Wade in the Water (album)

This article is about the album by Ramsey Lewis. For the album by Johnny Griffin, see The Big Soul-Band.

Wade in the Water is an album by Ramsey Lewis, issued in 1966 on Cadet Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard R&B LPs chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.^[1][2]

Wade in the Water
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1966
Recorded	May 26, 1966 to June 29, 1966
Studio	Universal Recording Studio, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Label	Cadet LPS-774
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Hang On Ramsey! (1965) Wade in the Water (1966) Goin' Latin (1967)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, Richard S. Ginelli of Allmusic declared "Like The In Crowd, this record evokes its era indelibly."^[4]

Accolades

"Hold It Right There" won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal or Instrumental.^[5]

Singles

The album's title track reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top Soul Singles chart and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Wade in the Water" (Traditional) (3:46)
2. "Ain't That Peculiar" (Pete Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Marv Tarplin) (2:48)
3. "Tobacco Road" (John D. Loudermilk) (4:34)
4. "Money in the Pocket" (Joe Zawinul) (2:41)
5. "Message to Michael" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) (3:09)

Side 2

1. "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (Henry Cosby, Stevie Judkins, Sylvia Moy) (5:44)
2. "Hold It Right There" (Richard Evans) (2:24)
3. "Day Tripper" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (3:07)
4. "Mi Compasion" (Esmond Edwards) (3:06)
5. "Hurt So Bad" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Robert Harshman) (3:04)

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