Groups of the 1970s The O'Jays

Formed in Ohio in 1963 these school friends already had a few bands before naming the group O'Jays which was named after a famous local DJ called Eddie O'Jay. The group had a small number of hits in the 1960s.

By the 1970s the O'Jays were ready for a big hit and they had it with the amazing Back Stabbers in 1972. The album was also called Back Stabbers. The song is a warning to other men who do not realise their male friends are actually plotting to have fun with their wives or girlfriends.

Lyrics to Back Stabbers.

In 1973 the group were to have their biggest hit with Love Train which was written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff. These guys wrote some classic singles in the 1970s including TSOP, Wake Up Everybody and The Love I Lost for other groups. The lyrics call for peace around the whole world.
Lyrics to Love Train.