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
The Groover (1965) Wade in the Water (1966) Goin' Latin (1967)

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AllMusic	[1]

Wade in the Water is an album by Ramsey Lewis, issued in 1966 on Cadet Records. The album rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. ^[2]

Critical reception

The track "Hold It Right There" won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal or Instrumental. ^[3]

Singles

The album's title track got to No. 3 on the Billboard Top Soul Singles chart. ^[4]

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

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