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Love Notes (Ramsey Lewis album)

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Love Notes
Studio album by
Released1977
Recorded1976–1977
GenreJazz
Length35:08
LabelColumbia
ProducerRamsey Lewis, Bert DeCoteaux
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Salongo
(1976)
Love Notes
(1977)
Tequila Mockingbird
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cashbox(favourable)[2]
People(favourable)[3]

Love Notes is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis that was recorded in 1976–77 and released in 1977 by Columbia.[4] The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[5][6]

Overview

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This album features Lewis's collaboration with Motown artist Stevie Wonder on the songs "Spring High" and the title track, which Wonder wrote and arranged.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spring High"Stevie Wonder4:16
2."Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen)"Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams4:28
3.""Shining""Zuri Raheem, Byron Gregory4:37
4."Love Notes"Stevie Wonder6:17
5."Chili Today, Hot Tamale"Zuri Raheem5:10
6."The Messenger"Byron Gregory5:15
7."Stash Dash"Zuri Raheem4:51

Charts

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Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 79
US Top Jazz LPs (Billboard)[5] 7
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)[6] 31

References

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  1. ^ "Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes". allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Album Reviews". archive.org. Cashbox. May 7, 1977. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Love Notes". people.com. People. July 4, 1977.
  4. ^ Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes. Columbia Records. 1977.
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Jazz LPs". Billboard. June 11, 1977. p. 94.
  6. ^ a b "Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.