Fire (Ohio Players album)
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| Studio album by Ohio Players | ||||
| Released | November 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Paragon Studios (Chicago, Illinois) |
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| Genre | Soul/Funk | |||
| Length | 36:27 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Ohio Players | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B) [2] |
Fire is the sixth studio album by the Ohio Players and the second released through the Mercury label.
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[edit] History
Fire is the third of five Ohio Players albums that were also available in quadraphonic (4-channel stereo), released as an 8-track tape in the U.S. and on vinyl in Japan. DTS Entertainment released the quad mix as a DTS Audio CD in 2001.
The album's lead single "Fire" is currently the theme song to the US television series Hell's Kitchen. Fire topped the Pop Albums chart for one week and the Soul Albums chart for five weeks.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, William Beck.
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Fire" | 4:36 | |||||||
| 2. | "Together" | 3:08 | |||||||
| 3. | "Runnin' from the Devil" | 4:48 | |||||||
| 4. | "I Want to Be Free" | 6:56 | |||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 5. | "Smoke" | 5:59 | |||||||
| 6. | "It's All Over" | 4:15 | |||||||
| 7. | "What the Hell" | 5:38 | |||||||
| 8. | "Together/Feelings" (listed as "Together (Reprise)" on back cover) | 1:11 | |||||||
[edit] Personnel
- James "Diamond" Williams – drums, chimes, percussion, lead & background vocals
- William "Billy" Beck – piano, organ, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, ARP, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Marvin "Merv" Pierce – trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone & background vocals
- Marshall Jones – Fender bass
- Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner – guitar, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks – trumpet, trombone & background vocals
- Clarence "Satch" Satchell – baritone sax, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, percussion, lead & background vocals
[edit] Production
- Ohio Players – producers
- Barry Mraz, Lee Hulko – engineers
- Jim Ladwig – art director
- Len Willis – designer
- Stan Malinowski – photography
[edit] Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[3] | |
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| US | US R&B |
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| 1975 | Fire | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
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| US | US R&B |
US Dance |
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| 1975 | "Fire" | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| "I Want to Be Free" | 44 | 6 | — | |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Greatest Hits by Elton John |
Billboard 200 number-one album February 8 - February 14, 1975 |
Succeeded by Heart Like a Wheel by Linda Ronstadt |
[edit] References
- ^ Henderson, Alex. Fire review at Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Fire review". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=7546. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Ohio Players US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5062/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "Ohio Players US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5062/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
