- Source: City Life (The Blackbyrds album)
City Life is the third studio album by the American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group the Blackbyrds. It was produced by Donald Byrd and includes the popular singles "Happy Music" and "Rock Creek Park." "Happy Music" was first given a limited released as a six-minute remix on 12-inch vinyl for club deejays, then in early 1976 was released on standard 7-inch vinyl. "Rock Creek Park" has been sampled repeatedly by hip hop musicians.
Background
Three members of the band had left sometime after the completion of the previous album: Allan Barnes, Barney Perry, and Perk Jacobs. Guitarist Orville Saunders was brought on in place of Perry, who had left the band to form his own group, Malone & Barnes and Spontaneous Simplicity, while saxophonist Stephen Johnson replaced Barnes.
Track listing
Song credits and timings taken from original LP.
Personnel
The Blackbyrds
Kevin Toney – keyboards
Stephen Johnson – saxophone
Orville Saunders – guitar
Joe Hall – bass
Keith Killgo – drums
Additional musicians
The original LP doesn't credit any musicians individually and instead gives a general "very special thanks" to them. Vocals for the album are also uncredited.
Merry Clayton – vocals on "Rock Creek Park" and "Happy Music"
George Bohanon
Ernie Watts
Patrice Rushen
Gary Bartz
Larry Mizell
Fonce Mizell
Tommy Morgan
Charts
= Album
== Singles
=References
External links
The Blackbyrds-City Life at Discogs
The Blackbyrds-Billboard Albums at AllMusic
The Blackbyrds-Billboard Singles at AllMusic
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- Flying Start (album)
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- All I Ask (disambiguation)
- Jim Gilstrap
- Rock Creek Park (disambiguation)
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