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1979 studio album by Roy Ayers
Fever is a studio album by American musician
Roy Ayers.
[1] It was released in 1979 through
Polydor Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at
Sigma Sound Studios and
Electric Lady Studios in
New York City, and at
Record Plant in
Los Angeles. The production was handled by Ayers himself with co-production by Carla Vaughn.
The album peaked at number 67 on the
Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 25 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its
lead single, "Love Will Bring Us Back Together", reached peak position #41 on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Critical reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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[2] |
The
Bay State Banner wrote that Ayers "still cannot sing, but the vibes solos at last have some sting and energy behind them."
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Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Love Will Bring Us Back Together" |
Roy Ayers | 6:00 |
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2. | "Simple and Sweet" | Philip Woo | 4:45 |
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3. | "
Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | | 4:12 |
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4. | "I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna Dance)" | Roy Ayers | 5:00 |
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5. | "
Fever" | | 5:45 |
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6. | "Is It Too Late to Try?" | | 4:33 |
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7. | "If You Love Me" | Roy Ayers | 5:30 |
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8. | "Leo" | Roy Ayers | 5:00 |
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Personnel
- Roy Ayers –
lead vocals (tracks: 1-7),
backing vocals (track 2),
electric piano (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8),
clavinet (tracks: 1, 5, 6),
handclaps (track 1),
cowbell (track 2),
ARP String Synthesizer (track 4),
vibraphone (tracks: 6-8),
ARP Omni (track 8),
producer
- Carla Vaughn – lead vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 6), backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5), co-producer
- Wayne Garfield – lead vocals (track 4)
- Kathleen Jackson – lead vocals (track 4)
- Ethel Beatty – backing vocals (track 2)
-
Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (track 5)
- Philip Woo – ARP String Synthesizer &
Oberheim piano (track 2)
- Harold Land, Jr. – electric piano (tracks: 4, 7), piano (track 7)
- Chuck Anthony –
guitar (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8)
- George Baker – guitar (tracks: 2, 3)
- Gregory David Moore – guitar (track 7)
- William Henry Allen –
bass (tracks: 1, 3, 6), handclaps (track 1)
- Kerry Turman – bass (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7)
-
Neil Jason – bass (track 8)
-
Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie –
drums (tracks: 1-4, 8)
-
Gene Dunlap – drums (tracks: 5, 7)
- Howard Terrance King – drums (track 6)
- Chano O'Ferral –
percussion (track 2),
congas (tracks: 5, 7)
-
James Richard "Dick" Griffin –
trombone (track 2)
-
Justo Almario –
tenor saxophone (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8)
- John Clifford Mosley, Jr. –
trumpet (track 4)
- Sinclair Acey – trumpet (track 7)
- Technical
- Jerry Solomon – engineering
- Ron Johnsen – engineering
- Andy Abrams – engineering
- Deni King – engineering
- Carla Bandini – assistant engineering
-
Greg Calbi – mastering
Chart history
References
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