Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes' debut album, first released September 1972, was originally titled "I Miss You", but after the success of the single "If You Don't Know Me by Now" the album was renamed, given a new cover and re-issued as "Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes". The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart and was one of the initial successes for the Philadelphia International Records label established the year before by producer and songwriting duo Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff. The singles "I Miss You" and "If You Don't Know Me by Now" both charted, with the second reaching 3# on Billboard's Hot 100..
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I Miss You 8:31
Ebony Woman 3:34
Yesterday I Had The Blues 7:25
If You Don't Know Me By Now 3:27
Be For Real 7:31
Let Me Into Your World 2:40
Let It Be You 3:32
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Produced by:
Gamble & Huff
Arranged by:
Bobby Martin, Thom Bell and Norman Harris
Bass:
Ronnie Baker
Bongos, Congas:
Larry Washington
Drums:
Earl Young
Guitar:
Bobby Eli, Norman Harris and Roland Chambers
Horns:
Sam Reed And His Horns
Organ:
Leonard Pakula
Piano:
Leon Huff
Strings:
Don Renaldo
Vibraphone:
Vince Montana
Recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios Philadelphia
1972 Philadelphia International Records lp KZ-31648
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WAVE 44100Hz Stereo Recording
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