| Coffy | ||||
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| Released | May 1973 | |||
| Recorded | April 5, 1973 – April 8, 1973 at Sound Ideas Studios, New York City, New York, US | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk [1] | |||
| Length | 36:03 | |||
| Label | Polydor PD-5048 | |||
| Producer | Roy Ayers | |||
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Coffy is a soundtrack produced, composed, and arranged by Roy Ayers for the blaxploitation film Coffy . It was released in 1973 on Polydor Records and peaked at number 31 on the jazz albums chart.
All songs written by Roy Ayers, except by "End of Sugarman" Ayers and Harry Whitaker. Lyrics to "Coffy Is the Color", "King George" and "Shining Symbol" written by Carl Clay; lyrics to "Coffy Baby" written by Roselle Weaver.
| No. | Title | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coffy Is the Color" | Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roy Ayers, Wayne Garfield | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Priscilla's Theme" | 3:58 | |
| 3. | "King George" | Roy Ayers | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Aragon" | 2:55 | |
| 5. | "Coffy Sauna" | 2:16 | |
| 6. | "King's Last Ride" | 1:10 | |
| 7. | "Coffy Baby" | Dee Dee Bridgewater | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Brawling Broads" | 2:46 | |
| 9. | "Escape" | 2:18 | |
| 10. | "Shining Symbol" | Wayne Garfield | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Exotic Dance" | 3:18 | |
| 12. | "Making Love" | 2:49 | |
| 13. | "Vittroni's Theme – King Is Dead" | 2:03 | |
| 14. | "End of Sugarman" | 1:05 | |
| Total length: | 36:03 | ||
Music score composed, arranged and conducted by Roy Ayers; orchestrations by Harry Whitaker.
| Chart (1973) | Peak positions |
|---|---|
| Billboard Jazz LPs [3] | 31 |
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