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Riding High (Faze-O album)

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Riding High
Studio album by
Released1977
Recorded1977 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois
GenreFunk
Length31:54
LabelShe Records
ProducerTight Corporation
Faze-O chronology
Riding High
(1977)
Good Thang
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Riding High is the first album by the Dayton, Ohio funk band Faze-O.[2] Released in 1977 on Atlantic Records subsidiary label, She Records, it was produced by the Ohio Players. They would chart in 1978 with the top ten R&B single, "Riding High". "Riding High" went on to be an often sampled song for many hip hop and R&B acts from the late 1980s onwards.

Tracks

  1. "Riding High" - 5:21
  2. "Funky Reputation" - 5:10
  3. "You And I (Belong Together)" - 5:20
  4. "Toe Jam" - 4:59
  5. "True Love" - 3:19
  6. "Get Some Booty" - 2:49
  7. "Test - This Is Faze-O" - 4:44

Personnel

  • Keith Harrison - Arp, Clavinet, Composer, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Mini Moog, Percussion, Piano, Piano (Electric), Lead and Backing Vocals
  • Ralph "Love" Aikens - Guitar, Talk Box, Lead and Backing Vocals
  • Tyrone "Flye" Crum - Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Robert Neal, Jr. - Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals
  • Roger Parker - Drums, Percussion

Charts

Album

Year Album Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1978 Riding High 98 19

Single

Year Single Peak chart positions
US R&B[4]
1978 "Riding High" 9

References

  1. ^ Riding High at AllMusic
  2. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Biography". ALLMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Faze-O US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  4. ^ "Faze-O US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-09.