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Back to the Roots
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Jazz
Label	Cadet CA-60001
Producer	Ramsey Lewis, Esmond Edwards
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Them Changes (1970) Back to the Roots (1971) The Groover (1972)

Back to the Roots is a studio album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis which was released in 1971 on Cadet Records. The album peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs and No. 25 on the US Billboard Best Selling Soul LP's charts.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

AllMusic gave a 2/5 stars rating of the album.

Track listing

1. "Candida" (Irwin Levine, Toni Wine) - 2:59
2. "We've Only Just Begun" (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) - 3:58
3. "Back to the Roots" (Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings, Ramsey Lewis) - 3:02
4. "Love Now On" (Eaton) - 5:07
5. "The Fool on the Hill" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 6:05
6. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 3:03
7. "Up in Yonder" (Eaton) - 4:37
8. "Crescent Noon" (John Bettis, Richard Carpenter) - 4:33
9. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (Bob Russell, Bobby Scott) - 7:02

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis - piano, electric piano
• Cleveland Eaton - electric bass
• Morris Jennings - drums
• Henry L. Gibson - congas, percussion
• Bobby Rush - harmonica (track 7)
• Charles Stepney - organ (track 7)

Charts

References

1. ^ Ramsey Lewis - Back to the Roots. Cadet Records. 1971.
2. ^ "Ramsey Lewis: Billboard Charts (Archived)". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via archive.org.
3. ^ "Ramsey Lewis - Back to the Roots". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2012.

• 1971 albums
• Ramsey Lewis albums
• Cadet Records albums
• Albums produced by Esmond Edwards