Wade in the Water (album)

Wade in the Water
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1966
Recorded	May 26, 1966 to June 29, 1966
Genre	Jazz
Label	Cadet LPS-774
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
The Groover (1965) Wade in the Water (1966) The Movie Album (1966)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Wade in the Water is a 1966 album by Ramsey Lewis. The track "Hold It Right There" won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal or Instrumental.^[2]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Wade in the Water" (Traditional) (3:46)
2. "Ain't That Peculiar" (Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Marv Tarplin) (2:48)
3. "Tobacco Road' (Lewis, Ramsey Trio) (4:34)
4. "Money in the Pocket" (Lewis, Ramsey Trio) (2:41)
5. "Message to Michael" (Bacharach, David) (3:09)

Side 2

1. "Uptight (Everything's Alright)' (Cosby, Wonder, Moy) (5:44)
2. "Hold It Right There" (Lewis, Ramsey Trio) (2:24)
3. "Day Tripper" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (3:07) ^[3][4]
4. "Mi Compasion" (Lewis, Ramsey Trio) (3:06)
5. "Hurt So Bad" (Randazzo, Weinstein, Hart) (3:04)

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Personnel

• John Avant - Trombone
• Cleveland Eaton - Bass
• Richard Evans - Director
• Ramsey Lewis - Keyboards
• Maurice White - Drums
• Bob Kidder - Recording engineer

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Hold It Right There - Grammy for Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal or Instrumental
3. "Ramsey Lewis - Plays The Beatles Songbook CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
4. "Wade In The Water (Stereo)-Ramsey Lewis". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
5. Wade in the Wateron allmusic.com