[1] The Salsoul Orchestra included up to 50 members and was created and masterminded for Salsoul Records by Philadelphia musician Vincent Montana, Jr. Montana wrote, arranged, conducted, produced and played on all of the orchestra's tracks until 1978, including a gold-selling Christmas album.
Other members began performing as the Ritchie Family and as John Davis and the Monster Orchestra.
[3] When Montana left Salsoul, the orchestra recorded a final album at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia mainly with producer Bunny Sigler.
The orchestra's last three albums were recorded in New York City with local session players and producers, including Patrick Adams and Tom Moulton.
From December 24, 1977, to 1986, the song "Salsoul 3001" (whose intro sequence is based on Richard Strauss' "Also sprach Zarathustra") was used in the Soviet TV game What?