O'Jays - Back Stabbers album flac

Recording sessions for the album took place at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972. Back Stabbers was a breakthrough album for the group, reaching the top 10 of the Billboard Pop Albums chart and selling over 500,000 copies within a year of release.

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.

Produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff. Back Stabbers Lyrics. What they do?) (They smilin' in your face) All the time, they want to take your place The back stabbers (Back stabbers) (They smilin' in your face) All the time they want to take your place The back stabbers (Back stabbers). They smilin' in your face) All the time, they want to take your place The back stabbers (Back stabbers). I keep gettin' all these visits from my friends Yeah, what they doin' to me? They come to my house again and again and again and again, yeah So are they there to see my woman?

Free Download "The O'Jays - 1972 - Back Stabbers" Album. Find out more about the artist and the album. gr A Funk, Soul, Jazz & R&B digital record collection. A landmark album for the O’Jays – a set that moved them from the indie ranks to 70s megasoulstatus! After years of bumping around on a variety of labels, and in a variety of styles, the group really exploded with this wonderful set – an album that has them soaring along in the righteous Philly groove of the early 70s – a sound that turned out to be a perfect foil for the trio’s sublime, yet earthy harmonies.

The O’Jays responded to a new era of political consciousness with Back Stabbers, in which burning emotions are couched in a highly sophisticated musical backdrop. The arranged harmonies of the title song and Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People transform tales of vengeance and betrayal into contagious pop pleasures. (They Call Me) Mr. Lucky is an R&B anthem for street-smart hustlers, but the album’s crown jewel is Love Train, one of the most unabashedly optimistic songs-both musically and thematically-ever set to tape. Back Stabbers The O'Jays.

Back Stabbers (song). Single by The O'Jays. from the album Back Stabbers. Back Stabbers" is a 1972 song by The O'Jays. Released from the hit album of the same name, the song spent one week at on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was also successful on the pop charts, peaking at on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in October 1972. The narrator in "Back Stabbers" warns men about their male "friends" who smile to their faces, but are secretly planning to steal their wives or girlfriends. It was also inspired by an earlier hit with a similar theme, The Undisputed.

Album: Back Stabbers (1972). Charted: 14 3. Get the Sheet Music License This Song. The O'Jays were formed in 1958 and named after Cleveland DJ Eddie O'Jay. This was their first Top-40 hit. Gene McFadden and John Whitehead wrote this song along with Leon Huff, who along with Kenny Gamble produced the track and released it on their Philadelphia International label. This song starts with a piano roll that Leon Huff played. He explained in an interview with National Public Radio: "'Back Stabbers sounds like something eerie, so that roll was like something horrible, because that's what back stabbers are. It reflected that type of drama. Regarding the elaborate production and orchestral sound, he added: "Our dream was to play so many counter-melodies that came with those songs, and the orchestra was able to put that together.

O'Jays ‎– Back Stabbers. Label: Philadelphia International Records ‎– KZ 31712. Format: Vinyl, LP, Album. Country: US. Released: 1972. Side A Disc and Back Cover Album track listing are the same. Both list: When The Worlds At Peace, Back Stabbers, Who Am I, (They Call Me) Mr. Lucky, Time To Get Down. Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute. Matrix, Runout (A Side Etched): T 2 Phila. Int'l PAL-31712 4B(encircled) KDLJ. Matrix, Runout (A Side Stamped): Mastering By Frankford/Wayne Phila. Matrix, Runout (B Side Etched): T Phila.