Love Fantasy

Love Fantasy
Studio album by Roy Ayers
Released	1980
Studio	Electric Lady, New York City Sigma Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz-funk
Length	40:07
Label	Polydor
Producer	Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers chronology
No Stranger to Love (1979) Love Fantasy (1980) Prime Time (1980)
Singles from Love Fantasy
"Rock Your Roll" Released: 1980 "(Sometimes) Believe In Yourself" Released: 1980 "Love Fantasy" Released: 1980

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Love Fantasy is a studio album by American musician Roy Ayers. It was released in 1980 through Polydor Records. The recording sessions for the album took place at Electric Lady Studios and Sigma Sound Studios in New York City.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Roy Ayers, except for track 3 written with Cindy Prioleau.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rock You Roll"	6:29
2.	"Betcha Gonna"	6:00
3.	"(Sometimes) Believe in Yourself"	7:18
4.	"Love Fantasy"	6:33
5.	""Sigh" (Feel the Vibration)"	7:25
6.	"Baby Bubba"	6:22

Personnel

• Roy Ayers – lead vocals, electric piano (tracks: 1, 3–6), Quadra synthesizer (track 2), clavinet (track 3), Oberheim synthesizer (track 5), handclaps (track 6), producer
• Dyan Venter – lead vocals (tracks: 1, 2)
• Sylvia Striplin – lead vocals (tracks: 1, 4, 6)
• Wes Ramseur – lead vocals (track 6)
• Chano O'Ferral – lead vocals (track 6)
• Chris Calloway – backing vocals (track 3)
• Cindy Prioleau – backing vocals (track 3)
• Chuck Anthony – guitar (tracks: 1, 3–6)
• Peter Brown – bass (tracks: 1, 2, 4–6)
• William Henry Allen – bass (track 3), arrangement
• Omar Hakim – drums (tracks: 1, 4–6)
• Quentin Dennard – drums (track 2)
• Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie – drums (track 3)

Technical

• David Wittman – engineering
• Carla Bandini – engineering
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Judy Weinstein – liner notes

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [2]	157
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3]	47

References

1. Elias, Jason. "Love Fantasy – Roy Ayers". AllMusic . Retrieved September 5, 2018.
2. "Roy Ayers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
3. "Roy Ayers Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2018.

External links

• Roy Ayers – Love Fantasy at Discogs (list of releases)