Everybody Up

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Everybody Up
Everybody Up Ohio Players.jpg
Studio album by
Ohio Players
Released1979
RecordedParagon Recording Studios (Chicago), Ohio Players Studio, (Dayton), Fifth Floor Studios (Cincinnati)
Genre Soul, funk
Length39:52
Label Arista
Producer Ohio Players
Ohio Players chronology
Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
(1978)		Everybody Up
(1979)		Tenderness
(1981)

Everybody Up is an album by the Ohio Players. [1] Released in 1979, it was their only album for Arista Records. [2]

Contents

Production

The band added two percussionists prior to the recording of the album. [3] All of the tracks were written and produced by the Ohio Players. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Christgau's Record Guide C+ [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

The Oakland Post wrote that "the moment the needle hits the opening notes of the scorching 'Everybody Up', it's clear that their Arista Records debut finds them ready for action, ready to take [their] rightful place among class players from any state." [9] Billboard praised the "tight, basic sound, unencumbered by overwrought string and horn arrangements." [4]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Everybody Up" (9:32)
  2. "Don't Say Goodbye" (5:45)
  3. "Make Me Feel" (6:45)

Side 2

  1. "Say It" (7:01)
  2. "Take De Funk Off, Fly" (6:04)
  3. "Something Special" (4:45)

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
U.S. Billboard Top LPs [10] 80
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 19
Singles
YearSinglePeak chart positions
US
US
R&B
[11]
1979"Everybody Up"—33

References

  1. ↑ "Ohio Players | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 368.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dave (June 4, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 14. April 7, 1979. p. 98.
  5. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Everybody Up review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: O". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 288.
  8. ↑ "Album Reviews: Ohio Players — Everybody Up" (PDF). Music Week . Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. June 23, 1979. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2025– via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  9. ↑ Partipilo, Vic (April 10, 1979). "On Location". Oakland Post. p. 14.
  10. ↑ "Ohio Players". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "Ohio Players". Billboard.


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