- City Life (album)
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City LIfe Studio album by The Blackbyrds Released 1975 Recorded 1975 at Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA Genre Soul Jazz Funk Jazz Fusion Label Fantasy Records Producer Donald Byrd The Blackbyrds chronology Flying Start
(1974)City Life
(1975)Unfinished Business
(1976)City Life is the third studio album by the American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group The Blackbyrds.
Contents
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] Produced by Donald Byrd. Includes Top R&B hits "Happy People" and "Rock Creek Park."
Track listing
- "Rock Creek Park" (Joe Hall, Keith Killgo, Kevin Toney, Orville Saunders, Stephen Johnson) 4:35
- "Thankful 'Bout Yourself" (Orville Saunders) 5:11
- "City Life" (Kevin Toney) 5:22
- "All I Ask" (Kevin Toney) 3:50
- "Happy Music" (Donald Byrd) 4:32
- "Love So Fine" (Joe Hall) 5:00
- "Flying High" (Keith Killgo) 3:29
- "Hash And Eggs" (Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell) 5:06
Personnel
- Vocals - The Blackbyrds
- Bass – Joe Hall
- Drums – Keith Killgo
- Guitar – Orville Saunders
- Keyboards – Kevin Toney
- Saxophone – Stephen Johnson
Charts
Album
Year Chart Position 1976 U.S. Album Chart 16 1976 Top R&B/Black Albums 1976 Jazz Albums 1 Single
Year Single Chart Position 1975 "City Life" Disco Singles 4 1975 "Flying High" Billboard Hot 100 70 1975 "Flying High" Hot Soul Singles 22 1976 "Happy Music" Billboard Hot 100 19 1976 "Happy Music" Hot Soul Singles 3 1976 "Happy Music" Disco Singles 6 1976 "Rock Creek Park" Billboard Hot 100 93 1976 "Rock Creek Park" Hot Soul Singles 37 Samples & Covers
- Eric B. & Rakim sampled "Rock Creek Park" on their song "The R" on their album Follow The Leader in 1988.
- N.W.A sampled "Rock Creek Park" on their song "Quiet On Tha Set" on their album Straight Outta Compton in 1988.
- De La Soul sampled "Rock Creek Park" on their song "Ghetto Thang" on their album 3 Feet High and Rising in 1989.
External links
- The Blackbyrds-City Life at Discogs
- The Blackbyrds-Billboard Albums at AllMusic
- The Blackbyrds-Billboard Singles at AllMusic
References
- ^ Mason, Stewart. The Blackbyrds: City Life > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 03 September 2011.
Categories:- 1975 albums
- Fantasy Records albums
- The Blackbyrds albums
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