Contradiction
by Ohio Players
- Type: Album
- Released: March 1976
- Label: Mercury
- Country: United States
- Length: 42:57
- Community rating: 3.65/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Billy Beck, Marshall Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, James "Diamond" Williams
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Riding a wave of massive commercial success, the Dayton ensemble continues to refine their meticulously arranged, brass-heavy funk. The record navigates between upbeat, fiercely syncopated party anthems and lush, romantic soul ballads, firmly maintaining their dominance over mid-70s R&B.
Genres
Descriptors: party, rhythmic, funky, groove-laden, vocal, bassy
Tracklist
- Contradiction (4:37)
- Precious Love (4:55)
- Little Lady Maria (4:19)
- Far East Mississippi (4:55)
- Who'd She Coo? (4:32)
- My Life (4:00)
- Tell The Truth (3:41)
- My Ladies Run Me Crazy (3:55)
- Bi-Centennial (3:47)
- Only A Child Can Love (4:13)
Credits
- James "Diamond" Williams - drums, timbales, congas, cowbell, steel drums, temple block, percussion, vocals, written-by
- Marshall Jones - electric bass, percussion, written-by
- Billy Beck - grand piano, electric piano [fender rhodes, wurlitzer, rmi], clavinet [hohner], synthesizer [arp "odyssey", arp string ensemble], percussion, vocals, written-by
- Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner - guitar, harmonica, percussion, vocals, written-by
- Marvin "Merv" Pierce - percussion, trombone, trumpet, written-by
- Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks - trumpet, written-by