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" 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 |