The Soul Survivors were a Philadelphia R&B group known for their 1967 hit single, "Expressway to Your Heart"; which was the first hit by Philadelphia soul record producers and songwriters, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. They adopted the name Soul Survivors in 1965. They signed to Philadelphia label Crimson Records, who put them in touch with Gamble & Huff. Interestingly the brothers were white. "Expressway to Your Heart" was a #1 hit regionally in Philadelphia and New York in the spring of 1967, and the tune reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 nationally. "Expressway to Your Heart" spent 15 weeks in the charts and sold over one million copies.The follow-up was "Explosion in Your Soul," which reached #33. They quit playing for a few years, but re-formed with a different lineup in 1972. They had one more hit in 1974. As of 2006, the original Soul Survivors (the Ingui brothers Richie and Charlie) are still going strong with a new band, and continue playing dates.