By yoyoshep (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 04:44 pm:

Albums that were produced, arranged and conducted by Thom Bell;
Album Artist
1968 La La Means I Love You; Delfonics
1969 Sound Of Sexy Soul; Delfonics
1970 Delfonics; Delfonics
1971 Stylistics; Stylistics
1972 Round 2; Stylistics
1973 Rockin Roll Baby ; Stylistics
1973 One Man Band; Ronnie Dyson
1973 I'm Coming Home; Johnny Mathis
1973 Spinners; Spinners
1973 I'm Doing Fine Now; New York City
(Four songs only)
1973 On A New Street; Little Anthony
(Five songs only) & Imperials
1974 Mighty Love; Spinners
1974 New And Improved; Spinners
1975 Pick Of The Litter; Spinners
1975 Track Of The Cat; Dionne Warwick
1976 Happiness Is Being; Spinners
1977 Yesterday Today&Tommorrow; Spinners
1977 Thom Bell Sessions; Elton John
1977 Mathis Is; Johnny Mathis
1978 Spinners 8; Spinners
1978 From Here To Eternally; Spinners
1979 The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh; Various
1980 Eloise Laws; Eloise Laws
(Album produced by Linda Creed)
1980 Dee Dee Bridgwater; Dee Dee Bridgewater
1981 My Melody; Deniece Williams
1981 Temptations; Temptations
1981 Closer Than Close; Stylistics
(Four songs only)
1981 Niecy; Deniece Williams
1983 Goddess Of Love; Phyllis Hyman
(Six songs only)
1986 Living All Alone; Phyllis Hyman
(Four songs only)
1987 Let Me Touch You; O'jays
(Five songs only)
1988 Eyes Of The Veiled Temtress; Chuck Mangione
1989 It's Real; James Ingram
(Four songs only)
1993 Always You; James Ingram
(Five songs only)

By motownboy (64.170.50.18) on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 04:48 pm:

Yoyoshep -

You listed the Johnny Mathis LP "Mathis Is. Are you familiar with it?" I just posted a question on the "I'm Coming Home" thread asking for a comparison between it and the "I'm Coming Home" LP....Have you heard both?? Any comments on them, comparatively???

By yoyoshep (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 05:16 pm:

To Motownboy, the I'm Coming Home album is just a straight classic. It is an album beyond compairing with anything else. The song selection, arrangements, production, and performances are top drawer. A true journey of beauty. The Mathis Is album has some nice material on it with the usual beautiful Bell arrangements; " Lulaby Of Love" and I Don't Want To Say No" are standouts. I once read a interview wiyh Thom Bell from a 1975 Record World article in which he expressed his thoughts on the I'm Coming Home album and if he produced another album on Johnny Mathis; "..I'll never do a better album than that, but I'll give you the equal of the songs and the production. I don't feel I could ever do a better album than that. I could give you the same calibre of songs, same calibre of arranging, and Mathis will give the same calibre of voice, which is the best. But I'll never. ever do a better album than that on Johnny Mathis." Record World March 1975.

By yoyoshep (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 05:57 pm:

Also for the Thom Bell Discography; 1974 Soulful Road; New York City.

By Caleb (171.75.81.84) on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 06:10 pm:

Nice list!!He also did alot of arrangement work for various artists.

By Eli (152.163.252.68) on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 10:26 pm:

Add "So Full Of Love" The Ojays, 1978 and Stayin alive soundtrack 1979?
In a moment(with Bobby Martin) the Intrigues 1970

By Caleb (171.75.84.229) on Thursday, July 03, 2003 - 10:52 pm:

Bobby,do you remember the names and artists of the tunes on the Stayin' Alive soundtrack?

By brown8644 (67.121.152.212) on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 12:00 am:

Hey, Eli I think you started something do you
have any additional info on Bell and the Staying
Alive Sessions.

By dvdmike (68.72.165.135) on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 12:43 am:

I received my copy of "I'm Coming Home" in today's mail. I like it, the sound is awesome. They list the recording and release dates and the singles catalog numbers, but they screwed up "Life Is A Song Worth Singing" by giving it the same catalog number and release date as "I'm Coming Home". Somehow, labels always seem to muck up something of this sort. I'm going to contact Legacy and inform them of this. Hate to be technical, but that's just how I am on stuff like this.

By Eli (64.12.97.7) on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 12:22 pm:

As far as Stayin Alive is concerned, I'll have to do my research and try to remember who the artists and songs were, but let me just say that it was at best, forgettable and IMO a "get the money and run" project which was not Thom's usual m.o.

By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Friday, July 04, 2003 - 12:51 pm:

YOYOSHEP!!!...MY FAVORITE ON YOUR LIST HAS TO BE..."ONE MAN BAND"...RONNIE DYSON!!!...THAT ENTIRE LP CONTAINED SUPURB MATERIAL...OUTSTANDING ARRANGEMENTS...AND RONNIE SANG HIS HEART OUT!!!...STUBASS

By Caleb (171.75.84.152) on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 06:49 pm:

Bobby,picked up the Stayin Alive soundtrack.It doesn't credit Thom Bell with any production work.Did he decide to just veto this project,do you remember?Also Yoyoshep,picked up the Ronnie Dyson all time golden classic collection.Which tunes are from the One Man Band album?It doesn't have any credits on the insert.Thank You,Caleb

By yoyoshep (205.188.209.109) on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 11:21 pm:

Caleb the songs: "One Man Band", "I'll Think I'll Tell Her", "Just Don't Want To Be Lonely", "Give In To Love", "When You Get Right Down To It"," A Wednesday In Your Garden", "Something", "Girl Don't Come", "Point Of No Return", and " The Love Of A Women" are from the One Man Band album.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 11:27 pm:

"1986 Living All Alone; Phyllis Hyman"!!!

By Eli (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:09 am:

Caleb,
I wasn't aware of that.
I suppose that the company did not include the Thom Bell songs. I never did have the album in my possession so I never would have know of the exclusion of those songs.
I am sorry that you had to waste your hard earned money on that one.
If we ever meet I will buy you a nice dinner to make up for it!!!

By BOBBABBITT (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:09 am:

MO-FU'S (MOTOWN FUNK FANS)...FROM WHAT I REMEMBER THE "STAYING ALIVE " SESSIONS FOR THOM BELL WAS SOME OF THE BACKGROUND MUSIC AND THE FRANK STALONE SONG OR SONGS THAT HE SANG...BOB BABBITT

By Eli (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:13 am:

Thanks Babbitt!!!
I knew that I could count on you my bro!!!!

By Caleb (171.75.80.237) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:39 am:

Bobby,beautiful version of "I Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" by Ronnie Dyson.Was this version released as a single?

By Eli (152.163.252.68) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:45 am:

Thanks Caleb,

The Ronnie Dyson version was the first version to be released and it was a mid pop charter somewhere around #50.
CBS just did not "bring it home".
Blue Magic soon after recorded it and it became the b side of Sideshow.

By Caleb (171.75.80.237) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:51 am:

That's pretty awesome,tune is a nice piece of writing.Caleb

By Eli (205.188.209.109) on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:56 am:

Thanks again Caleb!!!!

By Caleb (171.75.84.152) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 10:31 am:

Yoyoshep,trying to find out who the writers were on the tunes,"Give In To Love" and "A Wednesday In Your Garden"-Ronnie Dyson(man was a nice singer).Doesn't list on the insert.Thank you,Caleb

By dvdmike (68.72.84.115) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 11:05 am:

Little Anthony & The Imperials recorded the original, yet still unreleased version of "Give In To Love". Thom Bell & George Butler produced 4 sides for United Artists Records on August 3, 1970 at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia. They were "Give In To Love", "You And Me", "Help Me Find A Way (To Say I Love You") and "If I Love You". One single was released from that session "Help Me Find A Way (To Say I Love You") b/w "If I Love You". The other two songs remain in the can, although Thom later cut "You And Me" and "If I Love You" on The Stylistics and "Give In In To Love" on Ronnie Dyson. Thom also did a nice version on Dee Dee Bridgewater and Sister Sledge covered it on their 1974 "Circle Of Love" LP.

By Caleb (171.75.84.100) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 12:38 pm:

So who wrote those 2 tunes,"Give In To Love" and "A Wednesday In Your Garden"?

By Eli (172.144.221.15) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 12:49 pm:

Give in to love was Bell and Creed and I am not aware of the info on the other one as I do not think that it was one of our tunes.

By bluedragon3 (64.236.243.31) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 01:22 pm:

Hey Bobby, were you on the "Then Came You" sessions? I read somewhere that Thom cut that track with some of the Funk Brothers at the Beach Boys old studio in Hollywood, but kept it quiet. Do you know anything about this? Also there are rumours about the Winter Brothers (Johnny & Edgar) playing on "Rubberband Man." Is there any truth to that also?

By yoyoshep (152.163.252.68) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 03:10 pm:

Caleb "A Wednesday In Your Garden" was written by R. Bachman. Yoyoshep.

By dvdmike (68.23.176.181) on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 - 06:27 pm:

R. Bachman is Randy Bachman of Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive

By Eli (64.12.97.7) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 12:53 am:

Bluedragon,
As I had mentioned in the Phillipe Wynne thread,
that the personnel on Then came you and Rubberband Man were:
Bob Babbitt bass, Charles Collins drums,
Bill Neale and myself on guitars,
Thom Bell on keyboards, Ed Shea on vibes and Larry Washington on percussion.

The first five Spinners albums were recorded in Philly at Sigma Sound Studios including the aforementioned songs.
The remaining albums were recorded ain L.A. at Sound Labs Studios.

By A Discerning Eye (171.75.81.117) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 01:01 am:

Please see Phillipe thread regarding Spinner musician personnel.Thank you

By Eli (64.12.97.7) on Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 01:11 am:

Discerning eye..
Get your facts straight !!
You cannot always trust liner notes but you CAN trust those who were there.

By Caleb (171.75.81.122) on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 11:38 pm:

Bobby,Eyes of a Veiled Temptress-Chuck Mangione.Pick it up if you can.I found it thru amazon.com.There's a version of Open Their Eyes originally done by T.Bell on the Temptations.It's really nice,there's some other good ones on there too.Caleb

By Eli (141.151.2.45) on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 12:41 am:

Caleb,
Thanks for the info.
I will look for it this week!

By Caleb (171.75.84.140) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 07:08 pm:

Bobby,let's hear some more stories about Thom Bell.Sounds like a cheerful soul.Great to be around!

By Eli (141.151.15.35) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 09:14 pm:

Caleb,

Yes Thom is an outgoing very loquatious kinda guy.
He has a great sense of humour and is a huge fan of Burt Bacharach and Motown.

IMO, he was the most serious of the producers as far as his method of operation in the studio was concerned.
We made more per session with Thom than anyone else because he was loyal and REALLY appreciated us and our musicianship.

I only wish that he would come back and produce some new things.

By Caleb (171.75.84.134) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 09:43 pm:

Bobby,great post.Didn't know he was into Motown too.Knew he was into Burt Bacharach.Saw where his nephew Leroy put out his own album not too long ago.Read also where Leroy is the nephew or cousin of Robert and Ronald Bell of Kool and the Gang(don't remember which one-saw this on a website).This must mean that Thom is related in some way to them,I guess.Read where he has quite a few relatives in the music business as well.Jerry Bell,his cousin,was the lead singer of The Dazz band in the late 70's-early 80's.There's some others I read about too.Leroy Burgess,another nephew,was a pretty successful disco artist.Quite a family.Caleb

By Eli (141.151.15.35) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 09:52 pm:

I dont think that all that info is factual, especially the Kool and the Gang thing.
In all the years I have know Thom, and it is going on forty, I have NEVER heard him mention any of that stuff, and Thom being as talkative as he is , sure would have mentioned it to me.
I could be wrong.

Thom is a huge HDH fan.
In fact, when he finally met them he told me that they reminded him of two "Joe Jeffersons",
he being the writer or co-writer of many of the Spinners hits."

By Scratcher (65.238.128.39) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 09:59 pm:

Caleb, that info about Jerry Bell can't be correct. I check some sites as well and found a lot of errorneous infomation attributed to this guy. He did not sing lead on "Let It Whip" like some sites will have you believe. Skip Martin sang lead on "Let It Whip." I don't believe a Jerry Bell was ever in the group. He also didn't sing lead on tunes like "Dream Merchant for New Birth or "It's Impossible" as sites indicate, the latter was led by a female vocalist for christ sakes!

As for his being the cousin of Thom Bell and the brother of Archie and Ricky Bell (the late pro football player)...I don't know, but I doubt it. I also never knew that Leroy Burgess (Black Ivory and The Aleem Brothers) was kin to Thom Bell.

By Caleb (171.75.84.134) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 10:07 pm:

Wondered about the kool and the gang tie.Entered his name as a keyword and hundreds of sites came up that mention his name with different pieces of information.Were you able to pick up the Chuck Mangione album?If not,it's worth the search.Caleb

By Eli (141.151.15.35) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 10:09 pm:

None of those people are related to thom and as Scratcher said, Skip Martin was the Dazz Band's lead.The new Birth's male lead was Leslie(I forgot his surname)

There was a "Jerry Bell" in Philly once who used to lie about such things.
It was probably him.
he even claimed to be an Ojay one time!!

By Scratcher (65.238.128.39) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 10:13 pm:

A classic case of a artist (Jerry Bell) telling a writer something and the writer, not knowing any better, writes it up verbatim without checking the info.

By Caleb (171.75.84.134) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 10:20 pm:

Scratcher,saw the Leroy Burgess information on Lonnie Cook's website.He's been posting on here quite a bit.

By Eli (141.151.15.35) on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 10:26 pm:

You got it scratcher!!

There is a guy in Philly named Virgil Ginyard
who claims to be an Elgin.
He even went on an NBC live local news show to tell about his days at Motown.
I lived minutes away fro the studio and I wanted to drive over there to expose this clown, but I did not.
He has people believing him.
He even put out a cd with a bogus, counterfeited Motown "M" on it.
He is currently incarcerrated,

By John Lester (81.132.46.175) on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 01:31 am:

A glaring omission from the original listing........from Elton John

Reissued on CD years later as "The Thom Bell Sessions" - the only Elton John 45 I have ever bought!

There is an campaign on UK TV for Sky at present featuring Elton John miming along to "Are You Ready For Love" - what a great record that is but then when you have the Spinners, what else would you expect.

By Caleb (171.75.81.19) on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 03:06 am:

Bobby,can you talk a little about those Elton John sessions?

By John Lester (81.128.20.116) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 05:21 pm:

Bumping this for Bobby.

By Eli (141.151.58.204) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 05:49 pm:

Regarding the Elton John sessions in October of 1977 at Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle.

We recorded six songs including the # 1 hit mama cant buy me love.
The lineup was:
Charles Collins, drums
Bob Babbitt, bass
Bobby Eli, guitar
Tony Bell, guitar
Thom Bell, piano/keyboards
George Merrill, keyboards
Larry Washington, congas and bongos

Thom did not let EJ play on the sessions although EJ wanted to so he spent a lot of time in a back room playing the piano(and brooding) there.

It was during these historic sessions that EJ reunited with Bernie Taupin.

One night, mid week heart came in and presented EJ to the key to the city and it was taped for CBS news.

FYI..The studio was co-owned by comedian Danny Kaye.
Heart later bought it and changed the name to Bad Animals Studio.

By Caleb (171.75.84.81) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 08:01 pm:

Bobby,saw George Merrill in the picture you posted last year on this.He's not credited on the album as playing on it.Did he in fact do some keyboard work?

By Eli (141.151.58.204) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 08:25 pm:

Hi Caleb,

He sure did.
He did all the synth work.
Smetimes there are clerical errors.
They should have corrected it.

His future wife Shannon was there as well.
They went on two write two of Whitneys biggest hits, as well as there own(Boy Meets Girl)

By Caleb (171.75.81.48) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 11:34 pm:

Was he an m3 writer at that time-1977,him and his future wife?

By John Lester (81.128.30.89) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 02:01 am:

Thanks Bobby.

I hope uou know you're an icon to some of us here...

I can imagine EJ brooding. LOL

By Eli (151.197.47.171) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 10:18 am:

Caleb,

Thom had , at that time recently opened a M# office in Seattle and they were one of the first signings along with Preston Glass.

John, me an icon??? I dont think so.
Just doing my job, mate!!

By Caleb (171.75.84.250) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 12:20 pm:

Was Preston Glass from Seattle too?

By Eli (151.197.47.171) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 05:35 pm:

Yes he was at the time.
He later moved to San Francisco.

By Caleb (209.244.238.238) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 10:04 pm:

Did he have a brother named Alan?Was he signed as well?

By Eli (151.197.47.171) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 11:26 pm:

Yes his bro was Alan and he was not signed.
last I heard, preston was working for Fantasy records.
The Delfonics did an album with Preston for Fantasy about five years ago .

By Caleb (171.75.81.25) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:00 am:

I bought that cd.It's pretty good.There's a tune on there that T.Bell wrote with Hart and Washington.Wondered if it was a new tune,it's called"She's The Kinda Girl".It's Masterful!Preston Glass is a nice talent too.

By Eli (151.197.47.171) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:08 am:

Its an old song that was reworked.

By Caleb (171.75.81.122) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:14 am:

Was it originally on one of those first albums?

By Eli (141.151.17.120) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 12:39 pm:

It was a song the Thom and Poogie started back in the day and frank washington helped him finish it.

BTW, The Delfonics were on the local NBC affiliate morning show today and sang For the love that I gave to you.
They also anounced that they have an indie cd (LA LA Records) out tomorrow.

Poogie was still hitting those magical notes as only he can do.

By RD (65.150.228.238) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 01:16 pm:

"For The Love I Gave To You" is a great Delfonics' B-Side ("When You Get Right Down To It") that should have been an A-side. It got a lot of airplay in Cleveland and I suspect other cities as well. It's too bad that whoever compiles Delfonics' CDs don't have a clue because you won't find it anywhere to date. I wish I could have seen them sing that song, it's one of my favorites next to "Somebody Loves You," "He Don't Really Love You" and "Lying To Myself."

By skip (12.2.196.17) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 02:52 pm:

Mr Eli are any of your songs on the CD

By Eli (141.151.17.120) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 05:55 pm:

RD,

I believe that For the love.... is on the arista best of, the one with the gold insert cover.

Skip, unfortunately I dontthink that I have a song on there , at least I dont think I do.
Poogie and I wrote a ton of things together and in all honesty I havent heard the final cut so I dont know if any made it.

By yoyoshep (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 06:59 pm:

Also for the Thom Bell discography: Beginning I-Threes. (Four songs only).1986

By yoyoshep (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:02 pm:

Eli, do you have any info on the Delfonic sessions of the albums Tell Me This A Dream and Alive And Kicking? Those are nice albums and have rich musicianship especially on Alive And Kicking. Yoyoshep.

By Eli (141.151.17.120) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:07 pm:

Yoyoshep,
They were both Sigma albums with the usual
MFSBers

The Tell Me album is about the time that Major Harris came on board.

By yoyoshep (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:18 pm:

Thanks Eli. Yoyoshep.

By Caleb (171.75.80.217) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 11:07 pm:

Bobby,was the cause of Tony Bell's death ever disclosed?If this is too personal of a question I understand.Thank you,Caleb

By Eli (141.151.17.120) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 11:24 pm:

Ever since the mid to late seventies, Tony suffered from some psychological abberrations which eventually played havoc on his mind.

Some say that he felt like he was playing "second fiddle" to Thom and trying too hard to follow in his footsteps..

All I can say is that he was a great talent and a genuine nice person who fell upon some of life's unfortunate situations.

By Caleb (171.75.84.93) on Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 11:48 pm:

Was there ever an actual cause of death disclosed though?Babbitt had reported on his thread that he had a stroke some years ago,went into a coma but came out of it.Thanks again,Caleb

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.48) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 06:25 am:

Hi Bobby
a very sad loss indeed regards Tony Bell.

Can you tell me anything regards his time when he was producing alongside Phil Hurts at philly and was it true that they were known as
The young Professionals?

if so was it there name or was it a name for a few others etc?

I know they worked with Jackie Moore and people like The Persuaders.

Both as I have known it were a very creative pairing.

Apologies if this is all mentioned above.

Did you play on Jackie Moores great track of
'both ends against the middle'
bobby?

I know it was a Atlantic release so I am doubtful.

although I am not a 70's fan I still know and appreciate a track no matter what year it is and I really liked Jackie Moores material.

How many different names can you recall Bobby that MFSB were known as.

I know theres loads and dont blame you for trying.

a couple of names I have was
The Impacts
The Daily Diggers
as well as others.

I have the 45 on Crimson(no.1015)
'I've had it'
that was produced by Thom Bell.

cheers
mel-o-delphia

By dvdmike (65.208.234.61) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 08:13 am:

I remember seeing The Delfonics on a show with Brighter Side Of Darkness in the early '70s. Tony Bell was their guitarist & musical director.

By Eli (151.197.127.100) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 05:58 pm:

Hi Mel,

I like that "Mel-o-Delphia thing mate.
It gives me "ideas"

Re:Jackie Moore, yes I played on the stuff on Atlantic and when she went to CBS she requested that I be her producer and I was flattered beyond belief.

The Young Professionals were Lebaron Taylor, Phil Hurtt, Tony Bell and Bunny Sigler and when Taylor was with Atlantic he formed that partnership and we did tons of sessions including albums for the persuaders, Diane Steinberg, Jackie Moore, RB Greaves, Sister Sladge and tons more.

As far as MFSB "pseudonyms" there were:

Hidden Cost
The Daly Diggers
The Interpretations
Electric Indian
Race Street Chinatown Band
And Company(Cliff Nobles)
The Brothers of Hope
The Producers
The Salsoul Orchestra
The Ritchie Lamily
Eli's Second Coming

Il think of some more too!!

By Caleb (171.75.84.29) on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 12:31 pm:

Bobby,what's Joe Jefferson up to these days?

By skip (209.69.165.10) on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 01:15 pm:

Mr Eli have you listen to the Delfonics new Cd and do you know who produced it Skip

By Eli (141.151.87.9) on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 01:50 pm:

Skip,

I havent heard the Delfonics finished cd but I know that it was produced by Poogie in his studio.

Last time I spoke to him , he was supposed to include a co-composition but I am not certain if he has.

I owe him a visit so I will get a copy then.

Caleb,

I spoke to Joe Jefferson several months ago and he is as busy as ever writing and producing in his home studio.
He is a true gentleman and extremely talented writer/producer and a major contributor, albeit unheralded to the sound and attitude of the Spinners Philly productions.

By skip (209.69.165.10) on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 02:37 pm:

Mr Eli Thank you.I'm A big fan of the sound of Philly,Todays music is so bad I wish that you guys can make it happen again Bless you Mr Eli. Skip.

By Eli (141.151.87.9) on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 04:05 pm:

Hi Skip!!

Thank you so much for the love of our music.

I do wish that there were a way to REALLY convince some of these record companies that there should be a resurgence of the REAL Philly sound, a bit updated of course but not without the elements that made it special in the first place like great, well crafted songs, unique and individualistic identifiable artists, great arrangements recorded with real musicians who read real music, and of cource great producer who know their craft..

By Heikki (62.71.79.239) on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 03:32 am:

Hi Caleb!
I just talked to Joe. His interview will come up in our next issue. Please email me your address, and I'll send you a copy.
Best regards
Heikki