Let's Do It (album)

Let's Do It
Studio album by Roy Ayers
Released	1978
Studio	Electric Lady, New York City Sigma Sound, New York City Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz-funk soul jazz
Label	Polydor
Producer	Roy Ayers William Allen
Roy Ayers chronology
Lifeline (1977) Let's Do It (1978) Step Into Our Life (1978)
Singles from Let's Do It
"Freaky Deaky" Released: 1978 "Let's Do It" Released: 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Let's Do It is a studio album by American musician Roy Ayers. ^[3] It was released in 1978 through Polydor Records. The recording sessions for the album took place at Sigma Sound Studios and Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and at Record Plant in Los Angeles. The album was produced by Ayers and William Allen. It features contributions from Merry Clayton, Sylvia Cox and Debbie Burrell on vocals, Harry Whitaker, Armen Donelian and Philip Woo on piano, Greg Moore on guitar, Kerry Turman on bass, Bernard Purdie on drums, Chano O'Ferral on congas, Justo Almario on saxophone, and John Mosley on trumpet.

The album peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. It spawned two 7-inch singles: "Freaky Deaky" and "Let's Do It". "Freaky Deaky" reached peak position number 29 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Do It"	Roy Ayers William Allen	5:33
2.	"Melody Maker"	William Allen	4:59
3.	"When Is Real Real?"	Roy Ayers Maureen Kinnard	8:04
4.	"Sweet Tears"	Roy Ayers Roselle Weaver	6:27
5.	"You Came into My Life" (featuring Merry Clayton & Sylvia Cox)	Roy Ayers Argerie Ayers	4:06
6.	"Freaky Deaky" (featuring Merry Clayton & Sylvia Cox)	Roy Ayers Edwin Birdsong	5:30
7.	"Kiss"	Roy Ayers	4:22

Personnel

• Roy Ayers – lead vocals, arrangement (tracks: 1, 3–7), producer
• Merry Clayton – lead vocals (tracks: 5, 6), backing vocals
• Sylvia Cox – lead vocals (tracks: 5, 6), backing vocals
• Debbie Burrell – backing vocals
• William Henry Allen – bass, arrangement, co-producer
• Harry Lamah Whitaker – piano
• Armen Donelian – piano
• Philip Woo – piano
• Gregory David Moore – guitar
• Kerry Turman – bass
• Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie – drums
• Chano O'Ferral – congas
• Justo Almario – tenor saxophone
• John Clifford Mosley, Jr. – trumpet

Technical

• Michael Hutchinson – engineering & mixing
• Bruce Hensal – engineering
• Jerry Solomon – engineering
• J.D. Stewart – assistant engineering

Chart history

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5]	15

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Let's Do It – Roy Ayers". AllMusic . Retrieved September 2, 2018.
2. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
3. "Soul Brothers Top 20 Albums". Jet. Vol. 54, no. 6. April 27, 1978. p. 60.
4. "Roy Ayers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
5. "Roy Ayers Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2018.

External links

• Roy Ayers – Let's Do It at Discogs (list of releases)