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Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson - The Two Of Us (1984) [1985, Japan, 1st Press]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 24 Feb 2023 18:28:44

Ramsey Lewis and Nancy Wilson - two key soulful talents from the 60s, working together beautifully here in a mid 80s set! The album's almost more Randy's than it is Nancy's given that Lewis takes a few tunes instrumentally, working in a blend of acoustic and electric instrumentation that's very much in his best early 80s Columbia Records mode. But things really come together when Nancy joins in - bringing her mature, soulful approach to the tunes - and really tying them together wonderfully with her vocals! Stanley Clarke produced, and there's definitely some echoes here of his own music of the time - and titles include "Ram", "Quiet Storm", "Never Wanna Say Goodnight", "Closer Than Close", and "Breaker Beat".

~Dusty Grooves Inc.

The careers of singer Nancy Wilson and pianist Ramsey Lewis have followed parallel lines since the early 1960s. Although both began as jazz artists, they soon found greater fame and fortune in contemporary pop and have rarely looked back since. In 1984, Mr. Lewis and Ms. Wilson teamed up for a vapid, forgettable collection of smooth jazz/contemporary pop called "The Two of Us". For jazz fans, the record represented all the wrong turns taken by these two obviously talented musicians.

Release of this album: 1984 [LP Columbia, Cat.# FC 39326, USA]
Release of this CD: 1985, February, 25 [CD CBS/Sony Inc. (Japan), Cat.# 32DP 184 / EAN: no barcode]
©&℗ 1984 CBS Inc.
Manufactured by CBS/Sony Inc. (Tokyo Japan).
Made in USA

Credits:

Arranged By [Strings] – George Del Barrio
Concert Grand Piano [Steinway Concert Grand] – Ramsey Lewis
Design [Album] – John Berg
Engineer – Erik Zobler
Engineer [Assistant] – Duncan Aldrich, Gary Wagner, Jeff Vaughn, Mitch Gibson, Paul Erikson
Engineer [Remixing] – Don Hahn
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – Norman Seef
Producer – Stanley Clarke

Tracklist:

01. Ram (05:15)
(Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Clarke)
02. Midnight Rendezvous (03:54)
(David Roberts)
03. Breaker Beat (04:17)
(Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Clarke, Robert Brookins)
04. Slippin' Away (04:45)
(David Paich, Leon Ware, David Foster)
05. The Two Of Us (04:33)
(Vassal Benford, Jeremy Lubbock)
06. Quiet Storm (04:14)
(Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Clarke)
07. Never Wanna Say Goodnight (03:15)
(Roger Bruno, Franne Golde, Ellen Schwartz)
08. Closer Than Close (04:56)
(Patrick Henderson, Vassal Benford)
09. Song Without Words (Remembering) (05:04)
(Ramsey Lewis)

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