| Back to the Roots | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Cadet CA-60001 | |||
| Producer | Ramsey Lewis, Esmond Edwards | |||
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Back to the Roots is a studio album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis which was released in 1971 on Cadet Records. [1] 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. [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs [2] | 3 |
| US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's [2] | 25 |
| US Billboard Top LPs [2] | 163 |
Cleveland Josephus Eaton II was an American jazz double bassist, producer, arranger, composer, publisher, and head of his own record company in Fairfield, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. His most famous accomplishments were playing with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and the Count Basie Orchestra. His 1975 recording Plenty Good Eaton is considered a classic in the funk music genre. He was inducted into both the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
Sun Goddess is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis, released on Columbia Records in 1974. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. Sun Goddess was also certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.
Wade in the Water is an album by Ramsey Lewis, issued in 1966 on Cadet Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard R&B LPs chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.
Dancing in the Street is a live album by jazz group the Ramsey Lewis Trio which was released in 1967 on Cadet Records. The album got to No. 16 on the Billboard Hot R&B LPs chart.
Goin' Latin is a studio jazz album with Latin percussion and style by Ramsey Lewis which was released by Cadet Records in 1967. The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart.
Another Voyage is a studio album by the Ramsey Lewis Trio issued in 1969 on Cadet Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 34 upon the US Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.
Mother Nature's Son is a studio album recorded by Ramsey Lewis which was released on Cadet Records in 1968. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.
Don't It Feel Good is a 1975 funk/jazz-funk album by Ramsey Lewis released on Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.
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Up Pops Ramsey Lewis is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis which was issued in February 1968 on Cadet Records. The album reached No. 7 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs and No. 25 on the Billboard Best Selling Soul LPs charts.
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Them Changes is a live album by pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1970 on Cadet Records. The album peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs and No. 34 on the US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's charts.
Upendo Ni Pamoja is a studio album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1972 on Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs and No. 9 on the US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's charts.
Funky Serenity is an album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1973 on Columbia Records. The album got to No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
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Groovin' with the Soulful Strings is the second album by the American soul-jazz instrumental group the Soulful Strings. It was released in October 1967 on the Cadet record label, a subsidiary of Chess Records. The album includes the hit single "Burning Spear", written by the group's leader, musical arranger Richard Evans, and interpretations of popular songs by the Beatles, the Temptations, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and others.
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