Fire

by Ohio Players

Overview

After greatly increasing their visibility with Skin Tight, the Ohio Players became even more visible with Fire -- an unpredictable masterpiece that boasted such explosive horn-driven funk jewels as "Smoke" and the wildly addictive title song. The Players were always best known for their hard-edged funk, but in fact, there was much more to their legacy. "I Want to Be Free," the almost innocent "Together," and the remorseful "It's All Over" demonstrate that their ballads and slower material could be first-rate soul treasures. The influence of gospel imagery and the black church experience had asserted itself on Skin Tight's "Is Anybody Gonna Be Saved," and does so once again on the intense "What the Hell" and the hit "Runnin' From the Devil." Without question, Fire was one of the Ohio Players' greatest triumphs -- both commercially and artistically. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/16/1991
Label:	Mercury
UPC:	0042284834629
Rank:	74028

Tracks

1. Fire
2. Together
3. Runnin' From the Devil
4. I Want to Be Free
5. Smoke
6. It's All Over
7. What the Hell
8. Medley

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ohio Players   Primary Artist
Billy Beck   Vocals,Keyboards
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner   Guitar,Vocals
Marshall "Rock" Jones   Bass (Electric)
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks   Horn,Vocals (Background)
Clarence Satchell   Vocals,Saxophone
Marvin Pierce   Horn,Vocals (Background)
James "Diamond" Williams   Drums,Vocals,Percussion

Technical Credits

Leroy Bonner   Composer
James Williams   Composer
Barry Mraz   Engineer
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner   Composer
Richard M. Jones   Composer
Marshall "Rock" Jones   Composer
Ralph Middlebrooks   Composer
Billy Beck   Composer
Rob Kingsley   Assistant Engineer
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks   Composer
Lee Hulko   Engineer
Ohio Players   Composer,Producer
Clarence Satchell   Composer
Marvin Pierce   Composer
William Beck   Composer,Composer
William "Billy" Beck   Composer
James "Diamond" Williams   Composer
Marshall Jones   Composer
Marvin R. Pierce   Composer