Sun Goddess (song) explained

Sun Goddess
Cover:	Sun Goddess (song).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Ramsey Lewis featuring Earth, Wind & Fire
Album:	Sun Goddess
B-Side:	Jungle Strut
Released:	1975
Length:	3:08 (US single version) 3:57 (UK single version)8:28 (album version)
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Maurice White
Chronology:	Ramsey Lewis
Prev Title:	What's The Name Of This Funk (Spider Man)
Prev Year:	1975
Next Title:	Don't It Feel Good
Next Year:	1976

"Sun Goddess" is a smooth soul song by jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis featuring the band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in 1975 on Columbia Records.^[1] The song peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.^[2]

Overview

"Sun Goddess" was produced by Maurice White and composed by White together with Jon Lind. The song appears on Lewis's 1974 album of the same name.

Credits

• Featuring: Earth, Wind & Fire
• Producer: Maurice White
• Composer: Maurice White & Jon Lind
• Recording Engineer: Paul Serrano
• Engineer: Lester Smith & Dave Antler
• Arranger: Ramsey Lewis
• Guitar: Johnny Graham
• Timbales: Maurice White
• Drums: Maurice White
• Synthesizer: Charles Stepney
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes]: Charles Stepney
• Tenor Saxophone: Don Myrick
• Piano Solo: Ramsey Lewis
• Vocals: Verdine White, Philip Bailey & Maurice White
• Congas: Philip Bailey
• Bass Guitar: Verdine White

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[3]	44
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles	20

Notes and References

1. Ramsey Lewis and Earth, Wind & Fire: Sun Goddess. 1975. Columbia Records.
2. Web site: Ramsey Lewis Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 264.