Solid Ground is the sixth studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1981 by Liberty Records. The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel Ronnie Laws – acoustic piano (1, 6), soprano saxophone (1, 2, 4–7), tenor saxophone (1), lead vocals (2, 3, 5, 7), backing vocals (3), alto saxophone (3, 8), alto flute (4), sopranino saxophone (5) Larry Dunn – Minimoog (1, 3, 4, 6, 7), Moog bass (1) Barnaby Finch – acoustic piano (1–4, 8) Denzil "Broadway" Miller – acoustic piano (5), Minimoog (5), Oberheim OB-X (5), Fender Rhodes (6) Roland Bautista – guitars (1, 4) Pat Kelly – guitars (2, 3, 7, 8) Leon Johnson – bass (1–4, 6–8) William Bryant – drums (1–5, 7, 8) Raymond Pounds – drums (6) Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1) Hubert Laws – flute (5) Frank Kavelin – string arrangements (8) Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 8) Gwenche Machu – backing vocals (2, 5, 7) Debra Laws – backing vocals (7) Maxi Anderson – backing vocals (8) Eloise Laws – backing vocals (8)
Production Ronnie Laws – producer Chris Brunt – chief engineer Gerry Brown – assistant overdub engineer William Jeffrey – production assistant Bill Burks – art direction Scott Thorn – back cover illustration Amy Nagasawa – inner sleeve design Tom Gibson – photography L.D. Gordon – background photography Pete Turner – background photography Phil Casey and Forest Hamilton Management – management
Charts Album Chart (1981) Peakposition US Billboard 20051 US Billboard Top Black Albums17 UK Albums100
Singles YearSingleChart Position1981"Stay Awake"US Billboard Hot 10060US Billboard Hot Soul Singles19"There's A Way"US Billboard Hot Soul Singles75
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