It's almost two weeks since Paul Simpson's last set of Philadelphia
Re-edits for
Revelation
and he back already with the next set for Philly Devotions.
The Philly Devotions were a short-lived quartet from Philadelphia
consisting of Marc Covington, Ellis Hill, Ernest Gibson and Morris
Taylor. They released only eight singles between 1973-76. The first
two were for a small Philly label Bry-Wek label before
releasing, what is now regarded a dance classic, "Just Can't Say Goodbye" on Don De which was a one-off release for the label associated with
Bey-Wek and had the same address. It was written, arranged and
produced by the recently departed John Davis and recorded at Sigma
Sound Studio in 1974. I guess it must have made some local noise as it
was then picked up by Columbia and released with an instrumental
flip in Dec 1974. It scraped into the R&B chart at #81 in
Feb 1975 and actually got a UK release and remember picking up a UK
demo of it for the princely sum of 25p in the summer of 1975.
Their next single was "We're Gonna Make It" / "I Was A Lonely Man" in 1975 (#67 R&B) followed by "I Just Can't Make It (Without You)" (long & short versions), "Hurt So Bad" (Pt 1 & Pt 2) (#94 R&B) and finally "It's Gotta Be This Way" / "Isn't It A Dream Come True" all in 1976.
Track Listing:
01 - I just can't say goodbye (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 5:17
02 - I just can't make it (Without you) (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 5:21
03 - I was a lonely man (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 4:12
04 - Hurt so bad (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 6:40
05 - I just can't say goodbye Vs. Touch Of Class (Paul Simpson Single
Re-edit) 3:06
Full tracks are available to listen to on Paul's dedicated website available for two weeks until around 11 Mar 2023.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 8.6 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Philly Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Simpson Uniquity |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 25/02/2023 |
| Price: | $7.99 |
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All their production is there in this beautiful compilation of a group well in line with the Philly Sound of the 70s.
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Yves
Whatever happened with the band members? Ron Hood and Dell Floyd
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