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After greatly increasing their visibility with Skin Tight, the Ohio Players became even more visible with Fire -- an unpredictable masterpiece that boasted such explosive horn-driven funk jewels as "Smoke" and the wildly addictive title song. The Players were always best known for their hard-edged funk, but in fact, there was much more to their legacy. "I Want to Be Free," the almost innocent "Together," and the remorseful "It's All Over" demonstrate that their ballads and slower material could be first-rate soul treasures. The influence of gospel imagery and the black church experience had asserted itself on Skin Tight's "Is Anybody Gonna Be Saved," and does so once again on the intense "What the Hell" and the hit "Runnin' From the Devil." Without question, Fire was one of the Ohio Players' greatest triumphs -- both commercially and artistically. © Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Leroy Bonner, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Jones, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Middlebrooks, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Pierce, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Satchell, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Beck, ComposerLyricist - Billy Beck, Hammond Organ, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Clavichord, Rhodes , AssociatedPerformer - James Williams, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Timbales , Conga, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ohio Players, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Bonner, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Jones, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Middlebrooks, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Pierce, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Satchell, Flute, Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Beck, ComposerLyricist - Billy Beck, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Strings, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - James Williams, Bells, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Jones, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Ohio Players, Producer, MainArtist - Clarence Willis, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Ohio Players, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Bonner, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Jones, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Middlebrooks, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Pierce, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Satchell, ComposerLyricist - William Beck, ComposerLyricist - James Williams, ComposerLyricist - Ohio Players, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Bonner, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Jones, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Middlebrooks, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Pierce, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Satchell, Flute, Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Beck, ComposerLyricist - Billy Beck, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Strings, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - James Williams, Bells, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Jones, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Ohio Players, Producer, MainArtist - Clarence Willis, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Bonner, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Jones, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Middlebrooks, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Pierce, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Satchell, Flute, Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Beck, ComposerLyricist - Billy Beck, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, Strings, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - James Williams, Bells, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Conga, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Jones, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Ohio Players, Producer, MainArtist - Clarence Willis, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Bonner, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Jones, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Middlebrooks, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Pierce, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Satchell, ComposerLyricist - William Beck, ComposerLyricist - James Williams, ComposerLyricist - Ohio Players, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
After greatly increasing their visibility with Skin Tight, the Ohio Players became even more visible with Fire -- an unpredictable masterpiece that boasted such explosive horn-driven funk jewels as "Smoke" and the wildly addictive title song. The Players were always best known for their hard-edged funk, but in fact, there was much more to their legacy. "I Want to Be Free," the almost innocent "Together," and the remorseful "It's All Over" demonstrate that their ballads and slower material could be first-rate soul treasures. The influence of gospel imagery and the black church experience had asserted itself on Skin Tight's "Is Anybody Gonna Be Saved," and does so once again on the intense "What the Hell" and the hit "Runnin' From the Devil." Without question, Fire was one of the Ohio Players' greatest triumphs -- both commercially and artistically. © Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:38
- Main artists: Ohio Players
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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