
22/06/2025
Ronnie Laws "Solid Ground" (1981) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Jazz-
Label : Liberty Records

01 - Heavy On Easy (Ronnie Laws)
02 - There's A Way (Dave Boruff & Ronnie Laws)
03 - Stay Awake (Ronnie Laws)
04 - Solid Ground (Ronnie Laws)
Side 2
01 - Your Stuff (Denzil Miller & Ronnie Laws)
02 - Just As You Are (Ronnie Laws)
03 - Summer Fool (Ronnie Laws)
04 - Good Feelings (Ronnie Laws)
Produced by Ronnie Laws for Little Brother Productions
Assistant : William Jeffery
Chief Engineer : Chris Brunt
Assistant Engineer for Overdubs : Gerry Brown
Album Recorded at Indigo Ranch & Concorde Recording Studios
Side 1
01 - Heavy On Easy
Tenor & Sopranino Sax : Ronnie Laws
Piano : Ronnie Laws, Barnaby Finch
Bass : Leon Johnson
Drums : William Bryant
Mini Moog & Moog Bass : Larry Dunn
Guitar : Roland Bautista
Percussion : Darryl 'Mayungo' Jackson
02 - There's A Way
Lead vocals & Soprano Sax : Ronnie Laws
Guitar : Pat Kelly
Piano : Barnaby Finch
Bass : Leon Johnson
Drums : William Bryant
Background vocals : Marlena Jeter, Gwenche Machu
03 - Stay Awake
Lead vocals, Background & Alto Sax : Ronnie Laws
Piano : Barnaby Finch
Bass : Leon Johnson
Drums : William Bryant
Mini Moog : Larry Dunn
04 - Solid Ground
Soprano Sax & Alto Flutes : Ronnie Laws
Piano : Barnaby Finch
Bass : Leon Johnson
Drums : William Bryant
Guitar : Roland Bautista
Mini Moog : Larry Dunn
Side 2
01 - Your Stuff
Sopranino & Soprano Sax : Ronnie Laws
Flute : Hubert Laws
Acoustic Piano, Mini Moog & OBX (Oberheim) : Denzil Miller
Drums : William Bryant
Lead vocals : Ronnie Laws
Background vocals : Marlena Jeter, Gwenche Machu
02 - Just As You Are
Soprano Sax : Ronnie Laws
Mini Moog : Larry Dunn
Acoustic Piano : Ronnie Laws
Fender Rhodes Piano : Denzil Miller
Bass : Leon Johnson
Drums : Raymond Pounds
03 - Summer Fool
Lead vocal & Soprano Sax : Ronnie Laws
Guitar : Pat Kelly
Piano : Barnaby Finch
Bass : Leon Johnson
Drums : William Bryant
Mini Moog : Larry Dunn
Vocals Backgrounds : Debra Laws, Marlena Jeter, Gwenche Machu
04 - Good Feelings
Alto Sax : Ronnie Laws
Guitar : Pat Kelly
Piano : Barnaby Finch
Bass : Leon Johnson
Drums : William Bryant
Vocals Backgrounds : Eloise Laws, Marlena Jeter, Maxi Anderson
String Arrangements : Frank Kavelin
(Include Concertmaster & String Players)