Climax (Ohio Players album)

Climax
Compilation album by Ohio Players
Released	October 1974
Genre	Soul, funk
Length	36:52
Label	Westbound
Producer	Ohio Players
Ohio Players chronology
Skin Tight (1974) Climax (1974) Fire (1974)

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Climax (October 1974) is a compilation album by The Ohio Players and the first of two albums compiled from tracks left over from previous sessions recorded for the Detroit-based Westbound label. The group was signed to Mercury by the time Climax hit stores, and the album features only five new songs (with the other three pulled from *previous albums). Their Mercury debut, Skin Tight, was released several months earlier.

Along with six originals, the album includes cover versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", adding to the group's already growing repertoire.

Track listing

1. "Sleep Talk" (Ohio Players) (3:15) [*previously issued]
2. "Ruffell Foot" (Louis Crane, Belda Baine) (4:07)
3. "Proud Mary" (John Fogerty) (5:21)
4. "Climax" (Crane, Baine) (6:50)
5. "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson) (6:00)
6. "Food Stamps Y'All" (Crane, Baine) (2:28) [*previously issued]
7. "Players Ballin'" (Ohio Players) (4:31) [*previously issued]
8. "Pack It Up" (Crane, Baine) (4:20)

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	102
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	24

External links

• Climax at Discogs