- Honey (Ohio Players album)
Infobox Album |
Name = Honey
Type =Album
Artist =Ohio Players
Released = 1975
Recorded = Paragon Recording Studios,Chicago
Genre = Soul/Funk
Length = 31:47
Label = Mercury
Producer =Ohio Players
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4sjp7i5jg76r link]
Last album = "Fire"
(1974)
This album = "Honey"
(1975)
Next album = "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 " magazine's October 1974Playmate of the Month ,Ester Cordet .The album was recorded and remixed at Paragon Recording Studios in
Chicago , withBarry 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 atMasterdisk 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.Track listing
# "Honey" (5:20)
# "Fopp" (3:45)
# "Let's Do It" (5:15)
# "Ain't Givin' up No Ground" (1:42)
# "Sweet Sticky Thing " (6:14)
# "Love Rollercoaster " (4:50)
# "Alone" (4:37)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, fluteCover versions
* "Fopp" by
Soundgarden , from the 1988 EP Fopp
* "Love Rollercoaster " byRed Hot Chili Peppers , from the 1996 soundtrack toBeavis and Butt-head Do America
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