| Les Fleurs | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Studio | CBS Recording Studios, New York, NY PS Studios, Chicago, IL | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | George Butler (Exec.), Ramsey Lewis | |||
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Les Fleurs is a studio album by Ramsey Lewis released in 1983 on Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 32 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart. [1] [2]
Lewis covered Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)", "A House Is Not a Home" by Brook Benton, Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" and "Reasons" by Earth, Wind & Fire on the album. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" | Stevie Wonder | 07:05 |
| 2. | "A House Is Not a Home" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 06:09 |
| 3. | "Essence of Love" | 08:14 | |
| 4. | "Les Fleurs" | Charles Stepney | 06:52 |
| 5. | "Physical" | Steve Kipner, Terry Shaddick | 06:16 |
| 6. | "With a Gentle Touch" | 04:30 | |
| 7. | "Reasons" | Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White | 04:51 |
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