Back to the Roots (Ramsey Lewis album)

Back to the Roots is a studio album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis which was released in 1971 on Cadet Records. The album peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs and No. 25 on the US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's charts.

Reception

AllMusic gave a 2/5 stars rating of the album.

Track listing "Candida" (Irwin Levine, Toni Wine) - 2:59 "We've Only Just Begun" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) - 3:58 "Back to the Roots" (Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings, Ramsey Lewis) - 3:02 "Love Now On" (Eaton) - 5:07 "The Fool on the Hill" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 6:05 "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 3:03 "Up in Yonder" (Eaton) - 4:37 "Crescent Noon" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) - 4:33 "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (Bob Russell, Bobby Scott) - 7:02

Personnel Ramsey Lewis - piano, electric piano Cleveland Eaton - electric bass Morris Jennings - drums Henry L. Gibson - congas, percussion Bobby Rush - harmonica (track 7) Charles Stepney - organ (track 7)

Charts Chart Peakposition US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs3 US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's25 US Billboard Top LPs163

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