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Recorded in December 1973 at the O'Jays' commercial peak, the live format gave the group chance to stretch, length-wise, beyond the time allotted to them in the studio. Although the disc is 47 minutes, there are only seven songs (six, if you don't count "Introducing the O'Jays"). So you get an eight-minute "Back Stabbers," a six-minute "Love Train," a ten-minute "Sunshine," and a long cruise through "When the World's at Peace," though "Put Your Hands Together" (then a month away from entering the American Top 40) is pretty concise. On the one hand, these live versions don't match the snazzier arrangements, and greater economy, of the studio ones. On the other, you want something a little different from a live album, and this does give you the chance to hear the group elasticize their material, with a live band and, of course, some in-song raps. Whoever thought it was a good idea to do a ten-minute cover of Skylark's "Wildflower," however, was wrong.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Bobby Martin, Producer - Smay Vision, Director - Jay Mark, Re-Mixer - Jay Mark, Recording Engineer - The O'Jays, Performer - Dennis Williams, Arranger - Bob Hall, Recording Engineer - Steve Berkowitz, A&R Coordinator - D. Williams, Composer - D. Williams, Lyricist - Patti Matheny, A&R Director - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Leon Huff, Composer - Leon Huff, Lyricist - Eddie Levert, Vocal - Bobby Martin, Producer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer - Kenneth Gamble, Lyricist - MFSB, Performer - Walter Williams, Vocal - William Powell, Vocal - The O'Jays, Performer
(P) 1974 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Martin, Producer - B. SIGLER, Composer - B. SIGLER, Lyricist - Smay Vision, Director - Jay Mark, Recording Engineer - Jay Mark, Re-Mixer - The O'Jays, Performer - Dennis Williams, Arranger - Bob Hall, Recording Engineer - Steve Berkowitz, A&R Coordinator - K. Gamble, Composer - K. Gamble, Lyricist - Patti Matheny, A&R Director - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - P. Hurtt, Composer - P. Hurtt, Lyricist
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Martin, Producer - Smay Vision, Director - Jay Mark, Recording Engineer - Jay Mark, Re-Mixer - The O'Jays, Performer - D. Edwards, Composer - D. Edwards, Lyricist - D. Richardson, Composer - D. Richardson, Lyricist - Dennis Williams, Arranger - Bob Hall, Recording Engineer - Steve Berkowitz, A&R Coordinator - Patti Matheny, A&R Director - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Martin, Producer - Smay Vision, Director - J. WHITEHEAD, Composer - Jay Mark, Recording Engineer - Jay Mark, Re-Mixer - L. Huff, Composer - The O'Jays, Performer - Dennis Williams, Arranger - Bob Hall, Recording Engineer - Steve Berkowitz, A&R Coordinator - G. McFadden, Composer - Patti Matheny, A&R Director - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Martin, Producer - B. SIGLER, Composer - B. SIGLER, Lyricist - Smay Vision, Director - Jay Mark, Recording Engineer - Jay Mark, Re-Mixer - The O'Jays, Performer - Dennis Williams, Arranger - Bob Hall, Recording Engineer - Steve Berkowitz, A&R Coordinator - Patti Matheny, A&R Director - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - P. Hurtt, Composer - P. Hurtt, Lyricist
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Bobby Martin, Producer - Smay Vision, Director - Jay Mark, Recording Engineer - Jay Mark, Re-Mixer - L. Huff, Composer - L. Huff, Lyricist - The O'Jays, Performer - Dennis Williams, Arranger - Bob Hall, Recording Engineer - Steve Berkowitz, A&R Coordinator - K. Gamble, Composer - K. Gamble, Lyricist - Patti Matheny, A&R Director - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Recorded in December 1973 at the O'Jays' commercial peak, the live format gave the group chance to stretch, length-wise, beyond the time allotted to them in the studio. Although the disc is 47 minutes, there are only seven songs (six, if you don't count "Introducing the O'Jays"). So you get an eight-minute "Back Stabbers," a six-minute "Love Train," a ten-minute "Sunshine," and a long cruise through "When the World's at Peace," though "Put Your Hands Together" (then a month away from entering the American Top 40) is pretty concise. On the one hand, these live versions don't match the snazzier arrangements, and greater economy, of the studio ones. On the other, you want something a little different from a live album, and this does give you the chance to hear the group elasticize their material, with a live band and, of course, some in-song raps. Whoever thought it was a good idea to do a ten-minute cover of Skylark's "Wildflower," however, was wrong.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:36
- Main artists: The O'Jays
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Associated - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 1974 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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