Fire is the sixth studio album by the Ohio Players and the second released through the Mercury label.
History Fire is the third of five Ohio Players albums that were also available in quadraphonic (4-channel stereo), released as an 8-track tape in the U.S. and on vinyl in Japan. DTS Entertainment released the quad mix as a DTS Audio CD in 2001.
The album's lead single "Fire" served as the theme song to the 2005 US television series Hell's Kitchen. Fire topped both the Billboard 200 pop albums chart and the Billboard R&B Albums chart (where it held for five weeks) in early 1975.
Track listing
Personnel James "Diamond" Williams – drums, chimes, percussion, lead & background vocals Billy Beck – piano, organ, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, ARP, percussion, lead & background vocals Marvin "Merv" Pierce – trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone & background vocals Marshall "Rock" Jones – Fender bass Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner – guitar, percussion, lead & background vocals Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks – trumpet, trombone & background vocals Clarence "Satch" Satchell – baritone sax, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, percussion, lead & background vocals
Production Ohio Players – producers Barry Mraz, Lee Hulko – engineers Jim Ladwig – art director Len Willis – designer Stan Malinowski – photography
Charts Chart (1974–75)PeakU.S. Billboard Top LPs1U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs1
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US USR&B1974 "Fire" 1 11975 "I Want to Be Free" 44 6
See also List of number-one albums of 1975 (U.S.) List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)
References
External links Fire at Discogs