By b.soul (152.163.252.68) on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 03:51 pm:

I am trying to find a rare album by this group-The O'Jays meet the Moments- from 1974. Does anyone remember this album?

By RD (65.150.229.252) on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 04:35 pm:

I still have that one. No great shakes though, each group does four or five songs, don't have my copy handy to say for sure. The Moments' songs are better. My favorites are "Sugar," "What Is Your Name" and "Ride Your Pony"--all by the Moments. The O'Jays' tracks originated from their Bell deal. It's rare but not as rare as the LP the Moments recorded that served as the soundtrack for the porn movie Patty, an xxx depiction of the Patty Hearst saga. You can't find that one anywhere.

By Tony B. (212.56.114.168) on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 06:39 pm:

Hey, if it's really hard-to-find and expensive, you can buy my copy! Mint condition, too!! :-)

Overall, I think the five O'Jays songs are better. It's not all Bell stuff. "Peace" is the first track. The three Moments track mentioned are good, but the last two are weak, IMO.

The sound quality of the O'Jays songs is far superior because they were recorded using proper equipment, not at the other end of a phone line! LOL

The O'Jays Meet The Moments
Stang ST-1024

Side One
1. Peace
2. What's Your Name
3. Baby You Move Me
4. Sugar Sugar
5. Don't You Know True Love

Side Two
1. Ride Your Pony Girl
2. Be My Girl
3. Merry Go Round
4. Feeling Good
5. Meeting You Was No Mistake

Although the meeting alluded to never happened in the studio, it's an interesting LP and worth having.

By RD (65.150.229.252) on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 06:54 pm:

Two of the Moments' songs are weak that's why I didn't mentioned them. "What Is Your Name" was a smallish hit with Billy Brown singing lead and "Sugar" is a nice uptempo tune led by Harry Ray.

I considered the O'Jays' songs weak compared to what I'm use to by them. Walter Williams is leading the two songs on side II. Their best perfomance is a remake of Lorraine Ellison's "Baby You Move Me." "Peace," which features the late William Powell on the opening, actually was done for Saru Records in Cleveland but came out on All Platinum. And I never cared for "Don't You Know A True Love." All except "Peace" came from their Bell stint. I had heard them all before.

The only new songs (for that time) on the album are the Moments' tracks. It's a case of not being the best representation of either group, with the exception of "Sugar," which could have been a hit had it been released.