Album · 1978
Tracklist
A1 Heat Of The Beat 7:06
A2 For Real 3:50
A3 Give It To Me 3:25
A4 Ooh Baby 5:37
B1 Step In To Our Life 5:30
B2 Lovers Should Always Be Together 6:31
B3 No Deposit No Return 2:44
B4 Take Your Funky Mind To The Disco 3:33
B5 Swarte 2:48
Line-up/Musicians
A1
Backing Vocals – Barry "Bo" Henderson, Greg Matta, Michael Young, Reggie Ellis, Vernell Shaw
Bass – Ed Reddick
Drums – James Gadson
Guitar – Darryl "Sugar Bear" Moore
Lead Vocals – Roy Ayers, Vernell Shaw
Percussion – Vance "Mad Dog" Tenort
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
A2
Backing Vocals – Greg Matta, Reggie Ellis
Bass – Ed Reddick
Drums – James Gadson
Guitar – Darryl "Sugar Bear" Moore
Percussion – Vance "Mad Dog" Tenort
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
A3
Backing Vocals – Cheryl Alexander, Saundra "Pan" Alexander , Sylvia St. James
Bass – Ed Reddick
Drums – James Gadson
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Richard Flowers
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
Vocals – Richard Flowers, Roy Ayers
A4
Backing Vocals – Carla Vaughn, Nathaniel Phillips
Bass – Nathaniel Phillips, William Allen
Congas – Chano O'Ferral
Drums – Dennis Davis
Guitar – Chuck Anthony
Percussion – Nathaniel Phillips, Roy Ayers, Wayne Henderson
Piano [Acoustic], Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vocals – Roy Ayers, Wayne Henderson
B1
Bass – Nathaniel Phillips
Drums – Bruce Carter
Piano – Bobby Lyle
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
B2
Bass – William Allen
Drums – Bernard Purdy
Electric Piano, Piano – Armand Donelian
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
Vocals – Carla Vaughn, Jim Gilstrap, Judi Brown, Stephanie Sprewell
B3
Bass – Nathaniel Phillips
Congas – Chano O'Ferral
Drums – Bernard Purdy , Bruce Carter
Electric Piano, Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
Guitar – Chuck Anthony
Piano [Acoustic] – Armand Donelian
Synthesizer [Oberheimer] – Phillip Woo
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vocals – Carla Vaughn, Jim Gilstrap, Judi Brown, Stephanie Sprewell
B4
Backing Vocals – Carla Vaughn, Jim Gilstrap, Judi Brown, Stephanie Sprewell
Bass – Nathaniel Phillips
Drums – Bruce Carter
Guitar – Johnny Reason
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
B5
Bass – Nathaniel Phillips
Drums – Bruce Carter
Piano – Bobby Lyle
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
About this release
Polydor – PD-1-6179 (US)
Recorded at Automated Sound Studios, New York; Sigma Sound Studios, New York; & Oceanway Studio, Santa Monica, CA. Mastered at Kendun Recorders.
Thanks to snobb for the addition