Style recipe for Suno v5

Philadelphia Soul

Philly soul from the 1970s: lush unison strings, harp glissando, wah rhythm guitar, warm and seductive in feel. A name-free Suno recipe that reproduces the signature sound without tripping the artist-name filter.

History

Philadelphia soul, also called the Sound of Philadelphia, is late-1960s and 1970s soul in evening dress: funk rhythms, lush strings, bright horns and a stronger jazz streak in the melodies. Fred Wesley, trombonist with the J.B.'s and Parliament-Funkadelic, described it as putting the bow tie on funk. It is usually called a producers' genre, because sound and arrangement mattered more than its many little-known singers. Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Bunny Sigler are credited with developing it, with Thom Bell, Linda Creed and others working through Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International Records and a stable of session players. Those players also recorded as MFSB, whose 1974 hit “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” became the theme of Soul Train. Bassist Ronald Baker, guitarist Norman Harris and drummer Earl Young formed the core rhythm section and also recorded as The Trammps; their production of Double Exposure's “Ten Percent” in 1976 became the first commercial 12-inch single. The style itself set the stage for disco later in the decade. David Bowie recorded part of his 1975 album Young Americans at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios, and later Philadelphia acts from Hall and Oates to The Roots, Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild carried its influence.

The recipe

Philly soul, 1970s, warm, seductive, dre…

Every descriptor here adds up to 38 tags and 705 characters from the 1970s, clocking in at 100–120 BPM.

Artists in this style

• Jill Scott
• Teddy Pendergrass
• The O'Jays
• Lou Rawls
• The Spinners
• The Stylistics
• MFSB
• The Three Degrees
• Jerry Butler
• McFadden & Whitehead

Similar styles

• Soul2010s · 66–84 BPM
• Disco Soul1970s · 110–125 BPM
• Philly Disco1970s · 115–128 BPM
• Sweet Soul1970s · 75–100 BPM
• Smooth Soul1970s · 70–95 BPM
• Symphonic Soul1970s · 70–100 BPM
• Chicago Soul1960s · 95–120 BPM
• Orchestral Soul1970s · 80–105 BPM