Love Byrd

Love Byrd
Studio album by Donald Byrd and 125th St. N.Y.C.
Released	September 1981
Recorded	Master Sound, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre	Jazz, New York house, post-disco
Length	42:13
Label	Elektra/Asylum Records
Producer	Isaac Hayes
Donald Byrd and 125th St. N.Y.C. chronology
Donald Byrd and 125th St, NYC (1979) Love Byrd (1981) Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes (1983)

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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[1]

Love Byrd is a 1981 album by Donald Byrd and 125th St, NYC, produced by Isaac Hayes and released on the Elektra label.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Love Has Come Around" (William Duckett) – 7:52
2. "Butterfly" (Andrew Stevens) – 6:05
3. "I Feel Like Loving You Today" (Isaac Hayes) – 6:57

Side two

1. "I Love Your Love" (Isaac Hayes, Aaron Mills, William Duckett, Andrew Stevens) – 6:59
2. "I'll Always Love You" (Donald Byrd) – 5:13
3. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 6:06
4. "Falling" (Isaac Hayes) – 3:01

Personnel

• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Isaac Hayes – piano, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone, percussion, synthesizer
• Ronnie Garrett – bass guitar
• William Duckett – electric guitar
• Albert Crawford Jr. – piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet
• Eric Hines – drum kit
• Myra Walker – piano
• Joe Neil – engineer
• Bret Richardson – assistant engineer

Donald Byrd's 125th Street Band

• Rose Williams – vocalist
• Diane Williams – vocalist
• Pat Lewis – vocalist
• Diane Evans – vocalist

References

1. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 36. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.