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Fire (Ohio Players album)

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Fire
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1974
RecordedParagon Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
GenreFunk, soul, rock
Length36:27
LabelMercury
ProducerOhio Players
Ohio Players chronology
Climax
(1974)
Fire
(1974)
Honey
(1975)
Singles from Fire
  1. "Fire"
    Released: November 1974
  2. "I Want to Be Free"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Džuboksmixed[3]

Fire is the sixth studio album by the Ohio Players and the second released through the Mercury label.

History

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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

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All tracks are written by James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, William Beck

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Fire"4:36
2."Together"3:08
3."Runnin' from the Devil"4:48
4."I Want to Be Free"6:56
Side two
No.TitleLength
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

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  • 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

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  • Ohio Players – producers
  • Barry Mraz, Lee Hulko – engineers
  • Jim Ladwig – art director
  • Len Willis – designer
  • Stan Malinowski – photography

Charts

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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
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US
R&B

[4]
1974 "Fire" 1 1
1975 "I Want to Be Free" 44 6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Fire review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Vrdoljak, Dražen. "Ohio Players - Fire". Džuboks (in Serbian) (11 (second series)). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine: 24.
  4. ^ a b c "US Charts > Ohio Players". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
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