| Solid Ground | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Indigo Ranch Studio (Malibu, California)
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Ronnie Laws | |||
| Ronnie Laws chronology | ||||
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| Singles from What Am I Crying For | ||||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heavy On Easy" | Ronnie Laws | 4:06 |
| 2. | "There's A Way" | Dave Boruff, Ronnie Laws | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Stay Awake" | Ronnie Laws | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Solid Ground" | Ronnie Laws | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Your Stuff" | Denzil "Broadway" Miller, Ronnie Laws | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Just As You Are" | Ronnie Laws | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Summer Fool" | Ronnie Laws | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Good Feelings" | Ronnie Laws | 4:21 |
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [6] | 51 |
| US Billboard Top Black Albums [7] | 17 |
| UK Albums [8] | 100 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Stay Awake" | US Billboard Hot 100 [9] | 60 |
| US Billboard Hot Soul Singles [10] | 19 | ||
| "There's A Way" | US Billboard Hot Soul Singles [11] | 75 | |
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