TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
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TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) is a classic 1974 soul and disco instrumental by MFSB featuring The Three Degrees, widely recognized as a defining anthem of the Philadelphia soul sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental
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song ⓘ |
| album | Love Is the Message NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Gamble and Huff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia International house band MFSB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Philadelphia soul sound ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanada | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 22 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSAdultContemporary | 12 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSRB | 1 ⓘ |
| cityOfRecording | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| featuredArtist | The Three Degrees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | single ⓘ |
| genre |
Philadelphia soul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
disco ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
TSOP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Sound of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBside | Touch Me in the Morning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
dance music
ⓘ
disco ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
horn section
ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ string section ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | PIR 3540 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:38 ⓘ |
| medium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| notableAs | defining anthem of Philadelphia soul ⓘ |
| partOf |
MFSB discography
ⓘ
The Three Degrees discography ⓘ |
| performer | MFSB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Kenneth Gamble
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leon Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Sigma Sound Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Philadelphia International Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-02-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| themeFor | Soul Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use | television theme song ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | wordless vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Kenneth Gamble
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leon Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.