Just Can't Say Goodbye (instrumental)
The Philly Devotions, 1974
The Philly Devotions were a short-lived quartet from Philadelphia consisting of Marc Covington, Ellis Hill, Ernest Gibson and Morris Taylor. They released only eight singles between 1973-76. The first two were for a small Philly label Bry-Wek label before releasing, what is now regarded a dance classic, "Just Can't Say Goodbye" on Don De which was a one-off release for the label associated with Bey-Wek and had the same address. It was written, arranged and produced by the recently departed John Davis and recorded at Sigma Sound Studio in 1974.
I guess it must have made some local noise as it was then picked up by Columbia and released with an instrumental flip in Dec 1974. It scraped into the R&B chart at #81 in Feb 1975 and actually got a UK release and remember picking up a UK demo of it for the princely sum of 25p in the summer of 1975.
I recently picked up We're Gonna Make It, the Philly Devotions' compilation CD, issued in 2011. Among the 15 tracks on the CD is an instrumental version of the group's biggest hit, 'Just Can't Say Goodbye.' This is a complement to the rich, disco-friendly sound that emerged in 1972 from the Gamble and Huff studio in Philly.
You can listen to the instrumental version of 'Just Can't Say Goodbye' here. Disco Dy-Na-Mite !!!!!
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