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The Sweet Life (album)

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The Sweet Life
Studio album by
Released1972
Recorded1972
StudioNew York, NY
GenreJazz
Length33:25
LabelGroove Merchant
GM 511
ProducerSonny Lester
Reuben Wilson chronology
Set Us Free
(1971)
The Sweet Life
(1972)
The Cisco Kid
(1973)

The Sweet Life is an album by American jazz organist Reuben Wilson recorded in 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Allmusic[4]

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "After a series of sugary soul-jazz dates for Blue Note, Reuben Wilson resurfaced on Groove Merchant with The Sweet Life. The title notwithstanding, the session is his darkest and hardest-edged to date, complete with a physicality missing from previous efforts".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Reuben Wilson except where noted.

  1. "Inner City Blues" (Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.) – 4:45
  2. "Creampuff" – 5:30
  3. "Sugar" (Stanley Turrentine, Ted Daryll) – 6:09
  4. "I'll Take You There" (Albertis Isbell) – 6:25
  5. "The Sweet Life" – 6:11
  6. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) – 4:15

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzlists: Reuben Wilson discography, accessed April 6, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 6, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 6, 2018
  4. ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. The Sweet Life – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2018.