Greatest Hits

~ Release by Ohio Players (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Sleeve notes by Dave McAleer.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 5064
Other: PY 506

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-17 12:51 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Love Rollercoaster
recording of:
Love Rollercoaster
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Mervin Pierce (Ohio Players), Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
publisher:
Rick S. Music (publishing company associated with Casablanca), Rightsong Music Inc. and Segundo Sueños LLC
2:54
2Who’d She Coo
recording of:
Who’d She Coo
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), James Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks and Clarence Satchell
3:20
3Sweet Sticky Thing
3:27
4Feel the Beat
producer:
Ohio Players
recording of:
Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco)
writer:
Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Mervin Pierce (Ohio Players), Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
3:15
5Body Bives
producer:
Ohio Players
alto saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
Clarence "Satch" Satchell
clavinet, electric piano [Fender Rhodes piano], electric piano [RMI electric piano], grand piano, Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ], string synthesizer [ARP string ensemble] and synthesizer [ARP Odyssey synthesizer]:
Billy Beck
congas, cowbell, drums (drum set) and temple blocks:
James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
electric bass guitar:
Marshall "Rock" Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players)
guitar:
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Clarence “Chet” Willis
percussion:
Billy Beck, Clarence "Satch" Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
trumpet:
Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks and Marvin “Merv” Pierce
vocals:
Billy Beck, Clarence "Satch" Satchell, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players) and Clarence “Chet” Willis
performer:
Ohio Players
recording of:
Body Vibes
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
composer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), James Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks and Clarence Satchell
7:14
6Skin Tight
recording of:
Skin Tight
writer:
Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
52:51
7I Want to Be Free
recording of:
I Want to Be Free
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
3:13
8Good Luck Charm
49:36
9Fopp
producer:
Ohio Players
recording of:
Fopp
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
43:51
10Merry Go Round
producer:
Ohio Players
alto saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
Clarence "Satch" Satchell
clavinet, electric piano [Fender Rhodes piano], electric piano [RMI electric piano], grand piano, Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ], string synthesizer [ARP string ensemble] and synthesizer [ARP Odyssey synthesizer]:
Billy Beck
congas, cowbell, drums (drum set) and temple blocks:
James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
electric bass guitar:
Marshall "Rock" Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players)
guitar:
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Clarence “Chet” Willis
percussion:
Billy Beck, Clarence "Satch" Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
trumpet:
Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks and Marvin “Merv” Pierce
vocals:
Billy Beck, Clarence "Satch" Satchell, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players) and Clarence “Chet” Willis
performer:
Ohio Players
recording of:
Merry Go Round
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
composer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), James Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks and Clarence Satchell
4:15
11Far East Mississippi
3:06
12O-H-I-O
producer:
Ohio Players
alto saxophone, flute and tenor saxophone:
Clarence "Satch" Satchell
clavinet, electric piano [Fender Rhodes piano], electric piano [RMI electric piano], grand piano, Hammond organ [Hammond B-3 organ], string synthesizer [ARP string ensemble] and synthesizer [ARP Odyssey synthesizer]:
Billy Beck
congas, cowbell, drums (drum set) and temple blocks:
James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
electric bass guitar:
Marshall "Rock" Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players)
guitar:
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Clarence “Chet” Willis
percussion:
Billy Beck, Clarence "Satch" Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
trumpet:
Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks and Marvin “Merv” Pierce
vocals:
Billy Beck, Clarence "Satch" Satchell, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players) and Clarence “Chet” Willis
performer:
Ohio Players
recording of:
O-H-I-O
writer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
composer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), James Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks and Clarence Satchell
3:09
13Magic Trick
6:56
14Time Slips Away
4:45
15Funk O-Nots
34:55
16Fire
recording engineer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer) and Barry Mraz
producer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer) and Ohio Players
mixer:
Kevin McMahon (producer, engineer)
agogô, congas and timbales:
James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
bass guitar:
Sandy Davis
drums (drum set):
Colin Brooks (US guitarist/drummer)
guitar:
Amy Klein
percussion and lead vocals:
Clarence "Satch" Satchell, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), William "Billy" Beck and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
William "Billy" Beck
tenor saxophone:
Clarence "Satch" Satchell
trumpet:
Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks and Marvin “Merv” Pierce
background vocals:
Clarence "Satch" Satchell, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, William "Billy" Beck and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
vocals:
Amy Klein
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1974), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1991) and Don Giovanni Records (in 2016)
recorded at and mixed at:
Marcata Recording in New York, United States
produced at:
Marcata Recording in New York, United States
recording of:
Fire
lyricist, writer and composer:
Billy Beck, Leroy Bonner (funk guitarist, aka Sugarfoot), Marshall Jones (US bassist & songwriter, member of Ohio Players), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Clarence Satchell and James “Diamond” Williams (US drummer for Ohio Players)
publisher:
Charlotte Phillips Publishing (BMI), Rick’s Music, Inc. (publishing company associated with Casablanca) and Segundo Sueños LLC
4:28
17Jive Turkey, Part 1
3:06