Wade in the Water (album)
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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.
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Critical reception
The track "Hold It Right There" won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal or Instrumental.
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Singles
The album's title track got to No. 3 on the Billboard Top Soul Singles chart.
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Track listing
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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)
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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)
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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
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