"Sun Goddess" is a smooth soul[2] song by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis featuring the band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in 1975 on Columbia Records.[3] The song peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[4]

"Sun Goddess"
Single by Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire
from the album Sun Goddess
B-side"Jungle Strut"
Released1975
GenreSmooth soul, R&B[1]
Length3:08 (US single version)

3:57 (UK single version)

8:28 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jon Lind and Maurice White
Producer(s)Maurice White
Ramsey Lewis singles chronology
"What's The Name Of This Funk (Spider Man)"
(1975)
"Sun Goddess"
(1975)
"Don't It Feel Good"
(1976)
Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology
"Shining Star"
(1975)
"Sun Goddess"
(1975)
"That's the Way of the World"
(1975)

Overview

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"Sun Goddess" was produced by Maurice White and composed by White together with Jon Lind. The song appears on Lewis's 1974 album of the same name.[3]

Credits

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  • Recording Engineer: Paul Serrano
  • Engineer: Lester Smith & Dave Antler
  • Guitar: Johnny Graham
  • Timbales: Maurice White
  • Drums: Maurice White
  • Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes]: Charles Stepney
  • Piano Solo: Ramsey Lewis
  • Congas: Philip Bailey
  • Bass Guitar: Verdine White[5]

Charts

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 44
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 20

References

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  1. ^ Sun Goddess by Ramsey Lewis - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-23
  2. ^ Sun Goddess by Ramsey Lewis - Track Info | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-23
  3. ^ a b Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire: Sun Goddess. Columbia Records. 1975.
  4. ^ "Ramsey Lewis Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Ramsey Lewis (Ft. Earth, Wind & Fire) – Sun Goddess", Genius.com, retrieved 2023-08-11
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 264.