Upendo Ni Pamoja

Upendo Ni Pamoja is a studio album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1972 on Columbia Records. In the US, the album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs chart and No. 9 on the Billboard Best Selling Soul LPs chart.

Reception

Jason Elias of AllMusic stated, "The problem with this is that few tracks stay with the listener. This is a cut or two away from being truly essential".

Track listing

All compositions by Ramsey Lewis except as indicated

1. "Slipping into Darkness" (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) – 6:15
2. "People Make the World Go Round" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 4:51
3. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 4:33
4. "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) – 3:03
5. "Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo) – 8:55
6. "Upendo Ni Pamoja (Love Is Together)" (Eddie Green) – 7:22
7. "Trilogy: Morning/The Nite Before/Eteral Peace" (Cleveland Eaton) – 8:46
8. "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (Gene MacLellan) – 3:52
9. "Collage" (Eddie Green) – 6:32

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis – piano, electric piano
• Cleveland Eaton – bass, electric bass
• Morris Jennings – drums, percussion

Charts

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