Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee

Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
Studio album by Ohio Players
Released August 1978
Recorded The Chicago Recording Company (Chicago), Paragon Recording Studios (Chicago), The Record Plant (Los Angeles), Wally Heider Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre Soul/Funk
Label Mercury
Producer Ohio Players
Ohio Players chronology
Mr. Mean
(1977)Mr. Mean1977		 Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
(1978)		 Everybody Up
(1979)Everybody Up1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee is the 14th album by the Ohio Players. It was the 8th and last album they would record for Mercury. The title is a unique spelling of the term "jazzy lady." Unlike their last two efforts, the group remained with the nine-man roster that they had with Mr. Mean.

The group returned to the soul and funk that had been a big part of their sound, since the mellower, jazzier sounds of Mr. Mean (a soundtrack for a film directed by and starring Fred Williamson) failed to move fans and critics. Low sales of that album would also lead to lower-than-expected sales for Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee.

Track listing

  1. "Funk-O-Nots" (4:48)
  2. "Sleepwalkin'" (5:27)
  3. "Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee" (8:18)
  4. "Nott Enuff" (4:58)
  5. "Time Slips Away/Shoot Yer Shot" (7:13)
  6. "Dance (If Ya Wanta)" (6:13)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 69
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 15
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[2]		 US
R&B
[2]
1978 "Funk-O-Nots" 105 27
"Time Slips Away" — 53

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  2. 1 2 3 "US Charts > Ohio Players". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
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