Everybody Loves the Sunshine
A Roy Ayers Ubiquity album with the title track that has been sampled close to 200 times.
Roy Ayers, 1976
- Released
- May 12, 1976
- Studio
- Electric Lady Studios, New York; Larrabee Sound Studios, West Hollywood
- Label
- Polydor
- Producer
- Roy Ayers, Maurice Green
- Length
- 39:25
Everybody Loves the Sunshine has ten tracks, the longest being "The Third Eye" at 6:21. Ayers played vibes, sang lead, and played electric piano, synthesizer and percussion, with Philip Woo on keyboards, Chano O'Ferral on congas and vocals, Ronald Drayton on guitar, John Solomon on bass, Doug Rhodes on drums, and Chicas, or Debbie Darby, singing. It reached number 51 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on the top R&B albums chart and number 24 on the top jazz albums chart, and AllMusic gave it four stars.
Track listing
Personnel
- Roy Ayers vibes, lead vocals, electric piano, synthesizer, percussion
- Philip Woo keyboards
- Chano O'Ferral congas, vocals
- Ronald Drayton guitar
- John Solomon bass
- Doug Rhodes drums
More from Roy Ayers
Lifeline (1977)
Where to go next
Reference
- Everybody Loves the Sunshine on Wikipedia Album and song facts.
Sources
- Everybody Loves the Sunshine, Wikipedia