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You Better Believe Me
You Better Believe Me
Studio album by Ramsey Lewis Trio with Jean DuShon
Released	1965
Recorded	December 19, 1964, and January 14, 1965
Studio	Universal Recording Studio, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Label	Argo; LP 750
Producer	Esmond Edwards
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You Better Believe Me is an album by the Ramsey Lewis Trio, featuring vocalist Jean DuShon on six tracks, which was recorded in late 1964 and early 1965 and released on the Argo label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

"You'd Better Believe Me" (Buddy Johnson) – 2:39
"Who Can I Turn To? (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:48
"Night Time" (Joe Bailey) – 2:45
"Something You Got" (Chris Kenner) – 2:44
"He Was Too Good to Me" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:26
"Goodbye Lover, Hello Friend" (Norman Newell, Michael Carr) – 3:57
"Corcovado (Quiet Nights)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 3:00
"Ain't Nobody's Business" (William York) – 3:23
"Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Manny Curtis) – 3:12
"It Had Better Be Tonight" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Franco Migliacci) – 2:57
"My Coloring Book" (John Kander, Fred Ebb) – 4:05
"I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Johnny Hodges, Don George, Duke Ellington, Harry James) – 3:04

Personnel

Ramsey Lewis – piano
Eldee Young – bass, cello
Issac "Red" Holt – drums
Jean DuShon – vocals (tracks 1–6)
Ronald Wilson – alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1–6)
Roland Faulkner – guitar (tracks 1–6)
Cleveland Eaton – bass (track 12)

References

^ Argo Records discography accessed October 11, 2012
^ ^a ^b Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2012

[1] Argo Records discography accessed October 11, 2012

[Allmusic-2] Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2012

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-| Name        = You Better Believe Me
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-| Artist      = [[Ramsey Lewis]] Trio with [[Jean DuShon]]
+| type       = Studio
+| artist     = [[Ramsey Lewis]] Trio with [[Jean DuShon]]
-| Cover       = You Better Believe Me.jpg
+| cover      = You Better Believe Me.jpg
-| Released    = 1965
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+| released   = 1965
-| Recorded    = December 19, 1964 and January 14, 1965 <br><small>Universal Recording Studio, Chicago</small>
+| recorded   = December 19, 1964, and January 14, 1965
-| Genre       = [[Jazz]]
-| Length      =
+| venue      =
+| studio     = Universal Recording Studio, Chicago
-| Label       = [[Argo Records|Argo]]<br><small>LP 750</small>
-| Producer    = [[Esmond Edwards]]
+| genre      = [[Jazz]]
+| length     =
-| Chronology  = [[Ramsey Lewis]]
-| Last album  = ''[[More Sounds of Christmas]]''<br>(1964)
+| label      = [[Argo Records|Argo]]<br><small>LP 750</small>
+| producer   = [[Esmond Edwards]]
-| This album  = '''You Better Believe Me'''<br>(1965)
-| Next album  = ''[[The In Crowd (Ramsey Lewis album)|The In Crowd]]''<br>(1965)
+| chronology = [[Ramsey Lewis]]
+| prev_title = [[More Sounds of Christmas]]
+| prev_year  = 1964
+| next_title = [[The In Crowd (Ramsey Lewis album)|The in Crowd]]
+| next_year  = 1965
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 ==Track listing==
-# "You'd Better Believe Me" ([[Buddy Johnson]]) - 2:39
+# "You'd Better Believe Me" ([[Buddy Johnson]]) – 2:39
-# "[[Who Can I Turn To?]] ([[Leslie Bricusse]], [[Anthony Newley]]) - 2:48
+# "[[Who Can I Turn To?]] ([[Leslie Bricusse]], [[Anthony Newley]]) – 2:48
-# "Night Time" (Joe Bailey) - 2:45
+# "Night Time" (Joe Bailey) – 2:45
-# "Something You Got" ([[Chris Kenner]]) - 2:44
+# "Something You Got" ([[Chris Kenner]]) – 2:44
-# "[[He Was Too Good to Me]]" ([[Richard Rodgers]], [[Lorenz Hart]]) - 3:26
+# "[[He Was Too Good to Me]]" ([[Richard Rodgers]], [[Lorenz Hart]]) – 3:26
-# "Goodbye Lover, Hello Friend" ([[Norman Newell]], [[Michael Carr (composer)|Micahel Carr]]) - 3:57
+# "Goodbye Lover, Hello Friend" ([[Norman Newell]], [[Michael Carr (composer)|Michael Carr]]) – 3:57
-# "[[Corcovado (song)|Corcovado (Quiet Nights)]]" ([[Antonio Carlos Jobim]], [[Gene Lees]]) - 3:00
+# "[[Corcovado (song)|Corcovado (Quiet Nights)]]" ([[Antonio Carlos Jobim]], [[Gene Lees]]) – 3:00
-# "Ain't Nobody's Business" (William York) - 3:23
+# "Ain't Nobody's Business" (William York) – 3:23
-# "[[Let It Be Me (song)|Let It Be Me]]" ([[Gilbert Bécaud]], [[Pierre Delanoë]], [[Manny Curtis]]) - 3:12
+# "[[Let It Be Me (The Everly Brothers song)|Let It Be Me]]" ([[Gilbert Bécaud]], [[Pierre Delanoë]], [[Manny Curtis]]) – 3:12
-# "[[Meglio Stasera|It Had Better Be Tonight]]" ([[Henry Mancini]], [[Johnny Mercer]], [[Franco Migliacci]]) -  2:57
+# "[[Meglio Stasera|It Had Better Be Tonight]]" ([[Henry Mancini]], [[Johnny Mercer]], [[Franco Migliacci]]) – 2:57
-# "[[My Coloring Book]]" ([[John Kander]], [[Fred Ebb]]) - 4:05
+# "[[My Coloring Book]]" ([[John Kander]], [[Fred Ebb]]) – 4:05
-# "[[I'm Beginning to See the Light]]" ([[Johnny Hodges]], [[Don George]], [[Duke Ellington]], [[Harry James]]) - 3:04
+# "[[I'm Beginning to See the Light]]" ([[Johnny Hodges]], [[Don George]], [[Duke Ellington]], [[Harry James]]) – 3:04
 == Personnel ==
-*[[Ramsey Lewis]] - [[piano]]
+*[[Ramsey Lewis]] – piano
-*[[Eldee Young]] - [[Double bass|bass]], [[cello]]
+*[[Eldee Young]] – [[Double bass|bass]], cello
-*Issac "Red" Holt - [[drum kit|drums]]
+*[[Redd Holt|Issac "Red" Holt]] – drums
-*[[Jean DuShon]] - [[vocals]] (tracks 1-6)
+*[[Jean DuShon]] – vocals (tracks 1–6)
-*Ronald Wilson - [[alto saxophone]], [[flute]] (tracks 1-6)
+*Ronald Wilson – [[alto saxophone]], flute (tracks 1–6)
-*Roland Faulkner - [[guitar]] (tracks 1-6)
+*Roland Faulkner – guitar (tracks 1–6)
-*[[Cleveland Eaton]] - bass (track 12)
+*[[Cleveland Eaton]] – bass (track 12)
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Ramsey Lewis|state=autocollapse}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:1965 albums]]

v t e Ramsey Lewis
Studio albums	Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing (1956) Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz (1958) Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958) Down to Earth (1959) An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1959) Stretching Out (1960) More Music from the Soil (1961) Never on Sunday (1961) Sound of Christmas (1961) The Sound of Spring (1962) Country Meets the Blues (1962) Bossa Nova (1962) Pot Luck (1963) Barefoot Sunday Blues (1963) Bach to the Blues (1964) More Sounds of Christmas (1964) You Better Believe Me (1964) Wade in the Water (1966) The Movie Album (1966) Goin' Latin (1967) Up Pops Ramsey Lewis (1967) Maiden Voyage (1968) Mother Nature's Son (1968) Another Voyage (1969) The Piano Player (1969) Back to the Roots (1971) Upendo Ni Pamoja (1972) Funky Serenity (1973) Ramsey Lewis' Newly Recorded All-Time Non-Stop Golden Hits (1973) Solar Wind (1974) Sun Goddess (1974) Don't It Feel Good (1975) Salongo (1976) Love Notes (1977) Tequila Mockingbird (1977) Legacy (1978) Routes (1980) Chance Encounter (1982) Les Fleurs (1983) The Two of Us (1984) Fantasy (1985) Keys to the City (1987) We Meet Again (1989) Ivory Pyramid (1992) Sky Islands (1993) Urban Knights I (1994) Urban Knights II (1997) Appassionata (1999)
Live albums	The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago (1960) The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns (1964) The In Crowd (1965) Hang On Ramsey! (1965) Dancing in the Street (1967) Them Changes (1970) The Groover (1972)
Singles	"The 'In' Crowd" "Hang On Sloopy" "Wade in the Water" "Sun Goddess"