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"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.
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.
The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in summer 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The O'Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor hit "Lonely Drifter" in 1963, but reached their greatest level of success once the ...
"Love Train," "Backstabbers" and "For the Love of Money" were among the classic songs performed by The O'Jays at an energetic and crowd-pleasing show.
Love Train: The Best of the O'Jays — — Legacy: 1995 Let Me Make Love to You — — Give the People What They Want — — 1996 In Bed with the O'Jays: Greatest Love Songs — — EMI: 1998 Super Hits — — Legacy The Very Best of the O'Jays — — Sony Music: 1999 The Best of the O'Jays: 1976–1991 — — The Right Stuff: Ultimate ...
The O'Jays - 10 - "Take Good Care of Yourself" The Three Degrees - 64 9 "Give the People What They Want" The O'Jays 45 1 - "Sexy" M.F.S.B. 42 2 37 "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" Sharon Paige and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 42 1 - "Long Lost Lover" The Three Degrees - - 40 "I Love Music" The O'Jays 5 1 13 1993: Rozalla, #76 pop, #18 UK ...
From those rides came The O'Jays, a chart-topping vocal group. "We had great harmony," Massey said. "First of all, we could all sing. Walt (Williams) could sing. Eddie (Levert) could sing lead.
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.