![]() ![]() Opening War of the Gods is I See the Light, written by Bunny Sigler. However, The Whole Town’s Talking was originally on Billy Paul’s third album for Philadelphia International Records, War of the Gods, which I’ll now tell you about. When it was released as a single it gave Teddy a US R&B hit single. Another track that was released as a single, The Whole Town’s Talking, which three years later in 1977, featured on Teddy Pendergrass’ debut album Teddy Pendergrass. Thanks For Saving My Life reached number thirty-seven in the US Billboard 100 and number nine in the US R&B Charts. On the release of War of the Gods in 1974, the album reached number 110 in the US Billboard 200 and number twelve in the US R&B Charts. With the six tracks that made up War of the Gods recorded, the album would be released in 1974. Among the other four tracks, were Thanks For Saving My Life, which would be released as a single from the album. These included The Whole Town’s Talking and the ten minute Magnus Opus that’s the title track War of the Gods. Recording got underway in 1973, with Bobby Martin and Lenny Pakula arranging the six tracks. accompanying Billy, six songs were recorded, four written by Gamble and Huff, who produced the album. Recording of War of the Gods took place at studios where the Philly Sound was born, the Sigma Sound Studios, in Philadelphia. An album that perfectly demonstrated the new direction Philadelphia International Records was heading, was Billy Paul’s third studio for Philadelphia International, War of the Gods which was recently rereleased by BBR Records. Variously described as sophisticated, polished and slick, the music was ultimately beautiful, becoming critically acclaimed and a huge commercial success. Together with the talents of producers Gamble and Huff and Thom Bell, arrangers Jack Faith, Bobby Martin and Lenny Pakula, Philadelphia International Records would transform seventies soul music, when the Philly Sound was born. would add vibes, and Don Ronaldo’s strings and horns would provide their trademark sound. Driven along by the rhythm section of Baker, Harris, Young, guitarist Bobby Eli, while Vince Montana Jr. had become the slick, sophisticated and polished band that would appear on so many great albums. By this time, Philadelphia International Records had undergone something of a transformation. i totally LOVE them!Įspecially brilliant among their later Quads imho are The O'Jays "Survival" & "Message In The Music".A year after the release of Billy Paul’s most commercially successful album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul in 1972, an album that featured the Grammy Award winning number one single Me and Mrs Jones, Billy released his follow-up album War of the Gods. but as they evolved the PIR mixes came to be amongst the most sophisticated Quads, arguably some of the most accomplished and modern-sounding mixes to this day, with some of the earliest computerised mixing desks at their disposal and their engineers' constant cross referencing of the Stereo. and yet its not just a gimmick, in the track "is there a place for me" those refrains pop up all around the speakers which is very cool but very effective as a surround interpretation of the lyric and sentiments of the song!). Their earlier mixes are a lot of fun, very discrete and active with a fair bit of aggressive 360-degree and/or diagonal panning (aside from the subject of this QQ Poll, Billy's 360 Degrees & War Of The Gods, that includes The O'Jays "Ship Ahoy", MFSB's "Love Is The Message" and especially Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes' "Black & Blue", several tracks on which are like mini-Quad showcases of the new tricks the engineers could do with their panpot/joystick thingies, its a hoot. This hybrid CD can be played on any standard CD players DuttonĪll tracks available in stereo and multi-channel Remastered from the original analogue tapes by Michael J. LP KZ 32409 (1973) STEREO/ZQ 32409 QUADRAPHONICġ: I SEE THE LIGHT (Gamble Huff Sigler)ģ: THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING (Gamble Huff)Ĥ: I WAS MARRIED (Gamble Huff Gilbert Arc)ĥ: THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE (Gamble Huff) JONES (Gamble Huff Gilbert)ĥ: AM I BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU (Gamble Huff)Ħ: LET’S STAY TOGETHER (Green Mitchell Jackson)Ĩ: I’M GONNA MAKE IT THIS TIME (Lang Sigler) LP KZ 31793 (1972) STEREO/ZQ 31793 QUADRAPHONICĢ: I’M JUST A PRISONER (Gamble Sigler Hurtt)Ĥ: ME AND MRS. (BTW, this SACD set is listed on the Dutton Vocalion website as a 'LIMITED EDITION' release.) Please post your thoughts and comments on this Double SACD from Dutton Vocalion featuring two classic Billy Paul albums, "360 Degrees of Billy Paul" and "War of the Gods".īoth SACDs feature the original 1970s Quadraphonic mixes, remastered and released for the first time in over 40 years!
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