For The Love of Money
Written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Anthony Jackson, "For the Love of Money" was recorded by The O'Jays for the album Ship Ahoy and released as a single in late 1973. The song peaked at number three on the Billboard R&B chart and No. 9 on the Pop Singles chart in spring 1974, and its title comes from the Bible verse 1 Timothy 6:10.