Ohio Players - Observations In Time: The Johnny Brantley/Vidalia Productions

TRACK LISTING
1. Here Today And Gone Tomorrow / 2. Mother-In-Law / 3. Stop Lying To Yourself / 4. Over The Rainbow / 5. Find
Someone To Love / 6. Cold Cold World / 7. Summertime / 8. Bad Bargain / 9. The Man That I Am / 10. Lonely Street / 11.
Street Party / 12. A Little Soul Party (A Woman & Some Soul) / 13. A Thing Called Love / 14. My Neighbors / 15. Tell Me
Why / 16. You Don’t Mean It / 17. Trespassin' / 18. I’ve Got To Hold On / 19. It’s A Cryin’ Shame / 20. Alabama Soupbone
Pt. 1 & 2 / 21. I Gotta Get Away / 22. Love Slips Thru My Fingers / 23. The Man That I Am (Instrumental) / 24. Street Party
(Instrumental)

OVERVIEW
• The early recordings from the Funk and Soul Powerhouse that would bring “Fire” and “Love Rollercoaster” to the world •
All 24 tracks from 1967–1968 collected together for the first time • Packaging contains new liner notes from Tim Dillinger-
Curenton Formed in 1964 as The Players, and eventually The Ohio Players, the group was “doing Chicago and Blood,
Sweat & Tears-type stuff long before they were. Our crowds at home were so big by 8:30 you couldn’t get anywhere, and
this wasn’t blacks, this was whites!” according to founding member Clarence “Satch” Satchell. Meeting up with producer
Johnny Brantley in 1966, the band began recording the following year. After a single on Ray Charles’ Tangerine label,
they released two singles on the Compass label, and landed a contract with Capitol Records. Observations In Time
appeared in January 1969, containing a number of Ohio Players originals including “Here Today And Gone Tomorrow,”
which David Bowie would make part of his Diamond Dogs tour and releasing it on 1974’s David Live. Covers include Allen
Toussaint’s “Mother-In-Law,” the band’s take on “Over The Rainbow,” and a version of the immortal “Summertime” from
Porgy And Bess. After the release of the Capitol album, the band parted ways with Brantley and re-emerged in 1971 with
their LP Pain on Detroit’s Westbound Records. When they hit superstardom with the million-selling “Funky Worm” (1973)
on Westbound and million seller “Fire” (1974) and Gold-single “Love Rollercoaster” (1975) on Mercury Records, Brantley
repackaged the remainder of their original pre-Capitol sessions across various releases in 1976–1977.

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Now, for the first time, all 24 tracks from this pivotal and influential period of their long and successful career are available
on Observations In Time: The Johnny Brantley/Vidalia Productions. Containing the entire Observations In Time LP, their
two Compass singles, and the material released afterward, Observations In Time: The Johnny Brantley/Vidalia
Productions is the ultimate early look at a group that would transform modern R&B multiple times, eventually becoming
part of the inaugural class inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame in 2013.

With packaging featuring new liner notes from Tim Dillinger-Curenton outlining the story, Observations In Time: The
Johnny Brantley/Vidalia Productions is a perfect release to showcase a band that was always on the cutting edge of
musical exploration and excellence.

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