Love Notes (album)

Love Notes is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis recorded in 1976-77 and released in 1977 on Columbia Records.[4] The album rose to No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums charts.[5][6]

Love Notes
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
Released1977
Recorded1976-1977
GenreJazz
Length35:08
LabelColumbia Records
ProducerRamsey Lewis, Bert DeCoteaux
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Salongo
(1976)		 Love Notes
(1977)		 Tequila Mockingbird
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Cashbox(favourable)[2]
People(favourable)[3]

Overview

This album features Lewis's collaboration with Motown artist Stevie Wonder on the songs "Spring High" and the title track, which Wonder wrote and arranged.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spring High"Stevie Wonder4:16
2."Love Theme from A Star Is Born (Evergreen)"Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams4:28
3.""Shining""Zuri Raheem, Byron Gregory4:37
4."Love Notes"Stevie Wonder6:17
5."Chili Today, Hot Tamale"Zuri Raheem5:10
6."The Messenger"Byron Gregory5:15
7."Stash Dash"Zuri Raheem4:51

[4]

Charts
Year Chart Peak positions
1977 US Billboard Jazz Albums[5] 7
US Top Soul Albums[6] 31
US Billboard 200 79

References
  1. "Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes". allmusic.com.
  2. "Album Reviews". archive.org. Vol. 38 no. 49. Cashbox. May 7, 1977. p. 24.
  3. "Picks and Pans Review: Love Notes". people.com. People. July 4, 1977.
  4. Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes. Columbia Records. 1977.
  5. "Billboard Jazz LPs". Vol. 89 no. 23. Billboard. June 11, 1977. p. 94. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. "Ramsey Lewis: Love Notes (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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