The most underrated gem on the classic Philly Soul group's 1974 debut buried on the second side it has the most unique sound on album that features all the accoutrements of the genre; vibes, horns, strings, piano, falsetto singing. Bobby Electronic Eli shows off his abilities for finding interesting uses for guitars in soul music and his moniker referring to his use of different effects pedals is lived up to here, he makes the combined use of a fuzz tone guitar on wah-wah mode creating a new organic sound similar to a clavinet but with more fluidity and sustain. Its creates a jazzy feel as a bed of smooth fuzz comes in the fills adding a slinky lounge/ nightclub rhythm to the track and mixes well with the slick groove of this 'proto-disco' track.
Like Look Me Up this features a Latin inflected funk coda with prominent cocktail piano, chicken scratch strumming as well as chiming bells. There are scores of piercing flute like strings and the usual punctuations of gentle vibes and hazey horns that appear in some form in all of their songs.
Like Look Me Up this features a Latin inflected funk coda with prominent cocktail piano, chicken scratch strumming as well as chiming bells. There are scores of piercing flute like strings and the usual punctuations of gentle vibes and hazey horns that appear in some form in all of their songs.
But despite this its the smooth RnB verses reminiscent of Michael Jackson and Luther Vandross that is the most underrated ingredient before the chorus vocals welcome an ex lover to the titular 'club' of Lonely Hearts after they have in turn been dumped. It captures the first instance of the groups underrated abilities in Disco, rhythmic funk and samba influences that would come to fruition at the end of the 70s on their 1978 album The Message of the Magic.
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