Phil Hurtt was one of the multi-talented folks who made the music happen at Philadelphia International in the '70s. He wrote the lyrics to "All Be Around," produced the first recordings for Sister Sledge, and crafted the first Village People album [[he was asked to be their lead singer, but declined).
In this recent interview, he tells those stories and explains how they would mix and match producers, songwriters and singers on groups like the O'Jays and The Stylistics. Also a great anecdote about how he cut his lyrical chops ghostwriting love letters when he was in the Air Force:
http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interv...ll_be_around_/
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