The Intruders es un grupo de música soul estadounidense más popular en las décadas de 1960 y 1970. [1] Como uno de los primeros grupos en tener canciones exitosas bajo la dirección de Kenny Gamble y Leon Huff , fueron una gran influencia en el desarrollo del soul de Filadelfia . Los Intruders también se destacan por tener 24 éxitos en las listas de R&B, incluidos 6 R&B Top Tens, y 14 éxitos en las listas Billboard Hot 100, incluida su canción principal, el éxito de ventas del Top 10, " Cowboys to Girls ". Otros éxitos incluyen los 10 éxitos del R&B "(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game", " Together ", " I'll Always Love My Mama"," United "y" I Wanna Know Your Name ". Los miembros originales, todos nativos de Filadelfia, eran Samuel" Little Sonny "Brown, Eugene" Bird "Daughtry, Phil Terry y Robert" Big Sonny Edwards ".
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Información de contexto | |
Origen | Filadelfia , Pensilvania, EE. UU. |
Géneros | R&B , soul |
Años activos | 1960-1985 |
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Biografía
Formado en 1960, el grupo originalmente estaba formado por Sam "Little Sonny" Brown, Eugene "Bird" Daughtry, Phillip "Phil" Terry y Robert "Big Sonny" Edwards. [2] En 1969, Sam Brown fue reemplazado como cantante principal por Bobby Starr , solo para reincorporarse al grupo en 1973.
En 1965, cuando los compositores y productores de discos Kenny Gamble y Leon Huff contemplaron por primera vez dejar el sello discográfico Cameo-Parkway para arriesgarse a lanzar su propio sello, los vocalistas en los que depositaron todas sus esperanzas y capital de riesgo fueron The Intruders. Al igual que muchos otros actos posteriores que produjo el dúo, que incluían a Harold Melvin y los Blue Notes y The O'Jays , The Intruders ya había desarrollado un sonido vocal que era tanto suyo como exclusivo de Filadelfia . [3]
Brown, Daughtry, Terry y Edwards habían estado grabando y tocando singles únicos juntos desde 1961, mezclando la tradición doo-wop de la esquina de Filadelfia con el fervor del gospel negro. El resultado no fue tan infectado por el pop como Motown , ni tan funky y blues como Stax . El sonido que The Intruders refinó para los sellos Excel , Gamble y Philadelphia International reflejaba una actitud diferente a la de Stax o Motown. [4]
El éxito de Gamble y Huff con The Intruders ayudó a convencer a Columbia Records de que les concediera el dinero para lanzar Philadelphia International. Gamble y Huff reconocieron que su trabajo con The Intruders fue la base de lo que llamaron "The Sound Of Philadelphia". [5] [6]
The Intruders, meanwhile, were undergoing some internal turmoil. When the group resurfaced on the 1970 Gamble LP, When We Get Married, lead singer Brown was replaced by Bobby Starr.[7] The title song, "When We Get Married" (R&B No. 8, Pop #45), a Dreamlovers cover, became a hit on the charts, as was the follow-up "Win, Place Or Show (She's A Winner)" (UK #14).[1] Starr's tenure with the group included Soul Train television appearances, and the rare collector's single, "I'm Girl Scoutin".[8] Brown returned to the group in 1973 for the album Save The Children, which spawned The Intruders' last two big hits, "I Wanna Know Your Name" (R&B No. 9, Pop #60) and "I'll Always Love My Mama" (R&B No. 6, Pop #36). Kenny Gamble's mother Ruby, the inspiration for "I'll Always Love My Mama", died March 10, 2012 in Mount Airy, Pennsylvania, at age 96.
Cowboys to Girls ... y versiones de portada.
"Cowboys to Girls" (R&B No. 1, Pop #6), the only chart topping single of their career, was a 1968 Top 10 Pop and R&B smash that was awarded an RIAA gold disc for one million sales in mid-May 1968.[2]
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, their music was popular on the West Coast among Latino, specifically Chicano, youth, as evidenced by their covers by the Hacienda Brothers and Tierra. Daughtry died of cancer on December 25, 1994 at age 55, and lead singer Sam "Little Sonny" Brown committed suicide by jumping off the Strawberry Mansion Bridge on April 21, 1995 at age 54.[9] According to Marc Taylor, in the book, "A Touch Of Classic Soul of the Early 1970's" (1996, Aloiv Publishing, Jamaica, New York), in 1975, the other two original Intruders, Robert Edwards and Phil Terry, walked away from the industry after becoming Jehovah's Witnesses. Edwards died on October 15, 2016 from a heart attack at age 74, leaving Phil Terry as the last surviving original member, as of 2018.
The Intruders today include Bobby Starr, Glenn Montgomery and Phil Gay. The group is featured on the "My Music" DVD hosted by Patti LaBelle on PBS and tour with the Love Train: Sound of Philadelphia Concert series.[10] There are also several tribute groups, including "The Philly Intruders", who appear on "The Big Show" DVD, and "The Fabulous Intruders", founded by William Payton, Sr.
Discografia
Studio albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
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US [11] | USR&B [11] | |||||||||||||
1967 | The Intruders Are Together | — | 23 | Gamble | ||||||||||
1968 | Cowboys to Girls | 112 | 11 | |||||||||||
1970 | When We Get Married | — | 48 | |||||||||||
1973 | Save the Children | 133 | 12 | |||||||||||
1974 | Energy of Love | — | 41 | TSOP | ||||||||||
1985 | Who Do You Love? | — | — | Streetwave | ||||||||||
2002 | How Long Has It Been | — | — | Moor Ent. | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
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US [11] | USR&B [11] | |||||||||||||
1969 | Greatest Hits | 144 | 19 | Gamble | ||||||||||
1973 | Super Hits | 205 | 51 | |||||||||||
1994 | Philly Golden Classics | — | — | Collectables | ||||||||||
1995 | Cowboys to Girls: The Best of the Intruders | — | — | Epic/Legacy | ||||||||||
1998 | On the Move | — | — | Sony Music | ||||||||||
2002 | Super Hits | — | — | |||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles (selected)
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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US [12] | USR&B [12] | UK [13] | ||||||||||||
1961 | "Come Home Soon" (A-side) (Gowen label) | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"I'm Sold (On You)" (B-side) (Gowen label) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
1962 | "This Is My Song" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1966 | "Gonna Be Strong" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"(We'll Be) United" | 78 | 14 | — | |||||||||||
"Devil with an Angel's Smile" | — | 29 | — | |||||||||||
1967 | "(You Better) Check Yourself" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Together" | 48 | 9 | — | |||||||||||
"Baby I'm Lonely" (A-side) | 70 | 28 | — | |||||||||||
"A Love That's Real" (B-side) | 82 | 35 | — | |||||||||||
1968 | "Cowboys to Girls" | 6 | 1 | — | ||||||||||
"(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game" | 26 | 4 | — | |||||||||||
"Slow Drag" | 54 | 12 | — | |||||||||||
1969 | "Give Her a Transplant" | 104 | 23 | — | ||||||||||
"Me Tarzan You Jane" | — | 41 | — | |||||||||||
"Lollipop (I Like You)" | 101 | 22 | — | |||||||||||
"Sad Girl" | 47 | 14 | — | |||||||||||
"Old Love" | — | 35 | — | |||||||||||
1970 | "Tender (Was the Love We Knew)" | 119 | 25 | — | ||||||||||
"When We Get Married" | 45 | 8 | — | |||||||||||
"This Is My Love Song" | 85 | 22 | — | |||||||||||
1971 | "I'm Girl Scoutin'" | 88 | 16 | — | ||||||||||
"Pray for Me" | 105 | 25 | — | |||||||||||
"I Bet He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" | 92 | 20 | — | |||||||||||
1972 | "(Win, Place or Show) She's a Winner" | — | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||
1973 | "I'll Always Love My Mama (Part 1)" | 36 | 6 | 32 | ||||||||||
"I Wanna Know Your Name" | 60 | 9 | — | |||||||||||
1974 | "A Nice Girl Like You" | — | 21 | — | ||||||||||
1975 | "Rainy Days and Mondays" | — | 81 | — | ||||||||||
"Plain Ol' Fashioned Girl" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
1979 | "Goodnight" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1984 | "Who Do You Love?" | — | — | 65 | ||||||||||
1985 | "Warm and Tender Love" | — | — | 99 | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Referencias
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 270. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 241. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Page Title". Rnbshowcasemag.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ "Gamble and Huff | SoulTracks – Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews". SoulTracks. September 19, 2005. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ "Special Feature: Philadelphia International Records". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ Ken Shane (October 17, 2012). "Soul Serenade: The Intruders, "Together"". Popdose.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ "Zune Music + Video". Social.zune.net. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ "The Intruders". Soulfulkindamusic.net. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ "Little Sonny (1941–1995) – Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Legacy Recordings | Life Changing Music, Latest News, New Releases". Phillysoulclassics.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "US Albums Charts > The Intruders". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "US Singles Charts >The Intruders". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ "UK Charts > The Intruders". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
Bibliografía
- A House On Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul by John A. Jackson, ISBN 0-19-514972-6 (Publication: New York Oxford University Press (U.S.), 2004)
- Chicago Soul by Robert Pruter. ISBN 0-252-06259-0, Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1991.
- A Touch of Classic Soul: Vol, 1: Soul singers of the early 1970s by Marc Taylor. ISBN 0-9652328-4-0 (Publication: Aloiv Publishing, New York (U.S.), 1996)
enlaces externos
- The Intruders at AllMusic
- The Intruders on the Soulwalking U.K. website
- Intruders Interview (1971) from the "Soul Music.com" website
- The Intruders' Album Reviews-from Allmusic Guide to R&B and Soul
- YouTube Video: The Intruders (with Bobby Starr) "I Bet He Don't Love You"
- YouTube Video: The Intruders (with original lead singer Sam "Little Sonny" Brown) "Cowboys To Girls"
- YouTube Video: The Intruders (with original lead singer Sam "Little Sonny" Brown) "I'll Always Love My Mama"
- YouTube Video: The Intruders (with original lead singer Sam "Little Sonny" Brown) "I Wanna Know Your Name"
- YouTube Video: The Intruders (with original lead singer Sam "Little Sonny" Brown) "(Win, Place or Show) She's a Winner"