Released April 1975 Survival
(1975) Family Reunion
(1975) Release date April 1975 Label Epic Associated | Length 32:52 Artist The O'Jays Producer Gamble and Huff | |
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Recorded 1974
Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Genres Rhythm and blues, Philadelphia soul The O'Jays albums Back Stabbers, Ship Ahoy, Identify Yourself, Family Reunion, Travelin' at the Speed of Thought | ||
Survival is a 1975 album by American R&B group The O'Jays, released on the Philadelphia International Records label.
Contents
Reception
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Survival includes the R&B chart-topping single "Give the People What They Want" and "Let Me Make Love to You", which reached #10 on the same chart. Survival matched exactly the chart performance of its predecessor Ship Ahoy, topping the R&B chart and peaking at #11 on the pop chart. Critical assessment of the album tends to the view that, while it may not reach the peaks of Back Stabbers or Ship Ahoy, it is nevertheless a strong, worthwhile recording in its own right. (Allmusic's Ron Wynn notes "It was unrealistic to expect masterpieces every time out".)
Track listing
All tracks written by Gamble and Huff, except where noted .
Charts
Album
Singles
Songs
1Give the People What They Want4:12
2Let Me Make Love to You3:38
3Survival3:43