Sky Islands

Studio album by Ramsey Lewis

Released

October 5, 1993

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)

Sky Islands
(1993)

Urban Knights I
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Sky Islands is a 1993 jazz album by Ramsey Lewis released on GRP Records.The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Julia"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	5:18
2.	"Après Vous"	Ramsey Lewis	4:13
3.	"Who Are You?"	Bill Cantos	7:21
4.	"Suavecito"	Ramsey Lewis	4:53
5.	"Tonight"	Frayne Lewis, Robert Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, Mike Logan	5:18
6.	"Sky Islands"	Larry Dunn, Dianne Reeves	4:20
7.	"A Song for Jan"	Ramsey Lewis	4:52
8.	"Medley: Wade in the Water, Hang on Sloopy, The in Crowd"	Wes Farrell, Ramsey Lewis, William Page, Bert Russell	4:55
9.	"Love Will Find a Way"	Greg Phillinganes, Lionel Richie	5:14
10.	"Come Back to Me"	James Harris, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson	5:18
11.	"Tonight (instrumental)"	Frayne Lewis, Robert Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, Mike Logan	5:18 ^[2]

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^[2]

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1993	Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	4

References

↑ Allmusic review
1 2 3 "Sky Islands - Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

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