''Observations in Time'' is the 1969 debut album recorded by the
Ohio Players
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and released on the
Capitol label. The album was a regional hit in and around the group's home city of Dayton, Ohio.
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''WYSO
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'', July 31, 2012. Retrieved on June 13, 2018. David Bowie
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included "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow" into his 1974 live sets for the Philadelphia dates of the
Year of the Diamond Dogs tour that resulted in the ''
David Live'' album.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Clarence Satchell, Gregory "Greg" Webster, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Robert "Kuumba" Jones and Theodore Robinson; except where indicated
#"Here Today and Gone Tomorrow" – 3:32
#"Mother-in-Law" (
Allen Toussaint
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) – 3:06
#"Stop Lying to Yourself" – 2:18
#"
Over the Rainbow" (
E.Y. Harburg
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,
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...
) – 4:20
#"Find Someone to Love" – 2:16
#"Cold, Cold World" – 3:49
#"
Summertime" (
DuBose Heyward,
George Gershwin
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) – 7:47
#"Bad Bargain" – 2:36
#"The Man I Am" – 2:31
#"Lonely Street" – 2:29
#"Street Party" – 2:23
Personnel
*The Ohio Players – main performer
*Johnny Brantley –
producer
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*Bill Shannon –
liner notes
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Origin
Liner notes are desce ...
References
External links
*
Observations in Time' at
Discogs
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1969 debut albums
Capitol Records albums
Ohio Players albums