Sweet Sticky Thing
{{Infobox song
| name = Sweet Sticky Thing
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Ohio Players
| album = Honey
| B-side = Alone
| released = August 9, 1975
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Funk{{cite book|title= Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= October 15, 1996|chapter= Carnal Knowledge: Sexual Revolution|page= 90|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=031214704X|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RMPCAwAAQBAJ}}
| length = 3:25 (Single version)
6:12 (Album version)
| label = Mercury
| writer = William "Billy" Beck, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence "Satch" Satchell, James "Diamond" Williams
| producer = The Ohio Players
| prev_title = I Want to Be Free
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Love Rollercoaster
| next_year = 1975
}}
"Sweet Sticky Thing" is the name of a popular song by funk band Ohio Players, and released on the classic 1975 album, Honey.
The song spent a week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=437}} It was the third of five songs that they would take to the top of the R&B chart.
Chart positions
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!Charts !Peak |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|33 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles
|align="center"|1 |
Cover Versions
- In 1993, French pianist Alex Bugnon covered the song on his album "This Time Around."{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r236407|pure_url=yes}}|title=This Time Around overview|work=Allmusic.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.smoothvibes.com/movabletype/archives/001025.html|title=Berks Jazz Fest 2008: Alex Bugnon|work=SmoothVibes.com}}
- In 2012, American flutist [http://www.raganwhiteside.comn Ragan Whiteside] covered the song on her album "Evolve".
- In 2020, Japanese trumpeter Takuya Kuroda covered the song on his album "Fly Moon Die Soon".
External links
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- [{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t954334|pure_url=yes}} Song Review] on the Allmusic website
{{Ohio Players}}