Goin' Latin

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Goin' Latin
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
ReleasedFebruary 1967[1]
RecordedDecember 21–23, 1966
GenreJazz
LabelCadet
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Wade in the Water
(1966)
Goin' Latin
(1967)
The Movie Album
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[2]

Goin' Latin is a studio jazz album with Latin percussion and style by

Soul Albums chart.[4][5]

Critical reception

Thom Jurek of

discotheque boogaloo, and Latin soul-lite on this set."[2]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Hey, Mrs. Jones" (Marion Miller, Robert L. Reagan) 4:01
  2. "Summer Samba" (Marcos Valle, Norman Gimbel, Paulo Sérgio Valle) 3:09
  3. "One, Two, Three" (David White, John Medora, Leonard Borisoff) 3:26
  4. "Free Again" (Joss Baselli, Armand Canfora, Robert Colby, Michel Jourdan) 2:56
  5. "Down by the Riverside" (Traditional; adapted by Esmond Edwards) 3:43

Side 2

  1. "Blue Bongo" (Richard Evans) — 4:19
  2. "I'll Wait for You" (Richard Evans) — 3:17
  3. "
    Edward Holland, Jr., Shorty Long, Lamont Dozier
    ) — 3:04
  4. "Spanish Grease" (Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie) — 3:11
  5. "Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love)" [from Doctor Zhivago] (Maurice Jarre, Paul Francis Webster) — 2:36
  6. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) — 3:12

[3]

Charts

Year Chart Position
1967
Soul Albums
16[5]
1967
Jazz Albums
2[4]
1967 Billboard 200 95
Year Single Chart Position
1967 "One, Two, Three"
Hot 100
67

Personnel

  • Cleveland Eaton - Bass
  • Ramsey Lewis - Piano, Keyboards
  • Maurice White - Drums
  • Doug Brand - Supervising Engineer
  • Don Bronstein - Photography
  • Brian Christian - Engineer
  • Esmond Edwards - Producer, Adaptation, Supervisor
  • Richard Evans - Arranger
  • Tom Gorman - Cover Design
  • Hollis King - Art Direction
  • Erick Labson - Mastering
  • Andy McKaie - Reissue Supervisor
  • Shigeo Miyamoto - Mastering
  • Cameron Mizell - Production Coordination
  • Isabelle Wong - Design

[3]

References

  1. ^ Billboard March 4, 1967
  2. ^
    Allmusic
    .
  3. ^ a b c Ramsey Lewis: Goin' Latin. Cadet Records. 1967.
  4. ^ a b "Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Billboard. April 22, 1967. p. 12.
  5. ^ a b "Top Selling R&B LPs". Billboard. April 1, 1967. p. 32.