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The Delfonics were one of the first groups to sing in the sleek, soulful style that became popularized (thanks to producer Thom Bell) as the "Philadelphia Sound." A vocal trio made up of brothers William and Wilbert Hart and high school friend Randy Cain, the Delfonics roots go back to doo wop singing at school dances in the early '60s. They were well-known in the Philly area for their supple, airtight harmonies talent that brought them to the attention of record producers, eventually landing them a contract with Cameo-Parkway. While their early records brought them little if any notice, it did bring them to the attention of producer/arranger Thom Bell who signed the band to his soon-to-be influential soul label Philly Groove. Right from the start this was a perfect match as the band released the classic "La La Means I Love You" in 1968, a song that began a string of hits lasting into the mid-'70s.

The sound that Bell created for the Delfonics was the antithesis of the soul sound that came from Stax in Memphis and Muscle Shoals in Alabama. He sandpapered away the grit, lightened up on the backbeat, brought in string sections, and created a smooth, airy sound. Critics enamored of the soul singing of Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding accused Bell and his groups of creating aural wallpaper, but the reality was that Bell and the Delfonics were setting the stage for a different kind of groove where subtlety and nuance reigned.

The hits slowed for the Delfonics in the mid-'70s, and in 1971 Randy Cain quit the band and was replaced by Major Harris. A few more minor hits followed but Harris left the band for a solo career in 1975, effectively finishing the Delfonics. In the late '90s, the group played a significant musical role in Quentin Tarantino's film Jackie Brown. Tarantino, a borderline obsessive fan of '70s pop culture, used "La La Means I Love You," and their best single, "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)," as a way of underscoring the relationship between actors Pam Grier and Robert Forster. In the film, Forster's character is so struck by the music (and Grier), he goes out and buys the Delfonics Greatest Hits cassette the following day. Something I'd recommend you do too.

-- John Dougan, All Music Guide

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1968La La Means I Love You
1969The Sound Of Sexy Soul
1970The Delfonics
1972Tell Me This Is A Dream
1974Alive & Kicking
1975Super Hits
1976The Delfonics: Golden Classics
1998The Professionals
1998Back 2 Back: Delfonics And Chi-Lites
1999Forever New
2000Delfonics Return
2000Didn�t I Blow Your Mind
2005La La Means We Love You


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1968 La La Means I Love You

01. I'm Sorry
02. Break Your Promise
03. The Shadow Of Your Smile
04. Hurt So Bad
05. Losing You
06. Alfie
07. La La (means I love you)
08. You're Gone
09. The Look Of Love
10. Can You Remember
11. A Lover's Concerto



1969 The Sound Of Sexy Soul

01. Ready Or Not Here I Come
02. Let It Be Me
03. Hot Dog (I love you so)
04. You Can't Be Loving Him
05. Ain't That Peculiar
06. With These Hands
07. Face It Girl, It's Over
08. Going Out Of My head
09. My New Love
10. Somebody Loves You
11. Scarborough Fair
12. Everytime I See My Baby


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1970 The Delfonics

01. Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time
02. Funny Feeling
03. When You Get Right Down To It
04. Baby I Love You
05. Delfonics Theme (How could you)
06. Trying To Make A Fool Of Me
07. Down Is Up, Up Is Down
08. Over And Over
09. Think About Me
10. I Gave To You


1972 Tell Me This Is A Dream



1974 Alive & Kicking



1975 Super Hits

01. La La Means I Love You
02. I'm Sorry
03. With These Hands
04. You're Gone
05. Somebody Loves You
06. You Got Yours And I'll Get Mine
07. Ready Or Not Here I Come
08. Let It Be Me
09. Loving Him
10. My New Love
11. Break Your Promise



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1976 The Delfonics: Golden Classics

01. La La Means I Love You
02. Break Your Promise
03. Ready Or Not Here I Come
04. You Gor Yours
05. Trying To Make A Fool Of Me
06. Tell Me This Is A Dream
07. Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time
08. I'm Sorry
09. You Are Gone
10. Hey Love
11. When You Get Right Down To It
12. Delfonics Theme


1998 The Professionals

01. The Way Things Are
02. This Time, This Time
03. I've Got Everything
04. Men Of Action
05. The Phoney
06. Your Name
07. Sing A Clean Song
08. Tell Him
09. The Same Things That Make You Laugh
10. Oh My Love
11. First Thing On My Mind
12. Hey Baby
13. Pardon Me Girl
14. Seventeen (and in love)
15. Love Is
16. Can't Go On Living
17. Start All Over Again
18. Don't Leave Me


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1998 Back 2 Back: Delfonics And Chi-Lites

01. La La Means I Love You
02. Have You Seen Her(Chi-Lites)
03. Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time
04. Oh Girl (Chi-Lites)
05. Ready Or Not Here I Come
06. A Letter To Myself (Chi-Lites)
07. I'm Sorry
08. Stoned Out Of My Mind (Chi-Lites)
09. Trying To Make A Fool Of Me
10. Give More Power To The People (Chi-Lites)


1999 Forever New

01. Forever New
02. She's The Kinda Girl
03. My World Revolves Around You
04. Just Come To Me
05. When You're Gone
06. No One Knows
07. One And One Is Five
08. Break Your Promise
09. Somewhere In My Life
10. I Will Remember You
11. Rules Of The Game



2000 Delfonics Return



2000 Didn't I Blow Your Mind



2005 La La Means We Love You

01 La-La Means I Love You
02 Trying to Make a Fool of Me
03 Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)
04 Somebody Loves You
05 Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time
06 Over and Over
07 For the Love I Give to You
08 Love Won't Let Me Wait
09 Break Your Promise
10 Tell Me This Is a Dream
11 You Got Yours and I'll Get Mine
12 He Don't Really Love You
13 I Don't Want to Make You Wait
14 Close Encounter of the Love Kind


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