Playlist: The Very Best Of The O’Jays, covers 1972 through 1978, when The O’Jays (and Gamble & Huff) were at the peak of their powers. Each song here placed somewhere within the Top 20 of the R&B chart, and many of them went to the top. It features many of their big hits – “Back Stabbers”, “Love Train”, “For The Love Of Money”, “Use Ta Be My Girl”, and more.
Review
This disc, part of Sony's flimsily packaged Playlist series, covers
1972 through 1978, when the O'Jays (and Gamble & Huff) were at the peak of
their powers. “Sunshine” excepted, each song here placed somewhere within
the Top 20 of the R&B chart, and many of them went to the top. A decent,
quick, and relatively cheap way to obtain the big hits – “Back Stabbers,”
“Love Train,” “For the Love of Money,” “Use ta Be My Girl,” and so
forth – but definitely more a no-frills piece of product than a proper
anthology. Sets like The Essential O'Jays were put together with more thought
and care. Andy Kellman – Allmusic.com