Ronnie Laws - Flame (1978)

funky 70s smooth jazz
an obscure little early smooth jazz gem from ronnie laws, former earth wind & fire saxophonist & amazing mustache wielder. lots of great session all-timers in the credits here, check out raymond pounds or louis satterfield especially if you wanna dig thru credits for a bunch of great overlooked stuff. didn't see a good upload for this one anywhere!
i don't own this and i don't profit from it, please reach out if you want it taken down
Arranged By - Larry Dunn (tracks: A1, A2, A4)
Art Direction - Bill Burks (2)
Executive-Producer - Wayne Henderson
Illustration - Bob Hickson
Lyrics By - Ronnie Laws
Management - Far Out Management*, Steve Gold (3)
Mastered By - Ken Perry, Kenneth Perry*
Mixed By - Chris Brunt
Photography By - Tom Gibson (4)
Producer, Arranged By - Ronnie Laws
Recorded By, Mixed By - Chris Brunt
0:00 - A1 - All For You
3:07 - A2 - These Days
7:46 - A3 - Flame
14:55 - A4 - Living Love
19:08 - B1 - Love Is Here
24:02 - B2 - Grace
30:04 - B3 - Joy
35:38 - B4 - Live Your Life Away
sources -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_...
www.discogs.com/release/30927...
rateyourmusic.com/release/alb...

[@melatonin3123]

sorry to the people of japan this one is copyright blocked over there

[@charlesballen-xr6co]

Like lazy days, aeon ago... Shades of Earth, Wind & Fire...

[@oldclip70]

Thank you for sharing this. 2/29/24, 2:52 am and enjoying this album. My oldest sister played this in 1978 and 1979. Many memories here.

[@tkahres]

From a record collector's perspective, here in NY I see TONS of Laws' prior record in the bins -- mostly his first 3 solo albums -- but FEVER I rarely see, for whatever reason. Agree, yes, it should be on Spotify too.

[@melatonin3123]

funnily enough i just saw this comment for the first time today about an hour after i finally found a copy of flame at my local record store lol

[@tkahres]

Yeah,@@melatonin3123 I saw it at Bene's in Red Hook about 2 weeks ago. But still, fairly rare. Good jams

[@theonlycaamz]

weird, i see copies of fever at my local record store all the time

[@robertblack6279]

My favorite Ronnie Laws album 🎷🎶🎵 Thank you!! ❤️

[@theonlycaamz]

wonderful record, it's a shame it isn't on streaming

[@FauxAcct]

So True
Searched Long
Thanks, 'MelaTone'

[@mattbpatterson]

Thanks Khruangbin for the rec