
The Delfonics The Delfonics
The Delfonics: William Hart, Wilburt Hart, Randy Cain.Additional personnel includes: Thom Bell, Anthony "Bones" Dorsey (arranger, conductor).Reissue producer: Rob Santos.Originally released on Philly Groove Records (1153). Includes liner notes by Bill Dahl.All tracks have been digitally remastered.Although self-titled, The Delfonics was actually the fourth long-player for the Philly soul vocalists. The album would not only be the band's entr?e into the Top 100 pop album chart upon its release in 1970 -- peaking at Number 61 -- it would also sport five hit singles over the course of two years. The success came with a price, however, as the album would be among the final collaborative efforts between the original trio -- which consisted of brothers William Hart and Wilbert Hart, and Randy Cain -- and their mentor Thom Bell. In two unrelated and evolutionary incidents, Cain would be replaced by Major Harris. While Bell -- who was just beginning to receive the international acclaim so dese