Lifeline
The 1977 album with "Running Away", his biggest hit.
Roy Ayers, 1977
- Released
- 1977
- Studio
- Electric Lady and Sigma Sound, New York; Record Plant, Los Angeles
- Label
- Polydor
- Producer
- Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong, William Allen
Lifeline was recorded at Electric Lady and Sigma Sound in New York and the Record Plant in Los Angeles. The vocalists were Ayers, Birdsong, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Sylvia Cox (not Sylvia Striplin), with Philip Woo on keyboards, Kwame Steve Cobb on drums, Chano O'Ferral on percussion, Justo Almario on tenor saxophone, John Clifford Mosley on trumpet, William Allen on bass and several guitarists. It reached number 72 on the Billboard 200 and number nine on the R&B albums chart, and AllMusic's Jason Ankeny gave it three stars.
Track listing
- This Side of Sunshine3:16
- Running Away3:55
- Gotta Find a Lover7:10
- I Still Love You4:09
- Lifeline2:50
- Cincinnati Growl3:54
- Fruit3:53
- Sanctified Feeling5:42
- Stranded in the Jungle4:30
- Together3:39
Personnel
- Roy Ayers vocals, vibes
- Edwin Birdsong vocals
- Dee Dee Bridgewater vocals
- Philip Woo keyboards
- Justo Almario tenor saxophone
More from Roy Ayers
Everybody Loves the Sunshine (1976)
Where to go next
Reference
- Lifeline on Wikipedia Tracklist and credits.
Sources
- Lifeline (Roy Ayers album), Wikipedia