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MFSB
Mother Father Sister Brother
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MFSB, officially standing for "Mother Father Sister Brother", was a pool of more than 30 studio musicians based at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O'Jays, the Stylistics, the Spinners, Wilson Pickett, and Billy Paul.
In 1972, MFSB began recording as a named act for the Philadelphia International label. "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)", also known as the Soul Train theme, was their second and most successful single. Released in March 1974, it peaked at number one on the US Billboard pop and R&B charts. "TSOP" was influential in establishing the disco sound. The track sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA in April 1974.
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M.F.S.B. (abréviation pour « Mother Father Sister and Brother ») était un groupe de plus d'une trentaine de musiciens de session basé dans les studios Sigma Sound à Philadelphie qui travaillait sous la direction des producteurs Gamble et Huff et de l'arrangeur Thom Bell. Le groupe a notamment joué avec des formations ou artistes tels que Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, The O'Jays et Billy Paul.
MFSB a commencé à enregistrer sous son propre nom des instrumentaux pour le label Philadelphia International Records. Le premier succès de la formation, TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) écrit par Kenneth Gamble et Leon Huff en 1973, deviendra également le titre le plus connu de MFSB grâce au succès de l'émission télévisée Soul Train dont il était le générique.
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Discography
Albums
- 1973 Love Is the Message
- 1973 MFSB
- 1975 Philadelphia Freedom
- 1975 Universal Love
- 1976 Summertime
- 1978 MFSB, The Gamble-Huff Orchestra
- 1980 Mysteries of the World
