Change Up the Groove
Album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
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Change Up the Groove is a studio album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity. It was released in 1974 through Polydor Records. The recording sessions for the album took place at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. The album peaked at number 156 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
| Change Up the Groove | ||||
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| Studio album by Roy Ayers Ubiquity | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 35:28 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Jerry Schoenbaum | |||
| Roy Ayers Ubiquity chronology | ||||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Change Up the Groove" | Roy Ayers | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Sensitize" |
| 5:00 |
| 3. | "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" | Stevie Wonder | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Theme from Mash" |
| 4:59 |
| 5. | "Fikisha (To Help Someone Arrive)" | Roy Ayers | 2:48 |
| 6. | "Feel Like Makin' Love" | Eugene McDaniels | 5:20 |
| 7. | "When Is Real, Real?" |
| 3:41 |
| 8. | "The Boogie Back" | Harry Whitaker | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 35:28 | ||
Personnel
- Roy Ayers – vocals, vibraphone, arrangement
- Wayne Garfield – vocals, arrangement (tracks: 2, 8)
- James "BJ" Boston – backing vocals
- Monica Burruss – backing vocals
- Terry Burrell – backing vocals
- Harry Whitaker – electric piano, clavinet, piano
- Leon Pendarvis – electric piano, clavinet, piano
- Pat Rebillot – ARP synthesizer
- Calvin Brown – guitar
- Gil Silva – rhythm guitar
- Jerry M. Friedman – rhythm guitar
- Wilbur Bascomb Jr. – bass
- Wilby Fletcher – drums
- Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie – drums
- Chano O'Ferral – congas, percussion
- George Braith – sopranino saxophone
- Technical
- Jerry Schoenbaum – producer
- Ron Johnsen – recording
- Harriet Millman – artwork
- Greg Vaughn – photography
- Yvonne D. Lawton – photography
Chart history
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 156 |