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The Essential O'JaysThe O'Jays
Release Date: 06/10/2008
Original Release:
2005
# of Discs:
2
J&R Item # 1024695_CD
UPC # 886972109824
Label: Legacy Recordings
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Performer: The O'Jays
Artist: MFSB Distributor: Sony Music Distribution ( Notes: Supplanting the first ESSENTIAL O'JAYS collection (a single disc limited to the 1970s), this edition is a two-disc set that covers the full breadth of the R&B legends' career. From early tunes such as the doo wop-tinged "Lonely Drifter" through '70s soul classics like "Back Stabbers," on through to latter-day hits such as 1987 chart-topper "Lovin' You," this collection offers a comprehensive accounting of the O'Jays' life in music.
Although formed in 1958, The O'Jays failed to find major success until the early '70s when they signed to the Philadelphia International label. Under the direction of producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, the group (along with label mate Harold Melvin and others) pioneered a brand of slick, danceable, smoothly accessible R&B music. This approach resulted in a string of hit singles that virtually defined what has become known as the "Philly sound."
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Similar Genres:
Philly Soul
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