Honey (Ohio Players album)

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For the 1958 LP, see Honey (Sonny James album).
Honey
Honey cover
Studio album by Ohio Players
Released 1975
Recorded Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre Soul/Funk
Length 31:47
Label Mercury
Producer Ohio Players
Professional reviews
Ohio Players chronology
Fire
(1974)		 Honey
(1975)		 Rattlesnake
(1976)

Honey is the third Mercury album by The Ohio Players, released in 1975. Like previous albums, Honey is known for its very sexy cover photo. In this case, the model was Playboy October 1974 Playmate of the Month, Ester Cordet.

The album was recorded and remixed at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago, with Barry Mraz as their recording engineer. Marty Link, Steve Kusiciel, Rob Kingsland, and Paul Johnson are credited as tape operators. Gilbert Kong mastered the final mix at Masterdisk in New York City.

It is the fourth of five Ohio Players albums that were also available in quadraphonic (4-channel stereo), released in the 8-track tape format. The quad mix was available on 8-track tape in the U.S., and on vinyl in Japan. It was released digitally as a DTS Audio CD by DTS Entertainment in 2001.


[edit] Track listing

  1. "Honey" (5:20)
  2. "Fopp" (3:45)
  3. "Let's Do It" (5:15)
  4. "Ain't Givin' up No Ground" (1:42)
  5. "Sweet Sticky Thing" (6:14)
  6. "Love Rollercoaster" (4:50)
  7. "Alone" (4:37)

[edit] Personnel

  • James "Diamond" Williams - drums, timbales, congas, percussion, lead & background vocals
  • Billy Beck - piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes piano, RMI electric piano, Clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP string ensemble, percussion, lead & background vocals
  • Mervin Pierce - trumpets & flugelhorn
  • Marshall 'Rock' Jones - electric bass
  • Leroy "Sugar" Bonner - guitars, lead & background vocals
  • Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks - trumpets
  • Clarence "Satch" Satchell - tenor saxes, baritone sax, flute

[edit] Cover versions