description Skin Tight Overview
Skin Tight is a 1974 studio album by the Ohio Players and the group's first release for Mercury Records. It includes the title track, whose clipped guitar, bass groove, horns, and suggestive vocal style helped define the band's commercially successful mid-1970s sound. The album marked a major breakthrough for the group and preceded other Mercury-era releases that combined hard funk, soul ballads, elaborate cover imagery, and tightly arranged ensemble playing.
insights Ranking position
Skin Tight ranks #55 of 204 in the Funk Album ranking, behind Get on the Good Foot, ahead of Zapp.
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Why was Skin Tight important to the Ohio Players' career?
It was the band's first album for Mercury Records and began its most commercially successful run. Fire and Honey followed during the same mid-1970s period.
Which Ohio Players songs are on Skin Tight?
The album includes the title track and the romantic ballad "Heaven Must Be Like This." It does not contain "Fire" or "Love Rollercoaster," which appeared on later Mercury albums.
Who sings the title track "Skin Tight"?
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner delivers the distinctive lead vocal while also contributing guitar. The group's horns and rhythm section answer his vocal phrases throughout the groove.
Is the Skin Tight album cover part of the Ohio Players' famous cover series?
Yes. Skin Tight helped establish the provocative photographic style that continued with Fire, Honey, and Contradiction. The imagery became closely linked to the band's Mercury-era identity.
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