Survival (The O'Jays album)

Survival
Studio album by The O'Jays
Released	April 1975
Recorded	1974 Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Philadelphia soul, R&B
Length	32:52
Label	Philadelphia International Records
Producer	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
The O'Jays chronology
Ship Ahoy (1973) Survival (1975) Family Reunion (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(C+) [2]

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

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

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give the People What They Want"	4:14
2.	"Let Me Make Love to You" (Bunny Sigler, Allan Felder)	4:21
3.	"Survival"	3:44
4.	"Where Did We Go Wrong"	3:40

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Rich Get Richer"	4:24
6.	"How Time Flies"	5:15
7.	"What Am I Waiting For" (Sigler, Ron Tyson)	3:56
8.	"Never Break Us Up" (Huff)	3:18

Charts

Album

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[4]	11
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[5]
		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

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)

References

1. Wynn, Ron. The O'Jays: Message in the Music > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Survival review". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
3. allmusic ((( Survival > Overview ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2011-10-13.
4. "US Albums Charts > The O'Jays". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
5. "US Singles Charts > The O'Jays". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-08-31.

External links

• Survival at Discogs