Sky Islands

Sky Islands
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released October 5, 1993 (1993-10-05)
Genre Jazz
Length 56:11
Label GRP
Producer Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Maurice White, Carl Griffin,
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Ivory Pyramid
(1992)Ivory Pyramid1992
Sky Islands
(1993)
Urban Knights I
(1995)Urban Knights I1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Sky Islands is a 1993 jazz album by Ramsey Lewis released on GRP Records.The album rose to No. 6 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[1][2]

Track listing

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, Dianne Reeves4:20
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 [1]

Personnel

  • Tony Carpenter - Percussion, Background Vocals
  • Steve Cobb - Percussion, Drums, Vocals
  • Eve Cornelious - Background Vocals
  • Sheila Fuller - Background Vocals
  • Carl Griffin - Background Vocals
  • Henry Johnson - Guitar
  • Ramsey Lewis - Piano, Background Vocals
  • Robert Lewis - Background Vocals
  • Michael Logan - Keyboards, Background Vocals
  • Art Porter - Alto Saxophone
  • Mark Ruffin - Background Vocals
  • Brenda Stewart - Background Vocals
  • Morris Stewart - Background Vocals
  • Charles Webb - Bass
  • Chuck Webb - Bass, Upright Bass

Production

  • Andy Baltimore - Creative Director
  • Rich Breen - Engineer, Mixing
  • Sharon Franklin - Production Coordination
  • Carl Griffin - Producer
  • Ted Jensen - Mastering
  • Michael Landy - Post Production
  • Frayne Lewis - Producer
  • Ramsey Lewis - Producer
  • Michael Logan - Associate Producer
  • Sonny Mediana - Production Director
  • Larry Rosen - Executive Producer
  • Dennis Tousana - Assistant Engineer
  • Maurice White - Producer[1]

Charts

Year Chart Position[2]
1993 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 6

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sky Islands - Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Ramsey Lewis: Sky Islands (Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com.
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