Survival (The O'Jays album)

Survival is a 1975 album by American R&B group The O'Jays, released on the Philadelphia International Records label.

Survival
Studio album by
The O'Jays
ReleasedApril 1975
Recorded1974
StudioSigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenrePhiladelphia soul, R&B, funk
Length32:52
LabelPhiladelphia International Records
ProducerKenny Gamble, Leon Huff
The O'Jays chronology
Ship Ahoy
(1973)		 Survival
(1975)		 Family Reunion
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

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 are written by Gamble and Huff, except where noted [3].

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give the People What They Want" 4:14
2."Let Me Make Love to You"Bunny Sigler, Allan Felder4:21
3."Survival" 3:44
4."Where Did We Go Wrong" 3:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Rich Get Richer" 4:24
6."How Time Flies" 5:15
7."What Am I Waiting For"Bunny Sigler, Ron Tyson3:56
8."Never Break Us Up"Leon Huff3:18

Charts

Album

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 91
Billboard Pop Albums[5] 11
Billboard Top Soul Albums[5] 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[6]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 US
R&B
1975 "Give the People What They Want" 45 1
"Let Me Make Love to You" (A-side) 75 10
"Survival" (B-side) —

See also

References
  1. Wynn, Ron. The O'Jays: Message in the Music > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: O". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. allmusic ((( Survival > Overview ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2011-10-13.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. "US Albums Charts > The O'Jays". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  6. "US Singles Charts > The O'Jays". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
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