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"I Love Music" is a song by American R&B group The O'Jays. It was written by production team Gamble and Huff.The song appeared on The O'Jays 1975 album, Family Reunion.The single reached number five on the US US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the soul singles chart. [3]
The O'Jays also saw some success in the United Kingdom, where they scored nine singles on the UK Singles Chart between 1972 and 1983, including four of which became major hits, reaching the top 20 on that chart. [10] Their 1987 album, Let Me Touch You, included the number one R&B hit "Lovin' You." [5] The O'Jays never again achieved pop success ...
"For the Love of Money" is a soul, funk song that was written and composed by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson; it was recorded by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays for the album Ship Ahoy.
It was the O'Jays' first and only number one record on the US pop chart. The song has been considered one of the first songs of disco music. "Love Train" entered the Hot 100's top 40 on January 27, 1973, [5] the same day that the Paris Peace Accords were signed. The song's lyrics of unity mention a number of countries, including England, Russia ...
The accompanying music video for "Now That We Found Love" was directed by Drew Carolan, [21] featuring Heavy D and dancers performing in an urban backstreet. The dancers are wearing yellow raincoats. At the beginning, as the singer performs, a woman glances through a blind in her window.
The Very Best of the O'Jays is a compilation album featuring all their greatest hits. It is part of Sony's Playlist album series , which covers 1972 through to 1978, when the O'Jays (and Gamble & Huff ) were at the peak of the Charts.
The album was released in late 1975 on the Philadelphia International Records label. Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Family Reunion includes the enduring classic "I Love Music" and "Livin' for the Weekend", both of which topped the R&B singles chart, and placed at #5 and #20 respectively on the pop chart.
Ship Ahoy is the seventh album by Philadelphia soul group the O'Jays, released in 1973 on Philadelphia International Records.The album was a critical and commercial success, entering Billboard on November 10, and reaching No. 11.