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So Delicious (song)
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Wikipedia article
'So Delicious' was a hit for the Baltimore soul/funk group Pockets. It was the 3rd hit for the group which had previously had hits with "Come Go With Me" and "Take It On Up".
Background
The song was backed with a cover of the Delfonics 1968 hit "La-La (Means I Love You)".45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/record/111121 Record Details, Artist: Pockets, Catalogue: 1-11121]'A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul', By John A. Jackson - [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ug0TDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA71&dq=La+La+Means+I+Love+You+Delfonics&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjr6Mzp1qrRAhWKhlQKHSUhBXwQ6AEIMDAD#v=onepage&q=La%20La%20Means%20I%20Love%20You%20Delfonics&f=false Page 71] It appeared on the B side of their album 'So Delicious' which was released in August 1979 on the Arc label.Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Pockets-So-Delicious/release/5520442 Pockets So Delicious] The single, like the album was a joint co-production by Verdine White, and Robert Wright. The arrangements were handled by Jerry Hey.45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/record/111121 Record Details, Artist: Pockets, Catalogue: 1-11121]'Billboard', September 8, 1979 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=6CMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT92&lpg=PT92&dq=So+Delicious+Pockets+Billboard&source=bl&ots=AdUyTeiTBi&sig=xf0uMBQT7_2ehSgJvA_hNjXDqwo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj7xImr1KrRAhWCJpQKHeQtA3QQ6AEIJTAE#v=onepage&q=So%20Delicious%20Pockets%20Billboard&f=false Page 60 Billboard's Top Album Picks]
Charts
The song was a recommended Top Single Pick in the November 3, 1979, issue of 'Billboard'.'Billboard', November 3, 1979 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=zCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT184&lpg=PT184&dq=So+Delicious+Pockets+Billboard&source=bl&ots=VmvYDoYUYN&sig=jhBqlBsc9Jv_KVgcM6D7_Pbdgfk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw2ZOd0arRAhWBI5QKHaEFAJQQ6AEIIzAD#v=onepage&q=So%20Delicious%20Pockets%20Billboard&f=false Page 86 Billboard's Top Single Picks] The song was their third hit.Music VF - [http://www.musicvf.com/The+Pockets.art The Pockets Top Songs] It peaked at No 34 during an 11-week chart run on the R&B singles chart.Billboard - [http://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1980-01-05 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]
References
Category:1979 songs
Category:1979 singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs written by Verdine White
Category:Song recordings produced by Verdine White
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