Ecstasy (Ohio Players album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Ecstasy

| type = Album

| artist = Ohio Players

| cover = Ecstasy (Ohio Players album) cover art.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 1973

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Soul, funk

| length = 34:39

| label = Westbound

| producer = Ohio Players

| prev_title = Pleasure

| prev_year = 1972

| next_title = Skin Tight

| next_year = 1974

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 =Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic |class=album |id=r45956 |tab=review |label=Ecstasy review |first=Alex |last=Henderson |accessdate=2012-01-15}}

}}

Ecstasy (September 1973) is the fourth studio album by the Ohio Players and the third released through the Westbound label. The album was produced by the band, and arranged by Walter "Junie" Morrison. The cover photo was taken by Joel Brodsky.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Side one

| all_writing = Ohio Players, except where noted

| title1 = Ecstasy

| length1 = 2:27

| title2 = You and Me

| length2 = 3:12

| title3 = Not So Sad and Lonely

| writer3 = Louis Crane, Belda Baine

| length3 = 3:20

| title4 = (I Wanna Know) Do You Feel It

| length4 = 4:23

| title5 = Black Cat

| length5 = 4:25

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Side two

| title6 = Food Stamps Y'all

| writer6 = Louis Crane, Belda Baine

| length6 = 3:12

| title7 = Spinning

| length7 = 3:04

| title8 = Sleep Talk

| length8 = 3:15

| title9 = Silly Billy

| length9 = 4:26

| title10 = Short Change

| length10 = 2:55

}}

Personnel

Walter "Junie" Morrison
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
Marshall "Rock" Jones
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks
Bruce Napier
Marvin "Merv" Pierce
Clarence "Satch" Satchell
James "Diamond" Williams

Production

Ohio Players – producers
Walter "Junie" Morrison – arrangements
David Krieger – art direction
Ron Canagata, The Graffiteria – designer
Joel Brodsky, Neil Terk – photography
Mia Krinsky – album co-ordination
Bob Scerbo – art production supervision

Charts

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!Chart (1973)

!Peak
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs

|align="center"|70

U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs

|align="center"|19

;Singles

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rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="40"\| US ! width="40"\| US R&B
rowspan="2"\|1973 \| align="left"\| "Ecstasy" \| 31 \| 12
align="left"\| "Sleep Talk" \| — \| —

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="40"| US

! width="40"| US
R&B

rowspan="2"|1973

| align="left"| "Ecstasy"

| 31

| 12

align="left"| "Sleep Talk"