Roy Edward Ayers Jr. (September 10, 1940 – March 4, 2025) was an American vibraphonist, record producer, and composer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several studio albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped to pioneer jazz-funk. He was a key figure in the acid jazz movement, and has been described as "The Godfather of Neo Soul". He was best known for his compositions "Everybody... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Running Away - #2: Hot - #3: Don't Stop the Feeling - #4: In the Dark - #5: Freaky Deaky| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1976 | Mystic Voyage | 1 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 05/1976 | 1 | US R&B 70 | MP3 | as Roy Ayers Ubiquity instrumental [Polydor 14316] written by Roy Ayers | |||
| 2. | 1976 | Everybody Loves the Sunshine | 1 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1976 | 1 | US R&B 70 | MP3 | as Roy Ayers Ubiquity instrumental [Polydor 14337] written by Roy Ayers | |||
| 3. | 1977 | Lifeline | 18 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1977 | 18 | US dance 14 • US R&B 19 | MP3 | as Roy Ayers Ubiquity [Polydor 14415] written by Roy Ayers | |||
| 4. | 1978 | Let's Do It | 4 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1978 | 4 | US R&B 29 | MP3 | [Polydor 14451] written by Roy Ayers | |||
| 5. | 1978 | You Send Me | 2 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 10/1978 | 2 | US R&B 56 | MP3 | [Polydor 14509] written by Roy Ayers | |||
| 6. | 1979 | Fever | 3 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1979 | 3 | US R&B 41 | MP3 | [Polydor 14573] written by Roy Ayers | |||
| 7. | 1979 | No Stranger to Love | 7 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/1979 | 7 | US dance 35 • US R&B 32 | MP3 | [Polydor 2037] written by Roy Ayers | |||
| 8. | 1985 | In the Dark | 1 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 04/1985 | 1 | US R&B 89 | MP3 | [Columbia 04821] written by Roy Ayers | |||
| 9. | 1985-1986 | You Might Be Surprised | 20 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 10/1985 | 2 | US R&B 49 | MP3 | [Columbia 05613] written by James Mtume, Eddison Sainsbury & Vincent Henry | |||
| 2. | 01/1986 | 17 | US dance 12 • US R&B 20 | MP3 | [Columbia 05752] written by Binky Brice, James Mtume & Philip Field | |||
| 3. | 05/1986 | 2 | US R&B 62 | MP3 | [Columbia 05874] written by Dunn Pearson & Douglas Frank | |||
| 10. | 2003 | Mahogany Vibe | 2 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 11/2003 | 2 | UK 190 | MP3 | featuring Kerri Chandler written by Roy Ayers | |||
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