The Intruders

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The Intruders were an American singing group.

The band was founded in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in the early 1960s . In 1966 they were signed by a famous production company and from then on they were among the first representatives of the so-called " Philly Sound ".

The songwriter and producer team Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff wrote many soul hits for the group am into the 1970s , which were particularly successful in the "Black Charts". The group then disappeared again in the mid-1970s.

Members

  • Phil Terry
  • Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards
  • Samuel "Little Sonny" Brown
  • Eugene "Bird" Daughtry

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1967 The Intruders Are Together - R&B23 (3 weeks)
R&B
1968 Cowboys to Girls US112 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (17 weeks)
R&B
1970 When We Get Married - R&B48 (2 weeks)
R&B
1973 Save the Children US133 (18 weeks)
US 		R&B12 (15 weeks)
R&B
1974 Energy of Love - R&B41 (4 weeks)
R&B

More studio albums

  • 1985: Who Do You Love?
  • 2002: How Long Has It Been

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1969 Greatest hits US144 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B19 (14 weeks)
R&B
1973 Great hits - R&B51 (4 weeks)
R&B

More compilations

  • 1994: Philly Golden Classics
  • 1995: Cowboys to Girls: The Best of the Intruders
  • 1998: On the Move
  • 2002: great hits

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1966 (We'll Be) United - US78 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B14 (8 weeks)
R&B
Devil with an Angel's Smile - - R&B29 (6 weeks)
R&B
1967 Together - US48 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (11 weeks)
R&B
Baby I'm lonely - US70 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B28 (6 weeks)
R&B
A love that's real - US82 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B35 (8 weeks)
R&B
B-side of Baby I'm Lonely
1968 Cowboys To Girls - US6th
gold
gold

(14 weeks)US 		R&B1 (14 weeks)
R&B
(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game - US26 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B4 (11 weeks)
R&B
Slow drag - US54 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B12 (10 weeks)
R&B
1969 Give Her a Transplant - - R&B23 (5 weeks)
R&B
Me Tarzan You Jane - - R&B41 (4 weeks)
R&B
Lollipop (I Like You) - - R&B22 (6 weeks)
R&B
Sad girl - US47 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B14 (11 weeks)
R&B
Old love - - R&B35 (4 weeks)
R&B
1970 Tender (Was the Love We Knew) - - R&B25 (5 weeks)
R&B
When We Get Married - US45 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B8 (11 weeks)
R&B
This Is My Love Song - US85 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B22 (8 weeks)
R&B
1971 I'm girl scoutin ' - US88 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B16 (9 weeks)
R&B
Pray for Me - - R&B25 (6 weeks)
R&B
I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - US92 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (13 weeks)
R&B
1972 (Win, Place or Show) She's a Winner UK14 (9 weeks)
UK 		- R&B12 (10 weeks)
R&B
Placement in UK only in 1974
1973 I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1) UK32 (7 weeks)
UK 		US36 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (13 weeks)
R&B
I want to know your name - US60 (13 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (15 weeks)
R&B
1974 A Nice Girl Like You - - R&B21 (14 weeks)
R&B
1975 Rainy Days and Mondays - - R&B81 (5 weeks)
R&B
1984 Who Do You Love? UK65 (8 weeks)
UK 		- -
1985 Warm and tender love UK99 (1 week)
UK 		- -

More singles

  • 1961: Come Home Soon
  • 1961: I'm Sold (On You)
  • 1962: This Is My Song
  • 1966: Gonna Be Strong
  • 1967: (You Better) Check Yourself
  • 1975: Plain Ol 'Fashioned Girl
  • 1979: Goodnight

literature

  • Warner, Jay: The Billboard Book Of American Singing Groups. A History 1940-1990 . New York City / New York: Billboard Books, 1992, p. 397.

swell

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: UK US
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US