Soul Survivors - Expressway To Your Heart (Original Stereo)

[markmarky]

Inspiration for the song by Gamble & Huff was from driving on the Schuylkill Expressway in Philly.

[mvpress]

The First hit for Gamble and Huff

[disinterestedgirl]

the schuylkill expressway

[skipper8257]

Saw this group alot back in Mass. Real high energy band. Nice guys.

[slammer726]

a classic song

[ashmarii1]

No "MTV or VH1" back then...so....WHO KNEW!. We partied to this"BIG TIME"!.

A couple of times the guy sounded like Bill Medley from the Righteous Bros...I actually thought he was him. Come on...1967...Jr High. For this brother.... it was a "HIT"!!!.

[capricorn4003]

@ashmarii1 i thought the same thing the first time i heard this! ;) the guy DOES sound like Bill Medley!

[SistahKepi]

@capricorn4003 I think they were really influenced by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati of The Rascals.

[capricorn4003]

@SistahKepi i have to agree with you there as well. ;)

[Ms41855]

@SistahKepi I thought the lead vocal was Felix when I first heard it, and I could have sworn that was Eddie & Gene as back-ups.

[HaliB75]

The lead is really trying to have a Levi Stubbs style from the 4 tops.

[capricorn4003]

@HaliB75 i agree! ;)

[creoladee1]

....I had no idea this was a blue eyed soul group!

all of this time I thought they were BLACK!!!!!!

This is played even today on oldies R&B stations...

[HaliB75]

@creoladee1 They are Latino and Italian.

[darkchococide]

On my way, by train, to El Paso, Texas / Fort Bliss in October 1967. Memories...........

[robbiecalifornia1951]

Reason being it has a recording production similar to "Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" a classic garage band tune from a year earlier (1966) by The Young Rascals. Both are excellent American rock songs.

[capitolemiproducer]

The sound uncannily like The Rascals, not just vocal, but the feeling of the music

[GGE47]

Here is another one who thought this was The Young Rascals.It was sometime in the 1990's when I heard the DJ say Soul Survivors.

[bobbyd7085]

Song is WAY TOO SHORT ! They Really need to make an extended version !

[elleboucher]

When this song first came out I thought it was the Young Rascals singing this. Love this song.

[dkbaker]

@elleboucher Me too! I didn't realize it was a different group for a long time,lol! It really does sound like Young Rascals.

[victorwasright]

stereo, huh.



[tropicalpancake56]

Great sound...lots of summer memories!

[dovermoreno]

I was only six when this came out but BOY, I sure remember it ! Awesome !