Fire is the title song from the Ohio Players‘ sixth album.
The song was recorded at Mercury Records' Chicago-based studio. While the band performed the song in California, they let Stevie Wonder hear the basic track for the song and Stevie predicted that the song would be a big hit.
Stevie Wonder...
Hey, ha, uh-huh
Hey, hey, hey, Lord (ow, gow)
Hey, ha, uh-huh
Hey, hey, hey, Lord
(Fire)
Fire (Uh, uh)
Fire (Sing us home) (Oh Lord)
Fire (woo, woo, woo, woo)
Fire
The way you walk and talk really sets me off
To a four-alarm, child, yes it does, uh, uh
The way you squeeze and tease knocks to me my knees
'Cause you're smokin', baby, baby
The way you swerve and curve really wracks my nerves
And I'm so excited, child (yeah) woo, woo
The way you push, push lets me know that you're
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, good
(You're gonna get your wish) Oh, Lord, oh
Fire (what I say, child, ow)
Fire (uh-huh)
Got me burnin', got me burnin' (woo)
Got me burnin', got me burnin' (no no)
Got me burnin', got me burnin' (whoa)
Woo hoo hoo hoo, baby
Says burnin, burnin' baby
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Burnin, burnin' baby
Oh, baby
'Cause someone on me
When you shake what you got, and girl, you've got a lot
You really somethin', child, yes, you are
'Cause when you're hot, you're hot, you really shoot your shot
You're dyn-o-mite child, yeah
Well, I can tell by your game, you're gonna start a flame
In my heart, baby, baby
I'm 'bout to choke from the smoke, got to tighten up my stroke
Can you feel it, girl? Yeah
Got me burnin', got me burnin'
Got me burnin', got me burnin'
Got me burnin', got me burnin' (fire)
Got me burnin', got me burnin' (fire)
Got me burnin', got me burnin' (fire)
Got me burnin', got me burnin' (fire)
Got me burnin', got me burnin' (fire)
Fire was written by James “Diamond” Williams & Clarence “Satch” Satchell & Sugarfoot & Marshall “Rock” Jones & Ralph Middlebrooks & Marvin Pierce & Billy Beck.
Fire was produced by Ohio Players.
Ohio Players released Fire on Fri Nov 01 1974.