Let's Do It is a studio album by American musician Roy Ayers. It was released in 1978 through Polydor Records. The recording sessions took place at Sigma Sound Studios and Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and at Record Plant in Los Angeles. The album was produced by Ayers and William Allen. It features contributions from Merry Clayton, Sylvia Cox and Debbie Burrell on vocals, Harry Whitaker, Armen Donelian and Philip Woo on piano, Greg Moore on guitar, Kerry Turman on bass, Bernard Purdie on drums, Chano O'Ferral on congas, Justo Almario on saxophone, and John Mosley on trumpet.
The album peaked at number 33 on the Billboard 200 and at number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It spawned two 7-inch singles: "Freaky Deaky" and "Let's Do It". "Freaky Deaky" reached peak position number 29 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Track listing
Personnel Roy Ayers – lead vocals, arrangement (tracks: 1, 3–7), producer Merry Clayton – lead vocals (tracks: 5, 6), backing vocals Sylvia Cox – lead vocals (tracks: 5, 6), backing vocals Debbie Burrell – backing vocals William Henry Allen – bass, arrangement, co-producer Harry Lamah Whitaker – piano Armen Donelian – piano Philip Woo – piano Gregory David Moore – guitar Kerry Turman – bass Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie – drums Chano O'Ferral – congas Justo Almario – tenor saxophone John Clifford Mosley Jr. – trumpet Technical Michael Hutchinson – engineering & mixing Bruce Hensal – engineering Jerry Solomon – engineering J.D. Stewart – assistant engineering
Chart history Chart (1978)Peakpositionscope="row" scope="row"
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