During this period, Roy was extremely busy in the studio, not only working on his own material but also producing for others. He started working with Sylvia Striplin, who incidentally was one of the vocalists within the group, Eighties Ladies. She also appeared on a couple of Roy's own albums, namely "Center of The World" and "Love Fantasy". The release of her album entitled "Give me your Love" brought about the classic "You Can't Turn Me Away" which can only be described as a samplers delight.

Saxophonist Justo Almario had been within "Ubiquity" as early as 1976 for the release of the "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" album. His involvement within the group continued right the way through the Seventies and well into the late Eighties. His solo album on the Uno Melodic Label under the productive ears of Roy Ayers, is now currently quite a collectors piece, it also shows the versatility of Roy as a producer, retaining his jazzy vibe. This album is mainly a jazz album with faint touches of the Ayers' disco and R&B style creeping within it.

His collaboration with Blue Note Flutist Bobby Humphrey in 1982, proved to be a very interesting offering. On this release his overall style seemed to be moving into the direction of disco funk. This track was only ever released in the United States as a 12" single.