''Climax'' (October 1974) is a compilation album by

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and the first of two albums compiled from tracks left over from previous sessions recorded for the Detroit-based Westbound label. The group was signed to

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by the time ''Climax'' hit stores, and the album features only five new songs (with the other three pulled from *previous albums). Their Mercury debut, '' Skin Tight'', was released several months earlier. Along with six originals, the album includes

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's " What's Going On", adding to the group's already growing repertoire.

Track listing

# " Sleep Talk" (Ohio Players) (3:15) previously issued# "Ruffell Foot" (Louis Crane, Belda Baine) (4:07) # "

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) (5:21) # "Climax" (Crane, Baine) (6:50) # " What's Going On" (

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) (6:00) # " Food Stamps Y'All" (Crane, Baine) (2:28) previously issued# " Players Ballin'" (Ohio Players) (4:31) previously issued# "Pack It Up" (Crane, Baine) (4:20)

Trivia

* The S&M theme of their album covers continued, with the cover model from their first three Westbound covers embracing a man for the fourth. If one is to look at the back cover, it is revealed that the woman is stabbing the man in the back with a knife, with red wax to represent blood. * The ending of "What's Going On" would inspire hip-hop producer

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. * The song Climax appears in the 2013 video game ''

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