This was one of my favorite OJay's songs. I had just started basic training in the Air Force (1966) when this song was a hit. Seems like just yesterday.
A STAND IN FOR LOVE! How many adolescent kids felt this way?! And yet, we all grew up, found someone, fell in love, and left these uncertain days behind! And yet...and yet...we return to these bittersweet memories, remembering how it was, and how BEAUTIFULLY these artists expressed our teenage angst! Thank you GOD, for these artists that expressed our feelings, at this point in time, in this country. Thank you, God, for these talented vocalists.
ojays at their very best with eddie on lead vocals. this song would bring down the house at the UPTOWN in philly. oooooooowe i miss those midnight shows.
yes this is one of the best up against the wall and sweating end of the evening songs, and i don't understand why they never put it on any of their laster albums even on the essential o'jays cd they have it live which is great , but just didn't have the favor of the original 45, thank guy, been looking for it for a long time,.
I have not heard this one in years......omg. I just found a good copy for 50 cents. I did not even ask if that price was correct. LOL. Thanks for posting. :-)
I Just found this beautiful record that had faded from my memory, I recall playing the hell out of it. thank u againg for such wonderful music that u"v gaven us thru the last 60yrs.I"v enjoyed every single one,Thank U ThankU Thank U I fell thru ur music I know aa of U wonderful Guys. Lov Cookie
rawcoyote it available on the 2cdset release of there minit and imperial recordings on the the ojays titled the ulmitate collection - also the bell recordings also available - in phil on neptune records prior to the pir years also one off on album on stang ran acros this on gemm lp only
I remember when it was 5 of the O'Jays and they came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Theater in 1966 or 1967 and they sung " Stand in for Love." They were fantastic and the girls went crazy. I was one of them. Good good memories of house parties in the basement with this song playing...thanks for allowing me hear this song once again and cherish the fun times when I was a teenager...
I remember when it was 5 of the O'Jays and they came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Theater in 1966 or 1967 and they sung " Stand in for Love." They were fantastic and the girls went crazy. I was one of them. Good good memories of house parties in the basement with this song playing...thanks for allowing me hear this song once again and cherish the fun times when I was a teenager...
"I'm like the lonely sailor, I don't go toa." An absolute soul gem! Now how about flipping it over for "Friday Night"? (Written by Randy Newman no less!)
1966? I was 15, why does this still get to me? Issues? I don't think so. Just the best fukin song they ever did. still feel the same as I did when I WAS 15. 59 now, and still get into it. thanks for posting. has been very hard to find. still have the 45. love ya for posting.
I was 17 instead of 15, otherwise I could have written your post.
Just recently learned that they reissued the "Soul Sounds" LP in 2004, which, other than the 45, is the only place I've seen this song, never saw it on any of the old soul collections. Just got the LP today, now have to get a turntable to play it!
@Ids916, nothing but the real thing in Cleveland OH-10, Mike (The Lover) Pain. I got all messed up listing to this cut and reading the memories.
Cleveland was the only place to be, The Music Box, The Alhambra Theater, Skate Land. Pay parties, turn on the blue light all on the walls and lets get the stinky finger.
micheal (payne) the lover, before him there was no other, in his tim there may be many, but when hes gone there wont be any...oh yea i remember those day, i use to tape all the radio shows so still today i can listen to..ruby green, flip forest,jim raggs, leon the burner etc...
Also, WABQ was called "TIGERADIO". J.L. WRIGHT was also a popular Cleveland during this period. He had the popular "BATTLE OF THE STARS" segment on his radio show, where 2 famous singers or groups' songs were played, and fans called in their choices as to which group they liked better. The O'JAYS were Cleveland's local heroes, and they won many times .
I was a youngster when this came out, but I too remember JL Wright,(used to be in love with his voice), Ken Hawkins, and Lynn Toliver on WABQ WOW do I miss Cleveland. In da nasty N'ati now, and they don't know nothing bout this!!!!!!
My mom used to go to school with BIG KEN HAWKINS!! Also, don't forget JERRY G BISHOP'S local T.V. show, JERRY G and COMPANY . He used to have The O'Jays on his show all of the time. In those days, WILLIAM POWELL was a featured lead singer in the group just like EDDIE & WALTER were .I remember he & THE O'JAYS sang their early hit "Working On Your Case" on JERRY G.'S TV SHOW on Cleveland's KYW-TV (later WKYC). Jerry G eventually moved to SAN DIEGO.
THANK YOU ...THANK YOU ...THANK YOU I ' VE BEEN WAITING 40 YRS 4 THIS SONG USED TO PLAY THIS ON A PORTABLE RECORD PLAYER IN THE CAR {member them?} 67 CHEVELLE ...........
@cenwt Surely I remember the portable record player...I grew up in Brooklyn NY Gowanus projects, and went through 2 of those babies...I kept the battery manufacturer in business..LOL..6 D size batteries every Friday....Oh yeah, those were the days.....
I fell in love with a young lady in high school 1966 this was our song, it became my theme song for a long time as I never married until real late. This was the shit! also, sweeter tomorrow, whispers & O'Jays both had five guys in the band back then. both appeared all over LA back then at dances and radio promo sock hops. oops! dating myself (Lol!)
The "Mighty O'Jays". Cleveland was a great place to be in during the 60's. Possibly the best two radio stations at once and the same time, WJMO (The Mighty Mo) and WABQ. The best DJ's; Jockey John Slade, Eddie O'Jay, Ken Hawkins, Mike The Lover, Leon The Burner, The Wild Wes. The Liberty Theater, The Keith 105, The Immortal Leo's Casino. The Upbeat Show and Ken Hawkins World of Soul. Oh Yes, we saw everybody at Motown long before they became famous. Can I Get A Witness?!
sho you right, the red carpet, circle ballroom, music box, flip forrest, jl wright, Lebron, wash allen, and i saw "eli tell a lie" last week. don't forget, lyn tolliver. dj eddie freeze
You got THAT right !!! People in the rest of the country don't realize that Cleveland was one of the Epicenters of Rock and Roll in the 50's and 60's ! Everything started here . That's why the decision was made to put the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame here.
This all the other early O'Jays recordings were smashes in Cleveland, Ohio. You're hearing five O'Jays singing: Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Bill Isles, Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. They cut a live version on this song at Leo's Casino at a show I attended.
Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!! I will never forget this one, or my surroundings when I first heard it. Yes, some sweet, delicious memories. "C" baby, wherever you are thank you for giving me something to remember for a lifetime.
This is the only spot where I can find this song. I still have the 45 but would like to get it on any digital source - CD, MP3, whatever. This was my song while at Linden (NJ) High School. Any suggestions in finding this would be appreciated or I will have to buy the thing that digitalizes vinyl.
For all you "Sound Of Philadelphia" lovers...I've compiled some SUPER playlists of MASTERPIECES JUST LIKE THIS (on my humble channel)...ripe and ready for the picking! ENJOY!!!
1965 my friend Carol's red light party! Thanks for the memory. This along with Sad Girl(Jay Wiggins) is one of my favorite grind songs. Mama would have beat me good.
If my mother could have seen me and my boyfriend grinding to that song,in the basement of my girl friends party red light and all! I probably wouldn't be writing this comment. Carol's party 1965 thanks for the memory.
This song really takes me back. Listening to this song is like going back in time. Sounds as good now as it did then. Don't understand why this song never really blew up.
i would like to down low it into my my media player i willing to pay for to copy STAND IN FOR LOVE BY THE OJAYS IS VERY HARD TO FIND THIS IS ONE OF FAVORITE ALL TIME SONGS
Classic 60's O'Jays IS available on CD . Check out "the O'Jays Ultimate Collection" , "The O'Jays Working On Your Case " , and "The O'Jays I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow: Bell Sessions 1967-69 on AMAZON.
i love this tune takes me back to house partys in the basement,in jamaca queens. we had it good then ,we just didnt know it.
fitzbaby11 1 month ago
This was one of my favorite OJay's songs. I had just started basic training in the Air Force (1966) when this song was a hit. Seems like just yesterday.
bryantraleigh 1 month ago
This was a long song on a 45 back in those days. Excellent!
infinadee 3 months ago
yes yes with the bsaement parties in the 60s in jamaca queens,what memorys. great posting
fitzbaby11 4 months ago
A STAND IN FOR LOVE! How many adolescent kids felt this way?! And yet, we all grew up, found someone, fell in love, and left these uncertain days behind! And yet...and yet...we return to these bittersweet memories, remembering how it was, and how BEAUTIFULLY these artists expressed our teenage angst! Thank you GOD, for these artists that expressed our feelings, at this point in time, in this country. Thank you, God, for these talented vocalists.
themrsporter 5 months ago
ojays at their very best with eddie on lead vocals. this song would bring down the house at the UPTOWN in philly. oooooooowe i miss those midnight shows.
MsSchucky 5 months ago
WOW,PRE BACKSTABBERS O'JAYS.I USE TO RELATE TO THIS SONG,NOT ANYMORE,BUT I STILL LIKE TO HEAR IT-DALE ''74''Sarasota Riverview high
tishia123 6 months ago
It is a known fact that they don't make music like this anymore.
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sonybrother1 7 months ago
I almost forgot this one. This was my al time favorite. Damn the lyrics are smokin!
ricoproductions1 7 months ago
These gems just make me misty-eyed for they take me back to an era that I loved musically and spiritually.
amd77j 8 months ago
The great Jerry Baxter on drums!
m1sterbobby 8 months ago
thanks I never heard this before but it is nice!!
neceekaye 9 months ago
Even when I didn't know what love was all about,I knew this is how it should feel! SING EDDIE!
missroni1950 10 months ago
Big hit on WWRL in NYC back in the day.
13NJJACK 11 months ago
yes this is one of the best up against the wall and sweating end of the evening songs, and i don't understand why they never put it on any of their laster albums even on the essential o'jays cd they have it live which is great , but just didn't have the favor of the original 45, thank guy, been looking for it for a long time,.
MrJascnm 11 months ago
@MrJascnm , I hear you.............memories.
jstmeanu 11 months ago
I have not heard this one in years......omg. I just found a good copy for 50 cents. I did not even ask if that price was correct. LOL. Thanks for posting. :-)
ioxxd90 11 months ago
This song could be heard all up and down the ave. in Harlem when it came out. It is still one of my favorites by the ojays, if not their first.
pre1947 1 year ago
the ultimate "cooty-crawl" cut at the 25 cent house party.....man.....what mememories.
MICKEYSMONKEY 1 year ago
I Just found this beautiful record that had faded from my memory, I recall playing the hell out of it. thank u againg for such wonderful music that u"v gaven us thru the last 60yrs.I"v enjoyed every single one,Thank U ThankU Thank U I fell thru ur music I know aa of U wonderful Guys. Lov Cookie
lilskipmelo 1 year ago
rawcoyote it available on the 2cdset release of there minit and imperial recordings on the the ojays titled the ulmitate collection - also the bell recordings also available - in phil on neptune records prior to the pir years also one off on album on stang ran acros this on gemm lp only
nncnnb919 1 year ago
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I remember when it was 5 of the O'Jays and they came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Theater in 1966 or 1967 and they sung " Stand in for Love." They were fantastic and the girls went crazy. I was one of them. Good good memories of house parties in the basement with this song playing...thanks for allowing me hear this song once again and cherish the fun times when I was a teenager...
motherark414 1 year ago
I remember when it was 5 of the O'Jays and they came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Theater in 1966 or 1967 and they sung " Stand in for Love." They were fantastic and the girls went crazy. I was one of them. Good good memories of house parties in the basement with this song playing...thanks for allowing me hear this song once again and cherish the fun times when I was a teenager...
motherark414 1 year ago
Ya'll messin; me UP!
launchedout09 1 year ago
I think the year is wrong, this is 1965 I could be wrong but I m right.
bmwstan 1 year ago
This song was written by O'Jays main lead singer , EDDIE LEVERT.
williamg2552 1 year ago
"I'm like the lonely sailor, I don't go toa." An absolute soul gem! Now how about flipping it over for "Friday Night"? (Written by Randy Newman no less!)
Gerry50ify 1 year ago
It's been a long long time since I heard this one.
cnupe98 1 year ago
1966? I was 15, why does this still get to me? Issues? I don't think so. Just the best fukin song they ever did. still feel the same as I did when I WAS 15. 59 now, and still get into it. thanks for posting. has been very hard to find. still have the 45. love ya for posting.
rawcoyote 1 year ago
@rawcoyote
I was 17 instead of 15, otherwise I could have written your post.
Just recently learned that they reissued the "Soul Sounds" LP in 2004, which, other than the 45, is the only place I've seen this song, never saw it on any of the old soul collections. Just got the LP today, now have to get a turntable to play it!
stellasurf2008 1 year ago
@Ids916, nothing but the real thing in Cleveland OH-10, Mike (The Lover) Pain. I got all messed up listing to this cut and reading the memories.
Cleveland was the only place to be, The Music Box, The Alhambra Theater, Skate Land. Pay parties, turn on the blue light all on the walls and lets get the stinky finger.
SingRons 1 year ago
@SingRons hey dont forget about the playmore i went in the army the same year this came out july 66
dogwater4u 1 year ago
I wish somebody post Oh! How You Hurt Me. William Powell at his best.
Womackette 2 years ago
@Womackette Oh yes, please do, he was definitely the best. May God forever rest his soul.
cassieann1000 1 year ago
@Womackette
cassieann1000 1 year ago
I remember the song coming out in the fall of 1965.
bubblejomay 2 years ago
I was sixteen went it came out and could slow very good ,man this was one of the best slow song out in 1966 ....
GREG52231 2 years ago
This song really takes me down memory lane living in Cleveland in the 60s in high school.
Does anyone remember Mike The Lover week days after school on WABQ until the sun went down, around 6pm in the winter and 9pm in the summer!
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I first saw the Ojays at a Sunday Matinee at Leo's Casino on Euclid AVE. Me and my girlfriends were fortunate to get a table up front.
Lord hammercy! Eddie Lavert exuded sexiness! They were all fine. Used to love dancing close,,, a good last dance at parties
lds916 2 years ago
micheal (payne) the lover, before him there was no other, in his tim there may be many, but when hes gone there wont be any...oh yea i remember those day, i use to tape all the radio shows so still today i can listen to..ruby green, flip forest,jim raggs, leon the burner etc...
reginaldbeverly 1 year ago
@lds916 yeah i do 1420 am right
dogwater4u 1 year ago
da shit 4 ril wid a lotsa bump N grind
shortcakeslicious 2 years ago
i here u jersey. i grew up in queens ny and we love to grind to this in those basement parties
tperrybreath11 2 years ago
grew up in nj and we loved to slow dance to this class of 67
fencersdelight 2 years ago
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One of my Fav's******
soulwopp 2 years ago
Leo,s in cleveland was the place to be back in the 60,s I miss all the the great shows.
oldersoul1 2 years ago
@oldersoul1 That's for real. That was the Jay's second home back then.
cassieann1000 1 year ago
Also, WABQ was called "TIGERADIO". J.L. WRIGHT was also a popular Cleveland during this period. He had the popular "BATTLE OF THE STARS" segment on his radio show, where 2 famous singers or groups' songs were played, and fans called in their choices as to which group they liked better. The O'JAYS were Cleveland's local heroes, and they won many times .
williamg2552 2 years ago
I was a youngster when this came out, but I too remember JL Wright,(used to be in love with his voice), Ken Hawkins, and Lynn Toliver on WABQ WOW do I miss Cleveland. In da nasty N'ati now, and they don't know nothing bout this!!!!!!
coughdrop30 2 years ago
My mom used to go to school with BIG KEN HAWKINS!! Also, don't forget JERRY G BISHOP'S local T.V. show, JERRY G and COMPANY . He used to have The O'Jays on his show all of the time. In those days, WILLIAM POWELL was a featured lead singer in the group just like EDDIE & WALTER were .I remember he & THE O'JAYS sang their early hit "Working On Your Case" on JERRY G.'S TV SHOW on Cleveland's KYW-TV (later WKYC). Jerry G eventually moved to SAN DIEGO.
williamg2552 2 years ago
THANK YOU ...THANK YOU ...THANK YOU I ' VE BEEN WAITING 40 YRS 4 THIS SONG USED TO PLAY THIS ON A PORTABLE RECORD PLAYER IN THE CAR {member them?} 67 CHEVELLE ...........
cenwt 2 years ago 6
@cenwt Surely I remember the portable record player...I grew up in Brooklyn NY Gowanus projects, and went through 2 of those babies...I kept the battery manufacturer in business..LOL..6 D size batteries every Friday....Oh yeah, those were the days.....
laidyeh 1 year ago 2
this is a good slow dance. the mighty ojays is the best.
dvlady51 2 years ago
I fell in love with a young lady in high school 1966 this was our song, it became my theme song for a long time as I never married until real late. This was the shit! also, sweeter tomorrow, whispers & O'Jays both had five guys in the band back then. both appeared all over LA back then at dances and radio promo sock hops. oops! dating myself (Lol!)
MrBlues2jazz 2 years ago
Icould`nt wait to get to the party with the red light to dance with the "young ladies " on this record ,man it`s one of the all time best !!!!!!!
GREG52231 2 years ago
The "Mighty O'Jays". Cleveland was a great place to be in during the 60's. Possibly the best two radio stations at once and the same time, WJMO (The Mighty Mo) and WABQ. The best DJ's; Jockey John Slade, Eddie O'Jay, Ken Hawkins, Mike The Lover, Leon The Burner, The Wild Wes. The Liberty Theater, The Keith 105, The Immortal Leo's Casino. The Upbeat Show and Ken Hawkins World of Soul. Oh Yes, we saw everybody at Motown long before they became famous. Can I Get A Witness?!
sameeh109 3 years ago 2
I wish i was living back then, man yah had all the good music
hoorider1 2 years ago
Not only did I live it during the time, but hit all the best groups at the baddest clubs and dances. grew up in Los Angeles high school class of 1968
MrBlues2jazz 2 years ago
sho you right, the red carpet, circle ballroom, music box, flip forrest, jl wright, Lebron, wash allen, and i saw "eli tell a lie" last week. don't forget, lyn tolliver. dj eddie freeze
eddiefreeze41 2 years ago
You got THAT right !!! People in the rest of the country don't realize that Cleveland was one of the Epicenters of Rock and Roll in the 50's and 60's ! Everything started here . That's why the decision was made to put the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame here.
williamg2552 2 years ago
The O'JAYS are REALLY from the CLEVELAND/CANTON area....NOT PHILADELPHIA.
williamg2552 3 years ago
Hey sis I feel the same as U do...
tkeitt43 3 years ago
this is a new one for me but none the less its good
ssbbw00 3 years ago
This all the other early O'Jays recordings were smashes in Cleveland, Ohio. You're hearing five O'Jays singing: Eddie Levert, Walter Williams, Bill Isles, Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. They cut a live version on this song at Leo's Casino at a show I attended.
BKagent22 3 years ago
Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!!! I will never forget this one, or my surroundings when I first heard it. Yes, some sweet, delicious memories. "C" baby, wherever you are thank you for giving me something to remember for a lifetime.
TemptinTina1 3 years ago
This is the only spot where I can find this song. I still have the 45 but would like to get it on any digital source - CD, MP3, whatever. This was my song while at Linden (NJ) High School. Any suggestions in finding this would be appreciated or I will have to buy the thing that digitalizes vinyl.
judzee49 3 years ago
i was in the 96th trans. apo when this came out love it
dogwater4u 3 years ago
I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!! Thanks!!!
Diane8601 3 years ago 2
For all you "Sound Of Philadelphia" lovers...I've compiled some SUPER playlists of MASTERPIECES JUST LIKE THIS (on my humble channel)...ripe and ready for the picking! ENJOY!!!
spyce11 3 years ago
Blue light in the basement. We would bring the blue light to the party just in case there was none. Good times.....
annmilesbrown 3 years ago 9
@annmilesbrown
omg, and then what? lol
rawcoyote 1 year ago
1965 my friend Carol's red light party! Thanks for the memory. This along with Sad Girl(Jay Wiggins) is one of my favorite grind songs. Mama would have beat me good.
teenmajor 3 years ago
If my mother could have seen me and my boyfriend grinding to that song,in the basement of my girl friends party red light and all! I probably wouldn't be writing this comment. Carol's party 1965 thanks for the memory.
teenmajor 3 years ago 2
This song really takes me back. Listening to this song is like going back in time. Sounds as good now as it did then. Don't understand why this song never really blew up.
MsLadyJames 4 years ago
i would like to down low it into my my media player i willing to pay for to copy STAND IN FOR LOVE BY THE OJAYS IS VERY HARD TO FIND THIS IS ONE OF FAVORITE ALL TIME SONGS
HAWK251948 4 years ago
Classic 60's O'Jays IS available on CD . Check out "the O'Jays Ultimate Collection" , "The O'Jays Working On Your Case " , and "The O'Jays I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow: Bell Sessions 1967-69 on AMAZON.
williamg2552 4 years ago
I love this song, I heard it years ago and forgot all about it.Thanks for posting this
rozzythomas 4 years ago
OMG! Early O'Jays with the great Eddie Levert.
rayssonation 4 years ago
i was in the army when this record came out thank alot
dogwater4u 4 years ago