Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee | ||||
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Released | August 1978 | |||
Recorded | The Chicago Recording Company (Chicago), Paragon Recording Studios ( Chicago), The Record Plant ( Los Angeles), Wally Heider Studios (Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Length | 36:57 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Ohio Players | |||
Ohio Players chronology | ||||
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Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee is the eleventh studio album by the Ohio Players. It was the 8th and last album they would record for Mercury. The title is a unique spelling of the term "jazzy lady." Unlike their last two efforts, the group remained with the nine-man roster that they had with Mr. Mean.
The group returned to the soul and funk that had been a big part of their sound, since the mellower, jazzier sounds of Mr. Mean (a soundtrack for a film directed by and starring Fred Williamson) failed to move fans and critics. Low sales of that album would also lead to lower-than-expected sales for Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee.
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Source | Rating |
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Journal Herald | C [2] |
The Journal Herald deemed the album "the cleanest, most antiseptic Players LP yet." [2]
All tracks composed by Billy Beck, James "Diamond" Williams, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell and Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
Chart (1978) | Peak [3] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 69 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 15 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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US R&B [3] | ||
1978 | "Funk-O-Nots" | 105 | 27 |
"Time Slips Away" | — | 53 |