Skin Tight

by Ohio Players

Overview

Skin Tight was a major turning point for the Ohio Players, who had enjoyed several hits on black radio (including "Pain," "Funky Worm," "Varee Is Love," and "I Wanna Hear From You") but hadn't been huge. Switching from Westbound to Mercury, the Dayton funksters became exactly that -- huge -- and went from enjoying a cult following to being one of the most celebrated funk bands of the 1970s. With Skin Tight, the band's erotic album covers went from employing bizarre S&M/bondage imagery to being more Playboy-ish, and its music became less abstract (but remained quite risk-taking and unpredictable). The title song and "Jive Turkey" are down and dirty funk classics, and the jazz-influenced "Heaven Must Be Like This" illustrates the fact that the Players could also be captivatingly romantic. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	02/17/2023
Label:	Friday Rights Management
UPC:	0829421011705
Rank:	62245

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ohio Players   Primary Artist,Vocals
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Marshall "Rock" Jones   Bass
Clarence "Satch" Satchell   Flute
James "Diamond" Williams   Drums,Chimes,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Billy Beck   Organ,Piano,Vocals,Clavinet,Percussion,Fender Rhodes,ARP Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks   Trumpet
Mervin Pierce   Trumpet,Flugelhorn,Trombone (Valve),Vocals (Background)
Satch (Aries)   Flute,Vocals,Percussion,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

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