| Survival | ||||
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| Studio album by The O'Jays | ||||
| Released | April 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Genre | Philadelphia soul, R&B, funk | |||
| Length | 32:52 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International Records | |||
| Producer | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | |||
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| Allmusic |
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| Robert Christgau | (C+) |
Survival is a 1975 album by American R&B group The O'Jays, released on the Philadelphia International Records label.
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".)
All tracks written by Gamble and Huff, except where noted .
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Singles