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Party Time Men-the Futures on Pir

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The Futures were a great R&B/Soul-harmony vocal group that deserved a much better fate. These guys should have been as popular and as big as The Four Tops, Temptations, Dramatics and The O'Jays. Unfortunately, their record sales and chart placings were truly dismal and they drifted into relative obscurity. The reissue of their 1979 and 1980 Philadelphia International LPs on this great CD, however, should make more people aware of this excellent but inexplicably underrated group.

I hadn't heard of the Futures until a few days ago. I was a big fan of Harry McBilberry when he was with the Temptations. When he left the group I had hoped he would someday reunite with the Temptations, but I lost track of him. I was reading a website and saw that Harry had passed away 3 years ago. I'm still filled with sadness. I heard a medley of his singing that was recorded with The Futures. I immediately tried to locate the cd. I found it here at Amazon. Needless to say I love the cd. My favorite is "Sunshine and You". It will make all of us miss Harry McBilberry even more.

One of the best groups to come out of Philly. This group definitely did not get the recognition they deserve. This is a compilation of two really good albums. A must have in your collection if you're a fan of "TSOP" (The Sound Of Philly).

One of my all time favorite song is not on this compilation and that is Breaking Up and I agree with the previous comments. They are certainly underrated and should have been among the top with groups that did harmonize. The album part time party man that came out in 78 or 79 is just great from start to finish and most if not all selections are on this cd. Excellent buy.