''Up Pops Ramsey Lewis'' is an album by pianist Ramsey Lewis which was issued in February 1968 on Cadet Records. The album reached No. 7 on the US Billboard (magazine), Billboard Top Jazz Albums, Best Selling Jazz LPs and No. 25 on the Billboard (magazine), Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums, Best Selling Soul LPs charts.

Reception

AllMusic gave the album a 2/5 stars rating. With a 4/5 stars rating, Norman Jopling and Peter Jones of Record Mirror declared, "Ramsey gives his own distinctive jazz piano stylings to these soul-tinged pop tunes (hence the title kiddies) and makes a very good job of them."

Track listing

# "Soul Man (song), Soul Man" (David Porter (musician), David Porter, Isaac Hayes) - 2:50 # "The Look of Love (1967 song), The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:22 # "Respect (song), Respect" (Otis Redding) - 3:00 # "Goin' Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) - 3:42 # "Party Time" (Richard Evans) - 3:40 # "Bear Mash" (Evans) - 3:00 # "I Was Made to Love Her (song), I Was Made to Love Her" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder) - 3:15 # "Alfie (Burt Bacharach song), Alfie" (Bacharach, David) - 2:45 # "Why Am I Treated So Bad" (Pops Staples, Roebuck Staples) - 2:50 # "Jade East" (Evans) - 3:25

Personnel

*Ramsey Lewis - piano *Cleveland Eaton - Double bass, bass *Maurice White - drum kit, drums *Orchestra arrangement, arranged and conducting, conducted by Richard Evans

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1967 albums Ramsey Lewis albums Cadet Records albums