Les Fleurs (album)
1983 studio album by Ramsey Lewis
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Les Fleurs is a studio album by American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis released in 1983 on Columbia Records. The album peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 32 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[1][2]
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| Les Fleurs | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Studios | CBS Recording Studios, New York, NY PS Studios, Chicago, IL | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producers | George Butler (Exec.), Ramsey Lewis | |||
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Covers
Lewis covered Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)", "A House Is Not a Home" by Brook Benton, Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 (Chopin) as "Essence of Love", Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", the title track sung by Minnie Riperton (in a 1969 re-recording of the title song, originally debuted by Ramsey on his 1968 album "Maiden Voyage"), and "Reasons" by Earth, Wind & Fire on the album.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" | Stevie Wonder | 07:05 |
| 2. | "A House Is Not a Home" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 06:09 |
| 3. | "Essence of Love" | Frédéric Chopin | 08:14 |
| 4. | "Les Fleurs" | Charles Stepney | 06:52 |
| 5. | "Physical" | Steve Kipner, Terry Shaddick | 06:16 |
| 6. | "With a Gentle Touch" | 04:30 | |
| 7. | "Reasons" | Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White | 04:51 |
