The Two of Us (Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson album)

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The Two of Us
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Studio album by
Released1984 (1984)
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
ProducerGeorge Butler (Exec.), Stanley Clarke
Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson chronology
The Two of Us
(1984)
Meant to Be
(2002)

The Two of Us is a studio album by Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson released in 1984 on Columbia Records.[1] The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[2]

Track listing[]

Track listing for The Two of Us[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ram"Ramsey Lewis, Nancy Wilson5:14
2."Midnight Rendezvous"David Roberts3:52
3."Breaker Beat"Ramsey Lewis, Robert Brookins, Stanley Clarke4:16
4."Slippin' Away"  
5.UntitledDavid Foster, David Paich, Leon Ware4:43
6."The Two of Us"Jeremy Lubbock, Vassal Benford4:31
7."Quiet Storm"Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Clarke4:12
8."Never Wanna Say Goodnight"Ellen Schwartz, Franne Golde, Roger Bruno3:14
9."Closer Than Close"Patrick Henderson, Vassal Benford4:56
10."Song with Words (Remembering)"Ramsey Lewis5:00

Personnel[]

  • Lead vocals – Daryl Coley, Nancy Wilson
  • Backing vocals – Freida Woody, Josie James, Lynn Davis, Marcy Levy
  • Bass – Freddie Washington, Stanley Clarke
  • Concert grand piano [Steinway Concert Grand] – Ramsey Lewis
  • Drums – John Robinson, Ricky Lawson
  • Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
  • Keyboards – Don Freeman
  • Narrator – Celia Kitengeth
  • Piano – Vassal Benford
  • Sitar – Stanley Clarke
  • Strings – Barbara Hunter, Bill Hughes, Bonnie Douglas, Brenton Banks, Catherine Gotthoffer, Christine Ermacoff, James Getzoff, Janet Lakatos, Karen Jones, Murray Adler, Norman Carr, Paul Shure, Roland Kato, Ronald Folsom
  • Synthesizer – Robert Brookins, Rory Kaplan
  • String arrangements by George del Barrio
  • Engineer – Erik Zobler
  • Assistant engineers – Duncan Aldrich, Gary Wagner, Jeff Vaughn, Mitch Gibson, Paul Erikson
  • Executive producer – Dr. George Butler
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman
  • Produced by Stanley Clarke
  • Remixed by Don Hahn

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson: The Two of Us. Columbia Records. 1984.
  2. ^ Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson: The Two of Us Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums). Billboard.

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