Everybody Up

Everybody Up is an album by the Ohio Players.[5] Released in 1979, it was their only album for Arista Records.[4]

Everybody Up
Studio album by
Ohio Players
Released1979
RecordedParagon Recording Studios (Chicago), Ohio Players Studio, (Dayton), Fifth Floor Studios (Cincinnati)
GenreSoul, funk
Length39:52
LabelArista
ProducerOhio Players
Ohio Players chronology
Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
(1978)		 Everybody Up
(1979)		 Tenderness
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

Production

The band added two percussionists prior to the recording of the album.[6] All of the tracks were written and produced by the Ohio Players.[7]

Critical reception

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."[8] Billboard praised the "tight, basic sound, unencumbered by overwrought string and horn arrangements."[7]

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 80[9]
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 19
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
 US
R&B
1979 "Everybody Up" — 33[10]

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Everybody Up review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. 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.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 288.
  4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 368.
  5. "Ohio Players | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. Thompson, Dave (June 4, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  7. "Top Album Picks". Billboard. 91 (14): 98. Apr 7, 1979.
  8. Partipilo, Vic (10 Apr 1979). "On Location". Oakland Post. p. 14.
  9. "Ohio Players". Billboard.
  10. "Ohio Players". Billboard.


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