Sky Islands

Sky Islands is a jazz album by Ramsey Lewis released in October 1993 on GRP Records. The album rose to No. 6 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3][4]

Sky Islands
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis
Released	October 5, 1993
Recorded	1992-93
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:11
Label	GRP
Producer	Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Maurice White, Carl Griffin,
Ramsey Lewis chronology
Ivory Pyramid (1992) Sky Islands (1993) Urban Knights I (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
USA Today	[2]

Covers

Lewis covered Sky Islands by Caldera featuring Dianne Reeves and Janet Jackson's Come Back to Me upon the album.[5]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Julia"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	5:18
2.	"Après Vous"	Ramsey Lewis	4:13
3.	"Who Are You?"	Bill Cantos	7:21
4.	"Suavecito"	Ramsey Lewis	4:53
5.	"Tonight"	Frayne Lewis, Robert Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, Mike Logan	5:18
6.	"Sky Islands"	Larry Dunn, Dianne Reeves	4:20
7.	"A Song for Jan"	Ramsey Lewis	4:52
8.	"Medley: Wade in the Water, Hang On Sloopy, The in Crowd"	Wes Farrell, Ramsey Lewis, William Page, Bert Russell	4:55
9.	"Love Will Find a Way"	Greg Phillinganes, Lionel Richie	5:14
10.	"Come Back to Me"	James Harris, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson	5:18
11.	"Tonight (instrumental)"	Frayne Lewis, Robert Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, Mike Logan	5:18 [3]

Personnel

• Ramsey Lewis – piano, background vocals
• Art Porter Jr. – alto saxophone
• Michael Logan – keyboards, background vocals
• Henry Johnson – guitar
• Chuck Webb – bass guitar, double bass
• Steve Cobb – drums, percussion, vocals
• Tony Carpenter – percussion, background vocals
• Eve Cornelious – background vocals
• Sheila Fuller – background vocals
• Carl Griffin – background vocals
• Robert Lewis – background vocals
• Mark Ruffin – background vocals
• Brenda Stewart – background vocals
• Morris Stewart – background vocals

Production

• Ramsey Lewis - Producer
• Frayne Lewis - Producer
• Carl Griffin - Producer
• Larry Rosen - Executive Producer
• Michael Logan - Associate Producer
• Rich Breen - Engineer, Mixing
• Sharon Franklin - Production Coordination
• Ted Jensen - Mastering
• Michael Landy - Post Production
• Sonny Mediana - Production Director
• Dennis Tousana - Assistant Engineer
• Maurice White - Producer[3]

Charts

Year	Chart	Position[4]
1993	Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	6

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Ramsey Lewis: Sky Islands". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Jones, James T, IV (December 2, 1993). New from three mature artists. proquest.com. USA Today. p. 8D.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. Ramsey Lewis: Sky Islands. GRP Records. 1993.
4. "Ramsey Lewis: Sky Islands (Top Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
5. "Sky Islands by Ramsey Lewis". secondhandsongs.com.