Back Stabbers (album)

For the song of the same name, see Back Stabbers (song).
Back Stabbers
Studio album by
the O'Jays
ReleasedAugust 1, 1972 (1972-08-01)
Recorded1972
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre
Length39:54
Label
Producer
The O'Jays chronology
Super Bad
(1971) 		Back Stabbers
(1972) 		Ship Ahoy
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Daily VaultA[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
Melody Makerfavorable[4]
MusicHound[5]
Pitchfork9.2/10[6]
Rolling Stone 1972favorable[7]
Rolling Stone 2004[8]
Yahoo! Musicfavorable[10]

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.

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "The O'Jays: Back Stabbers" at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 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. ^ McGuane, Kenny S (9 April 2008). "Backstabbers: The O'Jays". DailyVault.com. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  4. ^ "The O'Jays, Back Stabbers". Melody Maker. London: IPC Specialist & Professional Press. 13 July 1996. p. 52. ISSN 0025-9012. Retrieved 14 October 2011. a stone-classic
  5. ^ Graff, Gary; McFarlin, Jim (1998). MusicHound R & B : the essential album guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 978-1-57859-026-1. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  6. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (June 2, 2021). "The O'Jays: Bank Stabbers Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Goldberg, Daniel (26 October 1972). "The O'Jays: Back Stabbers". Rolling Stone. No. RS 120. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06.
  8. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide (Completely revised and updated 4th ed.). New York: Fireside. pp. 601–602. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  9. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  10. ^ Crisafulli, Chuck (27 February 1996). "Back Stabbers". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 2006-09-12.