The Movie Album (Ramsey Lewis album)

This article is about the album by Ramsey Lewis. For the album by Barbra Streisand, see The Movie Album.

The Movie Album is a studio album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis released in June 1967 on Cadet Records.^[2] The album peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs chart.^[3]

The Movie Album
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	June 1967[1]
Recorded	July 1966
Studio	Universal Recording Studio, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Label	Cadet LPS-782
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Goin' Latin (1967) The Movie Album (1967) Dancing in the Street (1967)

Background

Produced by Esmond Edwards and recorded in 1966, this album features theme music from several feature films.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic gave the album a 2/5 stars rating.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Theme from The Pawnbroker" (Quincy Jones) - 2:25
2. "Saturday Night After the Movies" (Richard Evans) - 2:55
3. "The Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá) - 3:28
4. "China Gate" (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) - 2:43
5. "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 2:57
6. "Goin' Hollywood" (Evans) - 3:30
7. "From Russia With Love" (Lionel Bart) - 2:39
8. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:52
9. "Girl Talk" (Bobby Troup, Neil Hefti) - 3:25
10. "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 3:01
11. "Return to Paradise" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 2:56

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis - piano
• Cleveland Eaton - bass
• Maurice White - drums
• Orchestra and voices arranged and conducted by Richard Evans

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs[3]	5
US Billboard Top LPs[3]	124