Released May 1977 Travelin' at the Speed of Thought
(1977) So Full of Love
(1978) Release date May 1977 | Length 37:59 Artist The O'Jays Label Edsel Records | |
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Recorded 1976-77 at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Genres Rhythm and blues, Philadelphia soul Producers Kenneth Gamble, John Whitehead Similar The O'Jays albums, Rhythm and blues albums | ||
Travelin' at the Speed of Thought is a 1977 album by American R&B group The O'Jays, released on the Philadelphia International Records label. The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, with six of the eight tracks written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Unusually for the time, there had been no advance single release from the album; the only single subsequently issued, "Work on Me", became a #7 R&B hit but failed to reach the pop listings, making this the first O'Jays PIR album without a top 100 pop single. Travelin' at the Speed of Thought peaked at #6 on the R&B chart and reached #27 on the pop chart.
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Travelin' at the Speed of Thought is the first O'Jays album to feature vocals from Sammy Strain, who in 1976 had been brought into the group as the replacement for the then-terminally ill William Powell. Powell's death from cancer in May 1977 coincided with the release of the album.
In 2004, Travelin' at the Speed of Thought was reissued by Demon Music in the UK in a double package with The O'Jays' previous album Message in the Music.
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Track listing
All songs written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.
Side one
- "Travelin' at the Speed of Thought" - 4:59
- "We're All in This Thing Together" - 4:52
- "So Glad I Got You, Girl" - 3:32
- "Stand Up" - 4:46
Side two
- "Those Lies (Done Caught Up with You This Time)" (John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen) - 3:45
- "Feelings" (Morris Albert) - 7:11
- "Work on Me" - 4:26
- "Let's Spend Some Time Together" - 4:33
Personnel
Songs
1Message in Our Music6:23
2A Prayer6:24
3Paradise4:57