Back Stabbers (album)

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. Recording sessions for the album took place at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972.

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 #1 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. 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." In 2012, the album was ranked #318 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

It was voted #754 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).

Trivia
The song Back Stabbers was featured on the Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film) soundtrack

The song Back Stabbers was featured on the Carlito's Way soundtrack, which was found and collected as evidence from O. J. Simpson's white Ford Bronco.

Personnel
The O’Jays Musicians
 * Eddie Levert
 * Walter Williams
 * William Powell


 * Dennis Harris – guitar
 * Bobby Eli – guitar
 * Roland Chambers – guitar
 * Bunny Sigler – guitar, piano, producer
 * Norman Harris – arranger, guitar
 * Ronnie Baker – bass guitar
 * 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

Production and design


 * Kenneth Gamble – producer
 * Tony Martell – executive producer
 * Adam Block – director
 * Joe Tarsia – engineer
 * Leo Sacks – reissue producer
 * Tony Sellari – art direction
 * Bobby Martin – arranger
 * Thom Bell - arranger