Solid Ground (Ronnie Laws album)

Solid Ground
Studio album by
Ronnie Laws
Released1981
StudioIndigo Ranch Studio (Malibu, California)
  • Concorde Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreJazz
LabelLiberty
ProducerRonnie Laws
Ronnie Laws chronology
Every Generation
(1980) 		Solid Ground
(1981) 		Mr. Nice Guy
(1983)
Singles from What Am I Crying For
  1. "Stay Awake"
    Released: 1981
  2. "There's A Way"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Solid Ground is the sixth studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1981 by Liberty Records.[2][3][4][5] The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heavy On Easy"Ronnie Laws4:06
2."There's A Way"Dave Boruff, Ronnie Laws3:57
3."Stay Awake"Ronnie Laws4:09
4."Solid Ground"Ronnie Laws4:34
5."Your Stuff"Denzil "Broadway" Miller, Ronnie Laws3:38
6."Just As You Are"Ronnie Laws3:59
7."Summer Fool"Ronnie Laws4:07
8."Good Feelings"Ronnie Laws4:21

Personnel

  • Ronnie Laws – acoustic piano (1, 6), soprano saxophone (1, 2, 4-7), tenor saxophone (1), lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 7), backing vocals (3), alto saxophone (3, 8), alto flute (4), sopranino saxophone (5)
  • Larry Dunn – Minimoog (1, 3, 4, 6, 7), Moog bass (1)
  • Barnaby Finch – acoustic piano (1-4, 8)
  • Denzil "Broadway" Miller – acoustic piano (5), Minimoog (5), Oberheim OB-X (5), Fender Rhodes (6)
  • Roland Bautista – guitars (1, 4)
  • Pat Kelly – guitars (2, 3, 7, 8)
  • Leon Johnson – bass (1-4, 6-8)
  • William Bryant – drums (1-5, 7, 8)
  • Raymond Pounds – drums (6)
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1)
  • Hubert Laws – flute (5)
  • Frank Kavelin – string arrangements (8)
  • Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 8)
  • Gwenche Machu – backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
  • Debra Laws – backing vocals (7)
  • Maxi Anderson – backing vocals (8)
  • Eloise Laws – backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Ronnie Laws – producer
  • Chris Brunt – chief engineer
  • Gerry Brown – assistant overdub engineer
  • William Jeffrey – production assistant
  • Bill Burks – art direction
  • Scott Thorn – back cover illustration
  • Amy Nagasawa – inner sleeve design
  • Tom Gibson – photography
  • L.D. Gordon – background photography
  • Pete Turner – background photography
  • Phil Casey and Forest Hamilton Management – management

Charts

Album
Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 51
US Billboard Top Black Albums[7] 17
UK Albums[8] 100
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Stay Awake" US Billboard Hot 100[9] 60
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[10] 19
"There's A Way" US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[11] 75

References

  1. ^ "Ronnie Laws: Solid Ground". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Ronnie Laws: Solid Ground. Liberty Records. 1981.
  3. ^ Darling, Cary (October 31, 1981). "Ronnie Laws Gambles and Wins". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media. p. 82. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Ronnie Laws". The Illustrated Weekly of India. 104 (20–32). Bennett, Coleman & Company: 78. 1983. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Clarke, Donald; Cackett, Alan; Balmer, Paul (1998). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Penguin Books. p. 733. ISBN 9780140513707. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Solid Ground (US 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Solid Ground (US R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Solid Ground (UK)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Stay Awake (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Stay Awake (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "There's A Way". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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