With One Voice (album)

With One Voice
With One Voice
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	September 27, 2005
Recorded	May, 2005 - June, 2005
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:09
Label	Chicago recording Company; J.W. James Memorial A.M.E. Church, Maywood, IL;
Producer	Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Shane Theriot, Robert Carranza
Ramsey Lewis chronology

With One Voice is a studio album by American jazz musician Ramsey Lewis, released in 2005 on Narada Records.^[1]^[2] The album reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 33 on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.^[3]^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

AllMusic's Matt Collar, in a 4/5-star review, called With One Voice "a celebratory mix of gospel standards including 'Oh Happy Day' and 'Pass Me Not' as well as some original compositions by Lewis that mix his distinctive funky style with a gospel aesthetic. This is a joyous album that was clearly born out of spiritual inspiration."^[5] Brian Soergel of Jazz Times wrote "You gotta love a Ramsey Lewis CD that begins with 'Oh Happy Day.' In fact, Lewis' first gospel recording in his distinguished career is as uplifting as you'd expect...Lord have mercy, Christian and gospel music can be a sterile thing. But in Lewis' hands it's rollicking and joyful ('Sunday Strut'), reverential ('Bless Me (Prayer of Jabez)') and just plain beautiful (Lewis’' spare duet with Kevin Randolph on keys in 'With One Voice')."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh, Happy Day"		3:15
2.	"Sunday Strut"	Ramsey Lewis/Kevin Randolph	5:28
3.	"Bless Me (Prayer of Jabez)"	Andraé Crouch/Donald Lawrence	4:34
4.	"Thoughts and Reflections"	Ramsey Lewis/Kevin Randolph	7:50
5.	"Pass Me Not"		7:56
6.	"Trees"		6:15
7.	"God Can Work It Out" (featuring Smokie Norful)	Ramsey Lewis/Kevin Randolph	3:55
8.	"My Love for You"	Ramsey Lewis/Kevin Randolph	7:45
9.	"Healed Heart" (featuring Darius Brooks)	Darius Brooks	5:10
10.	"Keep the Spirit"	Frayne Lewis/Ramsey Lewis/Kevin Randolph	5:01
11.	"With One Voice"	Ramsey Lewis/Kevin Randolph

Personnel

Angel McSwain - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Angela D. Weems - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Antoine Curry - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Belinda Johnson - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Bobby Broom - Guitar
Bobby Lewis - Drums
Brianna Renee Winbush - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Brittany Justine Rideau - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Darius Brooks - Vocals
David Reilly - Audio Engineer
Denise Scott & The Soundsmen - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Desmond Gray - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Devin Scott - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Donald Lawrence - Director
Francesca D. Gray - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Frayne Lewis - Arranger, Audio Production, Producer
Gabriel Alexander - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Garry Mitchell Jr. - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
George Washington - Project Coordinator
Gregory B. Ballard Jr. - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Gus Lacy - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Gwain Ligon - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Heidi Marie Barker - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
J. W. James Memorial A.M.E. Combined Choirs - Choir/Chorus
Jackie Cross - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Janelle Lewis - Project Manager
Jaquari Williams - Bass (Vocal), Choir/Chorus
Jeff Morrow - Bass (Vocal), Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Keith Henderson - Guitar
Kevin Randolph - Keyboards
Khari Parker - Drums
Kimberly Bolden - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Kirk Tracy - Trombone
Lambert Waldrip - Programming
Larry Gray - Bass, Bass Instrument
LaVonzelle Minor - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Lenwood Robinson - Bass (Vocal), Choir/Chorus
Leon Joyce Jr. - Drums
Levi Stewart Sr. - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Lisa Gayle Rice - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Lynn Hicks - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Mariah Jennings - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Matthew Prock - Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing
Maurice Fitzgerald - Bass, Bass Instrument
Michelle Flowers - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Miriam Berry - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Myrtis S. Twyman - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Orbert Davis - Trumpet
Phillip Williams - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Ramsey Lewis - Arranger, Executive Producer, Piano
Rev. David A. Berry - Bass (Vocal), Choir/Chorus
Rev. Greg Ballard - Bass (Vocal), Choir/Chorus
Rev. Lucille L. Jackson - Liner Notes
Rhonda D. Winbush - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Rhonda Mitchell - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Richard Weems - Bass (Vocal), Choir/Chorus
Robert Earl Flowers - Choir/Chorus, Tenor (Vocal)
Rochelle Rideau - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Ruben Alvarez - Percussion
Ruben P. Alvarez - Percussion
Smokie Norful - Vocals
Stephen Eisen - Saxophone
Steve Eisen - Saxophone
Taiya Little - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Talina J. Parker - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Tracy Kirk - Trombone
Trevor Sadler - Mastering
Valerie Brown - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
Valerie Houston - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus
Veronica Houston - Choir/Chorus, Soprano (Vocal)
William Kilgore - Arranger, Organ
Yvonne Marks - Alto (Vocals), Choir/Chorus

References

^ Ramsey Lewis (2005). With One Voice (album). Narada Records.
^ Gordon, Ed (2005-09-28). "From Jazz to Gospel 'With One Voice'". NPR. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
^ "Top Gospel Albums" (PDF). Billboard. November 5, 2005. p. 75. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
^ "Top Contemporary Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard. October 29, 2005. p. 85. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
^ ^a ^b Collar, Matt. "Ramsey Lewis – With One Voice: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
^ Soergel, Brian (2024-05-10). "Ramsey Lewis: With One Voice". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2025-09-09.

[Album-1] Ramsey Lewis (2005). With One Voice (album). Narada Records.

[2] Gordon, Ed (2005-09-28). "From Jazz to Gospel 'With One Voice'". NPR. Retrieved 2025-09-09.

[Billboard(A)-3] "Top Gospel Albums" (PDF). Billboard. November 5, 2005. p. 75. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.

[BillboardB-4] "Top Contemporary Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard. October 29, 2005. p. 85. Retrieved September 8, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.

[AllMusic-5] Collar, Matt. "Ramsey Lewis – With One Voice: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2025.

[6] Soergel, Brian (2024-05-10). "Ramsey Lewis: With One Voice". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2025-09-09.

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Ramsey Lewis
Studio albums	Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (1956) Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz (1958) Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958) Down to Earth (1959) An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1959) Stretching Out (1960) More Music from the Soil (1961) Never on Sunday (1961) Sound of Christmas (1961) The Sound of Spring (1962) Country Meets the Blues (1962) Bossa Nova (1962) Pot Luck (1963) Barefoot Sunday Blues (1963) Bach to the Blues (1964) More Sounds of Christmas (1964) You Better Believe Me (1964) Wade in the Water (1966) The Movie Album (1966) Goin' Latin (1967) Up Pops Ramsey Lewis (1967) Maiden Voyage (1968) Mother Nature's Son (1968) Another Voyage (1969) The Piano Player (1969) Back to the Roots (1971) Upendo Ni Pamoja (1972) Funky Serenity (1973) Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits (1973) Solar Wind (1974) Sun Goddess (1974) Don't It Feel Good (1975) Salongo (1976) Love Notes (1977) Tequila Mockingbird (1977) Legacy (1978) Ramsey (1979) Routes (1980) Chance Encounter (1982) Les Fleurs (1983) The Two of Us (1984) Fantasy (1985) Keys to the City (1987) We Meet Again (1989) Ivory Pyramid (1992) Sky Islands (1993) Urban Knights I (1995) Between the Keys (1996) Urban Knights II (1997) Dance of the Soul (1998) Appassionata (1999) Urban Knights III (2000) Urban Knights IV (2001) Meant to Be (2002) Simple Pleasures (2003) Time Flies (2004) With One Voice (2005) Taking Another Look (2011)
Live albums	The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago (1960) The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns (1964) The In Crowd (1965) Hang On Ramsey! (1965) Dancing in the Street (1967) Them Changes (1970) The Groover (1972) Ramsey Lewis Live at the Savoy (1982)
Singles	"The 'In' Crowd" "Hang On Sloopy" "Wade in the Water" "Sun Goddess"