The Movie Album (Ramsey Lewis album)

The Movie Album
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	June 1967 [1]
Recorded	July 1966
Studio	Universal Recording Studio, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Label	Cadet
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Goin' Latin (1967) The Movie Album (1967) Dancing in the Street (1967)

The Movie Album is a studio album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis released in June 1967 on Cadet Records. ^[2] The album peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs chart. ^[3]

Background

Produced by Esmond Edwards and recorded in 1966, the album features theme music from several feature films. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic gave the album a 2 out of 5 stars. ^[4]

Track listing

1. "Theme from The Pawnbroker " (Quincy Jones) - 2:25
2. "Saturday Night After the Movies" (Richard Evans) - 2:55
3. "The Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá) - 3:28
4. "China Gate" (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) - 2:43
5. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 2:57
6. "Goin' Hollywood" (Evans) - 3:30
7. "From Russia With Love" (Lionel Bart) - 2:39
8. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:52
9. "Girl Talk" (Bobby Troup, Neil Hefti) - 3:25
10. "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 3:01
11. "Return to Paradise" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 2:56

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis - piano
• Cleveland Eaton - bass
• Maurice White - drums
• Orchestra and voices arranged and conducted by Richard Evans

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [3]	124
US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs [3]	5

References

1. "New Album Releases". Billboard . Vol. 79, no. 24. June 17, 1967. p. 34 – via Google Books.
2. Ramsey Lewis - The Movie Album. Cadet Records. June 1967.
3. Ramsey Lewis: Billboard Charts. AllMusic . Retrieved January 3, 2025.
4. "Ramsey Lewis: The Movie Album". AllMusic . Retrieved January 3, 2025.