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[[File:Kenny_Gamble_Leon_Huff.jpg|thumb|Gamble (left) and Huff (right), 1995]]
'''Kenneth Gamble''' (born August 11, 1943, [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Kenneth Gamble|url=https://www.songhall.org/board/kenneth_gamble|website=Songwriters Hall of Fame|access-date=8 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507134937/https://www.songhall.org/board/kenneth_gamble|archive-date=7 May 2018}}</ref> and '''Leon A. Huff''' (born April 8, 1942, [[Camden, New Jersey]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Leon Huff|url=http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/leon-huff|website=The HistoryMakers|access-date=8 April 2018|date=26 March 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408074341/http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/leon-huff|archive-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> are an American songwriting and production duo credited for developing the [[Philadelphia soul]] music genre (also known as Philly sound) of the 1970s. In addition to forming their own label, [[Philadelphia International Records]], Gamble and Huff have written and produced 175 gold and platinum records, earning them an induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in the [[List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees#Non-performers|non-performer category]]<ref name="rockhall.com">{{cite web|title=Inductees for 2008 |url=http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/2008-inductee-announcement/ |work=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame official website |date=2007-12-13 |access-date=2008-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201220931/http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/2008-inductee-announcement/ |archive-date=2008-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in March 2008.

==History==
===Early years===
Gamble's childhood in Philadelphia shaped his adult life: he recorded himself on various [[penny arcade (venue)|arcade]] recording machines, assisted the morning show DJs on [[WDAS (AM)|WDAS]], operated a record store, and sang with The Romeos. In 1964, before there was "Gamble & Huff" there was "Gamble & Ross". Gamble was discovered and managed by [[Jerry Ross (record producer)|Jerry Ross]] when Gamble was only 17 years old and they collaborated for many years. Gamble teamed up with Leon Huff (keyboards) for the first time on a recording for Candy & The Kisses.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=938}}</ref> Ross then signed Gamble to [[Columbia Records]] in 1963 as a solo recording artist, releasing "You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It". Gamble & Ross & Huff collaborated on the hit song "[[I'm Gonna Make You Love Me]]", originally recorded by [[Jay & The Techniques]], who were a Jerry Ross group, and later covered by [[Dee Dee Warwick]] and later by [[Diana Ross & The Supremes]] and [[The Temptations]].<ref name=Gamble-Ross>{{cite web|last1=Gamble|first1=Kenny|title=Gamble-Ross|url=http://www.spectropop.com/JerryRoss/index.htm|publisher=Spectro Pop|access-date=4 March 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731001306/http://www.spectropop.com/JerryRoss/index.htm|archive-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>

In 1967 they produced their first Top 5 hit: "[[Expressway to Your Heart]]" by [[The Soul Survivors]].<ref name="Kenny scores hit with Expressway To Your Heart by Soul Survivor">{{cite web|last1=Gamble|first1=Kenny|title=Kenny scores hit with Expressway To Your Heart by Soul Survivor|url=https://theyearinmusic.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/expressway-to-your-heart-soul-survivors/|publisher=The Year in Music|access-date=4 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175757/https://theyearinmusic.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/expressway-to-your-heart-soul-survivors/|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> In the spring of 1968, for their own Gamble Records label, they wrote and produced the top 10 hit "[[Cowboys to Girls]]" for the Philadelphia group [[The Intruders (band)|the Intruders]]. They subsequently worked with [[Atlantic Records]] artists [[Archie Bell & the Drells]], [[Wilson Pickett]], [[Dusty Springfield]], and [[The Sweet Inspirations]],<ref name="Gamble & Huff During their Atlantic Record Years">{{cite web|last1=Gamble & Huff |title=Gamble & Huff During their Atlantic Record Years |url=http://recordproducers.com/gamble-and-huff/ |publisher=Record Producers.com |access-date=4 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403231246/http://recordproducers.com/gamble-and-huff/ |archive-date=3 April 2016 }}</ref> as well as with [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] artists [[Jerry Butler (singer)|Jerry Butler]] and [[Dee Dee Warwick]], scoring numerous hits along the way.<ref name="Gamble & Huff Scored hits for Mercury Records">{{cite web|last1=Gamble & Huff|title=Gamble & Huff Scored hits for Mercury Records|url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/materials/recordings/C135|publisher=Songwriters Hall of Fame|access-date=4 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403060248/http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/materials/recordings/C135|archive-date=3 April 2015}}</ref>

===Philadelphia International===
With a solid track record now behind them, Gamble and Huff formed [[Philadelphia International Records]] in 1971 as a rival to [[Berry Gordy]] and [[Motown]]. They originally approached [[Atlantic Records]], which passed on the deal as being too expensive. [[Sony Music|CBS Records]], headed at the time by [[Clive Davis]], backed the venture and distributed Philadelphia International's records. Aided and abetted by in-house arrangers [[Thom Bell]], [[Bobby Martin (producer)|Bobby Martin]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soultracks.com/story-bobby-martin-dies |title=R.I.P. Legendary soul music producer Bobby Martin |date=10 September 2013 |access-date=2015-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105407/http://www.soultracks.com/story-bobby-martin-dies |archive-date=2015-09-24 }} Bobby Martin obituary</ref><ref>{{discogs artist|172701|Bobby Martin}}</ref> and [[Norman Harris (musician)|Norman Harris]], Philadelphia International released a number of the most popular [[soul music]] hits of the 1970s, including "[[If You Don't Know Me by Now]]" by [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]], "[[Back Stabbers (song)|Back Stabbers]]", "[[For the Love of Money]]", and "[[Love Train]]" by [[The O'Jays]], as well as the [[Grammy]]-winning "[[Me and Mrs. Jones]]" by [[Billy Paul]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/>  According to an interview on [[BBC Radio 4]] on June 28, 2006, Gamble and Huff were inspired to write "Me and Mrs. Jones" after seeing someone they knew who appeared to be involved in an [[adultery|affair]], meeting a woman in a cafe frequented by the songwriters. In collaboration with Bell, Gamble and Huff also formed the music publisher Mighty Three Music.

Gamble and Huff's [[Philadelphia soul]] sound evolved from the simpler [[arrangement]]s of the late-1960s into a style featuring lush [[string instrument|strings]], thumping [[bass guitar|bassline]]s, and sliding [[Hi-hat (instrument)|hi-hat]] rhythms—elements that soon became the distinguishing characteristics of a new style of music called [[disco]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> By 1975, Philadelphia International and the Philadelphia soul genre it helped define had largely eclipsed Motown and the Motown Sound in popularity, and Gamble and Huff were the premier producers of soul.

Nearly all of the Philadelphia International records featured the work of the label's in-house band of studio musicians, [[MFSB]] (Mother Father Sister Brother). MFSB cut a number of successful instrumental albums and singles written and produced by the Gamble & Huff team and arranged by Bobby Martin including the 1974 number-one hit "[[TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)]]", now best known as the theme song from the American [[television show]] ''[[Soul Train]].''

===Political activism===
Throughout the 1970s, Gamble and Huff made music that addressed political and social issues faced by the African American community. Many of their songs articulated the theme of [[black pride]] and highlighted the [[Black Power]] Movement's struggle for power and [[self-determination]]. Representative examples include [[Billy Paul]]'s "[[Am I Black Enough for You? (song)|Am I Black Enough for You?]]" (1972), the [[O'Jays]]' "[[Give the People What They Want (The O'Jays song)|Give the People What They Want]]" (1975), and the star-studded "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto" (1977), the latter of which was the title track from an album that characterized [[Philadelphia International]]'s broader political and social designs. Scholar James B. Stewart wrote of the album and initiative: "The record company's ability to mount this type of community empowerment venture, while functioning essentially as a component of [[CBS]]'s black music department, is an interesting contrast to the more traditional style of corporate control of lyrical content ... The title song ... implores listeners to participate in a physical clean up effort 'because the ghetto is our home.' The titles of several of the other songs on the album convey the album's broader thrust including, 'Now Is the Time to Do It,' 'Year of Decision,' 'New Day, New World Comin',' and 'Save the Children.'"<ref>{{ cite journal |first=James A. |last=Stewart |title=Message in the Music: Political Commentary in Black Popular Music from Rhythm and Blues to Early Hip Hop |year=2005 |jstor=20063998 |journal=[[Journal of African American History]] |volume=90 |issue=3 |pages=196–225 |doi=10.1086/JAAHv90n3p196 |s2cid=96427971 }}</ref> The album cover prominently displayed Gamble's message: "The only way we can clean up the ''physical'' ghetto is to first clean up the ''mental'' ghetto. With the help of almighty God, we will be able to turn this community into a positive system. Our first step is cleanliness, 'cause it's the closest thing to godliness." The album jacket also noted that all profits from the LP would be donated to charity for five years.

Gamble's "Clean Up The Ghetto" project, which involves the youth of blighted communities to help clean-up and repair damaged or neglected properties, started in Philadelphia, and has spread to [[Los Angeles]], [[Atlanta]], and [[Chicago]] with similar events being held throughout the country. Gamble has also contributed his time and energy to the T. J. Martell Foundation and The AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital. He has served on the board of directors for the Philadelphia Music Foundation, which honors the artists, songwriters, and producers from Philadelphia. He founded the organization Universal Companies which has opened a restaurant, a bookstore, a mosque, low-income housing, and several charter schools. These buildings, mostly built by locally hired labor, have served as springboards to revitalizing neighborhoods. For example, in 2003 Gamble and Universal Companies partnered with others for a $100 million plan to construct and renovate 400 homes in south Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web|first=R. Jonathan |last=Tuleya |title=Cleaning up the ghetto |url=http://www.southphillyreview.com/news/cleaning_up_the_ghetto-72191992.html |work=[[South Philly Review]]|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528225350/http://www.southphillyreview.com/news/cleaning_up_the_ghetto-72191992.html |archive-date=2015-05-28 }}</ref>

===Later years===
In 1975, Philadelphia International became involved in a [[payola]]-related scandal; Gamble was fined but Huff was not.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> By the late 1970s, however, the popularity of the Philadelphia soul sound began to decline.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Disco had suffered a backlash, R&B was going back toward the [[ballad]], and [[rock music|rock]] had returned to the American charts. Still, the label had its share of late 1970s success. Among the later hits were "[[Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons song)|Enjoy Yourself]]" by [[The Jacksons]] in 1976, and "[[Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now]]" by [[McFadden & Whitehead]] in 1979.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> One song they wrote, called "My Mood" was adopted in 1980 as the close of [[WRC-TV|WRC]]'s Friday Night 6pm newscasts. As of 2018, WRC was still using this music.

In 1982, Philadelphia International's biggest star, former Blue Notes singer [[Teddy Pendergrass]], became paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident, and the future of the label came to be in doubt.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> That year, Philadelphia broke its ties with [[CBS]] and made a new deal with [[EMI]]. Although the hits had by now dried up, Gamble and Huff continued to write and produce for the label's artists.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

1990 finally saw Gamble and Huff recognized with a [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song]], awarded for [[Simply Red]]'s cover of the Blue Notes' 1972 hit "[[If You Don't Know Me By Now]]". Also in 1990, Mighty Three Music was acquired by [[Warner Chappell Music]].<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0458-3035| pages = 2| last = SHIVER| first = JUBE| title = L.A. Company Buys Catalogue of Black Music: [Home Edition]| work = Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext)| location = Los Angeles, Calif., United States| access-date = 2020-12-30| date = 1990-07-28| url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/281123647| id = {{ProQuest|281123647}}}}</ref> In 1999, Gamble and Huff were honored with the [[Grammy Trustees Award]], joining musical luminaries like [[Frank Sinatra]], [[The Beatles]], and [[Walt Disney]]. Their career output of over 3,000 songs places them among the most prolific professional songwriters of all time.

Today,{{when|date=May 2012}} Kenneth Gamble continues to write, often with Leon Huff, and Philadelphia International continues. He still lives in [[South Philadelphia]], and remains active in his community. Gamble owns the shuttered [[Royal Theater (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)|Royal Theater]] and surrounding properties.

On September 19, 2005, Gamble and Huff were inducted into the [[Dance Music Hall of Fame]] for their outstanding achievements as producers at a ceremony held in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Vanhoenacker|first=Mark|url=http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2012/05/24/romney_faces_tough_questions_from_black_leaders_in_philadelphia_.html|title=Romney faces tough questions from black leaders in Philadelphia|publisher=Slatest.slate.com |date=2012-05-24 |access-date=2013-06-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709124656/http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2012/05/24/romney_faces_tough_questions_from_black_leaders_in_philadelphia_.html|archive-date=2013-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalcompanies.org/Menu-About%20Us-3-ourmission.html|title=A Philadelphia Non-Profit &#124; Real Estate Development|publisher=Universal Companies|access-date=2013-06-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508173840/http://www.universalcompanies.org/Menu-About%20Us-3-ourmission.html|archive-date=2013-05-08}}</ref>

In 2008, Gamble and Huff were the first recipients of the newly created "[[Ahmet Ertegün]] Award" by the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. The award replaces the former "non-performer" inductee category.<ref name="rockhall.com"/> On May 20, 2009, Gamble & Huff were named [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Icons at the 57th annual BMI Pop Awards. Together, the duo has collected an astounding 86 BMI Pop and R&B Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/538583|title=Gamble & Huff Named BMI Icons at 57th Annual Pop Awards|date=20 May 2009|publisher=bmi.com|access-date=2010-09-22|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531171544/http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/538583|archive-date=2011-05-31}}</ref>

In May 2010, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff were each awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from [[Berklee College of Music]]. The ceremony was held at Boston University's Agganis Arena, where the songwriting duo gave the commencement address.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jazztimes.com/news/several-jazz-artists-honored-at-berklee-commencement/|title=Several Jazz Artists Honored at Berklee Commencement - JazzTimes|website=jazztimes.com|access-date=7 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052723/https://jazztimes.com/news/several-jazz-artists-honored-at-berklee-commencement/|archive-date=27 September 2017}}</ref>

On March 16, 2012, the ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' published an obituary for Ruby Gamble, the 96-year-old mother of Gamble, in which he attributes his success to her influence.

{{quote|"Our mother was extremely special," Kenny Gamble said. "She was the kindest person in our lives. More importantly, she was the inspiration for everything I have done in life, including creating the wonderful music that others have enjoyed around the world."

"As the matriarch of the family, she was a spiritual person who devoted her life as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Her kindness and peacefulness will never be forgotten."<ref>John F. Morrison, [http://articles.philly.com/2012-03-16/news/31201838_1_jehovah-s-witnesses-gamble-and-huff-wonderful-music "Ruby Gamble, 96, mother of musician Kenneth Gamble"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022005144/http://articles.philly.com/2012-03-16/news/31201838_1_jehovah-s-witnesses-gamble-and-huff-wonderful-music |date=2013-10-22}}, Philly.com, March 16, 2012; retrieved on April 16, 2012.</ref>}}

In April 2014, Gamble & Huff was presented a tribute by [[TV One (US TV network)|TV One]] on their award show "The Trumpet Awards" which was the 22nd Annual Awards ceremony. [[Joe (singer)|Joe]], [[Carl Thomas (singer)|Carl Thomas]], [[Lyfe Jennings]], [[SWV]], and [[Billy Paul]] performed songs for the tribute. SWV performed "[[If Only You Knew]]"; with their lead singer [[Coko]] singing lead on the song. The song is one of Gamble & Huff's biggest hits produced.

In 2021, Gamble & Huff wrote a song titled ''All in the Family Blues'' for [[Tito Jackson]]'s second album ''Under Your Spell''.

In 2024, Gamble & Huff were awarded Doctor of Music degrees<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-21 |title=Physician, researcher, best-selling author Siddhartha Mukherjee to speak at Penn’s 268th Commencement |url=https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/physician-researcher-best-selling-author-siddhartha-mukherjee-speak-penns-268th-commencement |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Penn Today |language=en}}</ref> [[honoris causa]] by the [[University of Pennsylvania]].

==Discography==
===Studio albums produced===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Album
!Artist
|-
|1967
|''[[The Intruders Are Together]]''
|[[The Intruders (music group)|The Intruders]]
|-
|1968
|''[[Cowboys To Girls]]''
|[[The Intruders (music group)|The Intruders]]
|-
|1968
|''[[The Ice Man Cometh (album)|The Ice Man Cometh]]''<br><small>(non-PIR album)</small>
|[[Jerry Butler]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|1970
|''[[A Brand New Me (Dusty Springfield album)|A Brand New Me]]''<br><small>(non-PIR album)</small>
|[[Dusty Springfield]]
|-
|''[[When We Get Married]]''
|[[The Intruders (music group)|The Intruders]]
|-
|''[[Wilson Pickett In Philadelphia]]''<br><small>(non-PIR album)</small>
|[[Wilson Pickett]]
|-
|''[[Now I'm a Woman]]''<br><small>(non-PIR album)</small>
|[[Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)|Nancy Wilson]]
|-
|1971
|''[[Gonna Take a Miracle]]''<br><small>(non-PIR album)</small>
|[[Laura Nyro]] and [[Labelle]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|1972
|''[[I Miss You (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)|I Miss You]]''
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
|-
|''[[Drowning in the Sea of Love (album)|Drowning in the Sea of Love]]''<br><small>(non-PIR album)</small>
|[[Joe Simon (musician)|Joe Simon]]
|-
|''[[Back Stabbers (album)|Back Stabbers]]''
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|''[[360 Degrees Of Billy Paul]]''
|[[Billy Paul]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|1973
|''[[Ship Ahoy (album)|Ship Ahoy]]''
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|''[[Love Is the Message (MFSB album)|Love Is The Message]]''
|[[MFSB]]
|-
|''[[TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)|The Sound Of Philadelphia '73]]''
|[[MFSB|Various Artists]]
|-
|''[[Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)|Black & Blue]]''
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
|-
|rowspan="7"|1975
|''[[Dance Your Troubles Away]]''
|[[Archie Bell & the Drells]]
|-
|''[[Wake Up Everybody (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)|Wake Up Everybody]]''
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
|-
|''[[To Be True]]''
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
|-
|''[[Universal Love (album)|Universal Love]]''
|[[MFSB]]
|-
|''[[Philadelphia Freedom (album)|Philadelphia Freedom]]''
|[[MFSB]]
|-
|''[[Survival (The O'Jays album)|Survival]]''
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|''[[Family Reunion (album)|Family Reunion]]''
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
| rowspan="5" |1976
|''[[We Got the Rhythm]]''
|[[People's Choice (band)|People's Choice]]
|-
|''[[Message in the Music]]''
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|''[[All Things in Time]]''
|[[Lou Rawls]]
|-
|Jean Carn
|[[Jean Carn]]
|-
|''[[The Jacksons (album)|The Jacksons]]''
|[[The Jackson 5|The Jacksons]]
|-
|rowspan="5"|1977
|''[[Goin' Places (The Jacksons album)|Goin' Places]]''
|[[The Jackson 5|The Jacksons]]
|-
|''[[Travelin' at the Speed of Thought]]''
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|''[[Teddy Pendergrass (album)|Teddy Pendergrass]]''
|[[Teddy Pendergrass]]
|-
|''[[Unmistakably Lou]]''
|[[Lou Rawls]]
|-
|''[[When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All]]''
|[[Lou Rawls]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|1978
|''[[So Full of Love]]''
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|''[[Past, Present and The Futures]]''
|[[The Futures]]
|-
|''[[Life Is a Song Worth Singing (album)|Life Is a Song Worth Singing]]''
|[[Teddy Pendergrass]]
|-
|rowspan="4"|1979
|''[[Identify Yourself]]''
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|''[[Teddy (album)|Teddy]]''
|[[Teddy Pendergrass]]
|-
|''[[Let Me Be Good to You]]''
|[[Lou Rawls]]
|-
|''[[Live! Coast to Coast]]''
|[[Teddy Pendergrass]]
|-
|rowspan="3"|1980
|''The Year 2000''
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|''[[TP (Teddy Pendergrass album)|TP]]''
|[[Teddy Pendergrass]]
|-
|''[[Sit Down and Talk to Me]]''
|[[Lou Rawls]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|1981
|''[[Get as Much Love as You Can]]''
|[[The Jones Girls]]
|-
|''[[The Spirit's in It]]''
|[[Patti LaBelle]]
|-
|1983
|''[[I'm in Love Again]]''
|[[Patti LaBelle]]
|-
|1984
|''Keep It Comin'''
|[[The Jones Girls]]
|}

===Singles produced===
{{See also|List of songs written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Title
!Artist
|-
|"[[Expressway to Your Heart]]"
|[[The Soul Survivors]]
|-
|"[[Cowboys to Girls]]"
|[[The Intruders (band)|The Intruders]]
|-
|"I Can't Stop Dancing"
|[[Archie Bell & the Drells]]
|-
|"[[Only the Strong Survive (song)|Only the Strong Survive]]"
|[[Jerry Butler (singer)|Jerry Butler]]
|-
|"[[I'm Gonna Make You Love Me]]"
|[[Dee Dee Warwick]] <br><small>(later covered by [[The Supremes|Diana Ross & the Supremes]] and [[The Temptations]])</small>
|-
|"One Night Affair"
|[[Jerry Butler]]
|-
|"(We'll Be) United"
|[[The Intruders (band)|The Intruders]]
|-
|"A Brand New Me"
|[[Dusty Springfield]]
|-
|"Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You"
|[[Wilson Pickett]]
|-
|"Silly, Silly Fool"
|[[Dusty Springfield]]
|-
|"Slow Motion"
|Johnny Williams
|-
|"[[Me and Mrs. Jones]]"
|[[Billy Paul]]
|-
|"Regina"
|[[Bunny Sigler]]
|-
|"The Bells"
|[[Laura Nyro]] and [[Labelle]]
|-
|"[[Drowning in the Sea of Love]]"
|[[Joe Simon (musician)|Joe Simon]]
|-
|"[[If You Don't Know Me by Now]]"
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]] / [[Simply Red]]
|-
|"992 Arguments"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"You're the Reason Why"
|The Ebonys
|-
|"I Miss You"
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
|-
|"When the World's at Peace"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"That's How Long I'll Be Loving You"
|[[Bunny Sigler]]
|-
|"[[Back Stabbers (song)|Back Stabbers]]"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"[[Love Train]]"
|[[The O'Jays]]<br><small>(later covered by [[Bunny Sigler]])</small>
|-
|"[[The Love I Lost]]"
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
|-
|"[[Now That We Found Love]]"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"Yesterday I Had the Blues"
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
|-
|"I'll Always Love My Mama"
|[[The Intruders (band)|The Intruders]]
|-
|"[[For the Love of Money]]"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"Bad Luck"
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
|-
|"Don't Call Me Brother"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"Zach's Fanfare (I Hear Music)"
|[[MFSB]]
|-
|"Love Is the Message"
|[[MFSB]]
|-
|"Am I Black Enough for You"
|[[Billy Paul]]
|-
|"Sunshine"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"[[When Will I See You Again]]"
|[[The Three Degrees]]
|-
|"Livin' For the Weekend"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"[[Wake Up Everybody (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes song)|Wake Up Everybody]]"
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
|-
|"[[Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons song)|Enjoy Yourself]]"
|[[The Jackson 5|The Jacksons]]
|-
|"I Could Dance All Night"
|[[Archie Bell & the Drells]]
|-
|"[[I Love Music (disco)|I Love Music]]"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"Love Epidemic"
|[[The Trammps]]
|-
|"Stairway to Heaven"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"[[Show You the Way to Go]]"
|[[The Jackson 5|The Jacksons]]
|-
|"[[Do It Any Way You Wanna]]"
|[[People's Choice (band)|People's Choice]]
|-
|"My One and Only Love"
|[[MFSB]]
|-
|"Rich Get Richer"
|[[The O'Jays]]
|-
|"[[Hope That We Can Be Together Soon]]"
|[[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]
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|"[[O-o-h Child|Ooh Child]]"
|[[Dee Dee Sharp]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.gamble-huffmusic.com/}}
*[http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/740/gamble_and_huff_that_philly_feelin/ Gamble & Huff interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' December 2011]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090212135231/http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=6296 "Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff: The Sound of Philly Lives On,"] ''[[Crawdaddy!]]'', March 26, 2008.
*[http://www.bmi.com/affiliate/C2353/ Kenneth Gamble at bmi.com]
*[http://www.bmi.com/affiliate/C2354/ Leon Huff at bmi.com]
*[http://www.soulinterviews.com/leon-huff-2012/ The Leon Huff 2012 Audio Interview at Soulinterviews.com]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/leon-huff Leon Huff Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2013)]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/kenneth-gamble Kenneth Gamble Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Library]] (2013)
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