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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco. Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 1950s as The Charlemagnes, the group is most noted for several hits on Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International label between 1972 and 1976, although they performed and recorded until Melvin's death in 1997.

Despite group founder and original lead singer Harold Melvin's top billing, the Blue Notes' most famous member was Teddy Pendergrass, their lead singer during the successful years at Philadelphia International.

Below is a list of Harold Melvin & Blue Notes songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: P.I.R. 3520
chart position: RandB #1, US #3, UK #9
written by: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: I Miss You / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes If You Don't Know Me by Now
1972 P.I.R.
2 record label: P.I.R. 3533
chart position: RandB #1, US #7, UK #21, US AC #48
written by: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: Black & Blue
comments: [philly sound disco dance]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes The Love I Lost (Part 1)
1973 P.I.R.
3 record label: P.I.R. 4909(UK)
chart position: UK #5
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert
album: Wake Up Everybody / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound] [disco dance]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Don't Leave Me This Way
1977 P.I.R.
4 record label: P.I.R. 3579
chart position: RandB #1, US #12, UK #23, US AC #34
written by: John Whitehead, Gene McFadden & Victor Carstarphen
album: Wake Up Everybody / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Wake Up Everybody (Part 1)
1975 P.I.R.
5 record label: P.I.R. 3202
chart position: RandB #4, US #15, UK #51, US dance #1
written by: Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden & John Whitehead
album: To Be True / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound disco]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Bad Luck
1975 P.I.R.
6 record label: P.I.R. 2187
chart position: RandB #6, US #58, UK #32
written by: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: Black & Blue / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)
1974 P.I.R.
7 record label: Value 213
chart position: RandB #19, US #78
weeksinr&bchart: 7
written by: Oscar Straus
comments: [ballad]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes My Hero
1960 Value
8 record label: P.I.R. 3516
chart position: RandB #7, US #58
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: I Miss You / The Best Of Philadelphia
comments: [philly sound ballad]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes I Miss You
1972 P.I.R.
9 record label: ABC 12240
chart position: RandB #6, US #74, UK #78
written by: Derek Floyd
album: Reaching for the World
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Reaching for the World
1977 ABC
10 record label: P.I.R. 2819
chart position: RandB #8, US #80, UK #52, US Dance #11
written by: Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
album: To Be True
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Where Are All My Friends
1974 P.I.R.
11 record label: P.I.R. 3588
chart position: RandB #7, US #94, US Dance #6
written by: Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
album: Wake Up Everybody
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Tell the World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby
1976 P.I.R.
12 record label: P.I.R. 3525
chart position: RandB #12, US #63
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: I Miss You
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Yesterday I Had the Blues
1973 P.I.R.
13 record label: Source 102
chart position: RandB #18
written by: Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
album: The Blue Album
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Prayin'
1980 Source
14 record label: Philly World 96949
chart position: RandB #85, UK #59
written by: Harold Melvin, Michael Forte and James Horton
album: Talk It Up (Tell Everybody)
comments: [disco, dance, boogie]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Don't Give Me Up
1984 Philly World
15 record label: Source 41231
chart position: RandB #25
written by: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Harold Melvin
album: The Blue Album
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes I Should Be Your Lover
1980 Source
16 record label: ABC 12327
chart position: RandB #36
written by: Jerome Jones
album: Now Is the Time
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Baby, You Got My Nose Open
1977 ABC
17 record label: ABC 969
chart position: US Dance #37
written by: Hubert V. Yarborough
album: Reaching for the World
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Hostage
1977 ABC
18 record label: Landa 703
chart position: RandB #38
written by: Richard Barrett
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Get Out (and Let Me Cry)
1965 Landa
19 record label: MCA 51190
chart position: RandB #52
written by: James Batton and Ron Tyson
album: All Thing Happen in Time
comments: [disco dance]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Hang On in There
1981 MCA
20 record label: Source 103
chart position: RandB #61
written by: Kevin McCord and Alicia Myers
album: The Blue Album
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Tonight's the Night
1980 Source
21 record label: Philly World 99709
chart position: RandB #81
written by: Harold Melvin and McKinley Horton
album: Talk It Up (Tell Everybody)
comments: [love ballad]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes I Really Love You
1984 Philly World
22 record label: P.I.R. 3543
chart position: RandB #87
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
album: Black and Blue
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes I'm Weak for You
1974 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 3569
written by: L. Huff, C. Gilbert,
album: I Miss You
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes Be For Real
1972 P.I.R.
-- record label: P.I.R. 3588
written by: K. Gamble, L. Huff
album: Wake Up Everybody
comments: (Featuring Sharon Paige)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good
1975 P.I.R.
-- record label: Dash 5005
written by: Harold Melvin
comments: [mid-tempo ballad]
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Never Gonna Leave You
1972 Dash




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