MFSB

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MFSB (short for M other, F ather, S ister, B -red) was a loose association of several studio musicians , the first since 1971 numerous Phillysound accompanied -Interpreten and later successfully own albums published. The massive and opulent string and wind arrangements were stylistically defining.

In 1974 the band achieved a top international hit with the instrumental TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) with The Three Degrees as background singers. It was originally the music for the US TV show Soul Train ; The piece was composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff . In the USA the track was a number one hit and million seller, in Germany the song reached number 5.

In 2004 MFSB's Love Is the Message was inducted into the newly established Dance Music Hall of Fame .

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE US US R&B R&B
1973 MFSB
Philadelphia I. 32046 		- US131 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (16 weeks)
R&B
First release: March 1973
Instrumental album
Producers: Kenny Gamble , Leon Huff
1974 Love Is the Message
Philadelphia I. 32707 		DE16 (4 weeks)
DE 		US4th
gold
gold

(35 weeks)US 		R&B1 (30 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1973
Instrumental album
Producers: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff,
Vincent Montana, Jr. , Bruce Hawes, Jack Faith
1975 Universal Love
Philadelphia I. 33158 		- US44 (13 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (15 weeks)
R&B
First release: June 1975
Instrumental album
Producers: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff,
Bruce Hawes, Bobby Martin
Philadelphia Freedom
Philadelphia I. 33845 		- US39 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B14 (11 weeks)
R&B
First release: November 1975
Instrumental album
Producers: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff,
Roland Chambers, Dexter Wansel, Jack Faith
1976 Summertime
Philadelphia I. 34238 		- US106 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B18 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1976
Producers: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff,
Gene McFadden , John Whitehead , Victor Carstarphen
1981 Mysteries of the World
TSOP 36405 		- - R&B54 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1980
Instrumental album
Producers: Dexter Wansel, John R. Faith, John L. Usry, Jr.

More studio albums

  • 1978: MFSB: The Gamble-Huff Orchestra (Philadelphia I. 33516)

Compilations

  • 1974: End of Phase I: A Collection of Their Greatest Hits (Philadelphia I. 34658)
  • 1990: Greatest Hits (TSOP 21525)
  • 1995: Love Is the Message: The Best of MFSB ( Legacy / Epic Associated 66689)
  • 1997: All in the Family ( Sony Music Special Products 28658)
  • 1999: Deep Grooves (Epic Associated 65630)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1974 TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
Love Is the Message 		DE5 (29 weeks)
DE 		AT17 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH3 (14 weeks)
CH 		UK22 (9 weeks)
UK 		US1
gold
gold

(18 weeks)US 		R&B1 (17 weeks)
R&B 		Dance- ADance
First published: February 6, 1974
feat. The Three Degrees
Grammy (R&B Instrumental)
Theme song from the TV show Soul Train
Authors: Kenny Gamble , Leon Huff
Love Is the Message
Love Is the Message 		- - - - US85 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B42 (7 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: June 6th 1974
feat. The Three Degrees
Authors: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
1975 Sexy
universal love 		- - - UK37 (5 weeks)
UK 		US42 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (17 weeks)
R&B 		Dance2 (13 weeks)
Dance
First published: May 1975
Instrumental
authors: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
K-Jee
Universal Love 		- - - - - - Dance18 (4 weeks)
Dance
First release: June 1975
Instrumental, album track
only released as a single in March 1978.
Author: Charles Hearndon
TLC (Tender Lovin 'Care)
Universal Love 		- - - - - R&B54 (6 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: September 1975
Instrumental
authors: Robert L. Martin, Norman Harris
The Zip
Philadelphia Freedom 		- - - - US91 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B72 (6 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: October 1975
Instrumental
authors: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
1976 Summertime and I'm Feelin 'Mellow
Summertime 		- - - - - R&B65 (4 weeks)
R&B 		Dance14 (5 weeks)
Dance
First published: August 1976
Authors: Gene McFadden, John Whitehead , Victor Carstarphen
Picnic in the Park
Summertime 		- - - - - -[Dance: ↑]
First published: September 1977
Authors: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
1978 Use ta Be My Guy
MFSB: The Gamble-Huff Orchestra 		- - - - - R&B94 (2 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: July 1978
Authors: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
1981 Mysteries of the World
Mysteries of the World 		- - - UK41 (4 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: April 1981
Author: Dexter Wansel
1994 TSOP (Theme from Soul Train '94)
 - - - UK98 (1 week)
UK 		- - -
First published: October 1994
Johnny Vicious vs. MFSB
authors: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, John Coles
A.From spring to summer TSOP was one of the top hits in American discos for several months and is only not listed in the Billboard Dance Charts because they were first created on October 26, 1974.

More singles

  • 1973: Family Affair (release: March)
  • 1975: When Your Love Is Gone
  • 1975: Philadelphia Freedom (released November)
  • 1976: We Got the Time
  • 1976: Let's Go Disco
  • 1977: Let's Clean Up the Ghetto (as Philadelphia International All Stars; release: June)
  • 1978: To Be in Love
  • 1980: Manhattan Skyline

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200
  2. ↑ a b gold / platinum database US
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7

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