Editing MFSB (section)

==Career==
In the spring of 1974, Philadelphia International released an [[instrumental]] track which had been recorded by the band as the [[theme music]] for the television show ''[[Soul Train]]'' as a single. The record, titled "[[TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)]]", reached number one on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and also topped the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B chart]] and the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|adult contemporary chart]].<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book|author=[[Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]]|year=1996|title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits}}</ref> The success of "TSOP" launched a recording career for the band under their own name. MFSB albums and singles were released for the rest of the decade.

MFSB recorded a cover of [[New Birth (band)|the Nite-Liters]]'s 1971 instrumental "K-Jee", which gained some popularity later when it was featured in a key scene in the film ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' (1977).<ref name="AllMusic"/> It is also included in the soundtrack to that movie. "Sexy" (1975) was later used as a prize cue for the "Big Deal of the Day" on the 1980 version of ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]''.

Another popular MFSB number, "Love Is the Message", has been a favorite of dance/disco [[Disc jockey|DJs]] since its release; countless [[remix]]es, both official and unofficial, exist of the song. On September 20, 2004, the record became among the first to be inducted into the newly formed [[Dance Music Hall of Fame]]. In October 2004, the song appeared in the [[video game]] ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', playing on funk radio station, [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack#Bounce FM|Bounce FM]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wales|first1=Matt|title=Here's the GTA Trilogy remaster's full radio station track listing according to Rockstar|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/heres-the-gta-trilogy-remasters-full-radio-station-track-listing-according-to-rockstar|website=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=6 August 2022|date=10 November 2021}}</ref> An episode of the television series ''[[Pose (TV series)|Pose]]'' named after the song aired on July 18, 2018, and the song appeared prominently in the episode.

Due to a disagreement with Gamble & Huff over finances, several members of the group moved on to [[Salsoul Records]], where they became known as the [[Salsoul Orchestra]]. Other members began performing as [[the Ritchie Family]] orchestra, and [[John Davis and the Monster Orchestra]].{{Citation needed|date= August 2022}} Not to be outdone, Gamble & Huff replaced them with a new [[rhythm section]] consisting of Charles Collins on drums, Michael Foreman on bass guitar, and Dennis Harris on lead guitar. They also employed [[Dexter Wansel]] and others on MFSB's latter recordings for the label.{{Citation needed|date= August 2022}}

For decades, MFSB's "My Mood" has been the closing theme music for the Friday 6 p.m. news on [[WRC-TV]], [[NBC]]'s owned-and-operated television station in [[Washington, D.C.]] Longtime WRC-TV anchor [[Jim Vance]] said the theme was chosen to help soothe viewers after a week of particularly difficult news but also gave the station a chance to acknowledge the staff responsible for gathering it.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/07/23/arch-campbell-remembers-his-friend-jim-vance/|title=Arch Campbell Remembers His Friend Jim Vance|magazine=[[Washingtonian (magazine)|The Washingtonian]]|date=23 June 2017|accessdate=26 July 2017|first=Arch|last=Campbell}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Vance|first1=Jim|title=Vance's View: ‘My Mood'|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/vances-view-my-mood/3811057/|website=[[WRC-TV]]|access-date=11 January 2025|date=20 June 2014}}</ref> MFSB's "TLC" (Tender Lovin' Care) was used for decades as the closing credits theme for the Washington, DC, version of the ''[[It's Academic]]'' quiz show recorded at WRC-TV.{{Citation needed|date= August 2022}}

In 2008, some of the members appeared together on new recordings made at Bobby Eli’s Studio E/The Grooveyard in the Philly suburbs. Musicians on the session were Earl Young on drums, Bobby Eli and Dennis Harris on guitars, Jimmie Williams on bass guitar, Rikki Hicks on percussion and T G Conway on keys. Two songs have been released from that session: "Soul Recession" by Double Exposure and "There I go falling in love again" by Chiquita Green.{{Citation needed|date= August 2022}}