Flame (Ronnie Laws album)

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]

Flame
Studio album by Ronnie Laws
Released	September 1978
Studio	Indigo Ranch
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:06
Label	United Artists
Producer	Ronnie Laws
Ronnie Laws chronology
Friends & Strangers (1977) Flame (1978) Every Generation (1980)

Overview

Flame was executively produced by Wayne Henderson.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All for You"	Larry Dunn, Ronnie Laws	3:04
2.	"These Days"	Larry Dun, Ronnie Laws	4:35
3.	"Flame"	Ronnie Laws	7:06
4.	"Living Love"	Larry Dunn, Louise Hardy	4:12
5.	"Love Is Here"	Ronnie Laws	4:53
6.	"Grace"	Ronnie Laws	6:02
7.	"Joy"	Ronnie Laws	5:34
8.	"Live Your Life Away"	Ronnie Laws	3:40

Covers

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

1. 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.