The Player (First Choice album)

The Player
Studio album by First Choice
Released	1974
Recorded	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Future Gold, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul, Philadelphia soul
Label	Philly Groove
Producer	Stan Watson, Norman Harris
First Choice chronology
Armed and Extremely Dangerous (1973) The Player (1974) So Let Us Entertain You (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Player is the second studio album recorded by the American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1974 on the Philly Groove label.

Chart history

The album features the title track, which peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Hot Soul Singles. Another single, "Guilty", had moderate success on the charts.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Player"	Norman Harris, Allan Felder	7:10
2.	"Guilty"	Ron Roker, Gerry Shury	4:51
3.	"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"	Bunny Sigler, Norman Harris, Allan Felder	4:44
4.	"You've Been Doin' Wrong for So Long"	Frank Johnson, Terry Woodford,	3:56

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Hustler Bill"	Bunny Sigler, Jean Lang	5:28
6.	"All I Need Is Time"	Bob Reneu	4:42
7.	"Guess What Mary Jones Did"	Norman Harris, Allan Felder	4:59
8.	"Guilty (Instrumental)"	Ron Roker, Gerry Shury	4:51

Personnel

• Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, Herb Smith, Ron Smith – guitars
• Ronnie Baker, Barry Gibson – bass
• Earl Young, Jerry Goldsmith – drums
• Larry Washington – congas and bongos
• Ron Kersey – piano and organ
• Prime Cut – rhythm on "Guilty" and "All I Need Is Time"
• Don Renaldo & the Sound of Philadelphia Strings (Albert Barone, Charles Apollonia, Angelo Petrella, Diane Barnett, Romeo Di Stefano, Rudy Malizia, Joe Donofrio, Christine Reeves) – strings
• Davis Barnett, Angelo Petrella – violas
• Romeo Di Stefano – cello
• Rocco Bene, Robert Hartzell – horns and trumpets
• Fred Linge, Richard Genovese, Edward Cascarella – bass trombones
• Fred Joiner – tenor trombone
• Leno Zachery – alto saxophone
• Danny Williams – French horn

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak [2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	143
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	36

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [2]	US R&B [2]
1974	"The Player (Part 1)"	70	7
	"Guilty"	103	19

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. The Player review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
2. "US Charts > First Choice". Billboard . Retrieved January 25, 2018.

External links

• The Player at Discogs (list of releases)