Deep Soul (album)

Deep Soul
Studio album by Ronnie Laws
Released	1992
Studio	Wide Tracks Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz
Label	Par Records
Producer	Ronnie Laws
Ronnie Laws chronology
Identity (1990) Deep Soul (1992) Brotherhood (1993)

Deep Soul is a studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws, released in 1992 by Par Records. ^[1] The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. ^[2]

Guest performers

Artists such as Philip Bailey and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler appear on the album. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic gave Deep Soul a 3/5 star rating. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tonite's the Night"	Rob Mullins	4:44
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 Laws	4:03
8.	"All the Way Back Home"	Ronnie Laws	4:06
9.	"Lonesome Journey"	Ronnie Laws	4:23
10.	"Still Always There"	Ronnie Laws, William Jeffrey	5:30
11.	"So Far, So Near"	Ronnie Laws	4:27
12.	"Blues in the 5th Ward"	Ronnie Laws, Wayne Henderson	4:42

Personnel

• Ronnie Laws – soprano saxophone (1), saxophone (2, 5, 8, 9), tenor saxophone (3, 6, 7, 10–12), alto saxophone (4), piccolo flute (11)
• Rob Mullins – keyboards
• Noel Classen – keyboards (2, 5, 8, 9), synthesizer programming (2, 5, 8, 9, 11), bass (2, 5, 8, 9, 11), drums (2, 5, 8, 9)
• Dwight Sills – guitars (1, 3–5, 7–10, 12)
• Nathaniel Philips – bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12)
• Craig T. Cooper – bass (9)
• William "Bubba" Bryant – drums (1, 3, 7, 10, 12)
• Ndugu Chancler – drums (4)
• Rayford Griffin – drums (11)
• Wayne Henderson – trombone (7, 10, 11)
• Julie Delgado – backing vocals (3)
• Augie Johnson – backing vocals (3, 9)
• Gregory Matta – backing vocals (3, 9)
• Sandra Fairly – backing vocals (9)
• Philip Bailey – vocal scats (9)

Production

• Chuck Fassert – executive producer
• Douglas Kanner – executive producer
• Stuart Alan Love – executive producer
• Wayne Henderson – producer
• Steve Batte – engineer
• Eben Calderon – engineer
• Dennis Parker – engineer
• Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Michael Jacoby – art direction
• Ansgar Hiller – graphic design
• Peter Figen – cover photography

References

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