Sky Islands (Ramsey Lewis album)

James T. Jones IV of USA Today praised Sky Islands saying "The pianist includes a medley of his '60s hits, yet he's hardly resting on his laurels with this collection of instrumentals, occasionally spiced by vocals...Lewis juxtaposes backbeats with sounds of swirling strings, while his solos sparkle with sparse, yet melodic, high arpeggios." Scott Yanow of AllMusic, who gave the album a 2/5 stars rating wrote, "Ramsey Lewis has long been content to record lightweight pop/R&B grooves. Occasionally on this set the acoustic pianist sounds like he would like to break away a bit from the predictable but he keeps the impulse in check." ==Track listing==

• 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 – lead vocals on "Tonight" and "Love Will Find A Way" • 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 ==Charts==