Keys to the City (Ramsey Lewis album)

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Keys to the City
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
ReleasedMay 1987
Recorded
GenreJazz
Length41:46
LabelColumbia
ProducerGeorge Butler (exec), Maurice White, Morris Butch Stewart, Larry Dunn, Chris Brunt
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Fantasy
(1985) 		Keys to the City
(1987) 		Classic Encounter
(1988)

Keys to the City is a studio album by Ramsey Lewis, released in May 1987 on Columbia Records.[1] The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and #11 on the Cashbox Jazz Albums chart.[2][3]

Background[edit]

Keys to the City was recorded at E & S Studios in Los Angeles, California; Home Sweet Home Studio in Evanston, Illinois; and Streeterville Studios in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Frank White of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution noted that Lewis "lets the fire roar to the surface."[6]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Keys to the City"Larry Dunn, Ramsey Lewis5:57
2."You're Falling in Love"Brenda Blonski, Morris (Butch) Stewart5:17
3."7-11"Maurice White, Robyn Smith4:14
4."Strangers"Chris Brunt, Larry Dunn, Luisa Justiz4:48
5."My Love Will Lead You Home"Morris (Butch) Stewart6:15
6."Melody of Life"Chris Brunt, Larry Dunn, Luisa Justiz6:08
7."Shamballa"Maurice White, Robyn Smith4:11
8."Love and Understanding"Larry Dunn, Luisa Justiz4:56

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Personnel[edit]

  • Ramsey Lewis - DX-7, Piano
  • Roland Bautista - Guitar
  • Tony Brown - Bass
  • Chris Brunt - Drums, Percussion
  • Chris Cameron - Synthesizer
  • Larry Dunn - Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion
  • Steven Dunn - Drums, Percussion
  • Byron Gregory - Electric guitar
  • Luisa Justiz - Vocals
  • Brenda Mitchell-Stewart - Background vocals
  • Don Myrick - Saxophone
  • Joe Pusteri - Percussion
  • Bill Ruppert - Electric guitar
  • Robyn Smith - Drum Programming, Percussion, Synthesizer
  • Morris Stewart - Synthesizer, Background vocals
  • Wayne Stewart - Drums
  • Maurice White - Percussion[1]

Charts[edit]

Year Chart Peak
1987 US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 22[2]
US Cashbox Jazz Albums 11[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Ramsey Lewis: Keys To The City. Columbia Records. May 1987.
  2. ^ a b "Ramsey Lewis: Keys To The City (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  3. ^ a b "Top Jazz Albums". archive.org. Vol. 51, no. 8. Cashbox Magazine. August 29, 1987. p. 15.
  4. ^ Ramsey Lewis: Keys to the City at AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  5. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 424.
  6. ^ White, Frank (May 23, 1987). "Ramsey Lewis: Keys to the City". newspapers.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 161.
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