Released 1968 Producer George Kerr Artist The O'Jays Label Essential Media Group | Length 44:13 Soul Sounds
(1967) Back on Top
(1968) Release date 1968 Genre Rhythm and blues | |
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Recorded Broadway Recording Studios, New York City Back on Top
(1968) The O'Jays in Philadelphia
(1969) The O'Jays albums Travelin' at the Speed of Thought, Identify Yourself, Heartbreaker, Message in the Music, The Very Best of the O'Jays | ||
Back on Top is a 1968 album by all-male group The O'Jays, featuring their biggest hit for the Bell label, "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)". Their hit "Look Over Your Shoulder" was also included on this album. George Kerr produced the album with Pat Jaques engineering. Richard Tee was the conductor and arranger.
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Original O'Jays members Eddie Levert, William Powell, Walter Williams and Bobby Massey all contributed to this album, and all four were pictured on its cover. This is the first O'Jays album not to include the group's fifth original member, Bill Isles, who quit the group shortly before this album was recorded. Bobby Massey would also later leave the group, just before their breakthrough success with Philadelphia International Records.
Track listing
- I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)
- I'm So Glad I Found You
- Going, Going, Gone
- That's Alright
- I Dig Your Act
- Look Over Your Shoulder
- You're Too Sweet
- Just Another Guy
- Four for the Price of One
- Love Is Everywhere
- Now That I've Found You
- I'll Be Seeing You
- The Choice
- I Miss You
Liner note author: Mark Marymont
Songs
1I’ll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)3:29
2I’m So Glad I Found You2:46
3Going Going Gone2:44