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Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Lewis, The Piano Player mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Jazz Album: Ramsey Lewis, The Piano Player Country: US Released: 1970 Style: Smooth Jazz, Cool Jazz, Easy Listening MP3 version RAR size: 1810 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1961 mb WMA version RAR size: 1867 mb Rating: 4.1 Votes: 840 Other Formats: VOX AA MPC AIFF WMA ASF TTA Tracklist Hide Credits The Distant Dreamer A1 5:18 Written-By – Stevie Wonder A Rainy Day In Centerville A2 4:06 Written-By – Charles Stepney Everybody's Talkin' A3 3:40 Written-By – Fred Neil Didn't We A4 3:54 Written-By – Jimmy Webb Whenever, Wherever A5 4:08 Written-By – Charles Stepney Close Your Eyes And Remember B1 3:50 Written-By – Charles Stepney You've Made Me So Very Happy B2 3:46 Written-By – Gordy*, R. Holloway*, Frank*, P. Holloway* The Love I Feel For You B3 2:53 Written-By – Cleveland Eaton Time And Space B4 3:13 Written-By – Richard Evans Golden Slumber B5 4:43 Written-By – Lennon & McCartney* Do I Love Her B6 3:29 Written-By – Wonder*, Moy* Companies, etc. Record Company – Cadet Records Manufactured By – Chess Producing Corp. Recorded At – Ter Mar Studios Credits Arranged By – Charles Stepney (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A5, B1, B3, B5, B6), Richard Evans (tracks: A4, B2, B4) Art Direction – Dick Fowler Bass – Cleveland J. Eaton II* Drums – Maurice White Engineer – Stu Black Photography By – Mel Kaspar Piano – Ramsey Lewis Producer – Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis, Richard Evans Supervised By – Charles Stepney Notes Recorded at: Ter Mar Studios, Chicago, November, 1969. Different label layout from Ramsey Lewis, The Piano Player, Ramsey Lewis, The Piano Player Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (A side label): X5R5-5393, #18239 Matrix / Runout (B side label): X5R5-5394, #18240 Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year LPS 836, Ramsey Ramsey Lewis, The Piano Cadet, LPS 836, US 1970 LPS-836 Lewis Player (LP, Album) Cadet LPS-836 Ramsey Ramsey Lewis, The Piano LPS 836 Cadet LPS 836 US 1970 Lewis Player (LP, Album) LPS 836, Ramsey Ramsey Lewis, The Piano Cadet, LPS 836, US 1970 LPS-836 Lewis Player (LP, Album) Cadet LPS-836 Ramsey Ramsey Lewis, The Piano LPS 836 Cadet LPS 836 US 1970 Lewis Player (LP, Album, Promo) LPS 836, Ramsey Ramsey Lewis, The Piano Cadet, LPS 836, Canada 1970 LPS-836 Lewis Player (LP, Album) Cadet LPS-836 Related Music albums to Ramsey Lewis, The Piano Player by Ramsey Lewis The Ramsey Lewis Trio - Hang On Ramsey! Ramsey Lewis - The Best Of Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Lewis - Mother Nature's Son Ramsey Lewis - Candida Ramsey Lewis - Maiden Voyage Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water Ramsey Lewis - Julia The Ramsey Lewis Trio - Since You've Been Gone / Bear Mash.

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