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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>The Delfonics</b> waren eine <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanische</a> <a href="Soul" title="Soul">Soulband</a> der späten 1960er und frühen 1970er Jahre. Sie gelten als wichtige Vertreter des <a href="Phillysound" title="Phillysound">Phillysound</a>.
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<p>alle: Gesang
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<ul><li>William Hart (* 17. Januar 1945; † 14. Juli 2022)</li>
<li>Wilbert Hart (* 19. Oktober 1947)</li>
<li>Randy Cain (* 2. Mai 1946; † 9. April 2009), bis 1971</li>
<li><a href="Major_Harris" title="Major Harris">Major Harris</a> (* 9. Februar 1947; † 9. November 2012), ab 1971</li></ul>
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<p>Die Brüder William und Wilbert Hart gründeten zusammen mit Randy Cain Anfang der 1960er <i>The Delfonics</i> in der High School. In ihrer Heimatstadt <a href="Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> wurden sie schnell zu einem Begriff der lokalen Musikszene. Ihren landesweiten Durchbruch schafften The Delfonics 1968 mit der Veröffentlichung der Single <i>La-La (Means I Love You)</i>, die als erste Aufnahme für die <a href="Sigma_Sound_Studio" title="Sigma Sound Studio">Sigma Sound Studios</a> in Philadelphia gilt.
</p><p>Der Stil der Delfonics war sanfter als traditionelle Soulmusik. Sie war stark von <a href="Phil_Spector" title="Phil Spector">Phil Spectors</a> <i><a href="Wall_of_Sound" title="Wall of Sound">Wall of Sound</a></i>-Produktionen beeinflusst. Die Band war produktiv und schuf zahlreiche Soulklassiker; neben <i>Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)</i>, <i>Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love)</i> auch <i>La-La (Means I Love You)</i>, von dem <a href="Prince" title="Prince">Prince</a> auf seinem Album <i><a href="Emancipation_(Album)" title="Emancipation (Album)">Emancipation</a></i> im Jahr 1996 eine Coverversion veröffentlichte.
</p><p>1971 verließ Cain die Gruppe und wurde durch <a href="Major_Harris" title="Major Harris">Major Harris</a> ersetzt. Mitte der 1970er Jahre ließ der kommerzielle Erfolg von The Delfonics nach, und im Jahr 1975 löste sich die Band auf. Major Harris hatte daraufhin Erfolg als Solist: <i>Love Won’t Let Me Wait</i> erreichte 1975 Platz eins der R&amp;B- und Platz fünf der Pop-Charts.
</p><p>Die Musik der Delfonics erlebte Mitte der 1990er Jahre eine kleine Renaissance, als der US-amerikanische Regisseur <a href="Quentin_Tarantino" title="Quentin Tarantino">Quentin Tarantino</a> in seinem Film <i><a href="Jackie_Brown_(Film)" title="Jackie Brown (Film)">Jackie Brown</a></i> die zwei Songs <i>La-La (Means I Love You)</i> und <i>Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)</i> in einer zentralen Szene sowie <i>Across 110th Street</i> von <a href="Bobby_Womack" title="Bobby Womack">Bobby Womack</a> als musikalisches Leitmotiv des Films benutzte. 1999 erschien die CD <i>Forever New</i>.
</p><p>Major Harris starb 2012, William Hart 2022.
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<td>The Delfonics Super Hits
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>111<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(18 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">1972
</td>
<td>Tell Me This Is A Dream
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a></span>123<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(11 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3></div>

<table class="wikitable charts-table charts-stickyhead charts-zebragrey" style="text-align:center;">

<tbody><tr>
<th style="width:25px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Jahr
</th>
<th style="width:350px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Titel<br><span style="font-size:smaller;font-style:italic;">Album</span>
</th>
<th class="charts-th" colspan="3"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="charts-hidm charts-certc"><span class="charts-certt">Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, Auszeichnung<i></i></span>Chartplatzierungen</span><span class="charts-monl">Chartplatzierungen</span><sup id="cite_ref-charts_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charts-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ausz_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ausz-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span><span class="charts-monl charts-mh"><br>(Jahr, Titel, <i>Album</i>, Plat­zie­rungen, Wo­chen, Aus­zeich­nungen, Anmer­kungen)</span>
</th>
<th style="width:300px;" class="charts-th charts-trh" rowspan="2">Anmerkungen
</th></tr>
<tr class="charts-trh">
<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="UK"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a>
</th>
<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="US"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a>
</th>
<th style="width:52px;" class="charts-th"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="R&amp;B"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a>
</th></tr>

<tr>
<td rowspan="5" class="charts-yy">1968
</td>
<td>La-La (Means I Love You)<br><span class="charts-add">La-La (Means I Love You)</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>19<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(10 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>4<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(15 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>2<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(15 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Im Vereinigten Königreich erst 1971 in den Charts</div>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>I’m Sorry<br><span class="charts-add">La-La (Means I Love You)</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>42<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(9 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>He Don’t Really Love You<br><span style="font-size:smaller;">–</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>92<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Break Your Promise<br><span class="charts-add">La-La (Means I Love You)</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>35<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(10 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>12<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(10 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love)<br><span class="charts-add">Sound of Sexy Soul</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>41<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>35<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(9 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>14<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(7 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Im Vereinigten Königreich erst 1971 in den Charts</div>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3" class="charts-yy">1969
</td>
<td>Somebody Loves You<br><span class="charts-add">Sound of Sexy Soul</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>72<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Funny Feeling<br><span class="charts-add">The Delfonics</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>94<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(2 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>You Got Yours and I’ll Get Mine<br><span style="font-size:smaller;">–</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>40<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(10 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>6<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(11 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3" class="charts-yy">1970
</td>
<td>Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)<br><span class="charts-add">The Delfonics</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">UK</a></span>22<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(9 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">UK</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>10 <div class="charts-certc"><div class="charts-cert"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></div><span class="charts-certt">Gold<i></i></span></div><br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(14 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>3<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(14 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-cm"><div>
Im Vereinigten Königreich erst 1971 in den Charts</div>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Trying To Make A Fool Of Me<br><span class="charts-add">The Delfonics</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>40<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(9 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>8<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(9 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>When You Get Right Down to It<br><span class="charts-add">The Delfonics</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>53<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(8 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>12<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(8 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" class="charts-yy">1971
</td>
<td>Over And Over/Hey! Love<br><span class="charts-add">The Delfonics</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>52<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(7 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>9<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(6 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Walk Right Up to the Sun<br><span class="charts-add">Tell Me This Is a Dream</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>81<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(6 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>13<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(8 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">1972
</td>
<td>Tell Me This Is a Dream<br><span class="charts-add">Tell Me This Is a Dream</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>86<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(3 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>15<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(11 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="charts-yy">1973
</td>
<td>I Don’t Want to Make You Wait<br><span class="charts-add">Alive &amp; Kicking</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">—
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></span>91<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(4 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">US</span>
</td>
<td><span class="charts-mc"><a href="Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&amp;B</a></span>15<br class="charts-hidm"><span class="charts-monl"> </span><span style="font-size:smaller;">(11 Wo.)</span><span class="charts-mcb">R&amp;B</span>
</td>
<td class="charts-hidm">
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literatur">Literatur</h2></div>
<ul><li>Stambler, Irwin: <i>The Encyclopedia Of Pop, Rock And Soul</i>. 3. überarbeitete Auflage, New York City, New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1989, S. 168 – ISBN 0-312-02573-4.</li>
<li>Warner, Jay: <i>The Billboard Book Of American Singing Groups. A History 1940-1990</i>. New York City / New York: Billboard Books, 1992, S. 354f.</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Delfonics?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: The Delfonics</a></span></b>&nbsp;– Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000007448"><span>The Delfonics</span></a> bei <a href="AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> (englisch)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/The+Delfonics">The Delfonics</a> bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li>
<li>The Delfonics: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE4bIrQP8-8"><i>Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love)</i></a> auf <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li>
<li>The Delfonics: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM6kZabHf4w"><i>Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)</i></a> auf <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
<ol class="references">
<li id="cite_note-charts-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-charts_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-charts_1-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Chartquellen:
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14295%2Fdelfonics/">The Delfonics</a> in den <a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">Official UK Charts</a> (englisch).</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-delfonics/chart-history/">The Delfonics</a> in den US-amerikanischen <a href="Billboard_(Magazin)" title="Billboard (Magazin)">Billboard</a>-Charts</li></ul>
</span></li>
<li id="cite_note-ausz-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-ausz_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&amp;se=Delfonics">US</a></span>
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