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Solid Ground
Studio album by
Ronnie Laws
Released1981
GenreJazz
LabelLiberty
ProducerRonnie Laws
Ronnie Laws chronology
Every Generation
(1980) 		Solid Ground
(1981) 		Mr Nice Guy
(1983)
Singles from What Am I Crying For
  1. "Stay Awake"
    Released: 1981
  2. "There's A Way"
    Released: 1981
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Solid Ground is the sixth studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1981 by Liberty Records.[2][3][4][5]

The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heavy On Easy"Ronnie Laws4:06
2."There's A Way"Dave Boruff, Ronnie Laws3:57
3."Stay Awake"Ronnie Laws4:09
4."Solid Ground"Ronnie Laws4:34
5."Your Stuff"Denzil "Broadway" Miller, Ronnie Laws3:38
6."Just As You Are"Ronnie Laws3:59
7."Summer Fool"Ronnie Laws4:07
8."Good Feelings"Ronnie Laws4:21

Charts

Album
Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 51
US Billboard Top Black Albums[7] 17
UK Albums[8] 100
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Stay Awake" US Billboard Hot 100[9] 60
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[10] 19
"There's A Way" US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[11] 75

References

  1. ^ "Ronnie Laws: Solid Ground". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Ronnie Laws: Solid Ground. Liberty Records. 1981.
  3. ^ Darling, Cary (October 31, 1981). "Ronnie Laws Gambles and Wins". Billboard. 93 (43). Nielsen Business Media: 82. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Ronnie Laws". The Illustrated Weekly of India. 104 (20–32). Bennett, Coleman & Company: 78. 1983. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Clarke, Donald; Cackett, Alan; Balmer, Paul (1998). "The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Penguin Books. p. 733. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Solid Ground (US 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Solid Ground (US R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Solid Ground (UK)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Stay Awake (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Stay Awake (R&B)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "There's A Way". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.


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