Salongo

Salongo
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released 1976
Recorded 1976 at Wally Heider Recording & The Burbank Studios Los Angeles, California
Genre Jazz
Label Columbia
Producer Charles Stepney, Maurice White
Ramsey Lewis chronology

Don't It Feel Good
(1975)		 Salongo
(1976)		 Love Notes
(1977)

Salongo is an album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, which was released on Columbia Records in 1976. It continued Lewis's run of successful albums, with Maurice White, of Earth Wind & Fire, and former Chess Records producer Charles Stepney returning to contribute material and handle production duties.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Jazz Albums and #17 on the Black Albums chart.[2] The album title is a Zairian expression which means "We come together to create something beautiful out of love".[3]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Slick"  Charles Stepney, Maurice White 6:22
2. "Aufu Oodu"  Derf Reklaw-Raheem 4:51
3. "Rubato"  George Gershwin, Charles Stepney 0:42
4. "Salongo"  Byron Gregory 4:42
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
5. "Brazilica"  Maurice White, Martin Yarbrough 7:16
6. "Nicole"  Jon Lind 3:49
7. "Seventh Fold"  Charles Stepney 7:54

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Personnel

Production

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Charts

Year Album Chart positions[5]
US US
R&B		 Jazz Albums
1976 Salongo 77 17 7

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[6]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1976 "Brazilica" — 88 —

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r133723/review
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Salongo - Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Salongo". discogs.com. Retrieved 7h June 2009. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/salongo-mw0000711980/credits
  5. ↑ "Ramsey Lewis US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  6. ↑ "Ramsey Lewis US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.