| Goin' Latin | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis | ||||
| Released | February 1967 [1] | |||
| Recorded | December 21–23, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Cadet | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Goin' Latin is a studio jazz album with Latin percussion and style by Ramsey Lewis which was released by Cadet Records in 1967. [3] The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart. [4] [5]
Thom Jurek of Allmusic noted Richard Evans' "arrangements and bottom-heavy soulful sound mix well with Lewis' indulgence in bossa nova, discotheque boogaloo, and Latin soul-lite on this set." [2]
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Billboard Soul Albums | 16 [5] |
| 1967 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 2 [4] |
| 1967 | Billboard 200 | 95 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "One, Two, Three" | Billboard Hot 100 | 67 |
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