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Be For Real: The P.I.R. Recordings 1972-1975
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Be For Real: The P.I.R. Recordings 1972-1975
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes were one of the very first groups to achieve global success for Philadelphia International Records within its first year as a CBS-distributed label. The 1972 release of two consecutive 'tell-it-like-it-is' ballads - 'I Miss You' and 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' - marked the start of a four-year association that yielded some of the most enduring recordings in contemporary soul music, in the process creating - with label founders Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff and a burgeoning coterie of talented songwriters, arrangers and musicians - a handful of timeless dance music classics including 'The Love I Lost', 'Bad Luck' and 'Don't Leave Me This Way'.
With artwork by Roger Williams and mastering by Nick Robbins, the box set also includes informative notes by renowned US writer Kevin Goins (including 2019 quotes from group member Jeremiah Cummings) and personal reflections by reissue producer and SoulMusic.com founder David Nathan.
.. THE P. I. R. RECORDINGS 1972-1975
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 3 |
Released | August 23, 2019 |
EAN/UPC | 5013929088801 |
Label | SOULMUSIC RECORDS SMCR5188BX |
Genre | Soul / R&B Soul |
Dimensions | 133 × 134 × 17 mm · 121 g |
Track list
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1. CD
- I Miss You
- Ebony Woman
- Yesterday I Had the Blues
- If You Don't Know Me by Now
- Be for Real
- Let Me into Your World
- Let It Be You
- Cabaret
- The Love I Lost
- It All Depends on You
- Concentrate on Me
- Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)
- Is There a Place for Me?
- I'm Weak for You
- I'm Coming Home Tomorrow
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2. CD
- Where Are All My Friends
- To Be True
- Pretty Flower
- Hope That We Can Be Together Soon - Sharon Paige and Harold
- Nobody Could Take Your Place
- Somewhere Down the Line
- Bad Luck
- It's All Because of a Woman
- Wake Up Everybody
- Keep on Lovin' You
- You Know How to Make Me Feel So Good - Featuring Sharon Paig
- Don't Leave Me This Way
- Tell the World How I Feel About 'cha Baby
- To Be Free to Be Who We Are
- I'm Searching for a Love -featuring Sharon Paige
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3. CD
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