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Ohio Players were an American funk band formed in Dayton, Ohio. They were most popular in the 1970s and are best known for their songs "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster", and for their erotic album covers that featured nude or nearly nude women. Many of the women were models featured in Playboy. The singles "Funky Worm", "Skin Tight", "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster" and their albums Skin Tight, Fire and Honey, were awarded Gold certification. On August 17, 2013, Ohio Players were... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Love Rollercoaster - #2: Fire - #3: Love Rollercoaster - #4: Hold You Down - #5: Who'd She Coo?
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  Ohio Players
Fire
1.
12/1974

#2  Fire
Ohio Players

from Fire   Fire
245 pts
1
US


10
dance
1
R&B




[Mercury 73643]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, William "Billy" Beck greentick, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Marshall Jones, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks & Clarence Satchell
2.
04/1975

I Want to Be Free
Ohio Players

from Fire   Fire
36 pts
44
US




6
R&B




[Mercury 73675]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, William "Billy" Beck greentick, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Marshall Jones, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks & Clarence Satchell
3.
09/1975

Sweet Sticky Thing
Ohio Players

from Honey   Honey
59 pts
33
US




1
R&B




[Mercury 73713]
written by William "Billy" Beck greentick, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James "Diamond" Williams
Love Rollercoaster
4.
11/1975

#1  Love Rollercoaster
Ohio Players

from Honey   Honey
271 pts
1
US




1
R&B


51
UK
[Mercury 73734]
written by William Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
Fopp
5.
02/1976

Fopp
Ohio Players

from Gold   Gold
43 pts
30
US




9
R&B




[Mercury 73775]
written by William Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
6.
06/1976

#5  Who'd She Coo?
Ohio Players

from Contradiction   Contradiction
84 pts
18
US




1
R&B




[Mercury 73814]
written by William Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
7.
11/1976

Far East Mississippi
Ohio Players

from Contradiction   Contradiction
5 pts






26
R&B




[Mercury 73860]
written by James "Diamond" Williams, William "Billy" Beck greentick, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Marshall Jones, Leroy Bonner, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks & Clarence "Satch" Satchell
8.
01/1977

Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco)
Ohio Players

from Gold   Gold
18 pts
61
US




31
R&B




[Mercury 73881]
written by William Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James Williams
9.
04/1977

Body Vibes
Ohio Players

from Angel   Angel
8 pts






19
R&B




[Mercury 73913]
written by William Beck greentick, James Williams, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell & Leroy Bonner
10.
07/1977

O-H-I-O
Ohio Players

from Angel   Angel
33 pts
45
US




9
R&B




instrumental
[Mercury 73932]
written by William Beck greentick, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Kitty and the Haywoods
11.
08/1977

Love Shock
Kitty and the Haywoods

from Love Shock   
1 pts






84
R&B




[Mercury 73931]
written by William Beck greentick, James Williams, Marshall Jones, Mervin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell & Leroy Bonner
  Ohio Players
12.
11/1977

Merry Go Round
Ohio Players

1 pts






77
R&B




[Mercury 73956]
written by William Beck greentick, Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce & Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks
13.
12/1977

Good Luck Charm (Part I)
Ohio Players

from Mr. Mean   Mr. Mean
6 pts
101
US




51
R&B




[Mercury 73974]
written by William Beck greentick, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
14.
04/1978

Magic Trick
Ohio Players

from Mr. Mean   Mr. Mean
1 pts






93
R&B




[Mercury 73983]
written by William Beck greentick, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
15.
07/1978

Funk-O-Nots
Ohio Players

from Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee   Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
8 pts
105
US




27
R&B




[Mercury 74014]
written by William Beck greentick, James "Diamond" Williams, J. Jones, Marvin Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell & Leroy Bonner
16.
11/1978

Time Slips Away
Ohio Players

from Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee   Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
2 pts






53
R&B




[Mercury 74031]
written by William Beck greentick, Clarence Satchell, James Williams, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Shadow
17.
11/1979

I Need Love
Shadow

from Love Lite   
1 pts






77
R&B




[Elektra 46540]
written by Willie Beck greentick, Clarence Willis & James Williams
18.
02/1980

No Better Love
Shadow

from Love Lite   
1 pts






72
R&B




[Elektra 46605]
written by Willie Beck greentick, Clarence Willis & James Williams
  7th Wonder
19.
06/1980

I Enjoy Ya
7th Wonder

from Thunder   
5 pts




68
dance
33
R&B




charted as I Enjoy Ya / The Tilt in US dance charts
[Chocolate City 3207]
written by William Beck greentick, Clarence "Chet" Willis & James "Diamond" Williams
  Alfonzo Surrett
20.
06/1980

Make It Feel Good
Alfonzo Surrett

from Comin' Out   
2 pts






44
R&B




[MCA 41249]
written by Willie Beck greentick, Anthony Miller, Alice Sanderson & Keith Echols
  Shadow
21.
08/1980

Mystery Dance
Shadow

from Shadow   
1 pts






68
R&B




[Elektra 47002]
written by James Williams, Willie Beck greentick, Clarence Willis & Leon Ware
22.
10/1980

Hot City
Shadow

from Shadow   
1 pts






75
R&B




[Elektra 47002]
written by James Williams, Willie Beck greentick, Clarence Willis & Leon Ware
  Zapp
23.
01/1984

Spend My Whole Life
Zapp

from Zapp III   Zapp III
1 pts






77
R&B




[Warner 29380]
written by Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman & Billy Beck greentick
  Ohio Players
24.
05/1984

Sight for Sore Eyes
Ohio Players

from Graduation   
1 pts






83
R&B




[Air City 402]
written by Marshall Jones, George Roebuck, William Beck greentick & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Shirley Murdock
25.
10/1986

As We Lay
Shirley Murdock

from Shirley Murdock!   
68 pts
23
US
21
AC


5
R&B




[Elektra 69518]
written by Roger Troutman & Billy Beck greentick
  Slave
26.
07/1987

Juicy-O
Slave

from Make Believe   
1 pts






83
R&B




[Ichiban 120]
written by William Beck greentick, Danny Webster, Floyd Miller, Keith Nash & Mark Adams
  Sly & Robbie
Fire
27.
07/1987

Fire
Sly & Robbie

from Rhythm Killers   
11 pts










60
UK
written by Clarence Satchell, Jim Williams, Leroy Bonner, William Beck greentick, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Ohio Players
28.
06/1988

Sweat
Ohio Players

from Back   
2 pts






50
R&B




[Track 58815]
written by Billy Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Darwin Dortch, James "Diamond" Williams & Clarence Willis
  Shirley Murdock
29.
06/1988

Husband
Shirley Murdock

from A Woman's Point of View   A Woman's Point of View
18 pts






5
R&B




[Elektra 69396]
written by Billy Beck greentick & Larry Troutman
  Ohio Players
30.
08/1988

Let's Play (From Now On)
Ohio Players

from Back   
4 pts






33
R&B




[Track 58812]
written by Billy Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Rick Brown, Darwin Dortch, James "Diamond" Williams & Clarence "Chet" Willis
  Lynch
31.
05/1989

Magic Spell
Lynch

1 pts






89
R&B




[Capitol 44355]
written by Billy Beck greentick, Larry Troutman & Roger Troutman
  Shirley Murdock
32.
10/1991

Stay with Me Tonight
Shirley Murdock

from Let There Be Love   Let There Be Love
4 pts






34
R&B




[Elektra 64840]
written by Billy Beck greentick, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman & Zapp Troutman
  Mike Davis
33.
04/1992

When Only a Friend Will Do
Mike Davis

from When Only a Friend Will Do   
2 pts






46
R&B




[Jive 42038]
written by Timmy Allen, Billy Beck greentick & Mike Gray
  Alex Bugnon
34.
06/1993

Sweet, Sticky Thing
Alex Bugnon

from This Time Around   
1 pts






104
R&B




written by William "Billy" Beck greentick, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James "Diamond" Williams
  Jesse
35.
03/1995

When U Cry I Cry
Jesse

from Never Let You Go   
8 pts
124
US




29
R&B




[Underworld 58329]
written by Billy Beck greentick, Rick Brown & Steve Grissette
  Utah Saints
36.
09/1995

Ohio
Utah Saints

19 pts










42
UK
written by Willie Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Annette Brown, Jocelyn Brown, Harry Casey, Richard Finch, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pearce, Clarence Satchell, Jez Willis & James "Diamond" Williams
  Frankie Knuckles
37.
03/1996

Love Can Change It
Frankie Knuckles

from Welcome to the Real World   Welcome to the Real World
8 pts




18
dance
115
R&B




featuring Adeva
written by Billy Beck greentick, Danny Madden & Rick Brown
  Red Hot Chili Peppers
Love Rollercoaster
38.
11/1996

#3  Love Rollercoaster
Red Hot Chili Peppers

from Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
132 pts
40
US






14
alt.
7
UK
[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[album cut]
written by William Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & Jimmy Williams
  Salt-N-Pepa
Champagne
39.
12/1996

Champagne
Salt-N-Pepa

from Bulletproof OST   
45 pts






37
R&B


23
UK
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by Willie Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Sandra "Pepa" Denton, Cheryl "Salt" James, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell & James Williams
  Dana [Dana Harris]
40.
08/1997

As We Lay
Dana [Dana Harris]

16 pts
59
US




37
R&B




[Tony Mercedes 24252]
written by Roger Troutman & Billy Beck greentick
  Lil' Zane
41.
01/2000

Money Stretch
Lil' Zane

from Next Friday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   
1 pts






122
R&B




written by Zane Copeland, Dominick Warren, Kenneth Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, James "Diamond" Williams, M. Jones, Leroy Bonner, Clarence Satchell, William Beck greentick & Marvin Pierce
  Kelly Price
42.
05/2000

As We Lay
Kelly Price

from Mirror Mirror   Mirror Mirror
23 pts
64
US




12
R&B




[Def Soul LP Cut]
written by William Beck greentick & Larry Troutman
  Nicole Wray
43.
09/2004

If I Was Your Girlfriend
Nicole Wray

2 pts






57
R&B




[Roc-A-Fella 003999]
written by Antonio Hooker, Alrad Lewis, William Beck greentick, Clarence Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Nicole Wray & Ralph Middlebrooks
  Jennifer Lopez
44.
02/2005

#4  Hold You Down
Jennifer Lopez

from Rebirth   Rebirth
126 pts
64
US




104
R&B


6
UK
featuring Fat Joe
[Epic]
written by Larry Troutman, Cory Rooney, Joe Cartagena, Gregory Christopher, Gregory Bruno, Billy Beck greentick & Makeba Riddick
  DJ Khaled
45.
06/2019

You Stay
DJ Khaled

from Father of Asahd   
17 pts
44
US










featuring Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby & Jeremih
[We the Best]
written by DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby, Jeremih, Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews, Ralph Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell, Billy Beck greentick, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin Pierce, James "Diamond" Williams, Sergio George & various


See also...

Ohio Players • Shadow • The Human Body


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