31/12/2020

Ronnie Laws "Mr. Nice Guy" (1983) -Contemporary R&B-



Label : Capitol Records

 
États-Unis 1

01 - Can't Save Tomorrow (Ronnie Laws)
02 - Mr. Nice Guy (Ronnie Laws)
03 - In The Groove* (Trevor Veitch & Greg Mathieson)
04 - Third Hour (Ronnie Laws)

2

01 - You (Leon Johnson & Jackie English)
02 - Big Stars (Ronnie Laws)
03 - Rolling (Ronnie Laws)
04 - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) (Junior Walker)
05 - Off And On Again (Ronnie Laws)


Produced by Ronnie Laws for Little Brother Productions
*Produced by Greg Mathieson
Recorded at Lion Share Studio & Spirit Studio
Recording Engineer : Gerry Brown
Assistants : Artie Farkas, Fred Howard, Mike Brown, Shinichi Katayama, Gene Wooley
Mixed at Yamaha Studio by Gerry Brown
Mastered at Capitol Records
Contractor : William Jeffery, Leon Johnson


1

01 - Can't Save Tomorrow

Lead & Background vocal : Ronnie Laws
Soprano & Bari Sax : Ronnie Laws
Piano & Prophet (5) : Ronnie Laws
Drum, Prophet Program & Bass : Leon Johnson
Synthesizer Bridge & Solo : Larry Dunn
Guitar : Roland Bautista

02 - Mr. Nice Guy

Vocals & Sax : Ronnie Laws
Prophets & OBX Synthesizer : Ronnie Laws
Piano : Ronnie Laws
DMX Drum Program : Leon Johnson
Simmons Drums : Michael Jochum

03 - In The Groove

Background Singer : Julia Tillman Waters
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson
Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker, Greg Mathieson
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Drums : Carlos Vega
Percussion : Lenny Castro

04 - Third Hour

Lead vocal : Ronnie Laws
Background vocals : Ronnie Laws, Debra Laws
Piano, Synthesizer, Bass & Prophet(s) : Ronnie Laws
Drum Program & Prophet Program : Leon Johnson
Simmons Drums : Steve Turner
GS1 Synthesizer : Larry Dunn
Guitar : Roland Bautista
Tenor Sax : Ronnie Laws

2

01 - You

Lead vocal, Sax : Ronnie Laws
Mini Moog, OBX Synthesizer, Orchestra Bells : Larry Dunn
Bass, Drum Computer Program, Guitar : Leon Johnson
Piano (Fender & Acoustic) : Greg 'Harpo' Hilfman

02 - Big Stars

Soprano Sax : Ronnie Laws
OBX Synthesizer, GS1, Piano : Ronnie Laws
Synthesizer Bass & Synthesizer Intro : Larry Dunn
DMX Drum Program : Williams Jeffery
Percussion : Mayuto Korea

07 - Rolling

Soprano & Vocal : Ronnie Laws
OBX Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes : Ronnie Laws
DMX Drum Program : Williams Jeffery
Percussion : Mayuto Korea

03 - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)

Lead vocal, Sax : Ronnie Laws
Piano : Barnaby Finch
Bass : Leon Johnson
Drums : Raymond Pounds
OBX Synthesizer : Larry Dunn
Background vocals : Arnold McCuller, John Lehman, Brenda Gooch, Myrna Matthews

04 - Off And On Again

Lead vocal, Sax : Ronnie Laws
Piano, Synthesizer, Bass, Keyboards : Ronnie Laws
DMX Drum Computer : Ronnie Laws
Drum Fills : Raymond Pounds
Bass : Leon Johnson
Guitar : Roland Bautista
Synthesizer Intro : Larry Dunn
Background vocals : Marlena Jeter, Gwenche Machu, Maxi Anderson