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The Delfonics were a quintessential Philadelphia soul singing group, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Brothers William and Wilbert Hart formed the group with Richard Daniels, and Randy (Rudy) Cain in high school in the early 1960s. Richard Daniels one of the founding members would be drafted just before the groups first major success.

Soon, they became known throughout the Philadelphia area, signing with Cameo Records. At Cameo, Stan Watson introduced them to the man who made them famous, producer Thom Bell, then working with Chubby Checker. Bell dreamed of creating a Philadelphia version of Motown and struck gold with the Delfonics, whose first album, released on Watson’s own Philly Groove record label, featured the hit “La-La (Means I Love You)”, in 1968. Four more Bell-produced albums appeared in the next few years: The Sexy Sound of Soul, The Delfonics Super Hits, The Delfonics and Tell Me This Is a Dream. Among the Delfonics’ popular hits were “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)”, “For The Love I Give To You”, “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love)” and “Hey Love”. Prior to the release of “La-La (Means I Love You)”, they had a hit with “He Don’t Really Love You” on the small Moonshot label.

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del_music wrote:
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This really is lovely.

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freshnfunkyfry wrote:
last month

Aw...that Philly soul...

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Atmosphere-it wrote:
September 2009

Once again, thank you Mr. Tarantino.

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akzincke wrote:
August 2009

Dreamy

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BeatTRibe wrote:
August 2009

Man the best of th Philly sound no doubt

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dotjon4 wrote:
May 2009

Yes You must certainly did! Terrific Soul Sound! Love it!

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balderas08 wrote:
May 2009

cool picture _) good music

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FiyahG wrote:
March 2009

lalala la lalalalala means i looove you

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olfolkie wrote:
February 2009

So many great love songs in the world..and now to find "Mama's Got a Squeezebox"...

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Magic_Alex wrote:
October 2008

the geezer on the left is really pleased to see someone...

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EdibleHandsoap wrote:
February 2008

My biggest dream is to attend an important social event wearing that outfit.

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Mike_Anthony wrote:
February 2008

Great Philly Soul group. Love 'em.

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fantastische wrote:
October 2007

when you see the thumbnail of that pic it looks like they aren't wearing pants!

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New_Jack_City wrote:
September 2007

yeah when you get right down to it is magical..

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sgrumpf wrote:
August 2007

This is what music is all about!

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trueleigh wrote:
June 2007

I love Hey! Love and with Jackie Brown, Tarantino/Leonard catches exactly the nerve of the song about an immature woman who cannot come to terms with her own emotions. Wake up!

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akutou-san wrote:
June 2007

go jackie go

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fourDegrees wrote:
June 2007

They sure knew how to dress. Damn it I want their clothes.

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hank_kingsley wrote:
May 2007

Does anyone else find the mood of 'hey love' a litle...sinister? They're an amazing band, but they definetly had a little edge to them. Really quite beautiful emotional voices in the best possible sense.

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ImATumbler wrote:
March 2007

the look of love is easliy their best song, the horns are just so beautiful

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