Which 1974 song by MFSB became the television theme for Soul Train?

MFSB’s 1974 song “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” became the television theme for “Soul Train.”

The instrumental was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by MFSB, the large Philadelphia studio ensemble associated with Philadelphia International Records. Vocalists from the Three Degrees supplied the repeated phrase “People all over the world,” although the record is primarily an instrumental.

“TSOP” was written as the theme for “Soul Train,” the influential syndicated American music and dance program created by Don Cornelius. It became a major hit and reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard R&B chart in 1974.

The title refers to “The Sound of Philadelphia,” a phrase associated with the lush, rhythmically precise Philadelphia soul style. The song is sometimes called simply “TSOP,” but its full official title includes the parenthetical subtitle.