I don't know why they first released a couple of other albums and then decided to release a second summer philly. Probably because they found they had enough good tracks left to 'phil' another one? Now summer hits back in those days were not like those I grew up with: some catchy tune you danced your bloody ass off to impress some girl in a camping disco or a beach club in France and so did like every other guy and the result was all you had after was the tune, lmao. Nope, back in those days summer hits were feel good songs, spiritual power songs you might say, although that is a more NU like genre.
But no matter what label you give them, these are great 'power' songs.
The label Streetsounds was an offshoot from the Streetwave label owned by producer and promoter Morgan Khan, specializing in 1980's urban and dance music. The signature of the label was compiling full length dance tracks, licensed from the US, mostly black club and urban dance music.
The idea was to quickly react to the scene and the trends and of course to make money that way, releasing US compilations in Europe. Despite a lot of people in Europe were into alternative styles, the label did help to promote urban electronic dance music.
The Philadelphia story is one of the most notable compilations: a 14 vinyl box set filled with full length tracks, soul mostly, but when the music changes into the 80's soul-funk and soul-disco starts to mix in.
| Track | Artist | Song | BPM | |||
| 1 | O' Jays | My Favourite Person | 95 | |||
| 2 | Jones Girls | Dance Turned Into A Romance | 116 | |||
| 3 | Patti Labelle | I'm In Love Again | 95 | |||
| 4 | O' Jays | I Can't Stand The Pain | 117 | |||
| 5 | Jones Girls | At Peace With Woman | 99 | |||
| 6 | Teddy Pendergrass | Is It Still Good To Ya | 133 | |||
| 7 | Dee Dee Sharp Gamble | I Love You Anyway | 99 | |||
| 8 | O' Jays | I Just Want To Satisfy You | 113 | |||
| 9 | Lou Rawls | Let Me Be Good To You | 117 | |||
| 10 | Jean Carn | When I Find You Love | 105 |
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