Solid Ground (Ronnie Laws album) explained
Solid Ground is the sixth studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1981 by Liberty Records.[1] [2] [3] [4] The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.
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 |
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US Billboard 200[5] | 51 |
US Billboard Top Black Albums[6] | 17 |
UK Albums[7] | 100 |
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- Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1981 | "Stay Awake" | US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 60 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[9] | 19 |
"There's A Way" | US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[10] | 75 |
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Notes and References
- Ronnie Laws: Solid Ground. 1981. Liberty Records.
- Ronnie Laws Gambles and Wins. Darling. Cary. Billboard . 93 . 43. 82. October 31, 1981. Nielsen Business Media. September 8, 2020. Google Books.
- Ronnie Laws. The Illustrated Weekly of India . 104 . 20–32. 78. 1983. Bennett, Coleman & Company. September 8, 2020. Google Books.
- Book: The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Clarke. Donald. Cackett. Alan. Balmer. Paul. 733. 1998. Penguin Books. 9780140513707 . September 8, 2020. Google Books.
- Solid Ground (US 200). Billboard. September 8, 2020.
- Solid Ground (US R&B). Billboard. September 8, 2020.
- Solid Ground (UK). Billboard. September 8, 2020.
- Stay Awake (Hot 100). Billboard. September 8, 2020.
- Stay Awake (R&B). Billboard. September 8, 2020.
- There's A Way. Billboard. September 8, 2020.