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 songs, "Happy Music" and "Rock Creek Park."

City LIfe
Studio album by
The Blackbyrds
Released1975
Recorded1975 at Sound Factory, Hollywood, CA
GenreSoul, jazz funk, jazz fusion
LabelFantasy
ProducerDonald Byrd
The Blackbyrds chronology
Flying Start
(1974)		 City LIfe
(1975)		 Unfinished Business
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing
  1. "Rock Creek Park" (Joe Hall, Keith Killgo, Kevin Toney, Orville Saunders, Stephen Johnson) 4:35
  2. "Thankful 'Bout Yourself" (Orville Saunders) 5:11
  3. "City Life" (Kevin Toney) 5:22
  4. "All I Ask" (Kevin Toney) 3:50
  5. "Happy Music" (Donald Byrd) 4:32
  6. "Love So Fine" (Joe Hall) 5:00
  7. "Flying High" (Keith Killgo) 3:29
  8. "Hash and Eggs" (Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell) 5:06

Personnel
  • Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals - Donald Byrd
  • Vocals - The Blackbyrds
  • Bass – Joe Hall
  • Drums – Keith Killgo
  • Guitar – Orville Saunders
  • Keyboards – Kevin Toney
  • Saxophone – Stephen Johnson

Charts

Album
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs 16
Top Soul LPs 3
Jazz LPs 1

Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1975 "City Life" Disco Singles 4
"Flying High" Billboard Hot 100 70
Hot Soul Singles 22
1976 "Happy Music" Billboard Hot 100 19
Hot Soul Singles 3
Disco Singles 6
"Rock Creek Park" Billboard Hot 100 93
Hot Soul Singles 37

References
  1. Mason, Stewart. The Blackbyrds: City Life > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 03 September 2011.
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