Love Byrd

Love Byrd is a 1981 album by Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C., produced by Isaac Hayes and released on the Elektra label.[2][3]

Love Byrd
Studio album by Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C.
Released	September 1981
Recorded	Master Sound, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre	Jazz, New York house, post-disco
Length	42:13
Label	Elektra/Asylum Records
Producer	Isaac Hayes
Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. chronology
Donald Byrd and 125th Street, N.Y.C. (1979) Love Byrd (1981) Words, Sounds, Colors and Shapes (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Love Has Come Around" (William Duckett) – 7:52
2. "Butterfly" (Andrew Stevens) – 6:05
3. "I Feel Like Loving You Today" (Isaac Hayes) – 6:57

Side two

1. "I Love Your Love" (Isaac Hayes, Aaron Mills, William Duckett, Andrew Stevens) – 6:59
2. "I'll Always Love You" (Donald Byrd) – 5:13
3. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 6:06
4. "Falling" (Isaac Hayes) – 3:01

Personnel

• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Isaac Hayes – piano, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone, percussion, synthesizer
• Ronnie Garrett – bass guitar
• William Duckett – electric guitar
• Albert Crawford Jr. – piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet
• Eric Hines – drum kit
• Myra Walker – piano
• Rose Williams – vocalist
• Diane Williams – vocalist
• Pat Lewis – vocalist
• Diane Evans – vocalist

Production

• Joe Neil – engineer
• Bret Richardson – assistant engineer

References

1. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 36. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
2. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Elektra/Asylum Album Discography, Part 7: 5E 500/VE 600 Series accessed December 8, 2017
3. Donald Byrd Catalog. Retrieved December 11, 2017