Today Marks The 49th Anniversary of Roy Ayers’ 17th Studio Album “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” Originally Released on May 12, 1977.
“Everybody Loves the Sunshine” is the seventeenth studio album by jazz vibraphonist and producer Roy Ayers released in 1976 on Polydor Records.
The album was released under the Roy Ayers Ubiquity umbrella.
The album peaked at #10 on the U.S. Billboard Soul LP's chart, and at #50 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart.
Two songs were released from the album “The Golden aRod” and the album’s title track “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”
The song “The Golden Rod” was released as the album’s single it reached #70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles charts.
“Everybody Loves The Sunshine” the album’s title tack peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts.
The song "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" is notable for its drone synth note through most of the cut.
The song has been covered by artists including D'Angelo, Takuya Kuroda, the Robert Glasper Experiment, and others.
The song has been sampled nearly 200 times by artists including Tupac Shakur, Mary J. Blige, and Dr. Dre.
Pitchfork Magazine placed “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” at number 72 on the "200 Best Songs of the 1970s" list.
Track-listing
1. Hey Uh What You Say Come On
2. The Golden Rod
3. Keep On Walking
4. You and Me My Love
5. The Third Eye
6. It Ain't Your Sign It's Your Mind
7. People and the World
8. Everybody Loves the Sunshine
9. Tongue Power
10. Lonesome Cowboy
By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology
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