The Movie Album is a studio album by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis released in June 1967 on Cadet Records. The album peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs chart.
Background Produced by Esmond Edwards and recorded in 1966, the album features theme music from several feature films.
Critical reception
AllMusic gave the album a 2 out of 5 stars.
Track listing "Theme from The Pawnbroker" (Quincy Jones) - 2:25 "Saturday Night After the Movies" (Richard Evans) - 2:55 "The Gentle Rain" (Luiz Bonfá) - 3:28 "China Gate" (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) - 2:43 "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) - 2:57 "Goin' Hollywood" (Evans) - 3:30 "From Russia With Love" (Lionel Bart) - 2:39 "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:52 "Girl Talk" (Bobby Troup, Neil Hefti) - 3:25 "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 3:01 "Return to Paradise" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) - 2:56
Personnel Ramsey Lewis - piano Cleveland Eaton - bass Maurice White - drums Orchestra and voices arranged and conducted by Richard Evans
Charts Chart Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs124 US Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs5
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