Editing The Delfonics (section)

== Legacy ==

The Delfonics' legacy encompasses both their recordings and their influence on Philadelphia soul's development. Their collaboration with Thom Bell helped establish approaches that subsequent producers would elaborate, while their recordings demonstrated what Philadelphia talent could achieve when given appropriate support. Though personnel changes and legal disputes complicated their later history, the recordings from their peak period remain among the finest examples of Philadelphia soul, their sophistication and emotional power continuing to attract listeners more than fifty years after their creation.<ref name="brown"/>