Tell Me This Is a Dream is the fourth album by American

United States

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 soul

Soul music

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 group The Delfonics

The Delfonics

The Delfonics are a pioneering Philadelphia soul singing group, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include "La-La ", "Didn't I ", "Break Your Promise," "I'm Sorry," and "Ready or Not Here I Come "...

, released in 1972 on the Philly Groove

Philly Groove Records

Philly Groove Records was a soul music label started by Stan Watson and Sam Bell in 1967, with noted producer Thom Bell doing A&R. The label's best-known artists were male vocal group, the Delfonics and female group, First Choice. Both acts enjoyed a run of hits during the late 60s and early 70s,...

 label. Lead single "Hey Love", with its innovative and distinctive use of harmony

Harmony

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, is often singled out as one of the group's greatest recordings, but the overall album has tended to divide opinion. While some consider it a worthy successor to the group's previous albums, others see a decline (Allmusic for example, which rates the group's first three albums very highly, awards Tell Me This Is a Dream only a two-star rating).

Track listing

1. "Hey Love" - 3:18
2. "I'm a Man" - 3:02
3. "Too Late" - 2:34
4. "Love You Till I Die" - 3:09
5. "Looking for a Girl" - 2:48
6. "Walk Right Up to the Sun" - 2:58
7. "Round & Round" - 3:09
8. "Baby I Miss You" - 3:18
9. "Delfonics Theme" - 4:15
10. "Tell Me This Is a Dream" - 3:31

Singles

• "Hey Love" (US Pop
  Billboard Hot 100
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   #52, US R&B
  Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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  #17)
• "Walk Right Up to the Sun" (US Pop #81, US R&B #13)
• "Tell Me This Is a Dream" (US Pop #86, US R&B #15)