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'''''Maiden Voyage''''' is an album by jazz pianist [[Ramsey Lewis]] which was recorded in 1968 and released on the [[Cadet Records|Cadet]] label.<ref>{{cite work|title=Ramsey Lewis: Maiden Voyage|date=1968|publisher=[[Cadet Records]]}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 3 on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Top Jazz Albums|Best Selling Jazz LPs]] and No. 14 on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Best Selling Soul LPs]] charts.<ref name=BB>{{cite work|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103012013/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ramsey-lewis-mn0000334770/awards|title=Ramsey Lewis: Billboard Charts (Archived)|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>
'''''Maiden Voyage''''' is an album by jazz pianist [[Ramsey Lewis]] which was recorded in 1968 and released on the [[Cadet Records|Cadet]] label.<ref>{{cite work|title=Ramsey Lewis: Maiden Voyage|date=1968|publisher=[[Cadet Records]]}}</ref> The album peaked at No. 3 on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Top Jazz Albums|Best Selling Jazz LPs]] and No. 14 on the US [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Best Selling Soul LPs]] charts.<ref name=BB>{{cite work|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103012013/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ramsey-lewis-mn0000334770/awards|title=Ramsey Lewis: Billboard Charts (Archived)|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>

==Covers==
Lewis recorded covers of [[Dionne Warwick]]'s [[Do You Know The Way to San Jose]], [[The Beatles]]' [[Lady Madonna]] and [[Herbie Hancock]]'s [[Maiden Voyage (composition)|Maiden Voyage]] for the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/release/60672|title=Ramsey Lewis - Maiden Voyage|publisher=secondhandsongs.com|access-date=January 3, 2025}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*[[Maurice White]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Maurice White]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Charles Stepney]] – arranger
*[[Charles Stepney]] – arranger

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Chart
! Peak<br>position
|-
| US [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Jazz Albums|Best Selling Jazz LPs]]<ref name=BB />
| align="center"|3
|-
| US [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Best Selling Soul LP's]]<ref name=BB />
| align="center"|14
|-
| US [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Billboard 200|Top LPs]]<ref name=BB />
| align="center"|55
|-
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 20:53, 3 January 2025

Maiden Voyage
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
ReleasedJuly 1968[1]
RecordedApril 1968
StudioUniversal Recording Studio, Chicago
GenreJazz
LabelCadet
LPS-811
ProducerRichard Evans
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Up Pops Ramsey Lewis
(1967) 		Maiden Voyage
(1968) 		Mother Nature's Son
(1968)

Maiden Voyage is an album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Cadet label.[2] The album peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs and No. 14 on the US Billboard Best Selling Soul LPs charts.[3]

Covers

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Lewis recorded covers of Dionne Warwick's Do You Know The Way to San Jose, The Beatles' Lady Madonna and Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage for the album.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Maiden Voyage" (Herbie Hancock) - 4:45
  2. "Mighty Quinn" (Bob Dylan) - 3:10
  3. "Sweet Rain" (Mike Gibbs) - 3:00
  4. "Lady Madonna" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:25
  5. "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:40
  6. "Ode" (Charles Stepney) - 4:40
  7. "Les Fleur" (Stepney) - 4:35
  8. "Since You've Been Gone" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White) - 2:55
  9. "In The Heat of the Night" (Quincy Jones) - 3:47
  10. "Afro-Boogaloo Twist" (Cleveland Eaton) - 2:30
  11. "Only When I'm Dreaming" (Stepney, Alex Dino) - 3:55
  12. "Eternal Journey" (Stepney, Ramsey Lewis) - 6:26

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs[3] 3
US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's[3] 14
US Billboard Top LPs[3] 55

References

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  1. ^ New Album Releases. Vol. 80. Billboard. July 13, 1968. p. 44 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Ramsey Lewis: Maiden Voyage. Cadet Records. 1968.
  3. ^ a b c d Ramsey Lewis: Billboard Charts (Archived). AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "Ramsey Lewis - Maiden Voyage". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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