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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
' second album found the group continuing to ride its early peak, featuring the hit
"The Love I Lost"
(in a six-minute version longer than the one that made the pop Top Ten) and an additional Top Ten R&B hit in
"Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)."
The album and its
single also became milestones for
Gamble & Huff
productions and Philadelphia soul in general for introducing the dance groove that became so integral to disco. But while the two hits and
"Is There a Place for Me"
were forceful uptempo tracks, they were balanced by a good number of effective ballads, the only misstep (and a most curious one) being the decision to lead off the album with a cover of
"Cabaret."
The 2010 CD reissue adds the "Pt. 1" single versions of
and
"I'm Weak for You"
as bonus tracks, and, more importantly, very interesting liner notes spotlighting detailed recollections by
MFSB
guitarist
Bobby Eli
. ~ Richie Unterberger
' second album found the group continuing to ride its early peak, featuring the hit
"The Love I Lost"
(in a six-minute version longer than the one that made the pop Top Ten) and an additional Top Ten R&B hit in
"Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)."
The album and its
single also became milestones for
Gamble & Huff
productions and Philadelphia soul in general for introducing the dance groove that became so integral to disco. But while the two hits and
"Is There a Place for Me"
were forceful uptempo tracks, they were balanced by a good number of effective ballads, the only misstep (and a most curious one) being the decision to lead off the album with a cover of
"Cabaret."
The 2010 CD reissue adds the "Pt. 1" single versions of
and
"I'm Weak for You"
as bonus tracks, and, more importantly, very interesting liner notes spotlighting detailed recollections by
MFSB
guitarist
Bobby Eli
. ~ Richie Unterberger
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