Released 1965 The In Crowd
(1965) Hang On Ramsey!
(1965) Release date 1965 Producer Esmond Edwards | Length 32:09 Artist Ramsey Lewis Label Island Records Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded May 13, 14 & 15, 1965
Bohemian Caverns, Washington D.C. Similar Hang On Ramsey!, Pot Luck, Another Voyage, Barefoot Sunday Blues, Sound of Christmas | ||
The In Crowd is a live album by the Ramsey Lewis Trio which was recorded in 1965 at the Bohemian Caverns nightclub in Washington D.C. and released on the Argo label.
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Reception
The album provided Lewis with his biggest hit reaching the top position on the Billboard R&B Chart and No. 2 on their top 200 albums chart in 1965 and the single, "The 'In' Crowd" reaching No. 2 on the R&B Chart and No. 5 on the Hot 100 singles chart in the same year. The album also received a Grammy Award in 1966 for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by an Individual or Group and the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009.
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "this is the moment where Lewis shined the brightest, the "in crowd" at the club was verbally into it, and the time for this music was right".
Track listing
- "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) - 5:50
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 4:06
- "Tennessee Waltz" (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart) - 5:02
- "You Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby" (Gale Garnett, Ray Rivers) - 3:01
- "Spartacus (Love Theme from)" (Alex North) - 7:17
- "Felicidade (Happiness)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 3:29
- "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 4:50
Personnel
Songs
1The "In" Crowd5:51
2Since I Fell For You4:06
3Tennessee Waltz5:02