''Funky Serenity'' is an album by the pianist Ramsey Lewis, released in 1973 on

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. The album got to No. 6 on the

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Jazz Albums chart.

Samples

"Dreams" was sampled by

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on the song " Electric Relaxation", from their 1993 LP ''

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''.

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also sampled "My Love For You" on the song " Debra." "My Love For You" was also sampled by Musiq Soulchild on the track " Girl Next Door." Additionally, "If Loving You is Wrong, I Don't Want to Be Right" was sampled by The Fugees on " Fu-Gee-La."

Reception

AllMusic called the album "enjoyable and essential".

Track listing

''All compositions by Cleveland Eaton, Morris Jennings and Ramsey Lewis except as indicated'' # "Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)" (Eddie Green) - 5:17 # "

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" ( Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson) - 5:24 # "What It Is!" - 2:41 # "My Love for You" (Green) - 5:14 # "

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" ( Justin Hayward) - 5:36 # "Serene Funk" - 4:11 # "Dreams" - 9:39 # " Betcha by Golly, Wow" ( Thom Bell, Linda Creed) - 5:09 # " Where Is the Love" ( Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) - 4:56

Personnel

* Ramsey Lewis - piano,

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* Cleveland Eaton -

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, electric bass, percussion * Morris Jennings -

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, percussion *Ed Green - percussion, violin

References

{{Authority control 1973 albums Ramsey Lewis albums Columbia Records albums