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This greatest-hits title was the first of its kind upon its release in 1979. During that time, Roy Ayers was one of the leading acts on Polydor Records and solidified his R&B/disco success with "Running Away," included here. The dichotomy between Ayers as a jazz act and an R&B/jazz quiet storm presence is all but kicked off by this album. The emphasis is on the earlier work. The definitive early-'70s songs "Red Black and Green" and "We Live in Brooklyn Baby" both retain their snap and visceral charm. A few great tracks aren't here (including "Kiss" and "Is It Too Late to Try"), but The Best of Roy Ayers: Love Fantasy goes the extra mile to include not only the best of Roy Ayers' work but also key non-hits such as "Gotta Find a Lover" and "You Send Me."
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Chuck Anthony, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Ayers, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carla Vaughn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - William Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Purdy, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Green, Producer - Carla Vaughan, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, ComposerLyricist - Clint Houston, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - William Fischer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Ayers, Vibraphone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Tolliver, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Roselle Weaver, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Schoenbaum, Producer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roy Ayers, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Caldwell, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers, Producer, Vibraphone, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Allen, Producer - Alfons Fernando Kettner, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roy Ayers, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chano O'Ferral, ComposerLyricist - Wes Ramseur, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Wayne Garfield, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Ayers, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dee Dee Bridgewater, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Clay, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry Whitaker, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers, Vocals, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Myrnaleah Williams, Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Ayers, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Justo Almario, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY SOLOMON, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Allen, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Green, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chano O'Ferral, Percussion, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - PHILIP WOO, Keyboards, Piano, Harmonica, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Mosley, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Green, Producer, Associate Producer - Steve Cobb, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Banks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roy Ayers, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Green, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Chano O'Ferral, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - PHILIP WOO, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Green, Producer - Doug Rhodes, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald "Head" Drayton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John "Shaun" Solomon, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Soloman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edwin Birdsong, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Allen, Producer, Co-Producer - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1978 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roy Ayers, MainArtist - Wayne Henderson, Producer - Richard E. Flowers Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Polydor Inc.
Roy Ayers, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Bedford, Producer - William Allen, Producer - Tanya Woods, ComposerLyricist - Luther Wilson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harry Whitaker, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Ayers, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers Ubiquity, MainArtist - Myrnaleah Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
This greatest-hits title was the first of its kind upon its release in 1979. During that time, Roy Ayers was one of the leading acts on Polydor Records and solidified his R&B/disco success with "Running Away," included here. The dichotomy between Ayers as a jazz act and an R&B/jazz quiet storm presence is all but kicked off by this album. The emphasis is on the earlier work. The definitive early-'70s songs "Red Black and Green" and "We Live in Brooklyn Baby" both retain their snap and visceral charm. A few great tracks aren't here (including "Kiss" and "Is It Too Late to Try"), but The Best of Roy Ayers: Love Fantasy goes the extra mile to include not only the best of Roy Ayers' work but also key non-hits such as "Gotta Find a Lover" and "You Send Me."
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:58
- Main artists: Roy Ayers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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