Fever (Roy Ayers album) explained
| Fever |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Roy Ayers |
| Cover: | Fever (Roy Ayers album).jpg |
| Studio: |
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| Genre: | Soul jazz |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Prev Title: | Let's Do It |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | No Stranger to Love |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
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
The Bay State Banner wrote that Ayers "still cannot sing, but the vibes solos at last have some sting and energy behind them."[2]
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
Notes and References
- News: Roy Ayers Packs 'Em In! . The Washington Informer . 49 . Aug 16, 1979 . 12.
- News: Lane . George . Shades of Blue . Bay State Banner . 33 . 24 May 1979 . 13.
