Solar Wind (album)

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Solar Wind
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Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974
StudioTrans Maximus Inc. Recording Studios, Memphis; CBS Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre Jazz
Length43:19
Label Columbia
KC 32897
Producer Steve Cropper, Ramsey Lewis, Cleveland Eaton
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits
(1973)
Solar Wind
(1974)
Sun Goddess
(1974)

Solar Wind is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis released in 1974 on Columbia. [1] The album peaked at No. 29 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart. [2]

Contents

Background

Produced by Steve Cropper of Booker T and the MGs, Ramsey Lewis and Cleveland Eaton, this album was recorded both in Memphis and Chicago. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Sweet and Tender You" (Steve Cropper, Carl Marsh) - 5:47
  2. "Hummingbird" (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) - 4:52
  3. "Solar Wind" (Cropper, Marsh) - 3:15
  4. "Jamaican Marketplace" (Cleveland Eaton, Ramsey Lewis) - 7:16
  5. "The Everywhere Calypso" (Sonny Rollins) - 2:59
  6. "Summer Breeze" (Seals, Crofts) - 4:51
  7. "Loves Me Like a Rock" (Paul Simon) - 4:30
  8. "Come Down in Time" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 4:53
  9. "Love For a Day" (Cropper, Carl Marsh) - 4:56

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Ramsey Lewis (1974). Solar Wind (album). Columbia Records.
  2. "Ramsey Lewis - Billboard Charts (Archived)". Allmusic . Retrieved May 6, 2025 via Billboard.
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed October 22, 2012