Upendo Ni Pamoja

Upendo Ni Pamoja
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Jazz
Label	Columbia KC 31096
Producer	Ramsey Lewis
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Back to the Roots (1971) Upendo Ni Pamoja (1972) Funky Serenity (1973)

Upendo Ni Pamoja is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis which was recorded in 1972. It was his first release for the Columbia label, after a decade with Chess Records in Chicago.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The problem with this is that few tracks stay with the listener. This is a cut or two away from being truly essential".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated

1. "Slipping into Darkness" (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) - 6:15
2. "People Make the World Go Round" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 4:51
3. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 4:33
4. "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) - 3:03
5. "Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo) - 8:55
6. "Upendo Ni Pamoja (Love Is Together)" (Eugène Green) - 7:22
7. "Trilogy: Morning/The Nite Before/Eteral Peace" (Cleveland Eaton) - 8:46
8. "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (Gene MacLellan) - 3:52
9. "Collage" (Eddie Green) - 6:32

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis - piano, electric piano
• Cleveland Eaton - bass, electric bass
• Morris Jennings - drums, percussion

References

1. Ramsey Lewis discography accessed October 18, 2012
2. Elias, J. Allmusic Review accessed October 18, 2012