Goin' Latin is a studio jazz album with Latin percussion and style by Ramsey Lewis which was released by Cadet Records in 1967.[3] The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart.[4][5]
| Goin' Latin | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis | ||||
| Released | February 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 21–23, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Cadet | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Critical reception
editThom Jurek of Allmusic noted Richard Evans' "arrangements and bottom-heavy soulful sound mix well with Lewis' indulgence in bossa nova, discotheque boogaloo, and Latin soul-lite on this set."[2]
Track listing
editSide 1
edit- "Hey, Mrs. Jones" (Marion Miller, Robert L. Reagan) 4:01
- "Summer Samba" (Marcos Valle, Norman Gimbel, Paulo Sérgio Valle) 3:09
- "One, Two, Three" (David White, John Medora, Leonard Borisoff) 3:26
- "Free Again" (Joss Baselli, Armand Canfora, Robert Colby, Michel Jourdan) 2:56
- "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional; adapted by Esmond Edwards) 3:43
Side 2
edit- "Blue Bongo" (Richard Evans) — 4:19
- "I'll Wait for You" (Richard Evans) — 3:17
- "Function at the Junction" (Edward Holland, Jr., Shorty Long, Lamont Dozier) — 3:04
- "Spanish Grease" (Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie) — 3:11
- "Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love)" [from Doctor Zhivago] (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster) — 2:36
- "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) — 3:12
Charts
edit| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Billboard Soul Albums | 16[5] |
| 1967 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 2[4] |
| 1967 | Billboard 200 | 95 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "One, Two, Three" | Billboard Hot 100 | 67 |
Personnel
edit- Cleveland Eaton - Bass
- Ramsey Lewis - Piano, Keyboards
- Maurice White - Drums
- Doug Brand - Supervising Engineer
- Don Bronstein - Photography
- Brian Christian - Engineer
- Esmond Edwards - Producer, Adaptation, Supervisor
- Richard Evans - Arranger
- Tom Gorman - Cover Design
- Hollis King - Art Direction
- Erick Labson - Mastering
- Andy McKaie - Reissue Supervisor
- Shigeo Miyamoto - Mastering
- Cameron Mizell - Production Coordination
- Isabelle Wong - Design
References
edit- ^ Reviews. Vol. 79. Billboard. March 4, 1967. p. 80 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Ramsey Lewis: Goin' Latin". Allmusic.
- ^ a b c Ramsey Lewis: Goin' Latin. Cadet Records. 1967.
- ^ a b Best Selling Jazz LPs (PDF). Vol. 79. Billboard. April 22, 1967. p. 12 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ a b Top Selling R&B LPs. Vol. 79. Billboard. April 1, 1967. p. 32 – via Google Books.