Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Everybody Loves the Sunshine is a studio album by Roy Ayers released under the Roy Ayers Ubiquity umbrella. It was released through Polydor Records in 1976. It peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart.[2] In 2016, Pitchfork placed the title track at number 72 on the "200 Best Songs of the 1970s" list.[3]
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| Released | May 12, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady (New York); Larrabee (West Hollywood) | |||
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| Length | 39:25 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Roy Ayers, Maurice Green | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The song "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" is notable for its drone synth note through most of the cut. It has been covered by artists including D'Angelo, Takuya Kuroda, the Robert Glasper Experiment, and others.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Uh What You Say Come On" | Roy Ayers, William Allen | 3:45 |
| 2. | "The Golden Rod" | Roy Ayers | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Keep On Walking" | Gino Vannelli | 3:45 |
| 4. | "You and Me My Love" | Roy Ayers, Chano O'Ferral | 3:11 |
| 5. | "The Third Eye" | Roy Ayers | 6:21 |
| 6. | "It Ain't Your Sign It's Your Mind" | Roy Ayers | 3:28 |
| 7. | "People and the World" | Roy Ayers | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" | Roy Ayers | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Tongue Power" | Roy Ayers, Chano O'Ferral | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Lonesome Cowboy" | Roy Ayers | 4:03 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- Roy Ayers – vibraphone, lead vocals, electric piano, synthesizer (ARP, String Ensemble), percussion, backing vocals
- Philip Woo – piano, electric piano, synthesizer (ARP, String Ensemble)
- Chano O'Ferral – congas, percussion, lead vocals
- Ronald "Head" Drayton – guitar
- John "Shaun" Solomon – electric bass
- Doug Rhodes – drums
- Chicas (Debbie Darby)[5] – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Technical
- Leonid Lubianitsky - front cover photography
"Special thanks extended to the following: Calvin Brown, Greg Phillinganes, William Allen, Byron Miller, Ricky Lawson, Dennis Davis, Justo Almario, Lew Soloff, Diana Hayes, Edna Holt, Wayne Garfield."
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 51 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 10 |
References
- Samuelson, Sam. "Everybody Loves the Sunshine - Roy Ayers, Roy Ayers". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- "Roy Ayers - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- "The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s (7/10)". Pitchfork. August 22, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- "Everybody Loves the Sunshine: A Critical Analysis of Covers". Nextbop. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- Roy Ayers, Dave Simpson (interviewer), "How we made Roy Ayers' Everybody Loves the Sunshine", The Guardian June 19, 2017
- "Roy Ayers - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
External links
- Everybody Loves the Sunshine at Discogs (list of releases)