Everybody Loves the Sunshine | ||||
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Released | May 12, 1976 | |||
Studio | Electric Lady (New York); Larrabee (West Hollywood) | |||
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Length | 39:25 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Roy Ayers, Maurice Green | |||
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Everybody Loves the Sunshine is a studio album by Roy Ayers released under the Roy Ayers Ubiquity umbrella. It was released through Polydor Records in 1976. It peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart. [2] In 2016, Pitchfork placed the title track at number 72 on the "200 Best Songs of the 1970s" list. [3]
The song "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" is notable for its drone synth note through most of the cut. It has been covered by artists including D'Angelo, Takuya Kuroda, the Robert Glasper Experiment, and others. [4] It has been sampled nearly 200 times by artists including Tupac Shakur, Mary J. Blige, and Dr. Dre. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hey Uh What You Say Come On" | Roy Ayers, William Allen | 3:45 |
2. | "The Golden Rod" | Roy Ayers | 3:03 |
3. | "Keep On Walking" | Gino Vannelli | 3:45 |
4. | "You and Me My Love" | Roy Ayers, Chano O'Ferral | 3:11 |
5. | "The Third Eye" | Roy Ayers | 6:21 |
6. | "It Ain't Your Sign It's Your Mind" | Roy Ayers | 3:28 |
7. | "People and the World" | Roy Ayers | 4:48 |
8. | "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" | Roy Ayers | 3:59 |
9. | "Tongue Power" | Roy Ayers, Chano O'Ferral | 3:02 |
10. | "Lonesome Cowboy" | Roy Ayers | 4:03 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
"Special thanks extended to the following: Calvin Brown, Greg Phillinganes, William Allen, Byron Miller, Ricky Lawson, Dennis Davis, Justo Almario, Lew Soloff, Diana Hayes, Edna Holt, Wayne Garfield."
Chart | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [2] | 51 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [7] | 10 |