Routes (album)
Routes is a studio album by Ramsey Lewis, released in 1980 on Columbia Records.[3][4] The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[5]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint, Larry Dunn | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Production
The album was produced by Larry Dunn and Allen Toussaint.[6]
Critical reception
The Washington Informer called the album "a mixture of African and Caribbean flavor," deeming it "a further extension of Ramsey Lewis' innovation."[7] The Boston Globe called it "little more than funky cocktail lounge music which smoothly blends into the woodwork."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whisper Zone" | Al McKay, Jon Lind, Larry Dunn | 3:00 |
| 2. | "High Point" | Al McKay, Larry Dunn | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Tondelayo" | Larry Dunn, Lenny White | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Caribbean Blue" | Larry Dunn | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Looking Glass" | Ramsey Lewis | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Come Back Jack" | Terry Marie Poret | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Colors In Space" | Larry Dunn, Maurice White | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Crystals 'N Sequence" | Allen Toussaint | 2:39 |
| 9. | "You Are The Reason" | James L. Mack | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Hell On Wheels" | Allen Toussaint | 4:08 |
Personnel
- Arranged By – Maurice White
- Arranged By [Rhythm Track] – Al McKay, Larry Dunn
- Artwork By [Cover Illustration] – Robert Grossman
- Bass – Byron Miller, David Barard, Kenny Burke
- Design [Cover Concept And Design] – John Berg
- Drums – Herman V. Ernest III, James Gadson, Ndugu Chancler
- Electric Piano [Yamaha Electric, Fender Rhodes] – Sam Henry, Jr.
- Engineer [Assistant, Vocals] – Ken Fowler
- Engineer [Assistant] – Dennis Hansen
- Engineer [Vocals] – George Massenburg
- Engineer, Mixed By – Chris Brunt, Danny Jones
- Executive-Producer – George Butler
- Featuring [Musical Assistance] – Louis Satterfield
- Flugelhorn – Rahm Lee
- Guitar – Al McKay, Leo Nocentelli, Roland Bautista
- Keyboards – Larry Dunn
- Percussion – Fred White, Kenneth "Afro" Williams, Paulinho Da Costa, Phillip Bailey
- Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Don Hunstein
- Piano [Steinway Concert Grand Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Ramsey Lewis
- Producer, Arranged By – Allen Toussaint, Larry Dunn
- Saxophone – Donald Myrick
- Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Donald Myrick
- Synthesizer, Programmed By [Synthesizer], Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Larry Dunn
- Trombone – Louis Satterfield
- Trumpet – Michael Davis
- Vocals – Jon Lind, Maurice White, Warren Weinberg[3]
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Billboard Jazz Albums[5] | 7 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums | 52 |
References
- "Routes - Ramsey Lewis | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
- Ramsey Lewis: Routes. Columbia Records. 1980.
- "Ramsey Lewis: Routes". Stereo Review. 45: 108. December 1980.
- "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 92, no. 41. Billboard. October 11, 1980. p. 66.
- Simon, James (1 Oct 1980). "Routes". The Boston Globe. News. p. 1.
- White Jr., Ernest P. (Oct 12, 1983). "Ramsey's Coming To Town". The Washington Informer. No. 51. p. 14.
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