1974
SHIP AHOY * LOVE CHILDREN * ASHANTI 409 * UK
Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, partly in response to the social consciousness lyrics of Marvin Gays seminal What's Going On Album, Ship Ahoy was originally released by The O'Jays, in 1973, and can be found as a nine minute version on their album of the same name. The above version by Love Children (Dandy Livingstone with The Cimmerons) adds a deeply spiritual dimension to the song.