Honey is the seventh studio album by American band the Ohio Players. Released on August 16, 1975, by Mercury Records. It is generally regarded as a classic, the band's best album, and the last great full-length release of their dominant era in the mid-1970s.
The cover image gained mild notoriety from urban legends involving one of the singles, "Love Rollercoaster", one to the effect that the honey injured Ester Cordet’s skin, ruining her career as a model, and another claiming that she was stabbed to death in the recording booth, with her scream captured on the song. These stories are false.[3]
The album was recorded and mixed at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago, with Barry Mraz as the recording engineer. Marty Link, Steve Kusiciel, Rob Kingsland, and Paul Johnson are credited as tape operators. Gilbert Kong mastered the final mix at Masterdisk in New York City.
The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 during the week of September 27, 1975, kept out of the top spot by Jefferson Starship's Red Octopus.[4] In addition, it was the third album from the band to top the Soul/Black Albums chart, where it spent three weeks.
In addition to the standard 2 channel stereo version the album was also released in a 4 channel quadraphonic version in 1975. This version appeared on 8-track tape in the US and was the fourth of five Ohio Players albums available in this format. The quad version was re-issued on DTS Audio CD in 2001.
Track listing
All tracks are written by James Williams, Clarence Satchell, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, William Beck.
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For the 1958 LP see Honey Sonny James album Honey is the seventh studio album by American band the Ohio Players Released on August 16 1975 by Mercury Records It is generally regarded as a classic the band s best album and the last great full length release of their dominant era in the mid 1970s HoneyStudio album by Ohio PlayersReleasedAugust 16 1975RecordedFebruary June 1975StudioParagon Recording Studios Chicago Illinois GenreSoul funk R amp BLength31 45LabelMercuryProducerOhio PlayersOhio Players chronologyFire 1974 Honey 1975 Contradiction 1976 Singles from Honey Sweet Sticky Thing Released August 9 1975 Love Rollercoaster Released November 9 1975 Fopp Released February 1976Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Christgau s Record GuideB 2 The cover image gained mild notoriety from urban legends involving one of the singles Love Rollercoaster one to the effect that the honey injured Ester Cordet s skin ruining her career as a model and another claiming that she was stabbed to death in the recording booth with her scream captured on the song These stories are false 3 The album was recorded and mixed at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago with Barry Mraz as the recording engineer Marty Link Steve Kusiciel Rob Kingsland and Paul Johnson are credited as tape operators Gilbert Kong mastered the final mix at Masterdisk in New York City The album peaked at 2 on the Billboard 200 during the week of September 27 1975 kept out of the top spot by Jefferson Starship s Red Octopus 4 In addition it was the third album from the band to top the Soul Black Albums chart where it spent three weeks Contents 1 Release history 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Cover versions 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Singles 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksRelease history EditIn addition to the standard 2 channel stereo version the album was also released in a 4 channel quadraphonic version in 1975 This version appeared on 8 track tape in the US and was the fourth of five Ohio Players albums available in this format The quad version was re issued on DTS Audio CD in 2001 Track listing EditAll tracks are written by James Williams Clarence Satchell Leroy Bonner Marshall Jones Ralph Middlebrooks Marvin Pierce William Beck Side oneNo TitleLength1 Honey 5 152 Fopp 3 453 Let s Love 5 154 Ain t Givin Up No Ground 1 45 Side twoNo TitleLength5 Sweet Sticky Thing 6 136 Love Rollercoaster 4 527 Alone 4 40Personnel EditJames Diamond Williams drums timbales congas percussion lead amp background vocals Billy Beck piano Hammond organ Fender Rhodes piano RMI electric piano clavinet ARP Odyssey ARP string ensemble percussion lead amp background vocals Marvin Merv Pierce trumpets flugelhorn Marshall Rock Jones electric bass Leroy Sugarfoot Bonner guitars lead amp background vocals Ralph Pee Wee Middlebrooks trumpets Clarence Satch Satchell tenor saxophone baritone saxophone fluteProduction EditOhio Players producers Barry Mraz Gilbert Kong amp Tom Hanson engineers Marty Linke Steve Kusiciel Rob Kingsland Paul Johnson tape operators Richard Fegley photography Jim Ladwig art direction Joe Kotleba designCover versions Edit Fopp by Soundgarden from the 1988 EP Fopp Love Rollercoaster by Red Hot Chili Peppers from the 1996 soundtrack to Beavis and Butt head Do America Let s Love by Vanessa Williams on her covers album Everlasting LoveCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1975 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 5 2US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 6 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 1975 PositionUS Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 7 32Chart 1976 PositionUS Billboard 200 8 89US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 9 19 Singles Edit Year Single Peak chart positionsUS 10 USR amp B 10 1975 Sweet Sticky Thing 33 1 Love Rollercoaster 1 11976 Fopp 30 9See also EditList of number one R amp B albums of 1975 U S References Edit Henderson Alex Honey review at AllMusic Retrieved January 15 2012 Christgau Robert 1981 Consumer Guide 70s O Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor amp Fields ISBN 089919026X Retrieved March 10 2019 via robertchristgau com Mikkelson David May 23 2007 Ohio Players Love Rollercoaster Snopes Retrieved September 3 2021 Billboard 200 Week of September 27 1975 Billboard com Retrieved April 24 2011 Ohio Players Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved April 10 2021 Ohio Players Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved April 10 2021 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1975 Billboard Retrieved April 10 2021 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 1976 Billboard Retrieved April 10 2021 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1976 Billboard Retrieved April 10 2021 a b US Charts gt Ohio Players Allmusic Retrieved 2013 03 30 External links EditHoney at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Honey Ohio Players album amp oldid 1137177438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
