The Player (First Choice album)

The Player
The Player
Studio album by First Choice
Released	1974
Recorded	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Future Gold, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Genre	Soul, Philadelphia soul
Label	Philly Groove
Producer	Stan Watson, Norman Harris
First Choice chronology

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Player"	Norman Harris, Allan Felder	7:10
2.	"Guilty"	Ron Roker, Gerry Shury	4:51
3.	"You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth"	Bunny Sigler, Norman Harris, Allan Felder	4:44
4.	"You've Been Doin' Wrong for So Long"	Frank Johnson, Terry Woodford,	3:56

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Hustler Bill"	Bunny Sigler, Jean Lang	5:28
6.	"All I Need Is Time"	Bob Reneu	4:42
7.	"Guess What Mary Jones Did"	Norman Harris, Allan Felder	4:59
8.	"Guilty (Instrumental)"	Ron Roker, Gerry Shury	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

Chart (1974)	Peak ^[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	143
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	36

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[2]	US R&B ^[2]
1974	"The Player (Part 1)"	70	7
1974	"Guilty"	103	19

References

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

External links

The Player at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Hamilton, Andrew. The Player review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[us-2] "US Charts > First Choice". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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