Flame (Ronnie Laws album)

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Flame
Ronnie Laws- Flame.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1978
StudioIndigo Ranch
Genre Jazz
Length39:06
Label United Artists
Producer Ronnie Laws
Ronnie Laws chronology
Friends & Strangers
(1977)
Flame
(1978)
Every Generation
(1980)

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]

Contents

Overview

Flame was executively produced by Wayne Henderson. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All for You"3:04
2."These Days"Larry Dunn, Ronnie Laws4:35
3."Flame" 7:06
4."Living Love"Larry Dunn, Louise Hardy4:12
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

  1. 1 2 Ronnie Laws: Flame. United Artists Records. September 1978.
  2. "Ronnie Laws: Flame (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com.
  3. "Ronnie Laws: Flame". allmusic.com.
  4. Hunt, Dennis (December 16, 1978). "Ronnie Laws: 'No Complaints'". Los Angeles Times. p. II.7.
  5. Sylvia St. James - Echoes & Images Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved December 12, 2022
  6. Erickson, Steve (April 3, 2020). "Yves Tumor's Latest Outstrips Past Successes – Gay City News". gaycitynews.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.