Fire (Ohio Players album)
| Fire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Paragon Studios (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 36:27 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Ohio Players | |||
| Ohio Players chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Fire | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| Džuboks | mixed[3] |
Fire is the sixth studio album by the Ohio Players and the second released through the Mercury label.
History[edit]
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" was serving in the mid-2010s as 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[edit]
All tracks are written by James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, William Beck
| 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 |
| 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[edit]
- James "Diamond" Williams – drums, chimes, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Billy Beck – piano, organ, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, ARP, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Marvin "Merv" Pierce – trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone & background vocals
- Marshall "Rock" 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[edit]
- Ohio Players – producers
- Barry Mraz, Lee Hulko – engineers
- Jim Ladwig – art director
- Len Willis – designer
- Stan Malinowski – photography
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1974–75) | Peak [4] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 1 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US R&B [4] | ||
| 1974 | "Fire" | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | "I Want to Be Free" | 44 | 6 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Henderson, Alex. Fire review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: O". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Vrdoljak, Dražen. "Ohio Players - Fire". Džuboks (in Serbian) (11 (second series)). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine: 24.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > Ohio Players". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
