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Flame (Ronnie Laws album)

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Flame
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1978
StudioIndigo Ranch
GenreJazz
Length39:06
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerRonnie 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]

Overview

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Flame was executively produced by Wayne Henderson.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The Los Angeles Times wrote that Laws "seems to be drifting down that MOR/jazz path that Chuck Mangione is forging."[4]

Tracklisting

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All for You"Larry Dunn, Ronnie Laws3:04
2."These Days"Larry Dunn, Ronnie Laws4:35
3."Flame"Ronnie Laws7:06
4."Living Love"Larry Dunn, Louise Hardy4:12
5."Love Is Here"Ronnie Laws4:53
6."Grace"Ronnie Laws6:02
7."Joy"Ronnie Laws5:34
8."Live Your Life Away"Ronnie Laws3:40

Covers

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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 (16 Dec 1978). "Ronnie Laws: 'No Complaints'". Los Angeles Times. p. II.7.
  5. ^ Sylvia St. James - Echoes & Images Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-12-12
  6. ^ Erickson, Steve (2020-04-03). "Yves Tumor's Latest Outstrips Past Successes – Gay City News". gaycitynews.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.