| "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" | ||||
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| Single by the Delfonics | ||||
| from the album The Delfonics | ||||
| B-side | "Down Is Up, Up Is Down" | |||
| Released | December 1969 | |||
| Recorded | November 1969 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Philly Groove | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Thom Bell, William Hart | |||
| Producer(s) | Thom Bell | |||
| The Delfonics singles chronology | ||||
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"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" is a song by American soul group the Delfonics, co-written by producer Thom Bell and lead singer William Hart. It was released as a single in 1969 on the Philly Groove record label and appeared on their self-titled third album the following year. The song reached number three on the Billboard R&B chart and number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970.[3] Overseas, the song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart in and number 81 in Australia.[4][5] The Delfonics won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for the song in 1971.
A prominent example of the Philadelphia soul style, "Didn't I" is a slow ballad, with layered strings and horns and highly chromatic harmony.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (August 11, 2021). "The Number Ones: New Kids On The Block's "Hangin' Tough". Stereogum. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
...the Delfonics' Philly soul classic "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"...
- ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
...an era of impossibly pretty R&B records in the early 1970s, including The Delfonics' "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" and The Stylistics' "Betcha By Golly Wow
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 153.
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1971-10-04. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.