Skin Tight was a major turning point for the Ohio Players, who had enjoyed several hits on black radio (including "Pain," "Funky Worm," "Varee Is Love," and "I Wanna Hear From You") but hadn't been huge. Switching from Westbound to Mercury, the Dayton funksters became exactly that -- huge -- and went from enjoying a cult following to being one of the most celebrated funk bands of the 1970s. With Skin Tight, the band's erotic album covers went from employing bizarre S&M/bondage imagery to being more Playboy-ish, and its music became less abstract (but remained quite risk-taking and unpredictable). The title song and "Jive Turkey" are down and dirty funk classics, and the jazz-influenced "Heaven Must Be Like This" illustrates the fact that the Players could also be captivatingly romantic. ~ Alex Henderson
Rovi
短くとも5分以上という楽曲が6曲収録という密度が濃い作品ではあるが、中でも7分19秒と長尺の"HEAVEN MUST BE LIKE THIS"の濃度と完成度は高い。
この一曲だけ見てもSOULのドロドロとした臭いを充分に感じられる良作だ。