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.
..."doesn't mean they're not after you," as the old adage goes...I've been feeling the soul cuts about this time every night for some reason...no need to dive too deeply into this jam, it's the title track off of the LP Back Stabbers which also held the super-solid "Love Train" and "992 Arguments"...it's a classic that you don't hear much about now " but "*they blew up because of it*":http://ww...
..."doesn't mean they're not after you," as the old adage goes...I've been feeling the soul cuts about this time every night for some reason...no need to dive too deeply into this jam, it's the title track off of the LP Back Stabbers which also held the super-solid "Love Train" and "992 Arguments"...it's a classic that you don't hear much about now " but "*they blew up because of it*":http://ww...