Routes (album)

Routes
Studio album by
Released1980 (1980)
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
ProducerAllen Toussaint, Larry Dunn
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Ramsey
(1979)
Routes
(1980)
Three Piece Suite
(1981)

Routes is a studio album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, produced by Larry Dunn and Allen Toussaint[1] and released in 1980 by Columbia Records.[2][3] The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]

The Washington Informer called the album "a mixture of African and Caribbean flavor," deeming it "a further extension of Ramsey Lewis' innovation."[7] The Boston Globe called it "little more than funky cocktail lounge music which smoothly blends into the woodwork."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Whisper Zone"Al McKay, Jon Lind, Larry Dunn3:00
2."High Point"Al McKay, Larry Dunn3:48
3."Tondelayo"Larry Dunn, Lenny White4:52
4."Caribbean Blue"Larry Dunn4:14
5."Looking Glass"Ramsey Lewis3:33
6."Come Back Jack"Terry Marie Poret3:36
7."Colors In Space"Larry Dunn, Maurice White2:57
8."Crystals 'N Sequence"Allen Toussaint2:39
9."You Are The Reason"James L. Mack4:56
10."Hell On Wheels"Allen Toussaint4:08

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4] 7
US Top Soul Albums (Billboard) 52

References

  1. ^ a b Simon, James (1 Oct 1980). "Routes". The Boston Globe. News. p. 1.
  2. ^ Ramsey Lewis: Routes. Columbia Records. 1980.
  3. ^ "Ramsey Lewis: Routes". Stereo Review. 45: 108. December 1980.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 92, no. 41. Billboard. October 11, 1980. p. 66.
  5. ^ "Routes - Ramsey Lewis | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
  7. ^ White Jr., Ernest P. (Oct 12, 1983). "Ramsey's Coming To Town". The Washington Informer. No. 51. p. 14.

 

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