{"product_id":"the-ojays-the-best-of-the-ojays-2lp","title":"The O'Jays - The Best of The O'Jays [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Best of The O'Jays gathers 18 tracks from the group's Philadelphia International heyday across two 140-gram LPs, a crash course in sweet soul with a conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's label in the early 1970s, Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and William Powell became the voice of the Philly sound, pairing lush strings and churning rhythm sections with lyrics that tackled greed, betrayal and unity as readily as romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Back Stabbers\" kicks things off with its ominous piano and warning about two-faced friends, \"Love Train\" invites the whole world aboard, and \"For the Love of Money\" rides one of the most famous bass lines in soul. Later gems like \"Use ta Be My Girl\" show their touch never faded as the decade wore on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe arrangements are pure Philadelphia International, with swooping strings, punchy horns, crisp drums and those unmistakable harmonies, Levert's gritty lead playing off Williams' smoother tone. Even the deeper cuts carry the same polish, proof of a hit factory running at full power and a group that knew exactly how to sell a message on the dancefloor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone digging into 70s soul, this is a superb place to start, and for seasoned collectors it keeps the hits spinning without pulling a stack of records off the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67768840552738,"sku":"194398605616","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/The_OJays-The_Best_of_The_OJays_2LP.jpg?v=1794377274","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/the-ojays-the-best-of-the-ojays-2lp","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}