| Upendo Ni Pamoja | ||||
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| Studio album by Ramsey Lewis | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia KC 31096 | |||
| Producer | Ramsey Lewis | |||
| Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Upendo Ni Pamoja is a studio album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1972 on Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs and No. 9 on the US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's charts.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
Jason Elias of AllMusic stated, "The problem with this is that few tracks stay with the listener. This is a cut or two away from being truly essential".
Track listing
All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated
- "Slipping into Darkness" (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) - 6:15
- "People Make the World Go Round" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 4:51
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 4:33
- "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) - 3:03
- "Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo) - 8:55
- "Upendo Ni Pamoja (Love Is Together)" (Eddie Green) - 7:22
- "Trilogy: Morning/The Nite Before/Eteral Peace" (Cleveland Eaton) - 8:46
- "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (Gene MacLellan) - 3:52
- "Collage" (Eddie Green) - 6:32
Personnel
- Ramsey Lewis - piano, electric piano
- Cleveland Eaton - bass, electric bass
- Morris Jennings - drums, percussion
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs | 1 |
| US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's | 9 |
| US Billboard Top LPs | 79 |
References
- Ramsey Lewis - Upendo Ni Pamoja. Columbia Records. 1972.
- ^ "Ramsey Lewis: Billboard Charts (Archived)". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via archive.org.
- ^ Elias, Jason. "Ramsey Lewis - Upendo Ni Pamoja". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 214.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 888. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.