Skin Tight
by Ohio Players
- Type: Album
- Released: June 1974
- Label: Mercury
- Country: United States
- Length: 41:05
- Community rating: 3.79/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams, Billy Beck
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Marking their transition to Mercury Records, this monumental release saw the Midwestern septet significantly tighten their sprawling grooves into potent, radio-ready hits. Driven by the massive success of the title track and 'Jive Turkey', the record helped define the commercial peak of 1970s horn-driven funk.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, funky, groove-laden, vocal, bassy
Tracklist
- Skin Tight (7:54)
- Streakin' Cheek To Cheek (5:42)
- It's Your Night / Words Of Love (8:00)
- Jive Turkey (7:09)
- Heaven Must Be Like This (7:18)
- Is Anybody Gonna Be Saved? (5:00)
Credits
- Clarence Satchell - baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, percussion, lead vocals, backing vocals, written-by
- Marshall Jones - bass [fender], written-by
- Robin McBride - consultant
- James "Diamond" Williams - drums, chimes, percussion, lead vocals, backing vocals, written-by
- Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner - guitar, percussion, lead vocals, backing vocals, written-by
- Gilbert Kong - lacquer cut by
- Billy Beck - piano, organ, electric piano [fender rhodes], clavinet, synthesizer [arp], percussion, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Marvin "Merv" Pierce - trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, backing vocals, written-by