| "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" | ||||
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| Single by MFSB featuring The Three Degrees | ||||
| from the album Love is the Message | ||||
| B-side | "Something for Nothing" | |||
| Released | February 6, 1974 (U.S.) March 29, 1974 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Length | 3:43 (album cut) 3:29 (single version) 5:48 (12" version) | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gamble and Huff | |||
| Producer(s) | Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff | |||
| MFSB featuring The Three Degrees singles chronology | ||||
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"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" is a 1974 recording by MFSB featuring vocals by The Three Degrees. It was written by Gamble and Huff as the theme for the American musical television program Soul Train, which specialized in African American musical performers. The single was released on the Philadelphia International Records label. It was the first television theme song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
At the 17th Annual Grammy Awards in 1975, the song won the Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance.[3]
- ^ a b Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "The Sound of Philadelphia: Philly Soul". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 52, 55. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ Fred Bronson (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. pp. 438–. ISBN 978-0-8230-7677-2.
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/awards/17th-annual-grammy-awards