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Back Stabbers
Back Stabbers (1972) is the album that put both producing/songwriting team Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International label and journeyman trio the O'Jays on the map as major forces in '70s soul. Gamble/Huff's lushly funky tracks here proved the ideal backdrop for the group's shared lead vocals; singles like the acid "Back Stabbers" and "992 Arguments" gave free rein to a quality that would lead Wolfman Jack to describe the act as "dangerous." At the same time, "Love Train" offered a more utopian social vision, while ballads such as "Who Am I" and "Listen to the Clock on the Wall" pointed the way to the O'Jays's status as some of R&B's longest-running romantic figures. A key disc for lovers of the Philly sound. --Rickey Wright
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Tracks| 1 | When the World's at Peace | | 2 | Back Stabbers | | 3 | Who Am I | | 4 | (They Call Me) Mr. Lucky | | 5 | Time to Get Down | | 6 | 992 Arguments | | 7 | Listen to the Clock on the Wall | | 8 | Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People | | 9 | Sunshine | | 10 | Love Train |
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