Fire (Ohio Players album)

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

Fire
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1974
RecordedParagon Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
GenreFunk, soul
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]

History

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

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

  • 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

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

Charts

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

References

  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). Gornji Milanovac: Dečje novine (11 (second series)): 24.
  4. "US Charts > Ohio Players". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
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