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This article is about the album by Ramsey Lewis. For the album by Johnny Griffin, see The Big Soul-Band. 1966 studio album by Ramsey Lewis

Wade in the Water

Studio album by Ramsey Lewis

Released

1966

Recorded

May 26, 1966 to June 29, 1966

Studio

Universal Recording Studio, Chicago

Cadet
LPS-774

Ramsey Lewis chronology

The Groover
(1965)

Wade in the Water
(1966)

Goin' Latin
(1967)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Wade in the Water is an album by Ramsey Lewis, issued in 1966 on Cadet Records. The album rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

Critical reception

With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, Richard S. Ginelli of Allmusic declared "Like The In Crowd, this record evokes its era indelibly."

Accolades

"Hold It Right There" won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal or Instrumental.

Singles

The album's title track got to No. 3 on the Billboard Top Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

Side 1

"Wade in the Water" (Traditional) (3:46)
"Ain't That Peculiar" (Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Marv Tarplin) (2:48)
"Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk) (4:34)
"Money in the Pocket" (Joe Zawinul) (2:41)
"Message to Michael" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) (3:09)

Side 2

"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Henry Cosby, Stevie Judkins, Sylvia Moy) (5:44)
"Hold It Right There" (Richard Evans) (2:24)
"Day Tripper" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (3:07)
"Mi Compasion" (Esmond Edwards) (3:06)
"Hurt So Bad" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Robert Harshman) (3:04)

Personnel

Ramsey Lewis – keyboards
John Avant – trombone
Cleveland Eaton – bass
Richard Evans – arrangements, conductor
Maurice White – drums

Technical

Bob Kidder, Bruce Swedien – recording engineer
Don Bronstein – cover photography

References

S. Ginell, Richard. "Ramsey Lewis: Wade In The Water". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
"Ramsey Lewis: Wade In The Water (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
"Wade in the Water - Ramsey Lewis, Ramsey Lewis..." allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
"Ramsey Lewis". grammy.com.
"Ramsey Lewis: Wade In The Water (Top Soul Singles)". billboard.com. Billboard.

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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"