Climax (Ohio Players album)

Climax is the sixth album by The Ohio Players and the first of two compiled from tracks left over from previous sessions recorded for the Detroit-based Westbound label. They were signed to Mercury by the time Climax hit stores, and the album features only five new songs (with the other three pulled from *previous albums). Their Mercury debut, Skin Tight, was released several months earlier.

Climax
Compilation album by
Ohio Players
ReleasedOctober 1974
GenreSoul, funk
LabelWestbound
ProducerOhio Players
Ohio Players chronology
Skin Tight
(1974)		 Climax
(1974)		 Fire
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Along with six originals, the album includes cover versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", adding to the group's already growing repertoire.

Track listing
  1. "Sleep Talk" (Ohio Players) (3:15) [*previously issued]
  2. "Ruffell Foot" (L. Crane & B. Baine) (4:07)
  3. "Proud Mary" (John Fogerty) (5:21)
  4. "Climax" (L. Crane & B. Baine) (6:50)
  5. "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye/Al Cleveland/Renaldo Benson) (6:00)
  6. "Food Stamps Y'All" (L. Crane & B. Baine) (2:28) [*previously issued]
  7. "Players Ballin'" (Ohio Players) (4:31) [*previously issued]
  8. "Pack It Up" (L. Crane & B. Baine) (4:20)

Trivia
  • The S&M theme of their album covers continued, with the cover model from their first three Westbound covers embracing a man for the fourth. If one is to look at the back cover, it is revealed that the woman is stabbing the man in the back with a knife, with red wax to represent blood.
  • The ending of "What's Going On" would inspire hip-hop producer Pete Rock to use it as a sample in "Lots of Lovin'", as recorded by Pete Rock & CL Smooth.

Charts
Chart (1974) Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 102
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 24

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Climax review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  2. "US Charts > Ohio Players". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
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