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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.
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The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - B. SIGLER, Composer, Lyricist - P. Hurtt, Composer, Lyricist - Norman Harris, Guitar - Bunny Sigler, Producer, Guitar, Piano - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Don Renaldo, Horn, Piano - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Larry Washington, Bongos, Congas - Bobby Marin, Arranger - Leonard Pakula, Organ
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Bunny Sigler, Guitar, Piano - John Whitehead, Composer, Lyricist - Gene McFadden, Composer, Lyricist - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Don Renaldo, Horn, Piano - THOM BELL, Arranger - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Larry Washington, Bongos, Congas - Leonard Pakula, Organ
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - B. SIGLER, Composer, Lyricist - P. Hurtt, Composer, Lyricist - Norman Harris, Arranger, Guitar - Bunny Sigler, Producer, Guitar, Piano - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Don Renaldo, Horn, Piano - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Larry Washington, Bongos, Congas - Leonard Pakula, Organ
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Bunny Sigler, Guitar, Piano - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Arranger, Bass - Don Renaldo, Horn, Piano - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Larry Washington, Bongos, Congas - Leonard Pakula, Organ
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Bunny Sigler, Guitar, Piano - Bobby Martin, Arranger - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Don Renaldo, Horn, Piano - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Larry Washington, Bongos, Congas - Leonard Pakula, Organ
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Nyro, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Scott Miller, Drums - Tito Jackson, Guitar - Randy Jackson, Tambourine, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - Norman Harris, Arranger, Guitar - ALLAN FELDER, Timpani - Bunny Sigler, Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - John Whitehead, Composer, Lyricist - Gene McFadden, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Bruce Gray, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Jerry Cohen, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer - Earl Young, Drums, Tambourine, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas, Background Vocal - Stanley Wade, Bass, Background Vocal - Dennis Harris, Guitar - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Larry Gold, Cello - Reginald Lucas, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Sam Peake, Flute, Saxophone - Theodore Life, Guitar - Jim Helmer, Drums - Richard Rome, Arranger, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Roger Stevens, Trumpet - T.G. Conway, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - The Sweet Inspirations, Background Vocal - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - David Jones, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Ronnie Baker, Arranger, Bass - THOM BELL, Arranger, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Ron Kersey, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Vince Montana, Arranger, Tambourine, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - John Davis, Flute, Saxophone - LINDA CREED, Background Vocal - Edward Moore, Guitar - John Hart, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Dexter Wansel, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Christine Reeves, Violin - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Ugene Dozier, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Al Grey, Trombone - Kim Miller, Guitar - Barbara Ingram, Background Vocal - Yvette Davis, Background Vocal - Bobby Hartzell, Trumpet - Richard Genevese, Trombone - Rocco Bene, Trumpet - Danny Davis, French Horn - Joe DeAngelis, French Horn - Tom Kennery, Guitar - Joseph B. Jefferson, Background Vocal - Bob Moore, Trombone - Charles Collins, Drums, Tambourine, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - Jimmy Ellis, Background Vocal - Mikki Farrow, Background Vocal - Big Jim, Background Vocal - T.J. Tindall, Guitar - Ronnie James, Guitar - Joe Donofrio, Violin - Eddie Green, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Jerry Cohen, Organ - Michael Pedicin Jr., Flute, Saxophone - John Whitehead, Background Vocal - James Hicks, Tambourine, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - David Guest, Background Vocal - Ronald Tyson, Timpani, Marimba - Raymond Earl, Bass - Norman Farrington, Drums - David Cruse, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - Zach Zachary, Arranger, Flute, Saxophone - Leonard Pakula, Arranger, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Timpani, Synthesizer, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - Frankie Brunson, Arranger, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Carl Helm, Background Vocal - Herb Johnson, Background Vocal - E.J. Jones, Background Vocal - Deborah Stockton, Background Vocal - Doc Wade, Guitar, Background Vocal - Dennis Dozier, Guitar - Guy Fiske, Guitar - Corliss (Sunshine) Forrest, Tambourine, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - Rickie Hicks, Tambourine, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - Nydia Mata, Tambourine, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - Robert Cupit, Tambourine - Eugene (LambChop) Curry, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Cotton Kent, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - James Mendell, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - James (Jimmy) Sigler, Keyboards - James (Jimmy) Sigler, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Charles Apollonia, Violin - Diana Barnett, Violin - Albert Barone, Violin - Rudy Maliazia, Violin - Roger Andrews, Bass - Michael "Sugar Bear" Forman, Bass - Win Wilford, Bass - Angelo Petrella, Viola - Romeo Distefano, Cello - John R. (Jack) Faith, Flute, Saxophone - Milton Phibbs, French Horn - Frederick Joiner, Trombone - Ed Casceralle, Trombone - Kenneth Gamble, Arranger, Background Vocal - Bobby Martin, Arranger, French Horn - Carla Benson, Background Vocal - Evette Benton, Background Vocal - Shirley Brewer, Background Vocal - Victor Carstarphen, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocal - Cissy Houston, Background Vocal - Harriet Tharpe, Background Vocal - David Bay, Guitar - Karl Chambers, Drums - Andrew Smith, Drums - David Thompson, Drums, Tambourine, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - Michael Thompson, Drums - Ronald Tyson, Tambourine, Bongos, Congas - Larry Washington, Tambourine, Timpani, Marimba, Bongos, Congas - Harold Williams, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Don Renaldo, Violin - Anthony Jackson, Bass - Jimmy Williams, Bass - Davis Barnett, Viola - Tony Williams, Flute, Saxophone
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Bunny Sigler, Guitar, Piano - John Whitehead, Composer, Lyricist - Gene McFadden, Composer, Lyricist - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Don Renaldo, Horn, Piano - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Larry Washington, Percussion, Bongos, Congas - Sam Reed, Horn - Leonard Pakula, Arranger, Organ
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Bunny Sigler, Guitar, Piano - John Whitehead, Composer, Lyricist - Gene McFadden, Composer, Lyricist - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Don Renaldo, Horn, Piano - THOM BELL, Arranger - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Larry Washington, Bongos, Congas - Leonard Pakula, Organ
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Producer - B. SIGLER, Composer, Lyricist - P. Hurtt, Composer, Lyricist - Norman Harris, Guitar - Bunny Sigler, Producer, Guitar, Piano - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Don Renaldo, Horn, Piano - THOM BELL, Arranger - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Larry Washington, Bongos, Congas - Leonard Pakula, Organ
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - Bunny Sigler, Guitar, Piano - Bobby Martin, Arranger - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Larry Washington, Bongos, Congas - Leonard Pakula, Organ - Don Renaldo And His String & Horn Sections, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Norman Harris, Guitar - John Whitehead, Composer, Lyricist - Earl Young, Drums - Bobby Eli, Guitar - Reginald Lucas, Guitar - Roland Chambers, Guitar - Karl Chambers, Drums - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Piano - Ronnie Baker, Bass - Don Renaldo, Horn - Anthony Jackson, Bass - Joe Tarsia, Engineer - Lenny Pakula, Organ - Larry Washington, Percussion, Bongos, Congas - T.J. Tindall, Guitar - Harold Williams, Piano - Eddie Green, Piano - Norman Farrington, Drums
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The O'Jays, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Joe Tarsia, Engineer
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
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.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:36
- Main artists: The O'Jays
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1972 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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