Everybody Up

1979 studio album by Ohio Players

Everybody Up

Studio album by

Ohio Players

Released

1979

Recorded

Paragon Recording Studios (Chicago), Ohio Players Studio, (Dayton), Fifth Floor Studios (Cincinnati)

Genre

Soul, funk

Length

39:52

Label

Arista

Producer

Ohio Players

Ohio Players chronology

Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee
(1978)

Everybody Up
(1979)

Tenderness
(1981)

Everybody Up is an album by the Ohio Players.^[1] Released in 1979, it was their only album for Arista Records.^[2]

Production

The band added two percussionists prior to the recording of the album.^[3] All of the tracks were written and produced by the Ohio Players.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[7]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	^[2]

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."^[4]

Track listing

Side 1

"Everybody Up" (9:32)
"Don't Say Goodbye" (5:45)
"Make Me Feel" (6:45)

Side 2

"Say It" (7:01)
"Take De Funk Off, Fly" (6:04)
"Something Special" (4:45)

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak
U.S. Billboard Top LPs^[9]	80
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	19

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US	US R&B ^[10]
1979	"Everybody Up"	—	33

References

^ "Ohio Players | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ ^a ^b The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 368.
^ Thompson, Dave (June 4, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 14. Apr 7, 1979. p. 98.
^ Henderson, Alex. Everybody Up review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
^ 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.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 288.
^ Partipilo, Vic (10 Apr 1979). "On Location". Oakland Post. p. 14.
^ "Ohio Players". Billboard.
^ "Ohio Players". Billboard.