Unfortunately released only as a digital download by Sony's catalog division, The Essential Delfonics contains a very high percentage of the tracks from the group's first four albums: La La Means I Love You (1968), Sound of Sexy Soul (1969), The Delfonics (1970), and Tell Me This Is a Dream (1972).
(There's also a pair of non-album B-sides.) That means that all the significant singles -- the Top Ten R&B hits "La-La Means I Love You," "You Got Yours and I'll Get Mine," "(Didn't I) Blow Your Mind This Time," and so forth -- are contained.
Those who don't need physical packaging and were unable to snap up the Kent label's 2007/2008 two-for-one reissues should not miss out here.
[In 2016, the catalog label Real Gone Music released the two-CD set 40 Classic Soul Sides, which featured a tracklist identical to that of this anthology.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hey! Love | The Delfonics | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love) (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 01:59 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Let It Be Me (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Hot Dog (I Love You So) (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | You Can't Be Loving Him (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Ain't That Peculiar (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 01:46 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | With These Hands (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Face It Girl, It's Over (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Going Out of My Head (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | My New Love | The Delfonics | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Somebody Loves You (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Everytime I See My Baby (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | You Are Gone | The Delfonics | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | I'm Sorry (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Break Your Promise (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | The Shadow of Your Smile | The Delfonics | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Hurt so Bad | The Delfonics | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Alfie | The Delfonics | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | La-La Means I Love You (Remastered) | The Delfonics | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | The Look of Love | The Delfonics | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Can You Remember | The Delfonics | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | A Lover's Concerto | The Delfonics | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | I'm a Man | The Delfonics | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | Walk Right Up to the Sun | The Delfonics | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | Round & Round | The Delfonics | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | Baby I Miss You | The Delfonics | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Delfonics Theme | The Delfonics | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | Tell Me This Is a Dream | The Delfonics | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 78 mins | 180 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Delfonics | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |