Tequila Mockingbird | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Studio | Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA
Sunset Sound Recording, Hollywood, CA, CA Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, CA, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:45 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Bert DeCouteaux, Larry Dunn | |||
Ramsey Lewis chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Cashbox | (favourable)[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Variety | (favourable)[4] |
Tequila Mockingbird is an album by the American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1977 on Columbia Records.[5] The album peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[6][7]
The title track, composed by Larry Dunn, was released as a single in February 1978.[8]
Tequila Mockingbird was produced by Bert De Couteaux and Larry Dunn. EWF guitarists Al McKay and Johnny Graham and bassist Verdine White contribute to the album, along with the horn production of Eddie del Barrio.[1][9]
The LP's title track also appears on five of Ramsey Lewis's compilation albums.[1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tequila Mockingbird" | Larry Dunn | 5:22 |
2. | "Wandering Rose" | Neal Creque | 5:41 |
3. | "Skippin'" | Victor Feldman | 3:08 |
4. | "My Angel's Smile" | Maure Stewart | 5:18 |
5. | "Camino El Bueno" | 3:53 | |
6. | "Caring For You" | 5:31 | |
7. | "Intimacy" | 6:00 | |
8. | "That Ole Bach Magic" | Eddie del Barrio, Larry Dunn | 3:12 |
Produced by Larry Dunn (1, 3, 8) and Bert DeCoteaux (2, 4-7) Mixed by Jack Rouben & Robert Fernandez (1, 3, 8) and Edward Sprigg & Michael Ruffo (2, 4-7) Recording by Paul Serrano (2, 4-7) Mastered by Ray Janos