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Sky Islands (Ramsey Lewis album)

Sky Islands is a jazz album by American jazz musician Ramsey Lewis, released in October 1993 on GRP Records. The album rose to No. 6 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3][4]

Sky Islands
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
ReleasedOctober 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)
Recorded1992–93
GenreJazz
Length56:11
LabelGRP
ProducerDave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Maurice White, Carl Griffin,
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Ivory Pyramid
(1992) 		Sky Islands
(1993) 		Urban Knights I
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
USA Today[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Julia"John Lennon, Paul McCartney5:18
2."Après Vous"Ramsey Lewis4:13
3."Who Are You?"Bill Cantos7:21
4."Suavecito"Ramsey Lewis4:53
5."Tonight"Frayne Lewis, Robert Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, Mike Logan5:18
6."Sky Islands"Larry Dunn[5]4:20
7."A Song for Jan"Ramsey Lewis4:52
8."Medley: Wade in the Water, Hang On Sloopy, The in Crowd"Wes Farrell, Ramsey Lewis, William Page, Bert Russell4:55
9."Love Will Find a Way"Greg Phillinganes, Lionel Richie5:14
10."Come Back to Me"James Harris, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson5:18
11."Tonight (instrumental)"Frayne Lewis, Robert Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, Mike Logan5:18 [3]

Personnel

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  • Ramsey Lewis – piano, background vocals
  • Art Porter Jr. – alto saxophone
  • Michael Logan – keyboards, background vocals
  • Henry Johnson – guitar
  • Chuck Webb – bass guitar, double bass
  • Steve Cobb – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Tony Carpenter – percussion, background vocals
  • Eve Cornelious – lead vocals on "Tonight" and "Love Will Find A Way"
  • Sheila Fuller – background vocals
  • Carl Griffin – background vocals
  • Robert Lewis – background vocals
  • Mark Ruffin – background vocals
  • Brenda Stewart – background vocals
  • Morris Stewart – background vocals

Production

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  • Ramsey Lewis - Producer
  • Frayne Lewis - Producer
  • Carl Griffin - Producer
  • Larry Rosen - Executive Producer
  • Michael Logan - Associate Producer
  • Rich Breen - Engineer, Mixing
  • Sharon Franklin - Production Coordination
  • Ted Jensen - Mastering
  • Michael Landy - Post Production
  • Sonny Mediana - Production Director
  • Dennis Tousana - Assistant Engineer
  • Maurice White - Producer[3]

Charts

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Year Chart Position[4]
1993 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 6

References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Ramsey Lewis: Sky Islands". allmusic.com. AllMusic.
  2. ^ Jones, James T (2 December 1993). "New from three mature artists". USA TODAY. p. 8D. ProQuest 306608693.
  3. ^ a b c Ramsey Lewis: Sky Islands. GRP Records. 1993.
  4. ^ a b "Ramsey Lewis: Sky Islands (Top Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  5. ^ "ACE Repertory". ascap.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.


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