Fire (Ohio Players album)
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| Studio album by Ohio Players | |||||
| Released | 1974 | ||||
| Recorded | Paragon Studios, Chicago | ||||
| Genre | Soul/Funk | ||||
| Length | 36:27 | ||||
| Label | Mercury | ||||
| Producer | Ohio Players | ||||
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Fire is the second Mercury album by the funk band Ohio Players.
It 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.
[edit] Track listing
- "Fire" (4:33)
- "Together" (3:06)
- "Runnin'" (4:47)
- "I Want to Be Free" (6:52)
- "Smoke" (5:58)
- "It's All Over" (4:14)
- "What the Hell" (5:36)
- "Together/Feelings" (1:12)
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
[edit] Personnel
- James "Diamond" Williams - drums, chimes, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Billy Beck - Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, ARP synthesizer, percussion, lead & background vocals
- Mervin 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
| Preceded by Greatest Hits by Elton John |
Billboard 200 number-one album February 8 - February 14, 1975 |
Succeeded by Heart Like a Wheel by Linda Ronstadt |
