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Travelin' at the Speed of Thought
Travelin' at the Speed of Thought is a 1977 album by American R&B group The O'Jays, released on the Philadelphia International Records label. 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. 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.
"Travelin' at the Speed of Thought" is the first O'Jays album to feature vocals from Sammy Strain, who in 1976 had been brought into the group as the replacement for the then-terminally ill William Powell. Powell's death from cancer in May 1977 coincided with the release of the