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词条 Back Stabbers
释义

  1. Reception

  2. Track listing

  3. Personnel

  4. Charts

     Weekly charts  Singles 

  5. References

  6. External links

{{For|the song of the same name|Back Stabbers (song)}}{{Infobox album
| name = Back Stabbers
| type = studio
| artist = The O'Jays
| cover = Back Stabbers.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1972|08}}
| recorded = 1972
| studio = Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| genre =
  • Soul
  • funk
  • Philadelphia soul

| length = {{Duration|m=39|s=54}}
| label =
  • Philadelphia International
  • Epic

| producer =
  • Gamble & Huff
  • Bunny Sigler

| prev_title = Super Bad
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Ship Ahoy
| next_year = 1973
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[1]
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = B+[2]
| rev3 = The Daily Vault
| rev3Score = A[3]
| rev4 = Melody Maker
| rev4Score = favorable[4]
| rev5 = MusicHound
| rev5Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[5]
| rev6 = Rhapsody
| rev6Score = favorable[6]
| rev7 = Rolling Stone 1972
| rev7Score = favorable[7]
| rev8 = Rolling Stone 2004
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[8]
| rev9 = Virgin Encyclopedia
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[9]
| rev10 = Yahoo! Music
| rev10Score = favorable[10]
}}Back Stabbers is a studio album by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays, released in August 1972 on Philadelphia International Records and the iTunes version was released and reissued under Epic Records via Legacy Recordings.[11] Recording sessions for the album took place at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972.[12]

Reception

Back Stabbers was a breakthrough album for the group, reaching the top 10 of the Billboard Pop Albums chart and selling over 500,000 copies within a year of release. It also featured two of their most successful singles, "Back Stabbers" and "Love Train", which hit number one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. On September 1, 1972, the title track was certified as a gold single by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The following year, on May 8, Back Stabbers was also certified Gold by the RIAA.[13] It has gained the reputation as a landmark album of early 1970s soul and has been cited by critics as "the pinnacle of Philly soul."[8] In 2012, the album was ranked number 318 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[14]

Track listing

{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = When the World's at Peace
| writer1 = Kenneth Gamble, Bunny Sigler, Phil Hurtt
| length1 = 5:21
| title2 = Back Stabbers
| writer2 = Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead
| length2 = 3:07
| title3 = Who Am I
| writer3 = Sigler, Hurtt
| length3 = 5:14
| title4 = (They Call Me) Mr. Lucky
| writer4 = Gamble, Huff
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Time to Get Down
| writer5 = Gamble, Huff
| length5 = 2:53
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = 992 Arguments
| writer6 = Gamble, Huff
| length6 = 6:09
| title7 = Listen to the Clock on the Wall
| writer7 = Gamble, Huff, Whitehead, McFadden
| length7 = 3:48
| title8 = Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People
| writer8 = Gamble, Huff, Whitehead, McFadden
| length8 = 3:36
| title9 = Sunshine
| writer9 = Sigler, Hurtt
| length9 = 3:42
| title10 = Love Train
| writer10 = Gamble, Huff
| length10 = 2:59
}}{{Track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = 2011 remastered reissue bonus tracks
| title11 = 992 Arguments
| note11 = single version
| writer11 = Gamble, Huff, Whitehead, McFadden
| length11 = 2:22
| title12 = Love Train
| note12 = Tom Moulton Mix
| writer12 = Gamble, Huff
| length12 = 6:13
}}

Personnel

Musicians{{div col}}
  • The O'Jays – vocals
  • Dennis Harris – guitar
  • Bobby Eli – guitar
  • Roland Chambers – guitar
  • Bunny Sigler – guitar, piano, producer
  • Norman Harris – arranger, guitar
  • Ronnie Baker – bass guitar
  • Eddie Levert – vocals
  • William Powell – vocals
  • Walter Williams – vocals
  • Lenny Pakula – organ
  • Leon Huff – producer, piano
  • Earl Young – drums
  • Don Renaldo – conductor, horns, strings
  • Thom Bell – arranger, strings, producer
  • Larry Washington – bongos, congas, percussion
  • Vincent Montana Jr. – percussion, vibraphone
{{div col end}}Production and design{{div col}}
  • Kenneth Gamble – producer
  • Tony Martell – executive producer
  • Adam Block – director
  • Joe Tarsia – engineer
  • Leo Sacks – reissue producer
  • Tony Sellari – art direction
  • Bobby Martin – arranger
{{div col end}}

Charts

Weekly charts

TitleInformation[15]
Back Stabbers
  • US Pop Albums (1972) #10
  • US Black Albums #3

Singles

TitleInformation[15]
"992 Arguments"
  • US Pop Singles (1972) #57
  • US Black Singles #13
"Back Stabbers"
  • US Pop Singles (1972) #3
  • US Black Singles #1
"Love Train"
  • US Pop Singles (1973) #1
  • US Black Singles #1
"Time to Get Down"
  • US Pop Singles (1973) #33
  • US Black Singles #2

References

1. ^{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r14424|label="The O'Jays: Back Stabbers" |first=Alex |last=Henderson |accessdate={{date|2011-10-14}}}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: O|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=O&bk=70|accessdate=March 10, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=5381 |title=Backstabbers: The O'Jays |first=Kenny S |last=McGuane |date={{date|04/09/2008}} |publisher=DailyVault.com |accessdate={{date|2011-10-14}}}}
4. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7716839 |title=The O'Jays, Back Stabbers |magazine=Melody Maker |date={{date|7/13/96}} |page=52 |location=London |publisher=IPC Specialist & Professional Press |issn=0025-9012 |quote=a stone-classic |accessdate={{date|2011-10-14}}}}
5. ^{{cite book |title=MusicHound R & B : the essential album guide |first1=Gary |last1=Graff |first2=Jim |last2=McFarlin |year=1998 |location=Detroit |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=978-1-57859-026-1 |url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A256.htm |accessdate={{date|2011-10-14}}}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rhapsody.com/the-ojays/back-stabbers |title=Back Stabbers: The O'Jays |publisher=Rhapsody |accessdate={{date|2011-10-14}}}}
7. ^{{cite journal|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theojays/albums/album/284045/review/5946350/back_stabbers |title=The O'Jays: Back Stabbers |first=Daniel |last=Goldberg |date={{date|Oct 26, 1972}} |issue=RS 120 |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Straight Arrow |issn=0035-791X |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506024447/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theojays/albums/album/284045/review/5946350/back_stabbers |archivedate=2007-05-06 |deadurl=no |df= }}
8. ^{{cite book |first1=Nathan |last1=Brackett |first2=Christian David |last2=Hoard |year=2004 |pages=601–602 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA601&dq=rolling+stone+back+stabbers |title=The new Rolling Stone album guide |edition=Completely revised and updated 4th |location=New York |publisher=Fireside |isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8 |accessdate={{date|2009-01-02}}}}
9. ^{{cite book |title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music |editor-first=Colin |editor-last=Larkin |year=2002 |edition=4th revised |location=London |publisher=Virgin Books |isbn=978-1-85227-923-3 |url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A256.htm |accessdate={{date|2011-10-14}}}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/12030124 |title=Back Stabbers |first=Chuck |last=Crisafulli |date={{date|02/27/1996}} |publisher=Yahoo! Music |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060912101311/http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/12030124 |archivedate=2006-09-12 |deadurl=no |df= }}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/436121 |title=O'Jays, The – Back Stabbers |publisher=Discogs |accessdate={{date|2008-08-23}}}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7716839 |title=O'Jays – Back Stabbers CD |publisher=CDUniverse.com |accessdate={{date|2011-10-14}}}}
13. ^{{cite certification |region=United States |artist=The O'Jays |title=Back Stabbers |type=album |accessdate={{date|2008-08-23}}}}
14. ^{{cite journal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-19691231/back-stabbers-the-ojays-19691231 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |at=318 | Back Stabbers – The O'Jays |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 2003 |issue=Special Issue |publisher=Straight Arrow |issn=0035-791X |accessdate={{date|2008-08-23}}}}
15. ^{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r14424|tab=charts-awards|label="Back Stabbers > Charts & Awards |accessdate={{date|2008-08-23}}}}

External links

  • The O'Jays Profile at About.com
  • Acclaimed Music profile – Back Stabbers: Ratings, Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVC2j_Kdw8c The O'Jays "Back Stabbers" on Soul Train] at YouTube
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