| Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Ohio Players |
| Cover: | Jass-Ay-Lay-Deeohioplayers.jpg |
| Released: | August 1978 |
| Recorded: | The Chicago Recording Company (Chicago), Paragon Recording Studios (Chicago), The Record Plant (Los Angeles), Wally Heider Studios (Los Angeles) |
| Genre: | Soul, funk |
| Length: | 36:57 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | Ohio Players |
| Prev Title: | Mr. Mean |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Everybody Up |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee is the eleventh studio album by the Ohio Players. It was the 8th and last album they would record for Mercury. The title is a unique spelling of the term "jazzy lady." Unlike their last two efforts, the group remained with the nine-man roster that they had with Mr. Mean.
The group returned to the soul and funk that had been a big part of their sound, since the mellower, jazzier sounds of Mr. Mean (a soundtrack for a film directed by and starring Fred Williamson) failed to move fans and critics. Low sales of that album would also lead to lower-than-expected sales for Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee.
The Journal Herald deemed the album "the cleanest, most antiseptic Players LP yet."
All tracks composed by Billy Beck, James "Diamond" Williams, Marshall Jones, Marvin "Merv" Pierce, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell and Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
| Chart (1978) | Peak [1] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 69 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 15 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1978 | "Funk-O-Nots" | 105 | 27 |
| "Time Slips Away" | - | 53 | |