Talk:Ohio Players

To do and discography of Ohio Player albums
People need to create articles on these albums, otherwise there are misleading links with the albums at discography at the bottom of this page.

Leaving these titles with the original titles misleadingly lead to articles on things like pain and fire, not the actual albums.Dogru144 13:35, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

The Ohio Players Discography (1968-1989)
Happy Holidays Pt. 1 / Happy Holidays Pt. 2 needs adding as a non-album 1975 single. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spacecrunchies (talk • contribs) 09:21, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Someone may want to take the information below and create links to missing pages.

The Ohio Players Discography (1968-1989)

1989 O-H-I-O 1. Who'd She Coo? 2. Far East Mississippi 3. Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco) 4. Body Vibes 5. O-H-I-O 6. Good Luck Charm, Pt. 1 7. Funk-O-Nots 8. Time Slips Away

1988 Back 1984 Graduation

1982 Ouch! 1. Do Your Thing 2. Star of the Party 3. Sweet Lil' Lady 4. Everbody Dance 4. Everybody Dance 5. My Baby Gets the Best of My Love 6. Just Me  7.  Thinkin' 'Bout You 8. Devoted 9. I'd Better Take a Coffee Break

1981 Tenderness [RKO] 1. Try a Little Tenderness 2. Sometimes I Cry 3. Skinny 4. Try to Be a Man 5. Boardwalkin' 6. Call Me  7.  Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 8. It Takes a While 9. Hard to Love Your Brother 1979 Everybody Up 1978 The Ohio Players [1974]

1978 Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee 1. Funk-O-Nots 2. Sleepwalkin' 3. Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee 4. Nott Enuff 5. Time Slips Away/Shoot Yer Shot 6. Dance (If Ya Wanta)

1975 Rattlesnake

1968 Observations in Time 1. Here Today and Gone Tomorrow 2. Mother-In-Law 3. Stop Lying to Yourself 4. Over the Rainbow 5. Find Someone to Love 6. Cold, Cold World 7. Summertime 8. Bad Bargain 9. The Man I Am  10. Lonely Street 11. Street Party

Possible Copyvio
Virtually all of this article is lifted directly from http://www.weblo.com/music/artist/The_Ohio_Players/15827/

I've labelled it as a possible copyvio, but without blanking the page. so it can still be viewed while an administrator looks into the issue. Draggleduck (talk) 00:18, 20 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I see that you now have blanked the page. Thanks. It will come ripe for administrator closure on about July 28th, at which point I or another administrator will return to see what action may be necessary. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:11, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed
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Last surviving member of the Mercury line-up
The last sentence of the "Deaths" section states as follows: "Marshall Jones (born January 1, 1941, Dayton, OH) resides in Jamestown, Ohio is the only surviving member from the Mercury line-up." This sentence is supported by this 2009 article from the Springfield News-Sun. The actual quote from the article is as follows: "'The band formed in 1959 as the Ohio Untouchables, and with the death last year of guitarist-vocalist Robert Ward, Jones is the last-surviving member from that era. 'I'm the only one left,' Jones said, pausing. 'Damn. It just dawned on me.''"

Recently there have been two edits ( and ) by two different editors which added information to the above sentence stating that James "Diamond" Williams, who was a member during the band's Mercury era, is also still alive. I reverted both of these edits per WP:INTEGRITY because Williams is not mentioned at all in the News-Sun article. However, it appears the text does not accurately reflect the source. The text says "Mercury line-up", but according to the article that did not begin until 1974. The News-Sun article seems to be referring to an earlier era of the band, before both Mercury and Williams, when the band was known as the Ohio Untouchables. So, the only thing that can be verified from the source is that Jones is the only surviving member of the "Ohio Untouchables line-up" and not that he is the only surviving band member from any line-up. Therefore, I have replaced "Mercury line-up" with "Ohio Untouchables line-up" so that the text properly reflects the source per WP:RSCONTEXT. - Marchjuly (talk) 00:23, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

IRS
In lieu of any evidence, or of clear writing, I have removed the portion claiming the group was put out of business by the IRS. It needs proof. Nicmart (talk) 06:03, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

How Do I Add This Particular Album to the Compilation Albums Section?
I recently discovered that they had a compilation album entitled "The Very Best Of (The World Of)" released on United Artists Records in 1975. How can I add this to the compilation albums section so it will appear in the box of "Compilation Albums"? Thanks in advance for any help and information.

Here's the source to prove it:https://www.discogs.com/Ohio-Players-The-Very-Best-Of-The-World-Of-Ohio-Players/master/416061Frschoonover (talk) 14:37, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Helena Ferguson Kilpatrick.
In History: "In 1967, they added vocalist Helena Ferguson Kilpatrick."

This is accurate, but not the full story.

If you look at the history of Compass Records (founded by Michael Kapp, son of Dave Kapp in 1966) you will see that Helena Ferguson was already signed to the Compass label before The Ohio Players came to New York City. In fact, The Ohio Players were hired by Compass Records to be the studio backing band early in 1967.

Helena Ferguson "Where Is the Party / My Terms" was released as Compass Records 45 rpm CO-7009. 45rpm CO-7015 "Tresspassin' / You Don't Mean it" by The Ohio Players was released in 1968. Helen Ferguson released another single in 1968: CO-7017 "Don't Spoil Our Good Thing / The Loneliness (Is Coming Again)" also featuring The Ohio Players as a backing band. Helena Ferguson did join The Ohio Players, initially as a featured soloist, later as a member of the band.

Frequently, catalog publication numbers are not an exact indicator of chronology; however in the case of small labels it is often as exacting as you get. In a rush now, but there is music industry literature to support this. Can try to drum up citations later if Compass Records catalog is insufficient. Symmerhill (a.k.a. Summerhill) (talk) 00:19, 23 June 2023 (UTC)