Friends & Strangers

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Friends & Strangers
Friends & Strangers.jpg
Studio album by Ronnie Laws
Released 1977
Recorded January–March, 1977
Genre Jazz
Length 40:50
Label Blue Note
Producer Wayne Henderson
Ronnie Laws chronology
Fever
(1976)Fever1976
Friends & Strangers
(1977)
Flame
(1978)Flame1978

Friends & Strangers is the third album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws recorded in 1977 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ed Hogan awarded the album three stars and stated "saxophonist Ronnie Laws' Friends and Strangers LP showcases his skilled chops on up-tempo and mellow tunes".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 2/5 stars[3]


Track listing

All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated
  1. "Good Time Ride" (William Jeffrey, Laws) - 5:05
  2. "Saturday Evening" - 4:34
  3. "Friends and Strangers" (Jeffrey) - 4:49
  4. "Nuthin' 'Bout Nuthin'" (Jeffrey, Laws) - 5:11
  5. "New Day" - 6:17
  6. "Life In Paradise" - 7:01
  7. "Same Old Story" - 4:41
  8. "Just Love" (Larry Dunn, Laws, Eloise Laws) - 3:25
  • Recorded at ABC Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California in January–March, 1977.

Personnel

References

  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed January 25, 2011
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hogan, E. Allmusic Review accessed January 25, 2011
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