Flame (Ronnie Laws album)
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| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Studio | Indigo Ranch | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Ronnie Laws | |||
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Flame is the fourth studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws, released in September 1978 by United Artists Records.[1] The album reached No. 16 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2]
Overview
Flame was executively produced by Wayne Henderson.[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
Dennis Hunt of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Laws "seems to be drifting down that MOR/jazz path that Chuck Mangione is forging."[4]
Tracklist
All tracks are written by Ronnie Laws, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All for You" | 3:04 | |
| 2. | "These Days" | Larry Dunn, Ronnie Laws | 4:35 |
| 3. | "Flame" | 7:06 | |
| 4. | "Living Love" | Larry Dunn, Louise Hardy | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Love Is Here" | 4:53 | |
| 6. | "Grace" | 6:02 | |
| 7. | "Joy" | 5:34 | |
| 8. | "Live Your Life Away" | 3:40 |
Covers
Sylvia St. James recorded a vocal version of "Grace", with lyrics written by Roxanne Seeman, on her 1981 studio album Echoes & Images. [5]
Yves Tumor samples the Sylvia St. James version of "Grace", in his 2018 single Noid.[6]
References
- ^ a b Ronnie Laws: Flame. United Artists Records. September 1978.
- ^ "Ronnie Laws: Flame (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com.
- ^ "Ronnie Laws: Flame". allmusic.com.
- ^ Hunt, Dennis (December 16, 1978). "Ronnie Laws: 'No Complaints'". Los Angeles Times. p. II.7.
- ^ Sylvia St. James - Echoes & Images Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved December 12, 2022
- ^ Erickson, Steve (April 3, 2020). "Yves Tumor's Latest Outstrips Past Successes – Gay City News". gaycitynews.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.