‘Skin Tight’ And Out Of Sight: The Ohio Players In 1974

The funk group’s September 1974 chart entry debuted even higher than Hot 100 resident Elton John’s ‘The Bitch Is Back.’The funk and soul group from Dayton, in the state that inspired their name, were hot as a pistol in 1974. The Ohio Players had wriggled to the top of the R&B chart the year before with their “Funky Worm,” a Top 15 crossover pop success, and now they were reaching both audiences again with a new success, “Skin Tight.” The album of the same name had entered the chart in April, and the single started its ascent of the...