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1 Studio albums  



1.1  Roy Ayers Ubiquity  





1.2  Collaborative albums  





1.3  Soundtrack albums  







2 Live albums  





3 Compilations, bootlegs, remix and demo albums  





4 Singles  





5 As sideman  





6 Notes  





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Roy Ayers discography
Studio albums33
Compilation albums26
Video albums1
EPs1
Soundtrack albums1

This is the discography of American vibraphonist and record producer Roy Ayers.

Studio albums[edit]

List of albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
US Jazz
[3]
UK
[4]
West Coast Vibes
Virgo Vibes
Stoned Soul Picnic
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: Atlantic
Daddy Bug
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Atlantic
Ubiquity
Let's Do It
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Polydor
33 15
You Send Me
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Polydor
48 16
Fever
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Polydor
67 25
No Stranger to Love
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Polydor
82 22
Love Fantasy
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Polydor
157 47
Africa, Center of the World
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Polydor
197 43
Feeling Good
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Polydor
160 45
Silver Vibrations[a]
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Uno Melodic Records
Drivin' On Up[a]
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Uno Melodic Records
In the Dark 50
You Might Be Surprised
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Columbia
31 91
I'm the One (For Your Love Tonight)
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Columbia
Wake Up 60
Nasté
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Groovetown, RCA
71 18
Perfection
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: AFI
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Roy Ayers Ubiquity[edit]

List of albums with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1][5]
US R&B
[2]
He's Coming
Red Black and Green
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Polydor
Virgo Red
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Polydor
Change Up the Groove
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Polydor
156
A Tear to a Smile
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Polydor
Mystic Voyage
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Polydor
90 13
Everybody Loves the Sunshine
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Polydor
51 10
Vibrations
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Polydor
74 11
Lifeline
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Polydor
72 9
Starbooty 146
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums[edit]

List of albums with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US R&B
[2]
The Jack Wilson Quartet featuring Roy Ayers

(with Jack Wilson)

Ramblin'

(with the Jack Wilson Quartet)

  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Vault
Unchain My Heart

(with Bruno Carr, Miroslav Vitouš and Sonny Sharrock, as Roy Ayers Quartet)

Step in to Our Life

(with Wayne Henderson)

45
Prime Time

(with Wayne Henderson)

  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Polydor
62
Music of Many Colors

(with Fela Anikulapo Kuti)

  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Phonodisk
Smiling Faces

(with the Soul Society)

  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Soulciety Records
Spoken Word

(with Bonita Brisker)

  • Released: 1998
  • Label: AFI
Room at the Top

(with the James Taylor Quartet and Ian Anderson)

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums[edit]

Title Album details
Coffy[b]

Live albums[edit]

Title Album details
Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Fast Money[c]
Searchin'
Hot
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Ronnie Scott's Jazz House
Good Vibrations
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Ronnie Scott's Jazz House
Live from West Port Jazzfestival Hamburg

(with Ray Gaskins Band and Jocelyn Brown)

  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Henry Records

Compilations, bootlegs, remix and demo albums[edit]

Title Album details
Daddy Bug & Friends
The Best of Roy Ayers
Lots of Love[a]

Drive[a]

My Vibes[a]

Double Trouble

(with Rick James)

  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Uno Melodic
Good Vibrations
Vibrant
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Connoisseur Collection
Shining Symbol: The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Polydor
King of Vibes (Roy Ayers Super Collection)
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Polydor
Evolution: The Polydor Anthology
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Polydor
Vibesman (Live at Ronnie Scott's)
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Music Club
Searchin' (Live) / Hot
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Ronnie Scott's Jazz House
Good Vibrations / The Essential Groove - Live
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Ronnie Scott's Jazz House
In the Dark / You Might Be Surprised
The Collection
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Connoisseur Collection
Juice
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Charly
Smooth Jazz
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: AFI
Daddy Bug / Virgo Vibes
Essential Vibes
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Metro
For Café Après-Midi
Destination Motherland: The Roy Ayers Anthology
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Universal
Snoop
Virgin Ubiquity (Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981)
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Rapster
Mahogany Vibe
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Rapster
Virgin Ubiquity II (Unreleased Recordings 1976-1981)
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Rapster
Virgin Ubiquity Remixed
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Rapster
Step Into Our Life & Prime Time

(with Wayne Henderson)

  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Cherry Red
Searching for Sunshine (1973-1980)
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Raven

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak chart positions
US R&B
[6]
US Dance
[6]
UK
[4]
1976 "The Golden Rod" 70
"Mystic Voyage" 70
1977 "Running Away" 19 14
1978 "Freaky Deaky" 29
"Get On Up, Get On Down" 56 41
"Heat of the Beat" (with Wayne Henderson) 59 43
1979 "Love Will Bring Us Back Together" 41
"What You Won't Do for Love" 73
"Don't Stop the Feeling" 32 35 56
1984 "In the Dark" 35 45 83
"Poo Poo La La" 89
1985 "Slip 'N' Slide" 49
"Programmed for Love" 62
"Hot" 20 12
1987 "Can't You See Me" 96
"Let's Start Love Over" (with Miles Jaye) 5 77
1998 "Expansions" (with Scott Grooves) 68
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As sideman[edit]

With Curtis Amy

With Herbie Mann

With Jack Wilson

With others

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Silver Vibrations" and "Drivin' On Up" were recorded at the same session and released separately in 1983 via Uno Melodic Records.[7] "Lots of Love" was also released in 1983 via Uno Melodic, and consist of three songs from "Silver Vibrations" and all songs from "Drivin' On Up" located in different sequences. In 1988, "Lots of Love" was re-released via Ichiban Records titled as "Drive". In 2005, "Lots of Love" was reissued under the title "My Vibes" by Snapper Music along with eight unreleased cuts Ayers recorded in 1999.[8]
  • ^ Also a studio album.
  • ^ "Fast Money" was re-released via Castle Music titled "Live at Ronnie Scott's" in 2001. In 2002, Sanctuary Visual Entertainment re-released "Live at Ronnie Scott's" as a video album titled "Live at Ronnie Scott's - London 1988".
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "Roy Ayers Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  • ^ a b c "Roy Ayers Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  • ^ "Roy Ayers Chart History". Jazz Albums. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  • ^ a b "ROY AYERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  • ^ "Ubiquity Chart History". Billboard 200. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  • ^ a b "Roy Ayers - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  • ^ Project, Jazz Discography. "Roy Ayers Discography". www.jazzdisco.org.
  • ^ Ankeny, Jason. "My Vibes: The Best of the Uno Melodic Years - Roy Ayers | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
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