Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. featuring Isaac Hayes released on the Elektra label in 1982.Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Elektra/Asylum Album Discography, Part 8: Consolidated 60000 Series (1982– ) accessed December 8, 2017Donald Byrd Catalog, accessed December 8, 2017
Track listing "Sexy Dancer" (Donald Byrd, Isaac Hayes) – 5:11 "Midnight" (Byrd, Hayes) – 5:07 "So Much in Love" (Byrd, Hayes, Ronnie Garrett) – 4:00 "High Energy" (William Duckett, Byrd, Hayes, Garrett) – 5:47 "Star Trippin'" (Hayes) – 5:23 "I'm Coming Home" (Hayes, Sam Hamlin) – 4:14 "Forbidden Love" (Albert Crawford Jr., Hayes) – 5:24 "Everyday" (Garret, Duckett, Crawford, Myra Walker, Eric Hines, Byrd, Hayes) – 5:04
Personnel Donald Byrd – trumpet Isaac Hayes – acoustic piano Fender Rhodes, vibes, percussion, synthesizer, concert bells Ronnie Garrett – electric bass William "Country" Duckett – electric guitar Albert "Chip" Crawford Jr. – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, prophet Eric Hines – drums Glenn Davis – percussion Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited: Diane Evans, Diane Davis, Pat Lewis, Rose Williams – vocals Myra Walker – vocals (track 6) Isaac Hayes, Bill Purse – arrangers
Tributes and references
In 2024, a retail space including a café and art galleries named Words Sounds Colors & Shapes is opened in Paris by designer Ramdane Touhami. References