Salongo
| Salongo | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Recording, Burbank Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Charles Stepney, Maurice White | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Salongo is an album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, which was released on Columbia Records in 1976. It continued Lewis's run of successful albums, with Maurice White, of Earth Wind & Fire, and former Chess Records producer Charles Stepney returning to contribute material and handle production duties.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 17 on the Black Albums chart.[3] The album title is a Zairian expression which means "We come together to create something beautiful out of love".[4]
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Slick" | Charles Stepney, Maurice White | 6:22 |
| 2. | "Aufu Oodu" | Derf Reklaw-Raheem | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Rubato" | George Gershwin, Charles Stepney | 0:42 |
| 4. | "Salongo" | Byron Gregory | 4:42 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Brazilica" | Maurice White, Martin Yarbrough | 7:16 |
| 6. | "Nicole" | Jon Lind | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Seventh Fold" | Charles Stepney | 7:54 |
Personnel
- Jimmy Bryant - Clavinet
- Steve Cobb - Drums, vocals
- Byron Gregory - Acoustic and electric guitar
- Ron Harris - Electric bass
- Ramsey Lewis - Acoustic and electric piano
- Derf Reklaw Raheem - Flute, percussion, vocals
- Tang - Vocals
Production
- George Massenburg - Engineer
- Charles Stepney - Composer, producer
- Maurice White - Composer, producer[5]
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
Jazz Albums | ||
| 1976 | Salongo | 77 | 17 | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1976 | "Brazilica" | — | 88 | — |
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r133723/review
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 126. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- 1 2 "Salongo - Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- 1 2 "Salongo". discogs.com. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/salongo-mw0000711980/credits
- ↑ "Ramsey Lewis US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ↑ "Ramsey Lewis US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
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