Universal Love
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Universal Love is the third album to be released by Philadelphia International Records
houseband MFSB
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Includes a cover of The Nite-Liters
's 1971 single "K-Jee
which was included in the 1977 movie and soundtrack Saturday Night Fever
.
Philadelphia International Records
Philadelphia International Records is a record label founded by writer-producers, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in 1971. It was famous for showcasing the sub-genre of Philadelphia soul music and released a string of worldwide hits during the decade.-History:...
houseband MFSB
MFSB
MFSB was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O’Jays, the Stylistics, the...
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Includes a cover of The Nite-Liters
New Birth (band)
New Birth is an American funk and R&B group, originally conceived in Detroit, Michigan by former Motown songwriter/producer and veteran musician Vernon Bullock, and co-founded in Louisville, Kentucky by Vernon, with former Motown songwriter/producer Harvey Fuqua, and music industry veterans, Tony...
's 1971 single "K-Jee
K-Jee
"K-Jee" is a 1971 song by American Soul/Funk Band The Nite-Liters. Written by Harvey Fuqua & Charlie Hearndon it charted in 1971 at 17 on the R&B Charts and 39 on the Pop. MFSB covered this song on their Universal Love album, charting number 2 on the Disco charts in 1975...
which was included in the 1977 movie and soundtrack Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 drama film directed by John Badham and starring: John Travolta as Tony Manero, an immature young man whose weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discothèque; Karen Lynn Gorney as his dance partner and eventual friend; and Donna Pescow as Tony's former dance...
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Track listing
- Sexy 3:33
- MFSB 3:42
- Human Machine 3:52
- Love Has No Time Or Place 6:18
- T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care) 3:41
- Let's Go Disco 4:14
- K-JeeK-Jee"K-Jee" is a 1971 song by American Soul/Funk Band The Nite-Liters. Written by Harvey Fuqua & Charlie Hearndon it charted in 1971 at 17 on the R&B Charts and 39 on the Pop. MFSB covered this song on their Universal Love album, charting number 2 on the Disco charts in 1975...
4:15 - My Mood 4:10
Personnel
- Bobby EliBobby EliBobby Eli is a Grammy Award winning musician, arranger, composer and record producer from Philadelphia, USA. He is a founding member and lead guitarist of Philadelphia studio group MFSB.-Biography:...
, Norman HarrisNorman HarrisNorman Harris was an American guitarist, producer, arranger and songwriter associated with Philly soul. He was a founding member of MFSB and one-third of the production trio of Baker-Harris-Young...
, Reggie LucasReggie LucasReginald "Reggie" Lucas is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Lucas is most famous for his production work with percussionist Mtume and for producing the majority of Madonna's 1983 self-titled debut album.-Biography:...
, Roland Chambers, T.J. Tindall - guitar - Anthony Jackson, Ron BakerRonnie BakerRonnie Baker was a famous record producer, bassist, arranger and songwriter. He participated on many Gamble and Huff recordings and was one-third of the production team of Baker-Harris-Young. He was one of The Trammps, who had a #5 UK/#35 US hit with Hold Back The Night....
- bass - Leon Huff, Lenny Pakula, Eddie Green, Harold "Ivory" Williams - keyboards
- Earl YoungEarl Young (drummer)Earl Young is a Philadelphia-based drummer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s as part of the Philly Soul sound. Young is best known as the founder and leader of The Trammps who had a hit record with "Disco Inferno". Young, along with Ronnie Baker and Norman Harris, was the owner of the...
, Karl Chambers, Norman Farrington - drums - Larry Washington - percussion
- Vincent Montana, Jr. - vibraphone
- Zach Zachary, Tony Williams - saxophone
- Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1975 | Universal Love | 44 | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
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| 1975 | "K-Jee" | — | — | 2 |
| "Sexy" | 42 | 2 | 1 | |
| "T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care)" | — | 54 | 4 | |