| "Sun Goddess" | ||||
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| Single by Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album Sun Goddess | ||||
| B-side | "Jungle Strut" | |||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Smooth soul, R&B [1] | |||
| Length | 3:08 (US single version) 3:57 (UK single version) 8:28 (album version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jon Lind and Maurice White | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice White | |||
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| Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"Sun Goddess" is a smooth soul [2] song by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis featuring the band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in 1975 on Columbia Records. [3] The song peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. [4]
"Sun Goddess" was produced by Maurice White and composed by White together with Jon Lind. The song appears on Lewis's 1974 album of the same name. [3]
The song was used as the basis for E-40's single “Hope I Don’t Go Back.” [5]
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 20 |