M.F.S.B.
The Love Is The Message
The Best Of MFSB
MFSB was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O’Jays, the Stylistics, the Spinners, Wilson Pickett, and Billy Paul.In the spring of 1974, Philadelphia International released an instrumental track which had been recorded by the band as the theme music for the television show Soul Train as a single. The record, titled "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and also topped the American R&B chart and adult contemporary chart.[3]. The success of "TSOP" launched a recording career for the band under their own name. MFSB albums and singles were released for the rest of the decade.
MFSB recorded a cover of The Nite-Liters's 1971 instrumental "K-Jee", which gained some popularity when it featured in a key scene in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. It is also included in the soundtrack to that movie. "Sexy" (released in 1975) was later used as a prize cue for the "Big Deal of the Day" on the 1980 version of Let's Make a Deal.
Another popular MFSB number, "Love Is The Message", has been a favorite of dance/disco DJs since its release; countless remixes, both official and unofficial, exist of the song. On September 20, 2004, the record became among the first to be inducted into the newly formed Dance Music Hall of Fame.
Due to a disagreement with Gamble & Huff over finances, several members of the group moved on to Salsoul Records, where they became known as The Salsoul Orchestra. Other members began performing as The Ritchie Family orchestra, and John Davis and the Monster Orchestra. Not to be outdone, Gamble & Huff replaced them with a new rhythm section consisting of Charles Collins on drums, Michel Foreman on bass guitar, and Dennis Harris on lead guitar. They also employed Dexter Wansel and others on MFSB's latter recordings for the label.
01 Interlude 1
02 Love Is The Message
03 Poinciana
04 Freddie's Dead
05 My One And Only Love
06 Sexy
07 Something For Nothing
08 Zach's Fanfare (I Hear Music)
09 Back Stabbers
10 Bitter Sweet
11 T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
12 Cheaper To Keep Her
13 My Mood
14 T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care)
15 Philadelphia Freedom
16 Smile Happy
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