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review from allmusic.com
by Leo Stanley
When it gets right down to it, the Ohio Players' albums were as memorable for
their risqué album covers as they were for their music. Sure, there were some
seriously funky individual tracks, but the Players couldn't keep the momentum
up throughout the course of an entire album. And that's why Gold is such a
useful collection, even in light of more comprehensive latter-day collections.
Gold has the good stuff and absolutely no filler. From the scorching "Fire" and
the wild "Love Rollercoaster" to the sly "Jive Turkey" and "Who'd She Coo?,"
nearly every one of the group's finest songs is present and accounted for on
Gold. Naturally, there are some omissions -- "Funky Worm" really should have
been on the collection, especially since it was their first number one R&B hit --
but this album should satisfy most listeners who just want the hits. If you
want to dig a little deeper into their catalog without sampling their albums, try
Funk on Fire: The Mercury Anthology, but otherwise, stick with the Gold and
you'll reap its rewards.
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Ohio Players - Gold
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Artist...............: Ohio Players
Album................: Gold
Genre................: Funk
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1976
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/gold-mw0000425514
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 6/28/2013
Posted by............: Grad58 on 6/28/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front Back
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Tracklisting
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1. Ohio Players - Far East Mississippi [04:55]
2. Ohio Players - Feel The Beat (Everybody Disco) [03:15]
3. Ohio Players - Fire [04:27]
4. Ohio Players - Fopp [03:51]
5. Ohio Players - I Want To Be Free [06:51]
6. Ohio Players - Jive Turkey [07:10]
7. Ohio Players - Love Rollercoster [04:47]
8. Ohio Players - Only A Child Can Love [04:13]
9. Ohio Players - Skin Tight [07:55]
10. Ohio Players - Sweet Sticky Thing [06:15]
11. Ohio Players - Who'd She Coo? [04:29]
Playing Time.........: 58:13
Total Size...........: 133.30 MB
NFO generated on.....: 6/28/2013 3:46:56 PM
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