50+ Music · @50years
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"Cowboys to Girls" is a 1968 R&B single written by and and performed by . The single was a crossover hit becoming The Intruders' first single. "Cowboys to Girls" was also The Intruders' only #1 song on the R&B singles chart. and a Top 10 smash on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #6, making it the biggest hit of The Intruders' career.
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50+ Music · @50years
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"Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by , and . It was originally released in 1975 by featuring , an act signed to Gamble & Huff's label. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was subsequently covered by American singer in 1976 and British duo in 1986, with both versions achieving commercial success.
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50+ Music · @50years
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"For the Love of Money" is a soul, song that was written and composed by , , and ; it was recorded by group for the album . Produced by Gamble and Huff for , "For the Love of Money" was issued as a single in late 1973, with "People Keep Tellin' Me" as its . The single peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart.
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Democracy Spot aka "Eddie" · @DemocracySpot
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🎧 's Philadelphia International Records defined "Philly Soul" aka "The Sound of Philadelphia" aka in the 70s and beyond.

They signed a sometimes forgotten group in 1974, and wrote and produced "Do It Any Way You Wanna." It was a cross-over hit on the , and charts in early 1975.

I played the single when I DJ'd "Spring Dance" at my HS that year.

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