Phil Hurtt
Phil Hurtt is a musician who has written hits for The Detroit Spinners, The Ritchie Family and many others. His compositions have been recorded by many artists and he has worked as an arranger on recordings by well-known artists in the Soul genre.
Background[]
With his former high school mate Thom Bell he wrote "I'll Be Around for The Detroit Spinners which turned out to be their first no 1 hit.[1] He also co-wrote the song, "The Best Disco in Town" with Jacques Morali, Richie Rome and Henri Belolo. This was the second single for The Ritchie Family.[2] The song became a worldwide smash hit.[3] In diversity he also write the music for the Nutricize exercise record which was released in 1982.[4] Other artists he has produced recordings for include Willis Jackson with his 1975 The Way We Were album.[5]
Career[]
By August 11, 1973, the song he had co-written with Bunny Sigler, "Sweet Charlie Babe" had been in the charts for two weeks and was moving in a positive direction for singer Jackie Moore.[6]
By July 1978, his Giving it Back album was released on Fantasy F9552. The material was co-written with Richie Rome.[7]
By August 1979, his album PH Factor was out on Fantasy F9572. In the Billboard Recommended LPs section, the songs singled out were "I Think It's About Time" and "I'm In Love Again".[8] Also that month, his disco hit, " Boogie City (Rock And Boogie Down)" peaked at #61.[9]
Hurtt co-wrote the 1982 hit You'll Never Know for Hi-Gloss.
References[]
- ^ A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul, By John A. Jackson - Page 141 "I'll Be Around"
- ^ Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked the World, By John Clemente - Page 30 HONEY & the BEES
- ^ Pop Matters, 06 Aug 2018 - MUSIC, 'African Queens' and Disco Royalty: An Interview with the Ritchie Family By Christian John Wikane
- ^ Billboard, April 24, 1982 - Page 15 Nutricize. The New Record Poster Package That Tunes You In To The Tremendous Exercise / Fitness Market!
- ^ Billboard, August 9, 1975 - Page 17 EXPOSED! The New Release from Atlantic/Atco
- ^ Billboard, August 11, 1973 - Page 72 Billboard HOT 100
- ^ Billboard, July 8, 1978 - Page 70 Billboard's Recommended LPs, Soul
- ^ Billboard, August 25, 1979 - Page 74 Billboard's Top Album Picks, Billboard's Recommended LPs, Soul
- ^ Top40weekly.com - Disco Singles 1974-1980
- Record producers from Pennsylvania
- American music arrangers
- 20th-century American keyboardists
- Musicians from Philadelphia
- American male singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania
- American male pianists
- 21st-century American pianists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American male singers