-house creative team for the Philadelphia International record label...

 in 1971

1971 in music

-Events:*February 1 – after months of feuding in the press, Ginger Baker and Elvin Jones hold a "drum battle" at The Lyceum.*February 8 – Bob Dylan's hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, is premièred at New York's Academy of Music...

. It was famous for showcasing the sub-genre of Philadelphia soul

Philadelphia soul

Philadelphia soul, sometimes called the Philadelphia Sound or Sweet Philly, is a style of soul music characterized by funk influences and lush instrumental arrangements, often featuring sweeping strings and piercing horns. The subtle sound of a glockenspiel can often be heard in the background of...

 music and released a string of worldwide hits during the decade.

History

The label was set up in connection with the music publishing company run by Gamble, Huff and another Philadelphia producer, Thom Bell (Mighty Three/ Assorted Music). Main artists signed to the label included The O'Jays, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (including lead singer Teddy Pendergrass, who later signed a solo deal), Lou Rawls, The Three Degrees, and Billy Paul.

The label's major hits included: "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" by MFSB, featuring The Three Degrees, 1974 (which was later adopted as the theme of the TV dance-music show "Soul Train

Soul Train

Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...

"); "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden & Whitehead (writers and producers with the label), 1979; "Backstabbers" and "Love Train" by The O'Jays, 1972/3; "If You Don't Know Me By Now" and "The Love I Lost" by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, 1972/3; "Me And Mrs Jones" by Billy Paul, 1972; "When Will I See You Again" by The Three Degrees, 1974; and "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" by Lou Rawls, 1976.

The label had a distribution deal with CBS Records

Sony Music Entertainment

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 until 1984

1984 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Janury-March:*January 21 – "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart, despite being banned by the BBC; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40.*January 27 – Michael Jackson's...

. Distribution of the catalog from 1976 onwards was then taken over by EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

, but CBS/Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....

 continued to distribute material recorded up to 1976. In 2007

2007 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...

, Sony's Legacy Recordings

Legacy Recordings

Legacy Recordings is Sony Music Entertainment's catalog division. It was founded in 1990 by CBS Records under the leadership of Jerry Shulman, Richard Bauer, Gary Pacheco and Amy Herot to handle reissues of recordings from the vast catalogues of Columbia Records, Epic Records and associated...

 regained the rights to Philadelphia International's full catalog and the following year, PIR/Legacy released a box set titled Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia.

Most of the music released by the label was recorded and produced at Sigma Sound Studios

Sigma Sound Studios

Sigma Sound Studios is an American music recording studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania founded by recording engineer Joseph Tarsia in 1968.Located at 212 N. 12th Street in Philadelphia, it was the second studio in the country to offer 24-track recording and the first in the country to use console...

 in Philadelphia, with chief engineer later studio owner, Joe Tarsia recording many of the sessions. More than 30 resident studio musicians, known together as MFSB

MFSB

MFSB was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O’Jays, the Stylistics, the...

 "Mother Father Sister Brother", were based at this studio and backed up most of these recordings. Some of these musicians also acted as arrangers, writers or producers for Philadelphia International as well as for other labels recording in the city. They included Bobby Martin, Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Earl Young, Bobby Eli and Vince Montana.

Gamble and Huff worked as independent producers with a series of artists in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Jerry Butler, Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100...

 and Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...

. They also produced The Jacksons' first two albums for Columbia/CBS after the group had left Motown in 1976. The first titled The Jacksons featured the platinum-selling single "Enjoy Yourself" and a second album, Goin' Places followed in 1977. Although on CBS subsidiary, Epic, both albums and the singles also carried a Philadelphia International logo.

In 1965, Gamble and Huff started an independent label, Excel Records. It was soon re-named Gamble Records and in 1972, was folded into Philadelphia International as a subsidiary. In 1974, the subsidiary's name was changed to TSOP Records. The name comes from the 1974 hit single, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)

TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)

"TSOP " is a 1974 hit recording by MFSB featuring vocals by The Three Degrees. A classic example of the Philadelphia soul genre, it was written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff as the theme for the American musical television program Soul Train, which specialized in African American musical...

", by MFSB

MFSB

MFSB was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O’Jays, the Stylistics, the...

 and The Three Degrees

The Three Degrees

The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group. Formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, the group has always been a trio though there have been a number of personnel changes and a total of fourteen women have represented the group so far. The original members were Fayette Pinkney,...

. Artists for Excel/Gamble/TSOP included The Intruders

The Intruders

The Intruders were an American soul music group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the first groups to have hit songs under the direction of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, they had a major influence on the development of Philadelphia soul....

, Dee Dee Sharp

Dee Dee Sharp

Dee Dee Sharp is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961.-Career:...

, and Archie Bell & the Drells

Archie Bell & the Drells

Archie Bell & the Drells was a R&B vocal group from Houston, Texas, and one of the main acts on Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records...

. Later signings to the Philly Int. roster, in the 80s and 90s, included Patti Labelle, The Stylistics, Phyllis Hyman, and The Dells.

Between 1973 and '75, Gamble and Huff also had a boutique label called Golden Fleece, which released the second album by The Trammps

The Trammps

The Trammps were an American disco band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands. The band's first major success was with their 1972 cover version of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart". The first disco track they released was "Love Epidemic" in 1973...

. They also had a short-lived subsidiary called Thunder Records. Created by famed producer Thom Bell

Thom Bell

Thomas Randolph "Thom" Bell is an American songwriter and producer, best known as one of the creators of the Philadelphia style of soul music in the 1970s. He moved to Philadelphia as a child.-Biography:...

 it only had two singles from Derek & Cyndi (You Bring Out the Best in Me/I'll Do the Impossible for You) who was produced by Bell, and Fatback Band

Fatback Band

The Fatback Band is an American funk and disco band. Most popular in the 1970s and 1980s, The Fatback Band is most known for their Top Ten R&B hits, " Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some ", and "Backstrokin'"...

 member Michael Walker whose single (I Got the Notion, You Got the Motion) was produced by The Spinners' member Philippe Wynne

Philippe Wynne

Philippé Wynne , born Phillip Walker, was an American R&B singer. Best known for his role as the lead singer of The Spinners , Wynne scored notable hits such as "How Could I Let You Get Away", "The Rubberband Man",and "One of a Kind ",...

.

In the 1990s, Philadelphia International launched a new subsidiary, Uncensored Records. Featuring Damon

Damon

-Given name:*Damon Albarn , British songwriter and musician*Damon Allen , American football player *Damon Berryhill , Major League Baseball catcher*Damon Dash , an American music industry executive...

 and No Question, this label releases hip hop music

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

. Philadelphia International now largely concentrates on licensing its music catalog worldwide and has issued few new recordings since the mid-80s, when Gamble and Huff wound down their studio work together.

In November, 2009, PBS aired the two-part special, "Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia," which celebrates the legacy of Gamble & Leon Huff and the family Philadelphia International Records artists. The concert was shot in front of a live audience on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, and showcased The O'Jays, Harold Melvin's Blue Notes, Russell Thompkins Jr. & The New Stylistics, The Delfonics, The Intruders, Jerry Butler, Bunny Sigler, Three Degrees, The Soul Survivors, Jean Carne, G.C. Cameron, The Sound Of Philadelphia Orchestra, and announcer Jerry Blavat

Jerry Blavat

Jerry Blavat , also known as "The Geator with The Heator", is an American disc jockey who is known for promoting oldies music on the radio in the Philadelphia area. Blavat was born in South Philadelphia to a Jewish father and Italian mother....

.

In February 2010, Gamble and Huff suffered a setback when fire swept through parts of their offices on Philadelphia's Broad Street. The building was previously the home of another iconic part of the city's musical heritage, Cameo-Parkway Records, based there during the 1950s and 1960s, and has become a tourist attraction.

The fire was started deliberately by a man who had broken into the offices, and was so extremely intoxicated by alcoholic beverages (in excess of four times the legal limit for driving a vehicle, or 0.32% BAC), that he had no recollection of the crime afterward.

In August of 2011, in honor of the 40th Year Anniversary of the company, Philadelphia International Records launched TSOP Soul Radio, an online radio station that allows fans from all around the world the chance to tune in and listen to music and interviews from the legendary Gamble and Huff catalog.

Discography

• KZ 30580 - Going East - Billy Paul [1971] (10-71, #197)
• KZ 31648 - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
  Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (album)
  -Personnel:*Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, Bernard Wilson, Lawrence Brown, Lloyd Parks – vocals*Leon Huff – piano*Leonard Pakula – organ*Ronnie Baker – bass*Earl Young – drums...
  
  - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes [1972] (9-72, #53)
• KZ 31712 - Back Stabbers
  Back Stabbers
  Back Stabbers is a studio album by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays, released in August 1972 on Philadelphia International Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972.-Reception:...
  
  - O'Jays [1972] (9-72, #10)
• KZ 31793 - 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul - Billy Paul [1972] (11-72, #17)
• KZ 31794 - Penny For Your Thoughts - Dick Jensen
  Dick Jensen
  Dick Jensen , was a live musical performer of the Rhythm and Blues, Soul, and Gospel genres. His signature on-stage style incorporated strenuous dance moves similar to those of Jackie Wilson. He was born in Kalihi, Hawaii on the island of Oahu.-Biography:Jensen was a native Hawaiian athletic...
  
   [1973]
• ZX 31991 - Save The Children - Intruders [1973] Reissue of Gamble KZ-31991.
• KZ 32046 - MFSB
  MFSB (album)
  MFSB is the debut album to be released by Philadelphia International Records houseband MFSB.-Reception:It also included covers of "Family Affair" by Sly & The Family Stone and "Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield....
  
  - MFSB [1973] (4-73, #131)
• KZ 32118 - Ebony Woman - Billy Paul [1973] (4-73, #186) Reissue of Neptune NLPS 201.
• KZ 32119 - Feelin' Good At The Cadillac Club - Billy Paul [1973] Reissue of Gamble SG 5002.
• KZ 32120 - The O'Jays In Philadelphia - O'Jays [1973] (4-73, #156) Reissue of Neptune NLPS 202.
• KZ 32131 - Super Hits - Intruders [1973] (reissue of Gamble *KZ 32131)
• KZ 32404 - Spiritual Concept - Spiritual Concept [1973]
• KZ 32406 - The Three Degrees
  The Three Degrees (album)
  The Three Degrees is a 1973 studio album released by the female girl group The Three Degrees.-Reception:Since their formation in 1963, The Three Degrees had released several hit singles on various labels, including Swan Records, Warner Bros, Metromedia, and Neptune, but had not yet recorded an album...
  
  - Three Degrees [1973] (12-74, #28)
• KZ/ZQ 32407 - Black And Blue
  Black & Blue (album)
  Black & Blue is an album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in Septembeer 1973. It was produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff....
  
  - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes [1973] (11-73, #57)
• KZ/PZ/PZQ 32408 - Ship Ahoy
  Ship Ahoy (album)
  Ship Ahoy is a rhythm and blues album by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays, released on November 10, 1973 on Philadelphia International Records...
  
  - O'Jays [1973] (11-73, #11)
• KZ 32409 - War Of The Gods - Billy Paul [1973] (11-73, #110)
• KZ 32419 - The Ebonys - Ebonys [1973]
• KZ/ZQ 32707 - Love Is The Message - MFSB [1973] (1-74, #4)
• KZ 32713 - The Sound Of Philadelphia '73 - Various Artists [1973]
• KZ 32859 - That's How I'll Be Loving You - Bunny Sigler
  Bunny Sigler
  Walter "Bunny" Sigler is a pop and R&B songwriter and record producer who has done extensive work with the team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and who was instrumental in creating the "Philly Sound" in the early 1970s. He is nicknamed "Mr...
  
   [1974]
• KZ 32952 - Live In Europe - Billy Paul [1974] (7-74, #187)
• KZ/PZQ 32953 - The O'Jays Live In London - O'Jays [1974] (6-74, #17)
• KZ/PZ 33148 - To Be True
  To Be True
  -Personnel:*Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, Bernard Wilson, Lawrence Brown, Jerry Cummings – vocals*Sharon Paige – female vocalist on "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon"*MFSB – music-Charts:AlbumSingles-Samples:...
  
  - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes featuring Theodore Pendergrass [1975] (3-75, #26)
• KZ 33150 - Survival
  Survival (The O'Jays album)
  -Charts:AlbumSingles-External links:* at Discogs...
  
  - O'Jays [1975] (4-75, #11)
• KZ 33152 - Potpourri - Thad Jones & Mel Lewis [1975]
• KZ 33153 - Reality
  Reality (Monk Montgomery album)
  Reality is a 1974 album by jazz bassist Monk Montgomery, one of his three solo albums. It was released on Philadelphia International Records.-Track listing:#"Reality" – 5:39#"Me And Mrs...
  
  - Monk Montgomery [1974]
• KZ 33154 - Boogie Down U.S.A.
  Boogie Down U.S.A.
  Boogie Down U.S.A. is a 1975 debut album by the American funk band The People's Choice. The single "Do It Anyway You Wanna" is an example of the early disco-soul movement from Philly.-Track listing:Side A#"Do It Anyway You Wanna" - 3:13...
  
  - People's Choice
  The People's Choice (band)
  The People's Choice was an American funk band formed in 1971 in Philadelphia by Frank Brunson. While they had several vocalists, their biggest hits were instrumentals.-Career:...
  
   [1975]
• PZ 33157 - Got My Head On Straight - Billy Paul [1975] (3-75, #140)
• PZ 33158 - Universal Love - MFSB [1975] (6-75, #44)
• KZ 33162 - International - Three Degrees [1975] (6-75, #99)
• KZ 33249 - Keep Smilin' - Bunny Sigler [1975]
• PZ/PZQ 33807 - Family Reunion
  Family Reunion (album)
  Family Reunion is a 1975 album by American R&B group The O'Jays.-Reception:Released late 1975 on the Philadelphia International Records label...
  
  - O'Jays [1975] (11-75, #7)
• PZ/PZQ 33808 - Wake Up Everybody
  Wake Up Everybody
  -Personnel:*Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, Bernard Wilson, Lawrence Brown, Jerry Cummings – vocals*Sharon Paige – female vocalist on "You Know How to Make Me Feel So Good" and "I'm Searching for a Love"*MFSB – music-Charts:Album...
  
  - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Featuring Theodore Pendergrass [1975] (12-75, #9)
• PZ 33839 - Happy 'Bout The Whole Thing - Dee Dee Sharp
  Dee Dee Sharp
  Dee Dee Sharp is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961.-Career:...
  
   [1976]
• PZ 33840 - The Three Degrees Live
  The Three Degrees Live
  The Three Degrees Live is a 1976 live album by Philadelphia-based female vocal trio The Three Degrees who scored major international success with 'When Will I See You Again?'....
  
  - Three Degrees [1975] (1-76, #199)
• PZ 33841 - Could It Be Magic - Anthony White [1976]
• PZ 33843 - When Love Is New - Billy Paul [1975] (12-75, #139)
• PZ/PZQ 33845 - Philadelphia Freedom - MFSB [1975] (12-75, #39)
• PZ 33957 - All Things in Time
  All Things in Time
  Recorded at the legendary Sigma Sound Studios and produced by such PIR luminaries as Gamble & Huff, Bunny Sigler and Dexter Wansel, All Things in Time became an immediate success on the back of its celebrated lead single "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine", which gave Rawls the biggest hit...
  
  - Lou Rawls [1976] (6-76, #7)
• PZ 33958 - Travelin' In Heavy Trafic - Don Covay
  Don Covay
  Don Covay is an American R&B/rock and roll/soul music singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s, who received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994...
  
   [1976]
• PZ 34079 - Life On Mars - Dexter Wansel
  Dexter Wansel
  Dexter Gilman Wansel is an American keyboardist, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He contributed to the development of the Philly Sound and worked with producers Gamble and Huff at Philadelphia International Records. Wansel led the musical group, Yellow Sunshine...
  
   [1976]
• PZ 34122 - From North Philly (Live) - Dap Sugar Willy [1976]
• PZ 34123 - Unemployment Blues - Force Of Nature [1976]
• JE/PE 34229 - The Jacksons
  The Jacksons (album)
  -Reception:Released in 1976 for Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records as a joint venture. The album was the band's first for CBS, following their seven-year tenure on Motown as "The Jackson 5"...
  
  - Jacksons [1976] (12-76, #36) (A joint Epic/Philadelphia International release)
• PZ 34232 - All Their Greatest Hits! - Harold Melvin & Blue Notes [1976] (7-76, #51)
• PZ 34238 - Summertime - MFSB [1976] (7-76, #106)
• PZ 34245 - Message in the Music
  Message in the Music
  Message in the Music is a 1976 album by American R&B group The O'Jays,-Reception:Released in 1976 on the Philadelphia International Records label...
  
  - O'Jays [1976] (10-76, #20)
• PZ 34267 - My Music - Bunny Sigler [1976]
• PZ 34323 - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over - Archie Bell & Drells [1976]
• PZ 34346 - Bicentennial Poet - Jean-Claude T. [1976]
• PZ 34358 - Get Down With The Philly Jump - Instant Funk [1976]
• PZ 34389 - Let 'Em In - Billy Paul [1976] (1-77, #88)
• JZ34390 - Teddy Pendergrass
  Teddy Pendergrass (album)
  Teddy Pendergrass was the debut album from R&B/Soul crooner Teddy Pendergrass.-Reception:Released in 1977. It did surprisingly well for a debut album, reaching #17 on the pop album charts and #5 on the R&B album charts...
  
  - Teddy Pendergrass [1977] (3-77, #17)
• PZ 34394 - Jean Carn - Jean Carn [1977]
• PZ 34437 - What Color Is Love - Dee Dee Sharp [1977]
• PZ 34487 - What The World Is Coming To - Dexter Wansel [1977] (4-77, #168)
• PZ 34488 - Unmistakably Lou
  Unmistakably Lou
  Unmistakably Lou is an album by American R&B singer Lou Rawls, released in 1977 on the Philadelphia International Records label. It was Rawls' second PIR album and performed respectably , although its sales fell well short of his PIR debut All Things in Time...
  
  - Lou Rawls [1977] (4-77, #41)
• PZ 34658 - End Of Phase I - MFSB [1977]
• PZ 34659 - Let's Clean Up The Ghetto - Various Artists [1977]
• PZ 34684 - Travelin' at the Speed of Thought
  Travelin' at the Speed of Thought
  Travelin' at the Speed of Thought is a 1977 album by American R&B group The O'Jays, released on the Philadelphia International Records label. The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, with six of the eight tracks written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff...
  
  - O'Jays [1977] (6-77, #27)
• ZX 34728 - Disco Champs - Trammps [1977]
• JE/PE 34835 - Goin' Places - Jacksons [1977] (a joined Epic-Philadelphia International release)
• PZ 34855 - Hard Not To Like It - Archie Bell & Drells [1977]
• PZ 34923 - Only The Strong Survive - Billy Paul [1977] (1-78. #152)
• PZ 34940 - Philadelphia Classics - Various Artists [1977] (2-LP set)
• PZ 34985 - Voyager - Dexter Wansel [1978] (4-78, #139)
• PZ 34986 - Happy To Be With You - Jean Carn [1978]
• PGZ 35024/Z 2-35024 - The O'Jays: Collectors' Items - O'Jays [1977] (1-78, #132) (2-LP set)
• JZ35036 - When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
  When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
  When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All is a 1977 album by American R&B singer Lou Rawls, released on the Philadelphia International Records label. On this album, only four tracks were produced by Gamble & Huff with the remainder shared among other producers...
  
  - Lou Rawls [1977] (12-77, #41)
• JZ35095 - Life Is a Song Worth Singing
  Life Is a Song Worth Singing
  Life Is a Song Worth Singing was the second album by Contemporary R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass.-Reception:It contained two singles: "Only You" and "Close the Door." "Close The Door" reached #1 on the R&B music charts...
  
  - Teddy Pendergrass [1978]
• JZ/PZ 35355 - So Full of Love - O'Jays [1978] (4-78, #6)
• JZ35363 - Turn Me Loose - People's Choice [1978]
• JZ35458 - Past, Present And The Futures - Futures [1978]
• JZ35509 - Rush Hour - Bobby Rush [1978]
• JZ35510 - Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You - Jerry Butler [1978]
• JZ35516 - The Gamble-Huff Orchestra - MFSB [1978]
• PZ 2-35517 - Live - Lou Rawls [1978] (11-78, #108) (2-LP set)
• JZ35756 - First Class - Billy Paul [1979]
• JZ35757 - The Jones Girls - Jones Girls [1979]You're Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else
• JZ35758 - Edwin Birdsong - Edwin Birdsong [1979]
• JZ35800 - McFadden & Whitehead - McFadden & Whitehead [1979]
• FZ36003 - Teddy
  Teddy (album)
  Teddy was the third album by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass, released on June 23, 1979. It included more "bedroom ballads," comparable to Marvin Gaye's Midnight Love.-Reception:...
  
  - Teddy Pendergrass [1979]
• JZ/PZ 36006 - Let Me Be Good To You - Lou Rawls [1979] (6-79, #49)
• JZ36007 - Michael Pedicin Jr. - Michael Pedicin Jr. [1979]
• JZ36024 - Time Is Slipping Away - Dexter Wansel [1979]
• FZ36027 - Identify Yourself
  Identify Yourself
  Identify Yourself is a 1979 album by American R&B group The O'Jays, released on the Philadelphia International Records label. The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, with four tracks produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, three by group members Eddie Levert and Walter...
  
  - O'Jays [1979] (9-79, #16)
• JZ36036 - Frantique - Frantique [1979]
• JZ36096 - Strategy - Archie Bell & The Drells [1979]
• JZ36097 - The Force - Force [1979]
• JZ36196 - When I Find You Love - Jean Carn [1979]
• JZ36294 - Live! Coast to Coast
  Live! Coast to Coast
  Live! Coast to Coast was the first live album and fourth overall album by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass. It was recorded in Philadelphia in 1978 and Los Angeles in 1979...
  
  - Teddy Pendergrass [1979] (2xLPs) (3 sides live recording-1 side studio recording)
• JZ/PZ 36304 - Sit Down and Talk to Me
  Sit Down and Talk to Me
  Sit Down and Talk to Me is a 1980 album by American R&B singer Lou Rawls, released on the Philadelphia International Records label. All of PIR's major production names contributed to the album, resulting in a diverse set of tracks from dance to urban blues...
  
  - Lou Rawls [1979] (1-80, #81)
• JZ36313 - The Harris Machine - Norman Harris [1980]
• Z 2-36314 - Best Of Billy Paul - Billy Paul [1980] (2-LP set)
• JZ36370 - Dee Dee - Dee Dee Sharp Gamble [1980]
• JZ36413 - The Best Love - Jerry Butler [1980]
• JZ36414 - Greetings Of Peace - Futures [1981]
• JZ36745 - TP
  TP (Teddy Pendergrass album)
  -Reception:On the album charts, it reached #14 on the US pop charts, and #3 on the US R&B charts. It spawned two top ten singles, "Can't We Try" and "Love T.K.O.".-Track listing:#"Is It Still Good to Ya?"...
  
  - Teddy Pendergrass [1980]
• JZ36758 - Here to Create Music - Leon Huff [1980]
• JZ36767 - At Peace With Woman - Jones Girls [1980]
• JZ36774 - Shades of Blue - Lou Rawls [1980] (1-81, #110)
• FZ/PZ 37380 - The Spirit's in It
  The Spirit's in It
  The Spirit's in It is a 1981 album released by singer Patti LaBelle. The album was her first release off Philadelphia International Records after coming off a four-year contract with Epic Records and four studio albums...
  
  - Patti Labelle [1981]
• FZ37491 - It's Time for Love
  It's Time for Love
  It's Time for Love was the sixth album by Teddy Pendergrass, an R&B crooner. It did quite well, peaking at #19 on the Billboard albums chart and #6 on the R&B album charts...
  
  - Teddy Pendergrass [1981]
• FZ37627 - Get As Much Love As You Can - Jones Girls [1981]
• FZ37683 - Live On Stage - Various Artists [1982]
• FZ37684 - Best Of Philadelphia International - Various Artists [1982]
• FZ37955 - 1982 - Stylistics [1982]
• FZ37999 - My Favorite Person - O'Jays [1982] (5-82, #49)
• FZ38118 - This One's For You
  This One's for You (Teddy Pendergrass album)
  This One's for You was the seventh album by R&B crooner Teddy Pendergrass. It was released just after a bad car accident Pendergrass was involved in, which left him paralyzed from the waist down due to a spinal cord injury. The album did not do as well as his previous albums did on the Billboard...
  
  - Teddy Pendergrass [1982]
• FZ/PZ 38518 - When Will I See You Again - O'Jays [1983] (8-83, #142)
• FZ38539 - I'm in Love Again
  I'm in Love Again
  I'm In Love Again is the sixth solo album released by singer Patti LaBelle in late 1983. Featuring the hits "If Only You Knew" and "Love, Need and Want You", this album is credited with reviving the singer's career after years of chart struggles on both the pop and R&B charts.-History:Patti LaBelle...
  
  - Patti Labelle [1983]
• FZ38555 - Keep It Comin' - Jones Girls [1984]
• FZ38646 - Heaven Only Knows - Teddy Pendergrass [1983]
• FZ39251 - Greatest Hits - O'Jays [1984]
• FZ39252 - Greatest Hits - Teddy Pendergrass [1984]
• PZ 39254 - Philadelphia International Dance Classics, Vol. I - Various Artists [1984]
• PZ 39255 - Philly Ballads, Volume I - Various Artists [1984]
• FZ39285 - Classics - Lou Rawls [1984]
• FZ39367 - Love And More - O'Jays [1984]
• FZ40020 - Patti
  Patti (album)
  Patti is an album released by singer Patti LaBelle, her third and final release from the Philadelphia International Records label. The album was the final contractual release from PIR, giving her free rein to sign a new lengthier contract with MCA Records, the label she had signed to in 1984 to...
  
  - Patti Labelle [1985]
• 11006-1 - Prime of My Life
  Prime of My Life
  Prime of My Life is the eighth album by American Soul singer-songwriter Phyllis Hyman. It was released by Philadelphia International Records on June 11, 1991 and featured Hyman's only pop hit "Don't Wanna Change the World" which peaked at #1 on Billboard's Top R&B Singles and #68 on pop Hot 100....
  
  - Phyllis Hyman [1991]
• 11008-1 - Universe - Universe [1991]
• 11023-2 - I Salute You - The Dells
  The Dells
  The Dells are an R&B and crossover musical group. Their successful recordings spanned more than four decades. Formed in 1952 after attending high school together, the Dells' repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul, disco and contemporary rhythm and blues...
  
   [1992] (CD only)
• 11040-1 - I Refuse to Be Lonely - Phyllis Hyman [1995]
• 30902 - Forever with You - Phyllis Hyman [1998]

External links

• Gamble & Huff Music, Official Websitehttp://www.gamble-huffmusic.com/.
• 2008 Free podcast special on PIR - November http://emancipation.mypodcast.com]
• 2009 Upcoming broadcast of "Soul Train" special http://www.fullasoul.com/topic5538.html
• TSOP Soul Radio - Official Online Radio Station of PIR http://www.tsopsoulradio.com