Love Notes (Ramsey Lewis album)

Love Notes
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1977
Recorded	1976–1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:08
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ramsey Lewis, Bert DeCoteaux
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Salongo (1976) Love Notes (1977) Tequila Mockingbird (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Cashbox	(favourable)[2]
People	(favourable)[3]

Love Notes is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis that was recorded in 1976–77 and released in 1977 by Columbia.[4] The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Spring High"	Stevie Wonder	4:16
2.	"Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen)"	Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams	4:28
3.	""Shining""	Zuri Raheem, Byron Gregory	4:37
4.	"Love Notes"	Stevie Wonder	6:17
5.	"Chili Today, Hot Tamale"	Zuri Raheem	5:10
6.	"The Messenger"	Byron Gregory	5:15
7.	"Stash Dash"	Zuri Raheem	4:51

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)	79
US Top Jazz LPs (Billboard)[5]	7
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)[6]	31

References

1. "Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes". allmusic.com.
2. "Album Reviews". archive.org. Cashbox. May 7, 1977. p. 24.
3. "Picks and Pans Review: Love Notes". people.com. People. July 4, 1977.
4. Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes. Columbia Records. 1977.
5. "Billboard Jazz LPs". Billboard. June 11, 1977. p. 94.
6. "Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.