Originally Posted by
manny
Hello to every one.
As many of you knows, I'm a soul lover in general but, as I discovered soul music in my teens when I heard some P.I.R. compilations [[my first vynil purchase was "Ship Ahoy" by The O'Jays) this made me a real Philly soul obsessed ! :-)
I purchased the "PIR 40th Anniversary " 10 CD's box set on wich there's an exhaustive discography by the PIR and associated labels but I started a Word document with a list of outside productions [[only artists, not concrete albums) I think not complete, so I'll be very thankful if any one can add some ones. There's my [[poor) list by now:
Gamble & Huff outside productions:
- Freddie Scott
- Nancy Wilson
- Jerry Butler
- Laura Nyro
- Dusty Springfield
- Sweet Inspirations
- Peaches & Herb
- Archie Bell & The Drells
- Joe Simon
- Temptations
- Wilson Pickett
- Dee Dee Warwick
- LaBelle
- Vibrations [[on Okeh, after the Neptune years)
- Soul Survivors
- Norma & The Heartaches
- Patti & The Emblems
- Kenny gamble & The Romeos
- Saphires
Thom Bell outside productions:
- Stylistics
- Delfonics
- Chubby Checker
- Showstoppers
- Johnny Mathis
- Spinners
- New York City
- Intrigues
- Eloise laws
- Dionne Warwick
- Deniece Williams
- James Ingram
- Chuck Manguione
- The Wailers
- Temptations
- Little Anthony & The Imperials
- Elton John
- Thom Bell Orchestra [[as appears on the OST "The Fish That Saved Pittsburg")
- Loretta Lynn
- Frankie Bleu
- Eubie Banks
- Four Tops
- Sylvers
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
Norman Harris / Baker - Harris - Young outside productions:
- Clyde McPhatter
- Loleatta Holloway
- Eddie Holman
- Ultra High Frequency
- Trammps
- B-H-Y
- Courtship
- Double Exposure
- Four Tops
- Ben Aiken
- Eddie Kendricks
- Jermaine Jackson
- The Dells
- Soul Train Gang
- Anthony White [[on Salsoul, after his PIR album)
- First Choice
- Blue Magic
- Whispers
- Manhattans
- David Ruffin
- Monday After
- Southshore Commission
- True Reflection
- Curtis Mayfield [[as co-production with Bunny Sigler and Fred Wesley)
- Charles Mann
- Vivian Reed
- fantastic Johnny "C"
Bobby Eli outside productions:
- Atlantic Star
- Blue Magic
- Major Harris
- Rose Royce
- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes [[the "Now Is The Time" album on ABC)
- Jackie Moore
- Clyde Brown
- David Morris, Jr.
- Deniece Williams
- Sons Of Robin Stone
- Booker Newberry III
- Terry Wells
- Keith Barrow
- Engelbert Umperdink
- John Handy
Vincent Montana, Bobby Martin, Bunny Sigler, McFadden & Whitehead , Richard Rome, Dexter Wansel and other Philly cats outside productions:
- LTD
- Tavares
- Bee Gees
- Barbara Streisand
- Melba Moore
- Chambers Brothers
- Pattie Brooks
- Phil Hurtt [[as an artist on his own apart from his productions and co-productions)
- Ronnie Walker
- The Futures [[on Buddah records)
- Don renaldo Strings
- Salsoul Orchestra
- Salsoul Strings
- Sweethearts Of Sigma
- Moment Of Truth
- Ritchie Family
- Chi-lites
- The Tymes
- Ectasy, Passion & Pain
- Fania All-Stars
- La India
- Johnny Nash
- Cecil Parker
- McFadden & Whitehead [[on his own on Capitol)
- John Whitehead [[as solo act self-produced)
- Carl Carlton
- Grover Washington, Jr.
- L.J. Reynolds & Chocolate Syrup
- Etta james
- Persuaders
- Aristocrats
- Moving Violation
- Jay & The Tecniques
- Mystique
- Sister Sledge
- Friends Of Disctinction
- Continental Four
- Carol Williams
- Goody Goody
- Colonel Abrhams
- Ritchie family
- Ritchie Rome [[on his own, "Deep" instrumental)
- Diane Steinberg
- Charen Coten
- Brown Sugar
- Revelation
- Joneses
- Black Ivory
- Philly Devotions
- Touch Of Class
- Bell & James
- Night People
- Sharon Paige
- Sharon McMahan
- Betty Swann
- Holly Maxwell
- Barbara Mason
- Instant Funk [[on Salsoul, after their TSOP album)
- Bunny Sigler [[on his own on Salsoul)
- TNJ's
- Executive Suite
- The Pips
- Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Tradewinds
- Electric Indian
- French Connection
- Assembled Multitude
- Brenda & The Tabulations
- Astrud Gilberto
[[To be continued...!)
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