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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 O'Jays on Soul Train, 1974. The group was formed in Canton, Ohio, in 1958 while its members were attending Canton McKinley High School.Originally known as The Mascots, and then The Triumphs, [5] the friends began recording with "Miracles" in 1961, which was a moderate hit in the Cleveland area.
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. It also featured two of their most successful singles, "Back Stabbers" and "Love Train", which hit #1 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart.
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. Every song on the album has placed somewhere within the Top 20 of the R&B chart , and many of them went to the top of the chart including " Back Stabbers ," " Love Train ," "For the Love of Money ...
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 ...
Love Train; Lovin' You (The O'Jays song) M. Message in Our Music; N. Now That We Found Love; O. One Night Affair; P. Put Your Hands Together (The O'Jays song) S. Sing ...
The Mascots' popularity grew as their music was broadcast on Cleveland radio stations. In 1969, The O'Jays signed with Philadelphia International Records where they began to release records under the new label. The O'Jays later signed with EMI-Manhattan Records and Levert and Williams began co-writing and producing their own tracks.
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.