Simple question, the O'Jays Backstabbers or their Ship Ahoy LP.


1972's Backstabbers was their first real major breakthrough ,and boy did it breakthrough. Hit singles like "Time to Get Down," "992 Arguments," and their first top ten in "Backstabbers." and their first #1 hit "Love Train"





1) When the World's at Peace
2) Back Stabbers
3) Who Am I
4) (They Call Me) Mr. Lucky
5) Time to Get Down
6) 992 Arguments
7) Listen to the Clock on the Wall
8) Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People
9) Sunshine
10)Love Train



By the next year, when Ship Ahoy hit, they were probally the hottest black act around. The hits kept on coming with "Now that We've Found Live," and the top 10 smashes "Put Your Hands Together" and then almighty, "For the Love of Money" probally their most know track.





1) Put Your Hands Together
2) Ship Ahoy
3) This Air I Breathe
4) You Got Your Hooks
5) For the Love of Money
6) Now That We Found Love
7) Don't Call Me Brother
8) People Keep Tellin' Me
[Edited 6/20/07 21:06pm]

Ship Ahoy-Besides "The Love of Money" I absolutely luv "You Got Your Hooks in Me".

LittleBLUECorvette said:

My vote goes to Backstabbers

Both are classic's without a doubt.

I vote for Back Stabbers, but I agree that you can't go wrong with either one! "Back Stabbers" and "992 Arguments" are basically the same song, but damn if it isn't a great one!

"992, I`m sick of you"

"What they do, they smile in your face, all the time they want to take your place. The back stabbers 'back stabbers'"

Never heard "Ship Ahoy" but "Back Stabbers" is a GREAT album...

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I'd like to take both, but ...I guess I'll give a slight edge to Back Stabbers-- I love'em both, though....




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paligap said:

Dig it. Classic Philly Soul Production by Gamble and Huff.

MartyMcFly said:

Ship Ahoy is my pick hands down. That album is perfect from start to finish. "Now That We Found Love" is one of my favorites.

Back Stabbers is among my favorite O'Jays albums, but Ship Ahoy is my favorite.

Both are very good albums.

So with the gun to my head i'll side with...



...Ship Ahoy.

The stellar vocal performances of Eddie Levert on ballads like You Got Your Hooks in Me & Don't Call Me Brother (the kind you don't hear anymore) pushed it over the edge.


tA

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i have always hated the song Back Stabbers. hate hate hate it.

sosgemini said:

sosgemini said:

Maybe you'd like "992 Arguments"?

sosgemini said:

Outside of being a great tune, it's got one of the best intros ever.


tA

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theAudience said:

Brotha TA, its priceless.

Ship Ahoy hands down.... to this day the title track still blows me away.

Kush said:

I do love time to get down from the back stabbers album though but this is
really not much of a debate. Ship Ahoy wins this one.
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Another good o'jays album is the live in london album. The live versions of
wildflower and sunshine are the o'jays at their best.

Can't decide...don't wanna decide...you can't make me!!

babynoz said:

I know..."can't u feel the motion of the ocean". That song truly captures Gamble & Huff's vision of what the slaves felt when they were coming to the US.
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If You'll excuse my tastelessness this once...

I remember a few years back, I kept saying how glad I was that this didn't come up,
during The OJ Simpson trial....







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paligap said:

I can see the video takes now.



tA

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my favorite O'Jays album is 1975's 'Family Reunion'


but to answer your question....I think 'Back Stabbers' is the superior album.