The Player (First Choice album)

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The Player
First choice the player album.jpg
Studio album by
First Choice
Released1974
RecordedSigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Future Gold Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
GenreSoul, Philadelphia soul
LabelPhilly Groove
ProducerStan Watson, Norman Harris
First Choice chronology
Armed and Extremely Dangerous
(1973) 		The Player
(1974) 		So Let Us Entertain You
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[1]

The Player is the second studio album recorded by the American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1974 on the Philly Groove label.

Chart history[]

The album features the title track, which peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Hot Soul Singles. Another single, "Guilty", had moderate success on the charts.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Player"Norman Harris, Allan Felder7:10
2."Guilty"Ron Roker, Gerry Shury4:51
3."You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"Bunny Sigler, Norman Harris, Allan Felder4:44
4."You've Been Doin' Wrong for So Long"Frank Johnson, Terry Woodford,3:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Hustler Bill"Bunny Sigler, Jean Lang5:28
6."All I Need Is Time"Bob Reneu4:42
7."Guess What Mary Jones Did"Norman Harris, Allan Felder4:59
8."Guilty (Instrumental)"Ron Roker, Gerry Shury4:51

Personnel[]

  • Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, Herb Smith, Ronald L. Smith – guitars
  • Ronnie Baker, Barry Gibson – bass
  • Earl Young, Jerry Goldsmith – drums
  • Larry Washington – congas and bongos
  • Ron Kersey – piano and organ
  • Prime Cut – rhythm on "Guilty" and "All I Need Is Time"
  • Don Renaldo & the Sound of Philadelphia Strings (Albert Barone, Charles Apollonia, Angelo Petrella, Diane Barnett, Romeo Di Stefano, Rudy Malizia, Joe Donofrio, Christine Reeves) – strings
  • Davis Barnett, Angelo Petrella – violas
  • Romeo Di Stefano – cello
  • Rocco Bene, Robert Hartzell – horns and trumpets
  • Fred Linge, Richard Genovese, Edward Cascarella – bass trombones
  • Fred Joiner – tenor trombone
  • Leno Zachery – alto saxophone
  • Danny Williams – French horn

Charts[]

Chart (1974) Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 143
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 36
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[2] 		US
R&B
[2]
1974 "The Player (Part 1)" 70 7
"Guilty" 103 19

References[]

  1. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. The Player review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "US Charts > First Choice". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

External links[]

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