Fire (Ohio Players album)
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| Studio album by Ohio Players | ||||
| Released | November 1974 | |||
| Recorded |
Paragon Studios (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Funk, disco, Soul | |||
| Length | 36:27 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Ohio Players | |||
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| Singles from Fire | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (B) [2] |
| Džuboks | (Mixed) [3] |
Fire is the sixth studio album by the Ohio Players and the second released through the Mercury label.
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 both the Billboard Pop Albums chart and the Billboard R&B Albums chart (where it held for five weeks) in early 1975.
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 | ||||||||
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
Production
- Ohio Players – producers
- Barry Mraz, Lee Hulko – engineers
- Jim Ladwig – art director
- Len Willis – designer
- Stan Malinowski – photography
Charts
| Chart (1974-75) | Peak [4] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 1 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| US [4] |
US R&B [4] | ||
| 1974 | "Fire" | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | "I Want to Be Free" | 44 | 6 |
See also
- List of number-one albums of 1975 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)
| Preceded by Greatest Hits by Elton John |
Billboard 200 number-one album February 8–14, 1975 |
Succeeded by Heart Like a Wheel by Linda Ronstadt |
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. Fire review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Fire review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ↑ Vrdoljak, Dražen. "Ohio Players - Fire". Džuboks (in Serbian) (Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine) (11 (second series)): 24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "US Charts > Ohio Players". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
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