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Album Description: Composer: MFSB.The O'Jays: Eddie LeVert, Walter Williams, William Powell (vocals).Personnel: Reggie Lucas, T.J. Tindall, Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli (guitar); Eddie Green , Harold Williams (piano); Leon Huff (electric piano); Lenny Pakula (organ); Vince... read more Composer: MFSB. The O'Jays: Eddie LeVert, Walter Williams, William Powell (vocals). Personnel: Reggie Lucas, T.J. Tindall, Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli (guitar); Eddie Green , Harold Williams (piano); Leon Huff (electric piano); Lenny Pakula (organ); Vince Montana (vibraphone); Karl Chambers, Earl Young, Norman Farrington (drums); Larry Washington (congas, bongos, percussion). Additional personnel: MFSB. Liner Note Author: David Ritz. Photographers: Don Hunstein; Baron Wolman; Sandy Speiser. Arrangers: John Ursey, Jr.; Bobby Martin ; Lenny Pakula; Norman Harris; Thom Bell. Supplanting the first ESSENTIAL O'JAYS collection (a single disc limited to the 1970s), this edition is a two-disc set that covers the full breadth of the R&B legends' career. From early tunes such as the doo wop-tinged "Lonely Drifter" through '70s soul classics like "Back Stabbers," on through to latter-day hits such as 1987 chart-topper "Lovin' You," this collection offers a comprehensive accounting of the O'Jays' life in music. The Essential O'Jays covers 1972's Back Stabbers through 1978's So Full of Love, including all but six of the Philly soul group's charting singles from the period. Nearly every crucial hit is here, including the number one R&B singles "Back Stabbers," "Give the People What They Want," "I Love Music," "Livin' for the Weekend," "Love Train," "Stairway to Heaven," and "Use ta Be My Girl." A pair of singles that put major dents in the disco chart, "Unity" (number one) and "Rich Get Richer" (number six), are not here, but this disc was still one of the better single-disc O'Jays compilations made available. ~ Andy Kellman minimize Album Information
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