![]() ![]() Gamble and Huff’s success with the Intruders helped convince Columbia to grant them the money to launch Philadelphia International, which became the most successful soul label of the early ’70s. 1968, though, was the Intruders’ breakthrough year: “Cowboys to Girls” a template for what would become Philly soul’s trademark sound, topped the R&B charts and climbed to number six on the pop side, giving the group their biggest hit.The follow-up, “(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game,” was their only other Top 40 pop hit, and the accompanying LP, Cowboys to Girls, wound up their most popular. They scored a Top 20 R&B hit that year with “(We’ll Be) United” and followed it up a year later with “Together” as well as their first album, The Intruders Are Together. Lead singer Sam “Little Sonny” Brown, Eugene “Bird” Daughtry, Phil Terry, and Robert “Big Sonny” Edwards signed with Gamble and Huff’s fledgling Gamble label in 1966. ![]() The Intruders were originally formed as a doo wop group in 1960, and sang around Philadelphia for several years. Brown’s shaky voice was a good match for such novelty numbers as “(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game,” and the R & B number one “Cowboys To Girls.” He also projected a warm innocence on romantic ballads.Īs the first group to score hits with the songwriting/production team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the Intruders played a major role in the rise of Philadelphia soul,but are sometimes lost in the shuffle amid better-known acts like the O’Jays or Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. ![]() The Intruders’ trademark was the endearingly off-key lead vocals of Sam “Little Sonny” Brown. With these records, Gamble & Huff began to develop the production style which would reach its peak in the ’70s with the O’Jays, Billy Paul, and Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes. This vocal quartet was the first signing to Gamble & Huff’s Excel label (changed soon after to Gamble Records) in 1965. The Intruders were instrumental in helping define what would become known as Philly Soul. So this is your only chance to have the complete original album ( ) of this wonderful vocal group. It took me a long time to find a near mind copy of this vinyl to rip it for you, soul brothers and sisters. Never released on cd (only their greatest hits). ![]() I like almost every song of their discography.Ī very rare find. One of the sweetest soulrecords ever made, it gets to your soul. ![]()
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