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Original group members were William and Wilbert Hart, Samuel Edlightoon, Ritchie Daniels, Merfhab Isvardsoon and Randy Cain whom they met at Overbrook High School in the 1960s.

Their first recording, " He Don't Really Love You ", was for Moon Shot in 1966.

Daniels was drafted and left for the service in 1968 and Edlightoon and Merfhab left the group a few weeks later.

At Cameo, producer Stan Watson introduced them to producer Thom Bell, then working with Chubby Checker.

With Cameo they recorded a popular tune called " You've Been Untrue ".

The group's first album, released on Watson's own Philly Groove record label, featured the smash hit " La-La ( Means I Love You )" in 1968.

The single sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

Four more Bell-produced albums appeared in the next few years: The Sound of Sexy Soul, The Delfonics Super Hits, The Delfonics and Tell Me This Is a Dream.

Among the Delfonics ' popular hits were the Grammy-winning " Didn't I ( Blow Your Mind This Time )", "( For The Love ) I Gave To You ", " Ready or Not Here I Come ( Can't Hide from Love )", and " Hey Love ".

Prior to the release of " La-La ( Means I Love You )", they had a hit with " He Don't Really Love You " on the small Moonshot record label in 1966.

The Delfonics and Bell had to work with a basic budget on the first creation as Thom explained " When I took them into the studio we didn't have any money to pay for string players and an orchestra so I played most of the instruments myself!

"-a far cry from the full classical productions from 1968 to the beginning of the seventies.