Travelin' at the Speed of Thought is an album by the AmericanR&B group the O'Jays, released in 1977 on Philadelphia International Records.[4][5] Unusual for the time, there had been no advance single release from the album; the only single subsequently issued, "Work on Me", became a #7 R&B hit but failed to reach the pop listings, making this the first O'Jays PIR album without a top 100 pop single. Travelin' at the Speed of Thought peaked at #6 on the R&B chart and reached #27 on the pop chart.[6] The album achieved a gold certification.[7]
In 2004, Travelin' at the Speed of Thought was reissued by Demon Music in the UK in a double package with the O'Jays' previous album, Message in the Music.
The album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, with six of the eight tracks written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Travelin' at the Speed of Thought is the first O'Jays album to feature vocals from Sammy Strain, who in 1975 had been brought into the group as the replacement for the then-terminally ill William Powell.[2] Powell's death from cancer in May 1977 coincided with the release of the album.
^Jackson, John A. (September 23, 2004). A House on Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN978-0-19-514972-2 – via Google Books.
^allmusic ((( Travelin' at the Speed of Thought > Overview ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
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