The Movie Album (Ramsey Lewis album)
| The Movie Album | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1967[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 1966 | |||
| Studio | Universal Recording Studio, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Cadet | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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The Movie Album is a studio album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis released in June 1967 on Cadet Records.[2] The album peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs chart.[3]
Background
Produced by Esmond Edwards and recorded in 1966, the album features theme music from several feature films.[2]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [4] |
AllMusic gave the album a 2 out of 5 stars.[4]
Track listing
- "Theme from The Pawnbroker" (Quincy Jones) - 2:25
- "Saturday Night After the Movies" (Richard Evans) - 2:55
- "The Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá) - 3:28
- "China Gate" (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) - 2:43
- "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 2:57
- "Goin' Hollywood" (Evans) - 3:30
- "From Russia With Love" (Lionel Bart) - 2:39
- "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:52
- "Girl Talk" (Bobby Troup, Neil Hefti) - 3:25
- "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 3:01
- "Return to Paradise" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 2:56
Personnel
- Ramsey Lewis - piano
- Cleveland Eaton - bass
- Maurice White - drums
- Orchestra and voices arranged and conducted by Richard Evans
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[3] | 124 |
| US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs[3] | 5 |
References
- ^ "New Album Releases". Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 24. June 17, 1967. p. 34 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Ramsey Lewis - The Movie Album. Cadet Records. June 1967.
- ^ a b c Ramsey Lewis: Billboard Charts. AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Ramsey Lewis: The Movie Album". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2025.