Fever (Roy Ayers album)

Fever is a studio album by American musician Roy Ayers. 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. Production was handled by Ayers himself with co-production by Carla Vaughn.

Fever
Studio album by
Released1979 (1979)
Studio
GenreSoul jazz
LabelPolydor
Producer
Roy Ayers chronology
Let's Do It
(1979)
Fever
(1979)
No Stranger to Love
(1979)
Singles from Fever
  1. "Love Will Bring Us Back Together"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Fever"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Will Bring Us Back Together"Roy Ayers6:00
2."Simple and Sweet"Philip Woo4:45
3."Take Me Out to the Ball Game"4:12
4."I Wanna Feel It (I Wanna Dance)"Roy Ayers5:00
5."Fever"5:45
6."Is It Too Late to Try?"
  • Roy Ayers
  • Carla Vaughn
4:33
7."If You Love Me"Roy Ayers5:30
8."Leo"Roy Ayers5:00

Personnel

Technical
  • Jerry Solomon – engineering
  • Ron Johnsen – engineering
  • Andy Abrams – engineering
  • Deni King – engineering
  • Carla Bandini – assistant engineering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Chart history

Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 67
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 25

References

  1. Ankeny, Jason. "Fever – Roy Ayers". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  2. "Roy Ayers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  3. "Roy Ayers Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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