Funky Serenity
| Funky Serenity | ||||
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:07 | |||
| Label | Columbia KC 32030 | |||
| Producer | Ramsey Lewis | |||
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Funky Serenity is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis which was released in 1973 on Columbia Records.[1] The album got to No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[2]
Samples
"Dreams" was sampled by A Tribe Called Quest on the song "Electric Relaxation" from their 1993 LP Midnight Marauders. Beck also sampled "Dreams" on the song "Debra."[3][4]
"My Love For You" was also sampled by Musiq Soulchild on the track "Girl Next Door." Additionally, "If Loving You is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right" was sampled by The Fugees on "Fu-Gee-La."[3][4]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "enjoyable and essential".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings and Ramsey Lewis except as indicated
- "Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)" (Eddie Green) - 5:17
- "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) - 5:24
- "What It Is!" - 2:41
- "My Love for You" (Green) - 5:14
- "Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward) - 5:36
- "Serene Funk" - 4:11
- "Dreams" - 9:39
- "Betcha by Golly, Wow" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 5:09
- "Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) - 4:56
Personnel
- Ramsey Lewis - piano, electric piano, harpsichord
- Cleveland Eaton - bass, electric bass, percussion
- Morris Jennings - drums, congas, percussion
- Ed Green - percussion, violin
References
- ^ "Ramsey Lewis: Funky Serenity". 45worlds.com.
- ^ Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs. Vol. 85. Billboard Magazine. June 2, 1973. p. 13.
- ^ a b "Dreams by Ramsey Lewis". secondhandsongs.com.
- ^ a b "Ramsey Lewis". the-breaks.com.
- ^ a b "Ramsey Lewis: Funky Serenity". allmusic.com.
