Ship Ahoy (album)

Ship Ahoy
Studio album by The O'Jays
Released	10 November 1973
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul
Length	48:13
Label	Philadelphia International Records
Producer	Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
The O'Jays chronology
Back Stabbers (1972) Ship Ahoy (1973) Survival (1975)

Ship Ahoy is an album by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays, released in 1973 on Philadelphia International Records. The album was a critical and commercial success, entering Billboard on November 10, and reaching No. 11. It reached No. 1 on the "Black Albums" chart and launched two hit singles, "For the Love of Money" and "Put Your Hands Together." Conceived as a theme album built around the title track, Ship Ahoy includes socially relevant tracks and love songs under a cover that is itself notable for its serious subject matter. The album, which achieved RIAA platinum certification in 1992 for over 1 million copies sold, has been reissued multiple times, including in a 2003 edition with a bonus track. Ship Ahoy was the highest selling R&B album on the Billboard Year-End chart for 1974.^[1]