Latino groups on the East and West Coast also drew from the funk-influenced Philadelphia soul, or "Philly" soul.

In the early 1970s, Philly soul broke through with its most popular recordings of the era.

Abandoned Luncheonette is the second album by the American pop music duo Hall & Oates, released in 1973, which combines folk, Philly soul, and acoustic soul.

As he admired the sound of the rhythm and blues that would come to be known as Philly soul, Ken Cayre hunted down the genre's best session musicians.

Released as the album's second single in June 1991, the song is a mid-tempo ballad, musically inspired by Motown, Philly soul, and Earth, Wind & Fire.

The Spinners were the greatest soul group of the early '70s, creating a body of work that defined the lush, seductive sound of Philly soul.

It has gained the reputation as a landmark album of early 1970s soul and has been cited by critics as "the pinnacle of Philly soul."

Later specialties in soul cropped up, including girl groups, blue-eyed soul, brown-eyed soul, Memphis soul, Philly soul and, most popular, Motown.

Phil Roy grew up in Philadelphia during the '70s, when Philly soul ruled the airwaves.

By the end of the 1970s, Philly soul, funk, rock and most other genres were dominated by disco-inflected tracks.