| Routes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Allen Toussaint, Larry Dunn | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Routes is a studio album by Ramsey Lewis, released in 1980 on Columbia Records. [3] [4] The album reached No. 7 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. [5]
The album was produced by Larry Dunn and Allen Toussaint. [6]
The Washington Informer called the album "a mixture of African and Caribbean flavor," deeming it "a further extension of Ramsey Lewis' innovation." [7] The Boston Globe called it "little more than funky cocktail lounge music which smoothly blends into the woodwork." [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whisper Zone" | Al McKay, Jon Lind, Larry Dunn | 3:00 |
| 2. | "High Point" | Al McKay, Larry Dunn | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Tondelayo" | Larry Dunn, Lenny White | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Caribbean Blue" | Larry Dunn | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Looking Glass" | Ramsey Lewis | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Come Back Jack" | Terry Marie Poret | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Colors In Space" | Larry Dunn, Maurice White | 2:57 |
| 8. | "Crystals 'N Sequence" | Allen Toussaint | 2:39 |
| 9. | "You Are The Reason" | James L. Mack | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Hell On Wheels" | Allen Toussaint | 4:08 |
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Billboard Jazz Albums [5] | 7 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums | 52 |
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