The Blackbyrds (album)

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1974 studio album by the Blackbyrds

The Blackbyrds

Studio album by

the Blackbyrds

Released| 1974
Recorded| October 1973 to March 1974
Studio| Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California)
Genre| Jazz funk, jazz fusion[1]
Label| Fantasy
Producer| Larry Mizell, Donald Byrd
The Blackbyrds chronology
|  | The Blackbyrds
(1974)  | Flying Start
(1974)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide| [1]

The Blackbyrds is the debut album by the American rhythm and blues and jazz-funk fusion group the Blackbyrds. It was produced by Larry Mizell and Donald Byrd with production supervision by Orrin Keepnews.

The album artwork is a section of the Vincent Van Gogh painting Wheatfield with Crows.

## Track listing

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1. "Do It, Fluid" (Donald Byrd) 5:27
2. "Gut Level" (Lincoln Ross) 4:08
3. "Reggins" (Larry Mizell) 4:05
4. "The Runaway" (Donald Byrd, Kevin Toney) 4:13
5. "Funky Junkie" (Donald Byrd) 7:01
6. "Summer Love" (Allan Barnes) 5:08
7. "Life Styles" (Larry Mizell) 3:13
8. "A Hot Day Today" (Donald Byrd, Barney Perry) 3:16

## Personnel

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* Donald Byrd \- Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
* The Blackbyrds \- Vocals
* Kevin Toney \- Keyboards, Melodica, Synthesizer
* Joe Hall - Electric Bass
* Keith Killgo - Drums
* Allan Barnes \- Soprano & Tenor Saxophone
* David Williams \- Bass
* Oscar Brashear \- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
* Perk Jacobs - Percussion
* Ray Armando - Percussion

## Charts

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### Album

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Chart (1974)  | Peak
position

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US Top Albums | 96
US Top R&B Albums | 14
US Top Jazz Albums  | 6

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Chart  | Position

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1974  | "Do It, Fluid"  | US Billboard Hot 100 | 69
1974  | "Do It, Fluid"  | US Hot Soul Singles | 23
1974  | "Gut Level"  | US Disco Action | 9

## References

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1. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 35.
2. ^ "The Blackbyrds". AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2012.

## External links

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* The Blackbyrds-The-Blackbyrds at Discogs
* The Blackbyrds-Billboard Albums at AllMusic
* The Blackbyrds-Billboard Singles at AllMusic

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