Sun Goddess (album)

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Sun Goddess
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1974
Recorded	1973-1974
Genre	Jazz fusion, R&B
Length	36:05 (Original LP)
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	Teo Macero, Ramsey Lewis, Maurice White
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Ramsey Lewis chronology
Funky Serenity (1973) Sun Goddess (1974) Don't It Feel Good (1975)

Sun Goddess is a 1974 Jazz album by Ramsey Lewis.

[edit] About the Album

After his classic acoustic albums in the 1960s, Ramsey Lewis wanted to head into a new direction in his music. He reunited with Maurice White who at that time was with his own band, Earth, Wind & Fire.

The album became a huge cross-over hit, charting #1 on the Billboard Black Albums chart as well as the Jazz album chart. The album also charted #12 in the Pop chart. While the album charted in the top 15, the songs "Hot Dawgit" and "Sun Goddess" charted in the Black Singles, the Pop Singles, and the Disco singles charts.^[1] Sun Goddess has been certified gold.^[2]

[edit] Tracklist

[edit] Side One

1. "Sun Goddess" - 8:30
2. "Living for the City" (Wonder) - 5:22
3. "Love Song" (Lewis) - 5:53

[edit] Side Two

1. "Jungle Strut" (Lewis) - 4:42
2. "Hot Dawgit" (Stepney, White) - 3:02
3. "Tambura" (Lewis) - 2:54
4. "Gemini Rising" (Lewis) - 5:54

[edit] Personnel

• Dave Antler - Engineer
• Philip Bailey - Conga, Vocals
• John Berg - Cover Design
• Cleveland Eaton - Bass, Guitar (Bass)
• Richard Evans - Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Johnny Graham - Guitar
• Byron Gregory - Guitar
• Maurice Jennings - percussion, Conga, drums, Tambourine
• Ramsey Lewis - Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Guitar (Electric), Piano (Electric), Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, String Machine
• Don Myrick - Sax (Tenor)
• Derf Reklaw-Raheem - Conga, Drums, Vocals
• Charles Stepney - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Fender Rhodes
• Maurice White - Drums, Timbales, Vocals
• Verdine White - Bass, Vocals

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[edit] Charts

[edit] Singles

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[edit] References