1981 - Ohio Players - Tenderness [mp3@320] Grad58

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Review from allmusic.com
by Craig Lytle

After being on nearly a two-year hiatus, the veteran R&B/funk aggregate
signed with the now-defunct Boardwalk Records after being with Mercury for
seven years and a brief stay with Arista. Hoping to jumpstart their once
prosperous status, the Ohio Players recorded two Otis Redding classics: "Try
a Little Tenderness" and "Sittin' on the Dock of Bay." Reduced to a quartet on
this recording, they lay their patented style on the former. Beginning as a
soulful ballad, the track kicks into high gear with Leroy "Sugar" Bonner's
trademark baritone complemented by horns and a groovin' bassline. The single
only managed to reach the number 40 position on the Billboard R&B charts
after ten weeks, but it was truly deserving of a better outing. "Sittin' on the
Dock of Bay" was never released. the Ohio Players did not present anything
new on this single; this is probably more a tribute to Redding. There are also
two other featured singles that were promoted by the label: "Sometimes I
Cry" and "Skinny." The former is a slow, drifting song with a twist of country &
western that is unlike any other Ohio Players recording; the single never
charted. The latter, the title track, is a funky composition driven by Bonner's
scratch baritone and a delayed, groovin' bassline; it posted a #46 rating after
ten weeks.

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Ohio Players - Tenderness
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Artist...............: Ohio Players
Album................: Tenderness
Genre................: Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1981
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/tenderness-mw0000066198
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 6/29/2013
Posted by............: Grad58 on 6/29/2013
Included.............: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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Tracklisting
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1. Ohio Players - Boardwalkin' [03:50]
2. Ohio Players - Call Me [05:06]
3. Ohio Players - Hard To Love Your Brother [03:16]
4. Ohio Players - It Takes A While [04:27]
5. Ohio Players - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay [03:23]
6. Ohio Players - Skinny [03:21]
7. Ohio Players - Sometimes I Cry [04:00]
8. Ohio Players - Try A Little Tenderness [03:59]
9. Ohio Players - Try To Be A Man [03:17]

Playing Time.........: 34:43
Total Size...........: 81.61 MB

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