Climax is a compilation album by the Ohio Players. It was released in October 1974 and is the first of two albums compiled from tracks left over from previous sessions recorded for the Detroit-based Westbound label. The group was signed to Mercury by the time Climax hit stores, and the album features only five new songs, with the other three pulled from previous albums. Their Mercury debut, Skin Tight, was released several months earlier.
Along with six originals, the album includes cover versions of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On".
Track listing
"Sleep Talk" (Ohio Players) (3:15) [from Ecstacy] "Ruffell Foot" (Louis Crane, Belda Baine) (4:07) "Proud Mary" (John Fogerty) (5:21) "Climax" (Crane, Baine) (6:50) "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye, Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson) (6:00) "Food Stamps Y'All" (Crane, Baine) (2:28) [from Ecstacy] "Players Ballin'" (Ohio Players) (4:31) [from Pain] "Pack It Up" (Crane, Baine) (4:20)
Charts Chart (1974)PeakU.S. Billboard Top LPs102U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs24
References
External links Climax at Discogs