Genre:

Philly soul

Philly soul, also known as Philadelphia soul or The Sound of Philadelphia (TSOP), is a soul music genre from the late 1960s to the 1970s characterized by lush string and horn arrangements and funk influences. It combines R&B rhythm sections with pop vocal traditions and jazz-influenced melodic structures, laying the groundwork for disco. The genre is known for its smooth, sweet sound, often produced at Sigma Sound Studios, and includes ballads that prefigured the smooth soul subgenre. Later productions incorporated more funk elements.

10 songs

Durand Jones & The Indications - Flower Moon

US / 2025.04 ( Philly soul / Smooth soul ) ADD

Olivia Dean - Time

UK / 2024.07 ( Philly soul ) ADD

Jessie Ware - Lightning

UK / 2023.04 ( Philly soul ) ADD

McFadden & Whitehead - I Heard It in a Love Song

US / 1980.09 ( Disco / Philly soul ) ADD

McFadden & Whitehead - I've Been Pushed Aside

US / 1979.05 ( Philly soul ) ADD

McFadden & Whitehead - Aint No Stopping Us Now

US / 1979.04 ( Disco / Philly soul ) ADD

Heatwave - Mind Blowing Decisions

UK / 1978.05 ( Philly soul / R&B ) ADD

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Back Together Again

US / 1977.05 ( Blue-eyed soul / Philly soul ) ADD

John Davis and the Monster Orchestra - Night and Day

US / 1976.01 ( Disco / Philly soul ) ADD

Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom

UK / 1975.02 ( Philly soul / Pop / Pop rock ) ADD


Icon Durand Jones & The Indications - Flower Moon
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