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Let's Do It (album)

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Chart history
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Let's Do It is a studio album by American musician Roy Ayers. It was released in 1978 through Polydor Records. 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. Production was handled by Ayers himself with co-production by William Allen. The album 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" singles: "Freaky Deaky" and "Let's Do It". "Freake Deaky" reached peak position #29 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Track listing

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| title1 = Let's Do It
| length1 = 5:33
| writer1 = {{hlist|Roy Ayers|William Allen}}
| title2 = Melody Maker
| length2 = 4:59
| writer2 = William Allen
| title3 = When Is Real Real?
| length3 = 8:04
| writer3 = {{hlist|Roy Ayers|Maureen Kinnard}}
| title4 = Sweet Tears
| length4 = 6:27
| writer4 = {{hlist|Roy Ayers|Roselle Weaver}}
| title5 = You Came into My Life
| note5 = featuring Merry Clayton & Sylvia Cox
| length5 = 4:06
| writer5 = {{hlist|Roy Ayers|Argerie Ayers}}
| title6 = Freaky Deaky
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| length6 = 5:30
| writer6 = {{hlist|Roy Ayers|Edwin Birdsong}}
| title7 = Kiss
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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
Michael Hutchinson – engineering & mixing
Bruce Hensal – engineering
Jerry Solomon – engineering
J.D. Stewart – assistant engineering

Chart history

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Billboard200\|33\|artist=Roy Ayers\|accessdate=September 2, 2018
BillboardRandBHipHop\|15\|artist=Roy Ayers\|accessdate=September 2, 2018

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-do-it-mw0000814327|title=Let's Do It – Roy Ayers|publisher=AllMusic|last=Henderson|first=Alex|accessdate=September 2, 2018}}

External links

{{Discogs master|122568|Roy Ayers – Let's Do It}}

4 : 1978 albums|Roy Ayers albums|Polydor Records albums|Albums produced by Roy Ayers

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