50 Years of Soul Power
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February 20, 2013 by J Matthew Cobb in
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The O’Jays
Back Stabbers
(Philadelphia International Records; 1972)
The Gamble & Huff team, with the army of MFSB in tote, put their best foot forward on this collection of Philly soul juggernauts. Things aren’t exactly disco-fied here unlike much of their mid-‘70’s output, but there’s a good portion of Thom Bell seasoning (“992 Arguments,”), sweet sweet nothings (“Sunshine”) and sociopolitical masterpieces on deck (“Love Train,” “When the World’s at Peace”). All of these things are synonymous to the Gamble & Huff aesthetic. By far, this remains the O’Jays finest record – 1973’s Ship Ahoy is a very close second.
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