In September 1977, “Polydor” label released “Lifeline”, album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity (the 19th Roy Ayers album overall). It was recorded in 1977, at “Sigma Sound Studios” and “Electric Lady Studios in New York City, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong, and William Allen.
Personnel:
- Roy Ayers – vocals, vibraphone, electric piano, Deagan vibraharp, arrangements
- Edwin L. Birdsong – vocals, piano, arrangements
- William Henry Allen – bass, arrangements
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
- Sylvia Cox – vocals
- Philip Woo – Moog synthesizer, ARP String Synthesizer, electric piano, piano
- Chuck Anthony – guitar
- Calvin Banks – guitar
- Glenn S. Jeffrey – guitar
- James Philip Mason – guitar
- Kwame Steve Cobb – drums
- Chano O’Ferral – congas, percussion
- Justo Almario – tenor saxophone
- John Clifford Mosley, Jr. – trumpet
- Michael Hutchinson – engineer
- David Wittman – engineer
- Bruce Hensal – engineer
- Jerry Solomon – engineer
- James Patrick Green – engineer
- Basil Pao Ho-Yun – art direction
- Kathie McKinty – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Roy Ayers, except where noted.
- This Side of Sunshine – William Allen
- Running Away – Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong
- Gotta Find a Lover – Roy Ayers, Edwin Birdsong
- I Still Love You
- Lifeline
- Cincinnati Growl
- Fruit – Roy Ayers, Carl Clay
- Sanctified Feeling – Edwin Birdsong
- Stranded in the Jungle
- Together
