Friends & Strangers

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FieldValue
nameFriends & Strangers
typeAlbum
artistRonnie Laws
coverFriends & Strangers.jpg
released1977
recordedJanuary–March 1977
studioABC, Los Angeles, California
genreJazz
length40:50
labelBlue Note
producerWayne Henderson
chronologyRonnie Laws
prev_titleFever
prev_year1976
next_titleFlame
next_year1978
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| name = Friends & Strangers | type = Album | artist = Ronnie Laws | cover = Friends & Strangers.jpg | alt = | released = 1977 | recorded = January–March 1977 | venue = | studio = ABC, Los Angeles, California | genre = Jazz | length = 40:50 | label = Blue Note | producer = Wayne Henderson | chronology = Ronnie Laws | prev_title = Fever | prev_year = 1976 | next_title = Flame | next_year = 1978

Friends & Strangers is the third album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws, recorded in 1976-1977 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ed Hogan stated that "saxophonist Ronnie Laws' Friends and Strangers LP showcases his skilled chops on up-tempo and mellow tunes". | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev2Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen |url-access=registration | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 124

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

References

  1. [http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-bn-la-series/#bn-la-730-h Blue Note Records discography] accessed January 25, 2011
  2. (10 Nov 1977). "Blue Note disc label has its first big seller". Bay State Banner.
  3. Hogan, E. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/friends-and-strangers-r142623 AllMusic Review] accessed January 25, 2011

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