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1981 studio album by Ronnie Laws
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AllMusic |
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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
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Heavy On Easy" |
Ronnie Laws | 4:06 |
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2. | "There's A Way" | Dave Boruff, Ronnie Laws | 3:57 |
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3. | "
Stay Awake" | Ronnie Laws | 4:09 |
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4. | "Solid Ground" | Ronnie Laws | 4:34 |
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5. | "Your Stuff" | Denzil "Broadway" Miller, Ronnie Laws | 3:38 |
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6. | "Just As You Are" | Ronnie Laws | 3:59 |
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7. | "Summer Fool" | Ronnie Laws | 4:07 |
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8. | "Good Feelings" | Ronnie Laws | 4:21 |
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Hubert Laws –
flute (5)
- Frank Kavelin – string arrangements (8)
- Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 8)
- Gwenche Machu – backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
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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)
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Peak position
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US Billboard 200
[6]
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51
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US Billboard Top Black Albums
[7]
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17
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UK Albums
[8]
|
100
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- Singles
Year
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Single
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Chart
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Position
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1981
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"
Stay Awake"
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US Billboard Hot 100
[9]
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60
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US Billboard Hot Soul Singles
[10]
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19
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"There's A Way"
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US Billboard Hot Soul Singles
[11]
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75
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References
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"Ronnie Laws: Solid Ground".
Allmusic.
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^ Ronnie Laws: Solid Ground.
Liberty Records. 1981.
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^ 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.
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^
"Ronnie Laws". The Illustrated Weekly of India. 104 (20–32).
Bennett, Coleman & Company: 78. 1983. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
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^ 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.
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"Solid Ground (US 200)".
Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Solid Ground (US R&B)".
Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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"Solid Ground (UK)".
Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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^
"Stay Awake (Hot 100)".
Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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^
"Stay Awake (R&B)".
Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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^
"There's A Way".
Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.