The Player (First Choice album)
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The Player is the second studio album recorded by the American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1974 on the Philly Groove label.
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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
| headline = Side one | title1 = The Player | writer1 = Norman Harris, Allan Felder | length1 = 7:10 | title2 = Guilty | writer2 = Ron Roker, Gerry Shury | length2 = 4:51 | title3 = You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth | writer3 = Bunny Sigler, Norman Harris, Allan Felder | length3 = 4:44 | title4 = You've Been Doin' Wrong for So Long | writer4 = Frank Johnson, Terry Woodford, | length4 = 3:56
| headline = Side two | title5 = Hustler Bill | writer5 = Bunny Sigler, Jean Lang | length5 = 5:28 | title6 = All I Need Is Time | writer6 = Bob Reneu | length6 = 4:42 | title7 = Guess What Mary Jones Did | writer7 = Norman Harris, Allan Felder | length7 = 4:59 | title8 = Guilty (Instrumental) | writer8 = Ron Roker, Gerry Shury | length8 = 4:51
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
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- Singles
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1974 | "The Player (Part 1)" | 70 | 7 |
"Guilty" | — | 19 |