Fantasy (Ramsey Lewis album)

Fantasy is a studio album by Ramsey Lewis released in 1985 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 13 on the Cashbox Jazz Albums chart.[4]

Fantasy
Studio album by
Ramsey Lewis
Released1985 (1985)
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
ProducerMorris 'Butch' Stewart, Maurice White
Ramsey Lewis chronology
The Two Of Us
(1984)		 Fantasy
(1985)		 Keys to the City
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Stereo Review(favourable)[2]
Sun Sentinel(favourable)[3]

Overview

Fantasy was produced by Morris Stewart and Maurice White.[5]

Critical reception

Chris Albertson of Stereo Review wrote "With a little help from Maurice White, his former drummer who hit pop gold with Earth, Wind & Fire, the fifty-year-old pianist has armed himself with synthesizers and come up with a set of sounds that will have a much younger generation gyrating and bopping in the strobe lights."[2] Peter Sleight of the Sun Sentinel also stated "Fantasy, by keyboardist Ramsey Lewis, could be found in any department of the music store. It'll probably show up in jazz simply because of Lewis' long affiliation with jazz. But the recording is clearly non- denominational, drawing equally from jazz, rock, New Wave and R&B." Sleight added "It succeeds because Lewis has found the secret to electronic instruments: They must be used judiciously, and for the purpose to which they are best suited. To avoid the one-note, one-rhythm pounding that flaws most android music, Lewis creates many layers of electronic tracks. The result is intricate, exotic and unremittingly funky, with Lewis' keyboard melody always rising above the din."[3]

Track listing
Track listing for Fantasy[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Ain't No Fantasy"Morris "Butch" Stewart, Patrick Leonard4:15
2."Ram Jam"Laney Stewart, Morris "Butch" Stewart3:59
3."It's Gonna Change"Lonnie Reaves, Morris "Butch" Stewart4:23
4."Les Clefs of Mon Coeur"Laney Stewart, Morris "Butch" Stewart, Ramsey Lewis3:50
5."Victim of a Broken Heart"Brenda Mitchell, Morris "Butch" Stewart4:06
6."Slow Dancin'"Morris "Butch" Stewart, Ramsey Lewis4:14
7."Never Give Up"Brenda Mitchell, Morris "Butch" Stewart4:57
8."Part of Me feat. Maurice White"Brenda Mitchell, Morris "Butch" Stewart4:33
9."The Quest"Morris "Butch" Stewart, Ramsey Lewis5:27
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References
  1. "Ramsey Lewis: Fantasy". allmusic.com.
  2. Albertson, Chris (January 1986). "Album Reviews" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 51 no. 1. Stereo Review. p. 88.
  3. Sleight, Peter (November 17, 1985). "RAMSEY LEWIS: Fantasy. Columbia.ROY AYERS: You Might..." sun-sentinel.com. Sun Sentinel.
  4. "Top Jazz Albums". archive.org. Vol. 49 no. 27. Cashbox Magazine. December 28, 1985. p. 21.
  5. Ramsey Lewis: Fantasy. Columbia Records. 1985.
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