LoveIsTheMessage said:

Family Reunion features my (probably) all-time favorite O'Jays cut, the absolutely beautiful Stairway To Heaven.
I LOVE that song

SoulAlive said:

SoulAlive said:

LoveIsTheMessage said:

just got this CD in the mail a few days ago

so now,all of their 70s and 80s albums have been remastered I have them all.

I Love Music is my FAVE song from them all.

Only recently I realized that the percussion playing in the beginning was done by none other than Mr.Bill Cosby himself.

Harlepolis said:

I Love Music is my FAVE song from them all.

Only recently I realized that the percussion playing in the beginning was done by none other than Mr.Bill Cosby himself.

that's Bill Cosby?? Wow!

Jboogiee said:

Gotta get it.

It's a nice package.Remastered sound,good liner notes,and the bonus track.

Harlepolis said:

I Love Music is my FAVE song from them all.

Only recently I realized that the percussion playing in the beginning was done by none other than Mr.Bill Cosby himself.

Is is "The" Bill COsby? I know there's a percussionist named Gary Coleman also ...

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Harlepolis said:

I Love Music is my FAVE song from them all.

Only recently I realized that the percussion playing in the beginning was done by none other than Mr.Bill Cosby himself.

Is is "The" Bill COsby? I know there's a percussionist named Gary Coleman also ...

Thee Clef Huxtable.

Harlepolis said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Is is "The" Bill COsby? I know there's a percussionist named Gary Coleman also ...

Thee Clef Huxtable.

LOL ok gotcha. So how'd he get on those sessions?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Harlepolis said:

Thee Clef Huxtable.

LOL ok gotcha. So how'd he get on those sessions?

I think they're buddies. Wikipedia also says that Cleavon Little sings in the record, the "get it on, get it on, get it on" bit. I hope somebody confirms this because wiki are not that credible most of the times.

I may have to pick up this remaster, id find it pretty hard to pick a favourite from their sterling body of work.

Caramelpfe said:

I may have to pick up this remaster, i find it pretty hard to pick a favourite from their sterling body of work.

Yep,it's hard to pick a favorite O'Jays album.The majority of their 70s albums are excellent.'Backstabbers' and 'Ship Ahoy' are commonly listed as their best albums,and I would also add 'So Full Of Love' to that list.

SoulAlive said:

Caramelpfe said:

I may have to pick up this remaster, i find it pretty hard to pick a favourite from their sterling body of work.

Yep,it's hard to pick a favorite O'Jays album.The majority of their 70s albums are excellent.'Backstabbers' and 'Ship Ahoy' are commonly listed as their best albums,and I would also add 'So Full Of Love' to that list.

I would definitely agree with you all! I mean you can't go wrong with what the O'Jays did during their 1972-75 peak. Backstabbers, Ship Ahoy, Survival and Family Reunion should be in every soul and funk lover's collection. I'll have to check out the So Full of Love album. Why is the Survival album so overlooked? I picked this up last week and the ballads on there are stellar. I also picked up the 2010 reissue of Family Reunion and it was like listening to a brand new album as it had remastered sound and liners...

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SoulAlive said:

'Survival' is a great album.The last song "Never Break Us Up" is my favorite

"how time flies" is soooooo smooth

Gamble & Huff sure did bless our ears with some greatness

Caramelpfe said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Harlepolis said:

I Love Music is my FAVE song from them all.

Only recently I realized that the percussion playing in the beginning was done by none other than Mr.Bill Cosby himself.

Is is "The" Bill COsby? I know there's a percussionist named Gary Coleman also ...

Gary Coleman is Lisa (of Wendy & Lisa AND The Revolution) Coleman's Dad!!!!