Observations in Time
Studio album by
Ohio Players
Released1969
GenreFunk, R&B
Length37:07
LabelCapitol
ProducerJohnny Brantley
Ohio Players chronology
Observations in Time
(1969)		 Pain
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Observations in Time is the 1969 debut album recorded by the Ohio Players and released on the Capitol label. The album was a regional hit in and around the group's home city of Dayton, Ohio.[2][3] David Bowie included "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow" into his 1974 live sets for the Philadelphia dates of the Year of the Diamond Dogs tour that resulted in the David Live album.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Clarence Satchell, Gregory "Greg" Webster, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Robert "Kuumba" Jones and Theodore Robinson; except where indicated

  1. "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow" – 3:32
  2. "Mother-in-Law" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:06
  3. "Stop Lying to Yourself" – 2:18
  4. "Over the Rainbow" (E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen) – 4:20
  5. "Find Someone to Love" – 2:16
  6. "Cold, Cold World" – 3:49
  7. "Summertime" (DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin) – 7:47
  8. "Bad Bargain" – 2:36
  9. "The Man I Am" – 2:31
  10. "Lonely Street" – 2:29
  11. "Street Party" – 2:23

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Observations in Time review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  2. ↑ Ed Jupp. "Ohio Players – The Definitive Collection Plus…(Cherry Red)", God in the TV, January 31, 2018. Retrieved on June 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ Basim Blunt. "Boogie Nights: A History Of Funk In Dayton", WYSO, July 31, 2012. Retrieved on June 13, 2018.
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