A 1976 payola charge took some wind out of the sails at Philadelphia International. Various artists left the label as the years went by. As is often the case, the golden age of Philly soul recede even as the names of the organizations involved still held sway in music-business circles. The confident stride of the singers, the lush orchestration and that Gamble-Huff-Bell writing magic live on wherever lovers of classic r&b spin records, though.
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