Honey (Ohio Players album)
Honey is the seventh studio album by American band the Ohio Players. Released on August 16, 1975, by Mercury Records. It is generally regarded as a classic, the band's best album, and the last great full-length release of their dominant era in the mid-1970s.
| Honey | ||||
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| Studio album by Ohio Players | ||||
| Released | August 16, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | February–June, 1975 | |||
| Studio | Paragon Recording Studios (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk, R&B | |||
| Length | 31:45 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Ohio Players | |||
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| Singles from Honey | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ |
The cover image gained mild notoriety from urban legends involving one of the singles, "Love Rollercoaster", one to the effect that the honey injured Ester Cordet’s skin, ruining her career as a model, and another claiming that she was stabbed to death in the recording booth, with her scream captured on the song. These stories are false.
The album was recorded and mixed at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago, with Barry Mraz as the recording engineer. Marty Link, Steve Kusiciel, Rob Kingsland, and Paul Johnson are credited as tape operators. Gilbert Kong mastered the final mix at Masterdisk in New York City.
The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 during the week of September 27, 1975, kept out of the top spot by Jefferson Starship's Red Octopus. In addition, it was the third album from the band to top the Soul/Black Albums chart, where it spent three weeks.