Wade in the Water (album)

This article is about the album by Ramsey Lewis. For the album by Johnny Griffin, see The Big Soul-Band.

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.

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Critical reception

With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating, Richard S. Ginelli of Allmusic declared "Like The In Crowd, this record evokes its era indelibly."

Accolades

"Hold It Right There" won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal or Instrumental.

Singles

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

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