Ohio Players - The Definitive Collection

For the very first time you can now get your hands on a Definitive Collection of the Funk sensation that was The Ohio Players. �Robinsongs are proud to be the first label to combine the Capitol, Westbound, Mercury, Arista & Boardwalk repertoire to make this unique set... but we did not stop there; it also includes material from Band members: Junie Morrison, Sugarfoot & Shadow (Beck, Willis & Diamond) to give you a total career overview of this legendary Funk Band. �This package also includes a 28-page colour booklet, featuring an essay by Christian John Wikane a New York based music journalist, with contributions by the band�s drummer and architect of the Ohio Players beat James �Diamond� Williams. �DISC TWO kicks off with arguably the band�s biggest hit �Fire� which went to #1 in the R&B chart and the Album went to #1 in the Billboard album chart, three other #1 singles feature on this disc �Sweet Sticky Thing�, �Love Rollercoaster� and �Who�d She Coo� which was also the Bands only UK chart single. Other stand out tracks on this disc are �I Want To Be Free�, �O-H-I-O� and �Fopp�. �The final CD covers the transition to Arista & Boardwalk Records, and features the full-length version of �Everybody Up� plus tracks by Junie - �Love Has Taken Me Over�, Shadow - �Born To Hustle� and Sugarfoot�s 1985 cover of �Fire�. This truly is a Definitive Collection.