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- Skin Tight
- - 24,258 plays
  - 66 favs
  - 7 shares
The Ohio Players
Released 1974

Heaven Must Be Like This
07:19
6,885 plays

Jive Turkey
07:08
2,582 plays

Streakin' Cheek To Cheek
05:40
1,461 plays

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- 1
- Skin Tight (12-inch Version)
- 07:52
- 10,872 plays

- 2
- Streakin' Cheek To Cheek
- 05:40
- 1,461 plays

- 3
- It's Your Night/Words Of Love
- 08:00
- 1,327 plays

- 4
- Jive Turkey
- 07:08
- 2,582 plays

- 5
- Heaven Must Be Like This
- 07:19
- 6,885 plays

- 6
- Is Anybody Gonna Be Saved?
- 05:01
- 1,131 plays

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album review

Skin Tight was a major turning point for the Ohio Players, who had enjoyed several hits on black radio (including "Pain," "Funky Worm," "Varee Is Love," and "I Wanna Hear From You") but hadn't been huge. Switching from Westbound to Mercury, the Dayton funksters became exactly that -- huge -- and went from enjoying a cult following to being one of the most celebrated funk bands of the 1970s. With Skin Tight, the band's erotic album covers went from employing bizarre S&M/bondage imagery to being more Playboy-ish, and its music became less abstract (but remained quite risk-taking and unpredictable). The title song and "Jive Turkey" are down and dirty funk classics, and the jazz-influenced "Heaven Must Be Like This" illustrates the fact that the Players could also be captivatingly romantic. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide