Dancing in the Street (album)

Dancing in the Street
Live album by Ramsey Lewis Trio
Released	October 1967[1]
Recorded	July 1967
Venue	Basin Street West, San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:50
Label	Cadet
Producer	Esmond Edwards
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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Dancing in the Street is a live album by jazz group the Ramsey Lewis Trio which was released in 1967 on Cadet Records. The album got to No. 16 on the Billboard Hot R&B LPs chart.[3][4]

Overview

As an album Dancing in the Street was recorded during July, 1967 at Basin Street West, San Francisco. Dancing in the Street was also produced by Esmond Edwards.[3]

Critical reception

Amy Hanson of Allmusic claimed a "somewhat formative vibe that makes this particular performance such a complete and utter joy. Dancing in the Street is this trio's recorded debut and, across a wide range of covers and styles, it's a captivating portrait of contemporary jazz."[2]

Singles

The album's title track, a cover of Martha and the Vandellas' Dancing in the Street rose to No. 36 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs chart.[5][6]

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dancing in the Street"	Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter	5:05
2.	"Mood for Mendes"	Billy Taylor	3:06
3.	"Struttin' Lightly"	Cleveland Eaton	4:48
4.	"You Don't Know Me"	Cindy Walker, Eddy Arnold	4:48
5.	"Django"	John Lewis	4:50

[3]

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Orpheus Medley: Manha Da Carnaval/Felicidade/Samba de Orfeu"	Luiz Bonfá	8:27
2.	"What Now My Love"	Gilbert Bécaud	8:27
3.	"Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)"	Antônio Carlos Jobim	3:39

[3]

Personnel

• Cleveland Eaton - bass
• Ramsey Lewis - piano, keyboards
• Maurice White - drums

[3]

Charts

Album –

Year	Chart	Position
1967	US Billboard Top Soul Albums	16[4]
	US Billboard Top Jazz Albums	3
	US Billboard 200	59

Singles – Billboard

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1967	"Dancing In The Street"	Adult Contemporary Songs	36[6]

References

1. Billboard October 14, 1967
2. Hanson, Amy. "Ramsey Lewis: Dancing In The Street". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
3. Ramsey Lewis Trio: Dancing In The Street. Cadet Records. 1967.
4. "Ramsey Lewis: Dancing In The Street (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
5. "Ramsey Lewis: Dancing in the Street". secondhandsongs.com.
6. "Ramsey Lewis: Dancing In The Street (Adult Contemporary Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.