Deep Soul (album)

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Deep Soul
Ronnie Laws- Deep Soul.jpg
Studio album by
Released1992
StudioWide Tracks Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre Jazz
Label Par Records
Producer Ronnie Laws
Ronnie Laws chronology
Identity
(1990)
Deep Soul
(1992)
Brotherhood
(1993)
Professional ratings
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Deep Soul is a studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws, released in 1992 by Par Records. [2] The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Overview

Deep Soul was produced by Wayne Henderson. Artists such as Philip Bailey and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler appeared on the album. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tonite's The Night"Rob Mullins4:44
2."Believe It Or Not" James Taylor 3:58
3."Harvest For The World" The Isley Brothers 3:23
4."Blue Indigo" Larry Dunn 4:58
5."After Midnight"Noel Classen, Ronnie Laws, Wayne Henderson 4:36
6."Stairway To The Stars"Matt Malneck, Mitchell Parish 3:26
7."Big Daddy Swing"Ronnie Laws4:03
8."All The Way Back Home"Ronnie Laws4:06
9."Lonesome Journey"Ronnie Laws4:23
10."Still Always There"Ronnie Laws, William Jeffrey5:30
11."So Far, So Near"Ronnie Laws4:27
12."Blues In The 5th Ward"Ronnie Laws, Wayne Henderson4:42

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Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "Ronnie Laws: Deep Soul". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. 1 2 3 Ronnie Laws: Mr. Nice Guy. Par Records. 1992.
  3. "Ronnie Laws: Deep Soul (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.