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class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1971 (53 years ago)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Gamble" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenneth Gamble">Kenneth Gamble</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leon_Huff" class="mw-redirect" title="Leon Huff">Leon Huff</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">2001</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Distributor(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legacy_Recordings" title="Legacy Recordings">Legacy Recordings</a> (re-issues)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_soul" title="Philadelphia soul">Philadelphia soul</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a><sup id="cite_ref-pitch_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pitch-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Philadelphia International Records</b> (<b>PIR</b>) was an American record label based in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1971 by songwriting and production duo <a href="/wiki/Gamble_and_Huff" title="Gamble and Huff">Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff</a> along with their longtime collaborator <a href="/wiki/Thom_Bell" title="Thom Bell">Thom Bell</a>. It was known for showcasing the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_soul" title="Philadelphia soul">Philadelphia soul</a> music genre (also known as Philly soul) that was founded on the gospel, doo-wop and soul music of the time. This sound later marked a prominent and distinct era within the <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a> genre.<sup id="cite_ref-pitch_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pitch-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1970s, the label released a string of worldwide hits that emphasized lavish orchestral instrumentation, heavy bass and driving percussion. </p><p>Some of its most popular and best selling acts included <a href="/wiki/The_O%27Jays" title="The O'Jays">the O'Jays</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harold_Melvin_%26_the_Blue_Notes" title="Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes">Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Pendergrass" title="Teddy Pendergrass">Teddy Pendergrass</a>, <a href="/wiki/MFSB" title="MFSB">MFSB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Paul" title="Billy Paul">Billy Paul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patti_LaBelle" title="Patti LaBelle">Patti LaBelle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lou_Rawls" title="Lou Rawls">Lou Rawls</a>. Between 1971 and the early 1980s, the label released more than 170 gold and platinum records.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Philadelphia International Records had been mostly defunct since 1987 and finally shut down in 2001. As of 2007, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Music Entertainment">Sony Music Entertainment</a> owns all rights to the Philadelphia International Records catalogue.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Beginning_and_success">Beginning and success</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philadelphia_International_Records&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Beginning and success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Gamble_and_Huff" title="Gamble and Huff">Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff</a>, the founders of Philadelphia International Records, met in 1964 while they were both playing as session musicians for various labels, including Philadelphia based <a href="/wiki/Cameo-Parkway_Records" title="Cameo-Parkway Records">Cameo-Parkway Records</a>, whose building would later become home to Philadelphia International Records' recording studio. In 1965, Huff joined Gamble's band, the Romeos, a popular moniker at the time, by replacing future Philadelphia International Records producer and arranger <a href="/wiki/Thom_Bell" title="Thom Bell">Thom Bell</a> on piano. Gamble and the Romeos had seen little success playing for their label, Arctic Records, and split up soon after. </p><p>When the Romeos disbanded, Gamble and Huff started one of the first iterations of Philadelphia International Records (which they named Excel and Gamble) after a visit to <a href="/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown Records</a> in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a> to scope out the Motown setup. The success of their biggest signing, <a href="/wiki/The_Intruders_(band)" title="The Intruders (band)">the Intruders</a>, brought attention to Gamble and Huff allowing them to create <a href="/wiki/Neptune_Records" title="Neptune Records">Neptune Records</a> in 1969. Neptune Records, a more ambitious project for the duo, was financed by <a href="/wiki/Chess_Records" title="Chess Records">Chess Records</a>; thus they were able to sign later Philadelphia International Records artists <a href="/wiki/The_O%27Jays" title="The O'Jays">the O'Jays</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Three_Degrees" title="The Three Degrees">the Three Degrees</a>. </p><p>When Chess Records changed ownership in 1969, Neptune Records folded. Gamble and Huff transferred their signed artists to a new project, Philadelphia International Records.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Looking to attract new black acts to their label, but without the in-house know-how, <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a> was convinced to sign an exclusive production contract with Gamble and Huff's new Philadelphia International Records.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The label was set up in connection with Mighty Three/Assorted Music, the music publishing company which was run by Gamble, Huff, and Thom Bell, a Philadelphia producer, to showcase their songs. </p><p>The label's major hits included: "<a href="/wiki/TSOP_(The_Sound_of_Philadelphia)" title="TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)">TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)</a>" by <a href="/wiki/MFSB" title="MFSB">MFSB</a>, featuring <a href="/wiki/The_Three_Degrees" title="The Three Degrees">the Three Degrees</a>, 1974 (which was later used as one of the theme tunes for the TV dance-music show <i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Train" title="Soul Train">Soul Train</a></i>); "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_No_Stoppin%27_Us_Now" title="Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now">Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now</a>" by <a href="/wiki/McFadden_%26_Whitehead" title="McFadden & Whitehead">McFadden & Whitehead</a> (writers and producers with the label), 1979; "<a href="/wiki/Back_Stabbers_(song)" title="Back Stabbers (song)">Back Stabbers</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Love_Train" title="Love Train">Love Train</a>" by the O'Jays, 1972/3; "<a href="/wiki/If_You_Don%27t_Know_Me_By_Now" class="mw-redirect" title="If You Don't Know Me By Now">If You Don't Know Me By Now</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/The_Love_I_Lost" title="The Love I Lost">The Love I Lost</a>" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, 1972/3; "<a href="/wiki/Me_and_Mrs._Jones" title="Me and Mrs. Jones">Me and Mrs. Jones</a>" by Billy Paul, 1972; "<a href="/wiki/When_Will_I_See_You_Again" title="When Will I See You Again">When Will I See You Again</a>" by the Three Degrees, 1974; and "<a href="/wiki/You%27ll_Never_Find_Another_Love_Like_Mine" title="You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine">You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine</a>" by Lou Rawls, 1976. </p><p>The label had a distribution deal with <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Music Entertainment">CBS Records</a> until 1984. Distribution of the catalog from 1976 onward was taken over by <a href="/wiki/EMI_Records" title="EMI Records">EMI Records</a>, but CBS continued to distribute material which was recorded up to 1976. In 2007, Sony's <a href="/wiki/Legacy_Recordings" title="Legacy Recordings">Legacy Recordings</a> regained the rights to Philadelphia International's full catalog and the following year, PIR/Legacy released a box set titled <i>Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most of the music which was released by the label was recorded and produced at <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Sound_Studios" title="Sigma Sound Studios">Sigma Sound Studios</a> in Philadelphia, with chief engineer and later studio owner <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Tarsia" title="Joseph Tarsia">Joe Tarsia</a> recording many of the sessions.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More than 30 resident studio musicians, known collectively as <a href="/wiki/MFSB" title="MFSB">MFSB</a> ("Mother Father Sister Brother"), were based at this studio and backed up most of the recordings.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the musicians also acted as arrangers, writers, or producers for Philadelphia International as well as for other labels recording in the city. They included <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Martin_(producer)" title="Bobby Martin (producer)">Bobby Martin</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Norman_Harris_(musician)" title="Norman Harris (musician)">Norman Harris</a>, Thom Bell, <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Baker_(musician)" title="Ronnie Baker (musician)">Ronnie Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vince_Montana" class="mw-redirect" title="Vince Montana">Vince Montana</a> and, later, Jack Faith, Dexter Wansel, and John Usry. </p><p>Gamble and Huff worked as independent producers with a series of artists in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including Jerry Butler, <a href="/wiki/Wilson_Pickett" title="Wilson Pickett">Wilson Pickett</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Springfield" title="Dusty Springfield">Dusty Springfield</a>. They also produced <a href="/wiki/The_Jacksons" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jacksons">the Jacksons</a>' first two albums for Epic/CBS after the group left Motown in 1976. The first, titled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jacksons_(album)" title="The Jacksons (album)">The Jacksons</a>,</i> featured the platinum-selling single "<a href="/wiki/Enjoy_Yourself_(The_Jacksons_song)" title="Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons song)">Enjoy Yourself</a>", and a second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Goin%27_Places_(The_Jacksons_album)" title="Goin' Places (The Jacksons album)">Goin' Places</a>,</i> followed in 1977. Although they were released on a CBS subsidiary, <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a>, both albums and the singles also had a Philadelphia International logo. </p><p>In 1965, Gamble and Huff started an independent label, Excel Records. It was soon renamed Gamble Records and in 1972, was folded into Philadelphia International as a subsidiary. In 1974, the subsidiary's name was changed to TSOP Records, taken from the title of the 1974 hit single "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)". Artists for Excel/Gamble/TSOP included <a href="/wiki/Dee_Dee_Sharp" title="Dee Dee Sharp">Dee Dee Sharp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Archie_Bell_%26_the_Drells" title="Archie Bell & the Drells">Archie Bell & the Drells</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_People%27s_Choice_(band)" title="The People's Choice (band)">the People's Choice</a> who had a top 10 single on TSOP in 1976 with "<a href="/wiki/Do_It_Any_Way_You_Wanna" title="Do It Any Way You Wanna">Do It Any Way You Wanna</a>". Later signings to the Philly International roster in the 1980s and 1990s included <a href="/wiki/Patti_LaBelle" title="Patti LaBelle">Patti LaBelle</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Stylistics" title="The Stylistics">the Stylistics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Hyman" title="Phyllis Hyman">Phyllis Hyman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Dells" title="The Dells">the Dells</a>. </p><p>Between 1973 and 1975, Gamble and Huff also distributed a boutique label called Golden Fleece<b>,</b> set up by musicians <a href="/wiki/Norman_Harris_(musician)" title="Norman Harris (musician)">Norman Harris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Baker_(musician)" title="Ronnie Baker (musician)">Ronnie Baker</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Earl_Young_(drummer)" title="Earl Young (drummer)">Earl Young</a>, which released the second album by <a href="/wiki/The_Trammps" title="The Trammps">the Trammps</a>. Gamble and Huff also launched a short-lived subsidiary called Thunder Records. Created by Thom Bell, it only had two singles: Derek & Cyndi's "You Bring Out the Best in Me/I'll Do the Impossible for You", which was produced by Bell, and <a href="/wiki/Fatback_Band" title="Fatback Band">Fatback Band</a> member Michael Walker's "I Got the Notion, You Got the Motion", produced by his brother and <a href="/wiki/The_Spinners_(American_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Spinners (American band)">Spinners</a> member <a href="/wiki/Philippe_Wynne" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippe Wynne">Philippe Wynne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_period">Later period</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philadelphia_International_Records&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Later period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the mid-1980s, Philadelphia International Records had ended the distribution deal that they had with Columbia. The label was soon after picked up by Capitol/EMI Records. They continued to make hits, including <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Jones_(R%26B_singer)" title="Shirley Jones (R&B singer)">Shirley Jones</a>' "Do You Get Enough Love", but their most successful years were behind them. In the 1990s, Philadelphia International launched a new subsidiary, Uncensored Records. Featuring <a href="/wiki/Damon_Williams" title="Damon Williams">Damon</a> and No Question, the label releases <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop music</a>. Philadelphia International now largely concentrates on licensing its music catalog worldwide and has issued few new recordings since the mid-1980s when Gamble and Huff wound down their studio work together. </p><p>In 1989, Gamble and Huff won their first <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a>. <a href="/wiki/Simply_Red" title="Simply Red">Simply Red</a>'s cover of "<a href="/wiki/If_You_Don%27t_Know_Me_by_Now" title="If You Don't Know Me by Now">If You Don't Know Me By Now</a>" which was written by Gamble and Huff, received the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Song" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Song">Grammy Award for Best R&B Song</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, Gamble and Huff were awarded the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Lifetime Achievement Grammy</a> from the <a href="/wiki/National_Academy_of_Recording_Arts_and_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences">National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences</a>. In 2008, the duo was inducted in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in the non-performer category, joining their band the O'Jays, who were inducted in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2009, PBS aired a two-part special, <i>Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia</i>, that focuses on Gamble and Huff and the family of Philadelphia International Records artists. The concert was shot with a live audience on June 7, 2008 at the Borgata Hotel and Casino in <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic City, New Jersey">Atlantic City</a>; it showcased TSOP artists. </p><p>In February 2010, fire swept through part of the offices on Philadelphia's <a href="/wiki/Broad_Street_(Philadelphia)" title="Broad Street (Philadelphia)">Broad Street</a>. The building was previously the home of another iconic part of the city's musical heritage, <a href="/wiki/Cameo-Parkway_Records" title="Cameo-Parkway Records">Cameo-Parkway Records</a>, based there during the 1950s and 1960s; it had become a tourist attraction. The fire was started deliberately by a man who had broken into the offices while so intoxicated by alcohol that he had no later recollection of the crime.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2011, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the company, Philadelphia International Records launched TSOP Soul Radio, an online radio station that airs music and interviews from the Gamble and Huff catalog. </p><p>The building that housed Philadelphia International Records located on Broad and Spruce Streets was damaged by arson in 2010 and effectively was shut down. It was sold to local developer Dranoff Properties in 2014. On April 18, 2015, demolition started on the building. Dranoff Properties announced plans to build an SLS International Hotel at the site of the building.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is now home to the 47-story Arthaus Condominiums, where there is a tribute to Philadelphia International Records on display in the lobby. </p><p>Gamble and Huff have written more than 3,000 songs throughout their careers, making them two of the most efficient and productive songwriters of all time. They continue to write songs together from their homes in <a href="/wiki/South_Philadelphia" title="South Philadelphia">South Philadelphia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Philly_soul">Philly soul</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philadelphia_International_Records&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Philly soul"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_soul" title="Philadelphia soul">Philadelphia soul</a>, or Philly soul, is a form of soul music that emanated from Philadelphia during the mid-1960s. It provided a smoother alternative to the deep soul of the 1960s while maintaining the soul and emotion of popular R&B of the time.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Philadelphia International Records was one of the most successful labels to capitalize on this new genre with acts such as the O'Jays and Teddy Pendergrass. </p><p>Philly soul is known for its incorporation of lush string arrangements along with penetrating brass, and often tells very personal and emotional stories. The world-renowned <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Orchestra" title="Philadelphia Orchestra">Philadelphia Orchestra</a>'s string section was often employed to play on many of Philadelphia International Records' tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Philly soul is often considered a producer's genre, the essence of the genre coming mostly from Gamble, Huff, Bell, and the other producers within PIR. Philly soul, with its driving rhythms, later became an inspiration for the <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a> craze of the 1970s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philadelphia_International_Records&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Catalog numbers from 1971 to 1985 are part of CBS Records' overall numbering system, and therefore are discontinuous. Albums released from 1986-1990 were part of Capitol/EMI catalog numbering system. Catalog numbers for albums released after 1991 are from Philadelphia International's distribution deal with <a href="/wiki/Zoo_Entertainment_(record_label)" title="Zoo Entertainment (record label)">Zoo Entertainment</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Catalog</th> <th>Album</th> <th>Artist</th> <th>Year </th></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 30580</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Going_East" title="Going East">Going East</a></i></td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1971 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 31648</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Miss_You_(Harold_Melvin_%26_the_Blue_Notes_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="I Miss You (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)">I Miss You</a></i></td> <td>Harold Melvin & Blue Notes</td> <td>1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 31712</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Back_Stabbers_(album)" title="Back Stabbers (album)">Back Stabbers</a></i></td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 31793</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/360_Degrees_of_Billy_Paul" title="360 Degrees of Billy Paul">360 Degrees of Billy Paul</a></i></td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 31794</td> <td>Dick Jensen</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Jensen" title="Dick Jensen">Dick Jensen</a></td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ZX 31991</td> <td>Save The Children (originally released on <a href="/wiki/Gamble_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Gamble Records">Gamble Records</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Intruders_(band)" title="The Intruders (band)">Intruders</a></td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32046</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/MFSB_(album)" title="MFSB (album)">MFSB</a></i></td> <td>MFSB</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32118</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ebony_Woman" title="Ebony Woman">Ebony Woman</a> (originally released in 1970 on <a href="/wiki/Neptune_Records" title="Neptune Records">Neptune Records</a>)</td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32119</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Feelin%27_Good_at_the_Cadillac_Club" title="Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club">Feelin' Good at the Cadillac Club</a> (originally released in 1968 on Gamble Records)</td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32120</td> <td>The O'Jays In Philadelphia (originally released in 1970 on <a href="/wiki/Neptune_Records" title="Neptune Records">Neptune Records</a>)</td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32131</td> <td>Super Hits</td> <td>Intruders</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32404</td> <td>Spiritual Concept</td> <td>Spiritual Concept</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32406</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Three_Degrees_(album)" title="The Three Degrees (album)">The Three Degrees</a></i></td> <td>Three Degrees</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ/ZQ 32407</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_%26_Blue_(Harold_Melvin_%26_the_Blue_Notes_album)" title="Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)">Black And Blue</a></i></td> <td>Harold Melvin & Blue Notes</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ/PZ/PZQ 32408</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ship_Ahoy_(album)" title="Ship Ahoy (album)">Ship Ahoy</a></i></td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32409</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/War_of_the_Gods_(album)" title="War of the Gods (album)">War Of The Gods</a></i></td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32419</td> <td>The Ebonys</td> <td>Ebonys</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ/ZQ 32707</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Is_the_Message_(MFSB_album)" title="Love Is the Message (MFSB album)">Love is the Message</a></i></td> <td>MFSB</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32713</td> <td>The Sound Of Philadelphia '73</td> <td>Various Artists</td> <td>1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32859</td> <td>That's How I'll Be Loving You</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bunny_Sigler" title="Bunny Sigler">Bunny Sigler</a></td> <td>1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 32952</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Europe_(Billy_Paul_album)" title="Live in Europe (Billy Paul album)">Live In Europe</a></td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ/PZQ 32953</td> <td>The O'Jays Live In London</td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ/PZ 33148</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/To_Be_True" title="To Be True">To Be True</a></i></td> <td>Harold Melvin & Blue Notes</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 30584</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/You_Will_Remember_Me" title="You Will Remember Me">You Will Remember Me</a></i></td> <td>King Cason</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 33150</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Survival_(The_O%27Jays_album)" title="Survival (The O'Jays album)">Survival</a></i></td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 33152</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Potpourri_(The_Thad_Jones_/_Mel_Lewis_Orchestra_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Potpourri (The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra album)">Potpourri</a></i></td> <td>Thad Jones & Mel Lewis</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 33153</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Reality_(Monk_Montgomery_album)" title="Reality (Monk Montgomery album)">Reality</a></i></td> <td>Monk Montgomery</td> <td>1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 33154</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boogie_Down_U.S.A." title="Boogie Down U.S.A.">Boogie Down U.S.A.</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_People%27s_Choice_(band)" title="The People's Choice (band)">People's Choice</a></td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 33157</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Got_My_Head_on_Straight" title="Got My Head on Straight">Got My Head on Straight</a></td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 33158</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Universal_Love" title="Universal Love">Universal Love</a></i></td> <td>MFSB</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 33162</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/International_(The_Three_Degrees_album)" title="International (The Three Degrees album)">International</a></i></td> <td>Three Degrees</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>KZ 33249</td> <td>Keep Smilin'</td> <td>Bunny Sigler</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ/PZQ 33807</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Reunion_(album)" title="Family Reunion (album)">Family Reunion</a></i></td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ/PZQ 33808</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wake_Up_Everybody_(Harold_Melvin_%26_the_Blue_Notes_album)" title="Wake Up Everybody (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)">Wake Up Everybody</a></i></td> <td>Harold Melvin & Blue Notes</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 33839</td> <td>Happy 'Bout The Whole Thing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dee_Dee_Sharp" title="Dee Dee Sharp">Dee Dee Sharp</a></td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 33840</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Three_Degrees_Live" title="The Three Degrees Live">The Three Degrees Live</a></i></td> <td>Three Degrees</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 33841</td> <td>Could It Be Magic</td> <td>Anthony White</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 33843</td> <td><a href="/wiki/When_Love_Is_New" title="When Love Is New">When Love Is New</a></td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ/PZQ 33845</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Freedom_(album)" title="Philadelphia Freedom (album)">Philadelphia Freedom</a></i></td> <td>MFSB</td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 33957</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/All_Things_in_Time" title="All Things in Time">All Things in Time</a></i></td> <td>Lou Rawls</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 33958</td> <td>Travelin' In Heavy Traffic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Covay" title="Don Covay">Don Covay</a></td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34079</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Life_on_Mars_(Dexter_Wansel_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Life on Mars (Dexter Wansel album)">Life On Mars</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dexter_Wansel" title="Dexter Wansel">Dexter Wansel</a></td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34110 </td> <td>Circles </td> <td>City Limits </td> <td>1975 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34122</td> <td>From North Philly (Live)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dap_%27Sugar%27_Willie" class="mw-redirect" title="Dap 'Sugar' Willie">Dap 'Sugar' Willie</a></td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34123</td> <td>Unemployment Blues</td> <td>Force Of Nature</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JE/PE 34229</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jacksons_(album)" title="The Jacksons (album)">The Jacksons</a></i></td> <td>Jacksons</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34232</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Collectors%27_Item:_All_Their_Greatest_Hits!" title="Collectors' Item: All Their Greatest Hits!">Collectors' Item: All Their Greatest Hits!</a></i></td> <td>Harold Melvin & Blue Notes</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34238</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Summertime_(MFSB_album)" title="Summertime (MFSB album)">Summertime</a></i></td> <td>MFSB</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34245</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Message_in_the_Music" title="Message in the Music">Message in the Music</a></i></td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34267</td> <td>My Music</td> <td>Bunny Sigler</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34323</td> <td>Where Will You Go When The Party's Over</td> <td>Archie Bell & the Drells</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34346</td> <td>Bicentennial Poet</td> <td>Jean-Claude T.</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34358</td> <td>Get Down With The Philly Jump</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Instant_Funk" title="Instant Funk">Instant Funk</a></td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34389</td> <td>Let 'Em In</td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1976 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ34390</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Teddy_Pendergrass_(album)" title="Teddy Pendergrass (album)">Teddy Pendergrass</a></i></td> <td>Teddy Pendergrass</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34394</td> <td>Jean Carn</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Carn" title="Jean Carn">Jean Carn</a></td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34437</td> <td>What Color Is Love</td> <td>Dee Dee Sharp</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34487</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/What_the_World_Is_Coming_To" class="mw-redirect" title="What the World Is Coming To">What the World Is Coming To</a></i></td> <td>Dexter Wansel</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34488</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Unmistakably_Lou" title="Unmistakably Lou">Unmistakably Lou</a></i></td> <td>Lou Rawls</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34658</td> <td>End Of Phase I</td> <td>MFSB</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34659</td> <td>Let's Clean Up The Ghetto</td> <td>Various Artists</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34684</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Travelin%27_at_the_Speed_of_Thought" title="Travelin' at the Speed of Thought">Travelin' at the Speed of Thought</a></i></td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ZX 34728</td> <td>Disco Champs</td> <td>Trammps</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JE/PE 34835</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Goin%27_Places_(The_Jacksons_album)" title="Goin' Places (The Jacksons album)">Goin' Places</a></i></td> <td>Jacksons</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34855</td> <td>Hard Not To Like It</td> <td>Archie Bell & the Drells</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34923</td> <td>Only The Strong Survive</td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34940</td> <td>Philadelphia Classics</td> <td>Various Artists</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34985</td> <td>Voyager</td> <td>Dexter Wansel</td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 34986</td> <td>Happy To Be With You</td> <td>Jean Carn</td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PGZ 35024/Z 2-35024</td> <td>The O'Jays: Collectors' Items</td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35036</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/When_You_Hear_Lou,_You%27ve_Heard_It_All" title="When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All">When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All</a></i></td> <td>Lou Rawls</td> <td>1977 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35095</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Life_Is_a_Song_Worth_Singing_(album)" title="Life Is a Song Worth Singing (album)">Life Is a Song Worth Singing</a></i></td> <td>Teddy Pendergrass</td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ/PZ 35355</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/So_Full_of_Love" title="So Full of Love">So Full of Love</a></i></td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35363</td> <td>Turn Me Loose</td> <td>People's Choice</td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35458</td> <td>Past, Present And The Futures</td> <td>Futures</td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35509</td> <td>Rush Hour</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rush_(musician)" title="Bobby Rush (musician)">Bobby Rush</a></td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35510</td> <td>Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Butler_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jerry Butler (singer)">Jerry Butler</a></td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35516</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/MFSB:_The_Gamble_%26_Huff_Orchestra" title="MFSB: The Gamble & Huff Orchestra">MFSB: The Gamble & Huff Orchestra</a></i></td> <td>MFSB</td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 2-35517</td> <td>Live</td> <td>Lou Rawls</td> <td>1978 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35756</td> <td>First Class</td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35757</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jones_Girls_(album)" title="The Jones Girls (album)">The Jones Girls</a></i></td> <td>Jones Girls</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35758</td> <td>Edwin Birdsong</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Birdsong" title="Edwin Birdsong">Edwin Birdsong</a></td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ35800</td> <td>McFadden & Whitehead</td> <td><a href="/wiki/McFadden_%26_Whitehead" title="McFadden & Whitehead">McFadden & Whitehead</a></td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ36003</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Teddy_(album)" title="Teddy (album)">Teddy</a></i></td> <td>Teddy Pendergrass</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ/PZ 36006</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Let_Me_Be_Good_to_You" title="Let Me Be Good to You">Let Me Be Good to You</a></i></td> <td>Lou Rawls</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36007</td> <td>Michael Pedicin Jr.</td> <td>Michael Pedicin Jr.</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36024</td> <td>Time Is Slipping Away</td> <td>Dexter Wansel</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36025</td> <td>Midnight Dancer</td> <td>Silk</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ36027</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Identify_Yourself" title="Identify Yourself">Identify Yourself</a></i></td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36036</td> <td>Frantique</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frantique" title="Frantique">Frantique</a></td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36096</td> <td>Strategy</td> <td>Archie Bell & the Drells</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36097</td> <td>The Force</td> <td>Force</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36196</td> <td>When I Find You Love</td> <td>Jean Carn</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36294</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Live!_Coast_to_Coast" title="Live! Coast to Coast">Live! Coast to Coast</a></i></td> <td>Teddy Pendergrass</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ/PZ 36304</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sit_Down_and_Talk_to_Me" title="Sit Down and Talk to Me">Sit Down and Talk to Me</a></i></td> <td>Lou Rawls</td> <td>1979 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36313</td> <td>The Harris Machine</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Norman_Harris_(musician)" title="Norman Harris (musician)">Norman Harris</a></td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Z 2-36314</td> <td>Best Of Billy Paul</td> <td>Billy Paul</td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36370</td> <td>Dee Dee</td> <td>Dee Dee Sharp</td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36413</td> <td>The Best Love</td> <td>Jerry Butler</td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36414</td> <td>Greetings Of Peace</td> <td>Futures</td> <td>1981 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36745</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/TP_(Teddy_Pendergrass_album)" title="TP (Teddy Pendergrass album)">TP</a></i></td> <td>Teddy Pendergrass</td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36758</td> <td>Here to Create Music</td> <td>Leon Huff</td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36767</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/At_Peace_with_Woman" title="At Peace with Woman">At Peace with Woman</a></i></td> <td>Jones Girls</td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>JZ36774</td> <td>Shades of Blue</td> <td>Lou Rawls</td> <td>1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ/PZ 37380</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spirit%27s_in_It" title="The Spirit's in It">The Spirit's in It</a></i></td> <td>Patti LaBelle</td> <td>1981 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ37491</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Time_for_Love" title="It's Time for Love">It's Time for Love</a></i></td> <td>Teddy Pendergrass</td> <td>1981 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ37627</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Get_as_Much_Love_as_You_Can" title="Get as Much Love as You Can">Get as Much Love as You Can</a></i></td> <td>Jones Girls</td> <td>1981 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ37683</td> <td>Live On Stage</td> <td>Various Artists</td> <td>1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ37684</td> <td>Best Of Philadelphia International</td> <td>Various Artists</td> <td>1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ37955</td> <td>1982</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Stylistics" title="The Stylistics">The Stylistics</a></td> <td>1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ37999</td> <td>My Favorite Person</td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ38118</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/This_One%27s_for_You_(Teddy_Pendergrass_album)" title="This One's for You (Teddy Pendergrass album)">This One's For You</a></i></td> <td>Teddy Pendergrass</td> <td>1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ/PZ 38518</td> <td>When Will I See You Again</td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ38539</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_in_Love_Again" title="I'm in Love Again">I'm in Love Again</a></i></td> <td>Patti LaBelle</td> <td>1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ38555</td> <td>Keep It Comin'</td> <td>Jones Girls</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ38646</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Heaven_Only_Knows_(album)" title="Heaven Only Knows (album)">Heaven Only Knows</a></i></td> <td>Teddy Pendergrass</td> <td>1983 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ39251</td> <td>Greatest Hits</td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ39252</td> <td>Greatest Hits</td> <td>Teddy Pendergrass</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 39254</td> <td>Philadelphia International Dance Classics, Vol. I</td> <td>Various Artists</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PZ 39255</td> <td>Philly Ballads, Volume I</td> <td>Various Artists</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ39285</td> <td>Classics</td> <td>Lou Rawls</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ39367</td> <td>Love And More</td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FZ40020</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Patti_(album)" title="Patti (album)">Patti</a></i></td> <td>Patti LaBelle</td> <td>1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ST-53015</td> <td>Love Fever</td> <td>The O'Jays</td> <td>1985 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ST-53028</td> <td>The Whitehead Brothers</td> <td>Kenny & Johnny</td> <td>1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ST-53029</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Living_All_Alone" title="Living All Alone">Living All Alone</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Hyman" title="Phyllis Hyman">Phyllis Hyman</a></td> <td>1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ST-53031</td> <td>Always In The Mood</td> <td>Shirley Jones</td> <td>1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td>ST-53036</td> <td>Let Me Touch You</td> <td>O'Jays</td> <td>1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11006-1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Prime_of_My_Life" title="Prime of My Life">Prime of My Life</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Hyman" title="Phyllis Hyman">Phyllis Hyman</a></td> <td>1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11008-1</td> <td>Universe</td> <td>Universe</td> <td>1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11023-1</td> <td>I Salute You</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Dells" title="The Dells">The Dells</a></td> <td>1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11040-1</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Refuse_to_Be_Lonely" title="I Refuse to Be Lonely">I Refuse to Be Lonely</a></i></td> <td>Phyllis Hyman</td> <td>1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>30902</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Forever_with_You" title="Forever with You">Forever with You</a></i></td> <td>Phyllis Hyman</td> <td>1998 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Philadelphia_International_Records&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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