True Spirit (Ronnie Laws album)

True Spirit
Studio album by Ronnie Laws
Released	1989
Recorded	1989
Studio	Wide Tracks Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:20
Label	Par Records
Producer	Ronnie Laws, Wayne Henderson
Ronnie Laws chronology
All Day Rhythm (1987) True Spirit (1989) Identity (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

True Spirit is a studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws, produced by Laws and Wayne Henderson and released in 1989 via Par Records. ^[2] The album peaked at No. 13 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. ^[3]

Guest performers

Artists such as Larry Dunn, Roland Bautista and Fred White of Earth, Wind & Fire, Joe Sample and Bobby Lyle of the Crusaders as well as Nathan East appear on the album. ^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gotta Say Goodbye"	Ronnie Laws	4:56
2.	"Love This Way Again"	Larry Dunn	5:24
3.	"Virgin Winds (Before the Rainfall)"	Wayne Henderson	4:07
4.	"From a Glance"	William Jeffrey	4:52
5.	"Song for Hiram"	P.J. Kelly, Ronnie Laws	3:02
6.	"Heart Station"	Ronnie Laws	5:15
7.	"Favorite Love"	Ronnie Laws	4:35
8.	"Imo"	Ronnie Laws	5:24

Credits

• Bass guitar – Nathan East, Nathan Watts
• Chimes, keyboard, synth (synth strings) – Terry Marshall
• Drums – Art Rodriquez, Fred White, Ndugu Chancler, Raymond Pounds
• Rhythm guitar – Roland Bautista, Pat Kelly
• Keyboards – Larry Dunn
• Piano – Barnaby Finch, Bobby Lyle, Joe Sample
• Producer - Wayne Henderson
• Producer, soprano saxophone, synthesizer, tenor saxophone – Ronnie Laws

References

1. "Ronnie Laws – True Spirit: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 8, 2025.
2. Ronnie Laws (1989). True Spirit (album). Par Records.
3. "Top Contemporary Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard . November 24, 1990. Retrieved May 8, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.