Funky Serenity

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Released 1973 Length 48:07 Release date 1973 Label Columbia Records		Recorded 1973 Artist Ramsey Lewis Producer Ramsey Lewis Genre Jazz

Funky Serenity (1973) Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits (1973) Similar Ramsey Lewis albums, Jazz albums

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Funky Serenity is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis which was recorded in 1973 and released on Columbia, his second for the label.

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "enjoyable and essential".

All compositions by Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings and Ramsey Lewis except as indicated

"Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)" (Eddie Green) - 5:17
"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) - 5:24
"What It Is!" - 2:41
"My Love for You" (Green) - 5:14
"Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward) - 5:36
"Serene Funk" - 4:11
"Dreams" - 9:39
"Betcha by Golly, Wow" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 5:09
"Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) - 4:56

Ramsey Lewis - piano, electric piano, harpsichord

Cleveland Eaton - bass, electric bass, percussion

Morris Jennings - drums, congas, percussion

Ed Green - percussion, violin

1Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)5:17
2If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right5:25
3What It Is!2:42

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