Discography and Biography of The Delfonics. Listen to all their hits.
The Delfonics Songs

(with biography below if available)

The Delfonics are a pioneering Philadelphia soul singing group, popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include "La-La (Means I Love You)", "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)", "Break Your Promise", "I'm Sorry", and "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)". Their hit songs were all written by songwriter and producer Thom Bell and lead vocalist and founder William Hart. Their songs have been used extensively in film soundtracks, including Quentin Tarantino's 1997 movie Jackie Brown, in which "La-La (Means I Love You)" and "Didn't I Blow Your Mind" underscore the pivotal relationship between the characters played by Pam Grier and Robert Forster. Their songs "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)" and "Funny Feeling" were used in the video game Grand Theft Auto V on the fictional radio station The Lowdown 91.1. Their songs have been sampled extensively by various hip-hop and rap artists including: The Wu-Tang Clan, Fugees, Deltron 3030, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Boyz II Men, Missy Elliott and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince. In addition, their songs have been covered by numerous other performers, including Aretha Franklin, The Jackson 5, Patti LaBelle, New Kids on the Block, Fugees, Todd Rundgren, Prince, Swing Out Sister and The Manhattan Transfer.

Below is a list of The Delfonics 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: Philly Groove 1001
chart position: RandB #2, US #4
written by: Thom Bell & William Hart
album: La La Means I Love You
comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]
The Delfonics La-La Means I Love You
1968 Philly Groove
2 record label: Philly Groove 161
chart position: RandB #3, US #10, UK #22
written by: Thom Bell & William Hart
album: The Delfonics / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]
The Delfonics Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
1970 Philly Groove
3 record label: Philly Groove 162
chart position: RandB #8, US #40
written by: Thom Bell & William Hart
album: The Delfonics / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [philly sound sweet soul ballad]
The Delfonics Trying to Make a Fool of Me
1970 Philly Groove
4 record label: Philly Groove 157
chart position: R&B #6, US #40
written by: T. Bell, W. Hart
album: La La Means I Love You / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [Sweet Soul]
The Delfonics You Got Yours And I'll Get Mine
1969 Philly Groove
5 record label: Bell 1165 (UK)
chart position: UK #19
written by: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics La-La Means I Love You
1971 Bell
6 record label: Philly Groove 166
chart position: RandB #9, US #52
written by: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: The Delfonics / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [sweet soul] charted as Hey! Love / Over and Over in US Hot 100 chart
The Delfonics Over and Over
1971 Philly Groove
7 record label: Philly Groove 163
chart position: RandB #12, US #53
written by: Barry Mann
album: The Delfonics / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [philly sound ballad]
The Delfonics When You Get Right Down to it
1970 Philly Groove
8 record label: Philly Groove 154
chart position: RandB #14, US #35
written by: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: Sound of Sexy Soul / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [Sweet Soul]
The Delfonics Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)
1968 Philly Groove
9 record label: Philly Groove 152
chart position: RandB #12, US #35
written by: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: La La Means I Love You / Delfonics Super Hits
comments: [Sweet Soul]
The Delfonics Break Your Promise
1968 Philly Groove
10 record label: Philly Groove 169
chart position: RandB #13, US #81
written by: Norman Harris and Allan Felder
album: Tell Me This Is a Dream / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics Walk Right Up to the Sun
1971 Philly Groove
11 record label: Philly Groove 151
chart position: RandB #15, US #42
written by: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: La La Means I Love You / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics I'm Sorry
1968 Philly Groove
12 record label: Philly Groove 172
chart position: RandB #15, US #86
written by: William Hart
album: Tell Me This Is a Dream
The Delfonics Tell Me This Is a Dream
1972 Philly Groove
13 record label: Philly Groove 166
chart position: RandB #17, US #52
written by: Wilber Hart and Karl Chambers
album: Tell Me This Is a Dream
comments: [sweet soul] charted as Hey! Love / Over and Over in US Hot 100 chart
The Delfonics Hey! Love
1971 Philly Groove
14 record label: Bell 1175 (UK)
chart position: UK #41
written by: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: Sound Of Sexy Soul
The Delfonics Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)
1971 Bell
15 record label: Philly Groove 176
chart position: RandB #22, US #91
written by: William Hart
album: Alive and Kicking
The Delfonics I Don't Want to Make You Wait
1973 Philly Groove
16 record label: Philly Groove 182
chart position: RandB #26, US #101
written by: Tyrone Peterson, William Hart
album: Alive and Kicking
The Delfonics I Told You So
1974 Philly Groove
17 record label: Moonshot 6703
chart position: RandB #33, US #92
written by: Thom Bell, Stan Watson and William Hart
The Delfonics He Don't Really Love You
1968 Moonshot
18 record label: Philly Groove 157
chart position: Cashbox R&B #37
written by: T. Bell, W. Hart
album: Sound of Sexy Soul / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics Loving Him
1969 Philly Groove
19 record label: Philly Groove 154
chart position: RandB #41, US #72
written by: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: Sound of Sexy Soul / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics Somebody Loves You
1969 Philly Groove
20 record label: Philly Groove 174
chart position: RandB #47, US #101
written by: William Hart
album: Alive and Kicking
The Delfonics Think It Over
1973 Philly Groove
21 record label: Bell 1073
chart position: RandB #48, US #94
written by: Thom Bell and William Hart
album: The Delfonics
The Delfonics Funny Feeling
1969 Bell
22 record label: Philly Groove 184
chart position: RandB #60
written by: William Hart
album: Alive and Kicking
The Delfonics Lying to Myself
1974 Philly Groove
23 record label: Philly Groove 177
chart position: RandB #88
written by: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
The Delfonics Alfie
1973 Philly Groove
-- record label: Arista 0308
The Delfonics I Don't Care What People Say
1978 Arista
-- record label: Poogie 1216801
written by: William Hart
album: Delfonics Return
The Delfonics The Way Things Are
1981 Poogie
-- record label: Poogie 1216802
written by: William Hart
album: Delfonics Return
The Delfonics I've Got Everything I've Ever Wanted
1981 Poogie
-- record label: Arista 0308
written by: Gary Benson, David Mendal
comments: [sweet soul ballad]
The Delfonics Don't Throw It All Away
1978 Arista
-- record label: Bell 1467 (UK)
written by: Silver, Favis
album: Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics With These Hands
1976 Bell
-- record label: Philly Groove 176
written by: Wilbert Hart
album: Tell Me This Is a Dream
The Delfonics Baby I Miss You
1973 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 177
written by: William Hart
album: Alive and Kicking
The Delfonics Start All Over Again
1973 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 182
written by: Wilbert Hart
album: Alive and Kicking
The Delfonics Seventeen And In Love
1973 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 174
written by: Wilbert Hart
album: Tell Me This Is a Dream
The Delfonics I'm A Man
1972 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 184
written by: William Hart
album: Alive and Kicking
The Delfonics Hey Baby
1974 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 162
written by: T. Bell, W. Hart
album: The Delfonics
The Delfonics Baby I Love You
1970 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove
written by: T. Bell, W. Hart
album: La La Means I Love You
comments: [sweet soul ballad album cut]
The Delfonics Can You Remember
1968 Philly Groove
-- record label: Bell 1066 (UK)
written by: P. Delanoe, G. Becaud, M. Curtis
album: Sound of Sexy Soul / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics Let It Be Me
1969 Bell
-- record label: Philly Groove 151
written by: T. Bell, W. Hart
album: La La Means I Love You / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics You're Gone
1968 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 150
written by: W. Hart
comments: [northern soul]
The Delfonics Can't Get Over Losing You
1968 Philly Groove
-- record label: Cameo 472
written by: T. Bell, W. Hart
The Delfonics You've Been Untrue
1967 Cameo
-- record label: Cameo 472
written by: T. Bell, W. Hart
The Delfonics I Was There
1967 Cameo
-- record label: Philly Groove 156
written by: T.Bell, W. Hart
album: Sound of Sexy Soul / Delfonics Super Hits
The Delfonics My New Love
1969 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 3 (UK)
written by: T.Bell, W. Hart
comments: [northern soul] 1969 recording released as single in 2001
The Delfonics You'll Get Enough
1969 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 1153
written by: Thom Bell, Wm. Hart
album: The Delfonics
comments: [ballad album cut]
The Delfonics Delfonics' Theme (How Could You)
1970 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 1153
written by: Wm. Hart
album: The Delfonics
comments: [sweet soul ballad album cut]
The Delfonics Think About Me
1970 Philly Groove
-- record label: Moon Shot 6703
written by: R. Chambers, T. Bell
The Delfonics Without You
1967 Moon Shot
-- record label: Philly Groove 163
album: The Delfonics
The Delfonics I Gave To You
1970 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 161
written by: T. Bell, W. Hart
album: The Delfonics
The Delfonics Down Is Up, Up Is Down
1970 Philly Groove
-- record label: Philly Groove 169
written by: Wilbert Hart
album: Tell Me This Is a Dream
The Delfonics Round And Round
1971 Philly Groove




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