Mickey Finn

While we're on the Roy Ayers tip, how about some Merry Clayton:

Ethel Beatty:

Ken, you're keeping up at a ferocious pace here ... still catching up: P.P. Arnold:

Was about to put this in another thread "why was this not a hit" but this seems to be LP only so more appropriate here - Lou Rawls at the tail end of Philly's glory days:

Kenny Mac and Steve Guarnori have championed this in recent years, but it still deserves a push - Merv Murphy:

Still catching up - Jean Battle:

Monique Bingham, as featured on this Jonny Montana remix of Ralf Gum:

Cherrelle:

Mary Davis of the SOS Band:

Linda Blakely of Fatback:

Debra Cooper of Change (she replaced Jocelyn Brown):

Carmen Carter:

Jean Carne:

Angela Bofill

Chantae Cann:

Jocelyn Brown:

Or possibly that there was enough Philly-type soul around at the time. By 1979 disco was in full flight and the Philly sound was beginning to sound dated, or maybe too polished for people more excited by funkier or rawer material. I think McFadden and Whitehead had the biggest Philly hit that year, after which the sales began to dry up. It's a great record and deserved better - good suggestion. Would be good to hear it played out more today.

And since we've started the Ds, Carol Douglas:

Sharon Brown:

Deniece Chandler:

Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark:

A very underplayed Isaac Hayes production by Linda Clifford:

Oh dear, catching up once again... Was reminded of this lady by Colin Brown - Nancy Butts:

We'll be here for the rest of the decade!

Brenda Cuffari produced by Dunn Pearson Jr