ArtistInfo
Ohio Players
Tenderness
Album US 1981 on The Boardwalk Entertainment Co label
R&B/Soul (Soul, Funk)
Produced for Grand Illusion, Inc. Recorded at 5th Floor Recording Studio - Cincinatti, Ohio Step Up Recording Studio - Los Angeles, California Record Plant - Los Angeles, California ℗ © 1981 Boardwalk Records, Inc.
Musicians
 | Ohio Players , 1959-2002 US album by |
 | Jimmy Sampson backing vocals, drums |
| Vincent "Vennie" Thomas backing vocals, percussion, written by |
 | Marshall Jones b, eb, 1941-2016 US bass, written by |
| L. David Johnson co-producer, associate producer, synthesizer, sequential circuits prophet 5, mini moog, arp string ensemble, wurlitzer, grand piano, baldwin, electric piano, fender rhodes 88, programmed by, synthesizer, written by |
 | James "Diamond" Williams , *1950 US drums, percussion |
 | Mark Thomas , drums, percussion |
 | Gary Platt , engineer, mixed by, horns |
 | Marvin "Merv" Pierce tr, fh, tb, US executive-producer, trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, written by |
 | Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner voc, g, 1943-2013 US guitar, producer, sitar, lead vocals, written by |
 | Mike McDonough b, guitar |
 | Bryan Cumming sax, horns |
 | Vince Andrews as, US horns |
 | Wes Boatman , US programmed by, synthesizer |
 | Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks tr, 1939-1997 US saxophone, written by |
 | Chuck Rich stg, steel guitar |
 | Cincinnati Pops Orchestra , US strings |
 | L. A. Players frh, str, ob, strings |
Producers
| Abbie Rubin backing vocals |
| Ann White backing vocals |
| Danielle Foreman backing vocals |
| Ellen Goldman backing vocals |
| Irene Revets backing vocals |
| Renée Armand backing vocals |
| Sally Stevens backing vocals |
| Susan Grindell backing vocals |
| Art Hotel design |
| Christopher Whorf design |
| Bill Freesh engineer, assistant |
| David Bianco engineer, assistant |
| Greg McNeilly engineer, assistant |
| Jimmy Ashwill engineer, assistant |
| Ken Bowen engineer, assistant |
| Kevin Eddy engineer, assistant |
| Phil Jantaas engineer, assistant |
| Larry Boden engineer, mastering |
| Harry Langdon photography by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Try A Little Tenderness | Ohio Players | Harry Woods, James Campbell, Reginald Connelly | 3:52 |
| 2 | | Sometimes I Cry | Ohio Players | L. David Johnson, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marvin "Merv" Pierce | 4:02 |
| 3 | | Skinny | Ohio Players | L. David Johnson, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks | 3:52 |
| 4 | | Try To Be A Man | Ohio Players | L. David Johnson, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner | 3:27 |
| 5 | | Boardwalkin' | Ohio Players | L. David Johnson, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Vincent "Vennie" Thomas | 3:47 |
| 6 | | Call Me | Ohio Players | L. David Johnson, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marvin "Merv" Pierce | 5:20 |
| 7 | | Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay | Ohio Players | Otis Redding, Steve Cropper | 3:39 |
| 8 | | It Takes A While | Ohio Players | L. David Johnson, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks | 3:45 |
| 9 | | Hard To Love Your Brother | Ohio Players | L. David Johnson, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks | 3:15 |
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