| 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 American jazz pianist 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", the title track by Minnie Riperton (which Ramsey also appeared on the original by Riperton), 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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Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1974 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register.
Maurice White was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey.
Fleur(s) is French for flower(s).
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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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