Thom Bell (Thomas Randolph Bell)

Composer, arranger, conductor, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
(January 26, 1943 – December 22, 2022) Born in Kingston, Jamaica, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Uncle of Leroy Burgess and Leroy M. Bell. He was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006. Bell, along with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, were the architects of Philly Soul. In addition, he and his late music partner Linda Creed were Philadelphia’s own “dynamic duo.” During the 70s and 80s, Bell worked with such artists as the Delfonics, the Stylistics, the Spinners, Elton John, the O’Jays, Deniece Williams, Jerry “Iceman” Butler, Dusty Springfield, and James Ingram.
Thom Bell beginning in the late 60's through the 1970s and beyond. With "Mighty Three" partners Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Bell created the Sound of Philadelphia, the most important and dominant sound of the early and mid-70s, and the heir to the Motown sound of the 60s. And as a songwriter, musician, producer, and arranger, Bell established himself as one of the most important R&B/Soul music figures of all time.

Productions (and songs) appear on:

BT And TB: single "I Can't Quit Your Love" (PIR, 1975)
Chuck Mangione: LP/CD Eyes Of The Veild Temptress (Columbia, 1988)
Dee Dee Bridgewater: LP Dee Dee Bridgewater (Elektra, 1980)
Deniece Williams: LP/CD My Melody (CBS, 1981)
Deniece Williams: LP/CD Niecy (Columbia, 1982)
Derek & Cyndi: single "You Bring Out The Best In Me"/ "I'll Do The Impossible For You" (Thunder, 1974)
Dick Jensen: LP Dick Jensen (PIR, 1973)
Dionne Warwick: LP/CD Then Came You (Warner Bros., 1975)
Dionne Warwick: LP/CD Track Of The Cat (Warner Bros., 1975)
James Ingram: LP/CD It's Real (Warner Bros., 1989)
Johnny Mathis: LP I'm Coming Home (CBS, 1973)
Johnny Mathis: LP Mathis Is ... (Columbia, 1977)
Johnny Mathis: LP The Best Days Of My Life (Columbia, 1979)
Little Anthony & The Imperials: LP On A New Street (Avco, 1973)
Lou Rawls: LP/CD Let Me Be Good To You (PIR, 1979)
Lou Rawls: LP/CD Sit Down And Talk To Me (PIR, 1979)
Lou Rawls: LP/CD Now Is The Time (Epic, 1982)
MFSB: LP/CD MFSB, The Gamble-Huff Orchestra (PIR, 1978)
New York City: LP I'm Doin' Fine Now (Chelsea, 1973)
New York City: LP Soulful Road (Chelsea, 1974)
O'Jays, The: LP/CD So Full Of Love (PIR, 1978)
O'Jays, The: LP/CD Identify Yourself (PIR, 1979)
O'Jays, The: LP/CD Let Me Touch You (PIR, 1987)
Phyllis Hyman: LP/CD Goddess Of Love (Arista, 1983)
Phyllis Hyman: LP/CD Living All Alone (PIR, 1986)
Ronnie Dyson: LP One Man Band (Columbia, 1973)
Spinners, The: LP/CD The Spinners (Atlantic, 1973)
Spinners, The: LP New And Improved (Atlantic, 1974)
Spinners, The: LP/CD Mighty Love (Atlantic, 1974)
Spinners, The: LP Pick Of The Litter (Atlantic, 1975)
Spinners, The: LP Happiness Is Being With The Spinners (Atlantic, 1976)
Spinners, The: LP Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Atlantic, 1977)
Spinners, The: LP Spinners/8 (Atlantic, 1978)
Spinners, The: LP From Here To Eternally (Atlantic, 1979)
Stylistics, The: LP/CD The Stylistics (Avco, 1971)
Stylistics, The: LP/CD Round 2 (Avco, 1972)
Stylistics, The: LP Rockin' Roll Baby (Avco, 1973)

Stylistics, The: LP Let's Put It All Together (Avco, 1974)
Stylistics, The: LP/CD Closer Than Close (PIR, 1981)
Teddy Pendergrass: LP/CD Teddy (PIR, 1979)
Temptations, The: LP The Temptations (Motown, 1981)
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh: LP Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Lorimar-CBS, 1979)