Love Fantasy
1980 studio album by Roy Ayers
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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.
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| Released | 1980 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Roy Ayers | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Roy Ayers, except for track 3 written with Cindy Prioleau.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
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| US Billboard 200[2] | 157 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 47 |