<P> `` 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 . 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 . The single peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart , and at No. 9 on Billboard 's Pop Singles chart in spring 1974 . Though the album version of the song was over seven minutes long , it received substantial radio airplay . 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 . ) </P>
<P> `` 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 . 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 . The single peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart , and at No. 9 on Billboard 's Pop Singles chart in spring 1974 . Though the album version of the song was over seven minutes long , it received substantial radio airplay . 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 . ) </P>
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The O'Jays
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