La La Means I Love You (album)

La La Means I Love You
Studio album by
the Delfonics
ReleasedMay 14, 1968 (1968-05-14)
GenreR&B, Philadelphia soul, soul
Length31:13
LabelPhilly Groove
ProducerStan Watson, Thom Bell
The Delfonics chronology
La La Means I Love You
(1968) 		Sound of Sexy Soul
(1969)
Singles from La La Means I Love You
  1. "La-La (Means I Love You)"
    Released: January 26, 1968
  2. "I'm Sorry"
    Released: April 1968
  3. "Break Your Promise"
    Released: July 3, 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

La La Means I Love You is the debut studio album by American vocal group the Delfonics. It was released via Philly Groove Records in 1968. It peaked at number 100 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]

Critical reception

Lindsay Planer of AllMusic wrote that "[Thom] Bell's trademark easy and languid rhythms, when married to the trio's lush vocal harmonies, add new hues to the sonic soul music palette of the late '60s and early '70s."[1]

In 2004, Philadelphia Weekly placed it at number 17 on the "100 Best Philly Albums of All Time" list.[5] In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 154 on the "200 Best Albums of the 1960s" list.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Sorry"Thom Bell, William Hart2:49
2."Break Your Promise"Thom Bell, William Hart3:04
3."The Shadow of Your Smile"Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster3:24
4."Hurt So Bad"Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Hart, Bobby Weinstein2:04
5."Losing You"Thom Bell, William Hart2:32
6."Alfie"Burt Bacharach, Hal David2:49
7."La-La (Means I Love You)"Thom Bell, William Hart3:20
8."You're Gone"Thom Bell, William Hart2:37
9."The Look of Love"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:18
10."Can You Remember"Thom Bell, William Hart3:02
11."A Lover's Concerto"Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell2:14

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 100
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 15

References

  1. ^ a b Planer, Lindsay. "La La Means I Love You - The Delfonics". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 838.
  3. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 225–226.
  4. ^ a b "The Delfonics Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "100 Best Philly Albums of All Time". Philadelphia Weekly. September 22, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (page 3 of 10)". Pitchfork. August 22, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Delfonics Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.