Funk Factory
Ohio Players Let's go to our job in the funk factory! The Ohio Players were formed in Detroit in 1959, but became most succesful in the mid-seventies, when they were influenced by Sly & the Familty Stone. Their 1974 Mercury debut, 'Skin Tight' launched the hit title track. Its follow-up, 'Fire', remains the Players' masterpiece. The album topped the charts and the super funky title cut reached top ten in the Netherlands. 1975's 'Honey', which featured perhaps the Players' most controversial and erotic cover, was another monster, generating the chart-topping masterpiece 'Love Rollercoaster' in addition to the hits 'Sweet Sticky Thing' and 'Fopp'. Their funk smash 'Who'd She Coo?' from 1976's 'Contradiction', was the Players' last number one R&B hit. 'O-H-I-O' from 1977's 'Angel', was their last major hit on any chart, and as the 1970s drew to a close, the band's...