Consumer Guide Album

Ready or Not: Thom Bell Philly Soul Arrangements and Productions 1965-1978 [Kent, 2020]
I say that in general classically trained Philly r&b legend Bell was only as good as leads worth knowing in themselves: great if Stylistics, O'Jays, Spinners, Pendergrass, Butler, as here selected forgettable even if as renowned as Delfonics, Intruders, Lord forgive me Dusty Springfield (the Courtship, "It's the Same Old Love"; New York City, "I'm Doin' Fine Now") **