Roy Ayers / Wayne Henderson – Step In To Our Life

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Label:	Polydor – PD-1-6179, Polydor – 2391 380
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:	1978
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Jazz-Funk, Disco

Tracklist

A1	Heat Of The Beat Written-By – R. Flowers, W. Henderson	7:06
A2	For Real Written-By – R. Flowers*	3:50
A3	Give It To Me Written-By – R. Flowers*	3:25
A4	Ooh Baby Written-By – R. Ayers*	5:37
B1	Step In To Our Life Written-By – W. Henderson*	5:30
B2	Lovers Should Always Be Together Written-By – W. Allen*	6:31
B3	No Deposit No Return Written-By – R. Ayers*	2:44
B4	Take Your Funky Mind To The Disco Written-By – W. Henderson*	3:33
B5	Swarte Written-By – W. Henderson*	2:48

Companies, etc.

Produced For – Ro-Ayer Production Company
Produced For – At Home Productions
Copyright © – Polydor Incorporated
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Incorporated
Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
Marketed By – Polydor Incorporated
Distributed By – PolyGram Distribution Inc.
Recorded At – Automated Sound Studios
Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits

Arranged By [Strings] – George Del Barrio (tracks: B1, B2, B5), McKinley Jackson (tracks: A1)
Backing Vocals – Barry "Bo" Henderson (tracks: A1), Carla Vaughn (tracks: A4, B4), Cheryl Alexander (tracks: A3), Greg Matta* (tracks: A1, A2), Jim Gilstrap (tracks: B4), Judi Brown* (tracks: B4), Nathaniel Phillips (tracks: A4), Reggie Ellis (tracks: A1, A2), Saundra "Pan" Alexander* (tracks: A3), Stephanie Sprewell* (tracks: B4), Sylvia St. James (tracks: A3), Vance "Mad Dog" Tenort* (tracks: A1), Vernell Shaw (tracks: A1)
Bass – Ed Reddick (tracks: A2, A3), Nathaniel Phillips (tracks: B1, B3, B4), William Allen (tracks: B2)
Congas – Chano O'Ferral (tracks: A4, B3)
Drums – Bernard Purdy* (tracks: B2, B3), Bruce Carter (tracks: B1, B3, B4), Dennis Davis (tracks: A4), James Gadson (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
Guitar – Chuck Anthony (tracks: A4, B3), Darryl "Suger Bear" Moore (tracks: A2)
Mastered By – Allen Sides, Geoffrey Sykes*, John Golden
Mixed By [Mixing Engineer] – Allen Sides
Percussion – Nathaniel Phillips (tracks: A4), Roy Ayers (tracks: A4), Vance "Mad Dog" Tenort* (tracks: A2), Wayne Henderson (tracks: A4)
Piano – Armand Danelian (tracks: B2), Bobby Lyle (tracks: B1, B4)
Piano [Acoustic] – Richard Flowers (tracks: A3), Roy Ayers (tracks: A4)
Producer – Roy Ayers, Wayne Henderson
Recorded By – Allen Sides, Andy Abrams, Hank Sanacola*, Michael Evans, Vicky Sabry
Synthesizer [Oberheimer] – Phillip Woo* (tracks: B3)
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
Vibraphone – Roy Ayers
Vocals – Carla Vaughn (tracks: B2, B3), Jim Gilstrap (tracks: B2, B3), Judi Brown* (tracks: B2, B3), Richard Flowers (tracks: A3), Roy Ayers (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Stephanie Sprewell* (tracks: B2, B3), Vernell Shaw (tracks: A1), Wayne Henderson (tracks: A4)

Notes

Vance "Mad Dog" Tenort, Ed Reddick, Bruce Carter, Nathaniel Phillips, Gregory Matta, Sylvia St. James appear Courtesy of Fantasy Records
Bobby Lyle appears Courtesy of Capitol Records
Bernard Purdy appears Courtesy of Pretty Purdy Productions
Carla Vaugn appears Courtesy of Ro-Ayer Production Company

Recorded at: Automated Sound Studios, New York, New York by Vicky Sabry - Sigma Sound Studios, New York, New York - Oceanway Studio, Santa Monica, Calif. by Allen Sides, Hank Sanicola and Michael Evans

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID (Etched In Runouts): S1
Matrix / Runout (Printed on label, Side A): PD-1-6179 A
Matrix / Runout (Printed on label, Side B): PD-1-6179 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): PD-1-6179-AS-CS A2 z S1 KENDUN-A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): PD-1-6179-BS-CS 3A S1 KENDUN-A

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Step In To Our Life (LP)	Polydor	PD-1-6179	Canada	1978
New Submission	Step In To Our Life (LP)	Polydor	POLS 1004	UK	1978
Recently Edited	Step In To Our Life (LP, Album)	Polydor	PD-1-6179	US	1978
New Submission	Step In To Our Life (LP, Album)	Polydor	PD-1-6179	US	1978
	Step In To Our Life (LP, Promo)	Polydor	PD-1-6179	US	1978