Change Up the Groove

Change Up the Groove
Studio album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Released	1974
Studio	Electric Lady (New York City)
Genre	Jazz-funk
Length	35:28
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jerry Schoenbaum
Roy Ayers Ubiquity chronology
Virgo Red (1973) Change Up the Groove (1974) A Tear to a Smile (1975)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Change Up the Groove is a studio album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity. It was released in 1974 through Polydor Records. The recording sessions for the album took place at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. The album peaked at number 156 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Change Up the Groove"	Roy Ayers	4:36
2.	"Sensitize"	Carl Clay Wayne Garfield	5:00
3.	"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"	Stevie Wonder	4:13
4.	"Theme from Mash"	Johnny Mandel Mike Altman	4:59
5.	"Fikisha (To Help Someone Arrive)"	Roy Ayers	2:48
6.	"Feel Like Makin' Love"	Eugene McDaniels	5:20
7.	"When Is Real, Real?"	Roy Ayers Maureen Kinnard	3:41
8.	"The Boogie Back"	Harry Whitaker	4:40
Total length:			35:28

Personnel

• Roy Ayers – vocals, vibraphone, arrangement
• Wayne Garfield – vocals, arrangement (tracks: 2, 8)
• James "BJ" Boston – backing vocals
• Monica Burruss – backing vocals
• Terry Burrell – backing vocals
• Harry Whitaker – electric piano, clavinet, piano
• Leon Pendarvis – electric piano, clavinet, piano
• Pat Rebillot – ARP synthesizer
• Calvin Brown – guitar
• Gil Silva – rhythm guitar
• Jerry M. Friedman – rhythm guitar
• Wilbur Bascomb Jr. – bass
• Wilby Fletcher – drums
• Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie – drums
• Chano O'Ferral – congas, percussion
• George Braith – sopranino saxophone

Technical

• Jerry Schoenbaum – producer
• Ron Johnsen – recording
• Harriet Millman – artwork
• Greg Vaughn – photography
• Yvonne D. Lawton – photography

Chart history

Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [2]	156

References

1. Ankeny, Jason. "Change Up the Groove – Roy Ayers / Roy Ayers Ubiquity". AllMusic . Retrieved September 5, 2018.
2. "Roy Ayers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2018.

External links

• Change Up The Groove at Discogs (list of releases)