The Two of Us (Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson album)

The Two of Us is a studio album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis and American jazz singer Nancy Wilson, released in 1984 on Columbia Records and produced by Stanley Clarke. The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

Track listing for *The Two of Us*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ram"	Ramsey Lewis, Nancy Wilson	5:14
2.	"Midnight Rendezvous"	David Roberts	3:52
3.	"Breaker Beat"	Ramsey Lewis, Robert Brookins, Stanley Clarke	4:16
4.	"Slippin' Away"
5.	Untitled	David Foster, David Paich, Leon Ware	4:43
6.	"The Two of Us"	Jeremy Lubbock, Vassal Benford	4:31
7.	"Quiet Storm"	Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Clarke	4:12
8.	"Never Wanna Say Goodnight"	Ellen Schwartz, Franne Golde, Roger Bruno	3:14
9.	"Closer Than Close"	Patrick Henderson, Vassal Benford	4:56
10.	"Song with Words (Remembering)"	Ramsey Lewis	5:00

Personnel

Lead vocals – Daryl Coley, Nancy Wilson
Backing vocals – Freida Woody, Josie James, Lynn Davis, Marcy Levy
Bass – Freddie Washington, Stanley Clarke
Concert grand piano – Ramsey Lewis
Drums – John Robinson, Ricky Lawson
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Don Freeman
Narrator – Celia Kitengeth
Piano – Vassal Benford
Sitar – Stanley Clarke
Strings – Barbara Hunter, Bill Hughes, Bonnie Douglas, Brenton Banks, Catherine Gotthoffer, Christine Ermacoff, James Getzoff, Janet Lakatos, Karen Jones, Murray Adler, Norman Carr, Paul Shure, Roland Kato, Ronald Folsom
Synthesizer – Robert Brookins, Rory Kaplan
String arrangements by George del Barrio

Engineer – Erik Zobler
Assistant engineers – Duncan Aldrich, Gary Wagner, Jeff Vaughn, Mitch Gibson, Paul Erikson
Executive producer – Dr. George Butler
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Produced by Stanley Clarke
Remixed by Don Hahn

References

^ Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson: The Two of Us. Columbia Records. 1984.
"Nancy Wilson Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

External links

The Two of Us at AllMusic

v t e Ramsey Lewis
Studio albums	Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (1956) Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz (1958) Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958) Down to Earth (1959) An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1959) Stretching Out (1960) More Music from the Soil (1961) Never on Sunday (1961) Sound of Christmas (1961) The Sound of Spring (1962) Country Meets the Blues (1962) Bossa Nova (1962) Pot Luck (1963) Barefoot Sunday Blues (1963) Bach to the Blues (1964) More Sounds of Christmas (1964) You Better Believe Me (1964) Wade in the Water (1966) The Movie Album (1966) Goin' Latin (1967) Up Pops Ramsey Lewis (1967) Maiden Voyage (1968) Mother Nature's Son (1968) Another Voyage (1969) The Piano Player (1969) Back to the Roots (1971) Upendo Ni Pamoja (1972) Funky Serenity (1973) Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits (1973) Solar Wind (1974) Sun Goddess (1974) Don't It Feel Good (1975) Salongo (1976) Love Notes (1977) Tequila Mockingbird (1977) Legacy (1978) Routes (1980) Chance Encounter (1982) Les Fleurs (1983) The Two of Us (1984) Fantasy (1985) Keys to the City (1987) We Meet Again (1989) Ivory Pyramid (1992) Sky Islands (1993) Urban Knights I (1994) Urban Knights II (1997) Appassionata (1999)
Live albums	The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago (1960) The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns (1964) The In Crowd (1965) Hang On Ramsey! (1965) Dancing in the Street (1967) Them Changes (1970) The Groover (1972)
Singles	"The 'In' Crowd" "Hang On Sloopy" "Wade in the Water" "Sun Goddess"

v t e Nancy Wilson
Studio albums	Like in Love Something Wonderful The Swingin's Mutual! Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley Broadway – My Way Hollywood – My Way Yesterday's Love Songs/Today's Blues Today, Tomorrow, Forever How Glad I Am A Touch of Today Tender Loving Care Nancy – Naturally Just for Now Lush Life Welcome to My Love Easy The Sound of Nancy Wilson Nancy Son of a Preacher Man Hurt So Bad Can't Take My Eyes Off You Now I'm a Woman But Beautiful Kaleidoscope I Know I Love Him All in Love Is Fair Come Get to This This Mother's Daughter The Two of Us Keep You Satisfied Forbidden Lover A Lady with a Song With My Lover Beside Me Love, Nancy If I Had My Way A Nancy Wilson Christmas R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) Turned to Blue
Live albums	The Nancy Wilson Show!
Compilation albums	The Best of Nancy Wilson
Songs	"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" "Uptight (Everything's Alright) " "You've Got Your Troubles" "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" "She Called Me Baby" "Love Won't Let Me Wait" "I Can't Make You Love Me" "Slippin' into Darkness"
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