Love Notes (album)

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Love Notes
Ramsey Lewis (Love Notes).jpg
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
Released1977
Recorded1976-1977
GenreJazz
Length35:08
LabelColumbia Records
ProducerRamsey Lewis, Bert DeCoteaux
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Salongo
(1976) 		Love Notes
(1977) 		Tequila Mockingbird
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Cashbox(favourable)[2]
People(favourable)[3]

Love Notes is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis, recorded in 1976-77 and released in 1977 on Columbia Records.[4] The album rose to No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts.[5][6]

Overview[]

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[]

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

[4]

Charts[]

Year Chart Peak positions
1977 US Billboard Jazz Albums[5] 7
US Top Soul Albums[6] 31
US Billboard 200 79

References[]

  1. ^ "Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes". allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Album Reviews". archive.org. Vol. 38 no. 49. Cashbox. May 7, 1977. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Love Notes". people.com. People. July 4, 1977.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes. Columbia Records. 1977.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard Jazz LPs". Vol. 89 no. 23. Billboard. June 11, 1977. p. 94. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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