Friday 21 October 2011

O'Jays – Back Stabbers (1972, Funk) 320



When The World's At Peace
Back Stabbers
Who Am I
(They Call Me) Mr. Lucky
Time To Get Down
992 Arguments
Listen To The Clock On The Wall
Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind Of People
Sunshine
Love Train

The most finest Phillys finest.


320

A major turning point for the O'Jays, Back Stabbers took the group to the top of the charts and made them household names in the R&B world. The O'Jays had been paying serious dues since the late '50s, and their perseverance payed off in a major way when the unsettling title song, the infectious "Time to Get Down," and the uplifting "Love Train" became their biggest hits up to that point. Indeed, this album did more than its part to help establish Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records as the most successful soul label since Stax and Motown.

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