Consumer Guide Album
The O'Jays: Back Stabbers [Philadelphia International, 1972]
The title cut is single of the year, so I'm not surprised that it's unequaled here, but I wish something came close. Most will opt for "Love Train," a propulsive flagwaver attached to UNESCO lyrics about people all over the world joining hands, presumably so they can't stab each other in the you-know-where. Me, I prefer the follow-up, "992 Arguments," but "I'm a Man" or "Baby Love" it's not--more like "It's the Same Old Song."
B+
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