Ramsey Lewis – Sun Goddess
(CBS Records 1974 S80677)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT- condition
– some slight wear to edges/corners & a little light rubbing near top
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. (May 27, 1935 – September 12, 2022) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his career. His album The In Crowd earned Lewis critical praise and the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. His best known singles include “The ‘In’ Crowd”, “Wade in the Water”, and “Sun Goddess”. Until 2009, he was the host of the Ramsey Lewis Morning Show on the Chicago radio station WNUA.
Sun Goddess is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis, released on Columbia Records in 1974. The album reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Jazz Albums and Top Soul Albums charts. Sun Goddess was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Sun Goddess” | Jon Lind, Maurice White | 8:28 |
| 2. | “Living for the City” | Stevie Wonder | 5:22 |
| 3. | “Love Song” | Ramsey Lewis | 5:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | “Jungle Strut” | Ramsey Lewis | 4:43 |
| 5. | “Hot Dawgit” | Charles Stepney, Maurice White | 3:03 |
| 6. | “Tambura” | Ramsey Lewis | 2:55 |
| 7. | “Gemini Rising” | Ramsey Lewis | 5:54 |
Personnel
- Philip Bailey – Conga, vocals
- Cleveland Eaton – Bass, bass guitar
- Johnny Graham – Guitar
- Byron Gregory – Guitar
- Maurice Jennings – percussion, conga, drums, tambourine
- Ramsey Lewis – Synthesizer, guitar, piano, electric guitar, electric piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, string machine
- Don Myrick – Tenor Saxophone
- Derf Reklaw-Raheem – Conga, drums, vocals
- Charles Stepney – Guitar, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes
- Maurice White – Drums, timbales, vocals
- Verdine White – Bass, vocals
- Technical
- Dave Antler – Engineer
- Richard Evans – Horn arrangements, string arrangements
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