"For the Love of Money" was nominated for the 1975 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance – Duo, Group or Chorus, losing to " Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus.ĭespite the 1975 snub, in 2016 "For the Love of Money" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Leon Huff – producer, composer, lyricist.During the final mixing of the track, Kenny Gamble impulsively reached over to the echo button and added echo to Jackson's opening riffs. Tarsia decided to run Jackson's bassline through a phaser, giving it a swishing sound and later mixed in echo. Sigma Sound Studios owner/engineer Joe Tarsia noticed that Jackson had a wah-wah pedal attached to his Fender Precision Bass. One day during fall 1973, producer/keyboardist Leon Huff was leading the members of the MFSB rhythm section and Jackson through a rehearsal. The song's title comes from a well-known Bible verse, 1 Timothy 6:10: "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." (This translation is from the King James Version of the Bible.) The song was also used as the opening theme song for NBC’s The Apprentice.Īnthony Jackson played bass guitar on the song. Though the album version of the song was over seven minutes long, it received substantial radio airplay. 9 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart in spring 1974. The single peaked at number three on the U.S.
Produced by Gamble and Huff for Philadelphia International Records, "For the Love of Money" was issued as a single in late 1973 (see 1973 in music), with "People Keep Tellin' Me" as its B-side. " For the Love of Money" is a soul/ funk song that was written and composed by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson it was recorded by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays for the album Ship Ahoy.
"For the Love of Money" by the O'Jays on YouTube "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Year's Ain't New Year's Without The One You Love" Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia: October 3, 1973
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