Riding High | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
Genre | Funk | |||
Length | 31:54 | |||
Label | She Records | |||
Producer | Tight Corporation | |||
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Riding High is the first album by the Dayton, Ohio funk band Faze-O.[2] Released in 1977 on Atlantic Records subsidiary label, She Records, it was produced by the Ohio Players. They would chart in 1978 with the top ten R&B single, "Riding High".
"Riding High" went on to be an oft-sampled song for many hip hop and R&B acts from the late 1980s onwards.[3] It was first sampled in Fresh Four's "Wishing on a Star" in 1989, produced by The High & Mighty.
Year | Album | Chart positions[4] | |
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US | US R&B | ||
1978 | Riding High | 98 | 19 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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US R&B[5] | ||
1978 | "Riding High" | 9 |