Friends & Strangers

Friends & Strangers
Studio album by Ronnie Laws
Released	1977
Recorded	January–March, 1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:50
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Wayne Henderson
Ronnie Laws chronology
Fever (1976) Friends & Strangers (1977) Flame (1978)

Friends & Strangers is the third album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws recorded in 1977 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ed Hogan awarded the album three stars and stated "saxophonist Ronnie Laws' Friends and Strangers LP showcases his skilled chops on up-tempo and mellow tunes".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

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

• Ronnie Laws - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto flute
• Bobby Lyle - piano
• Larry Dunn - synthesizer
• Roland Bautista, Melvin Robinson - guitar
• Donnie Beck, Nathaniel Phillips - electric bass
• Steve Guttierez - drums
• Vance "Mad Dog" Ternort - conga, percussion
• Saundra "Pan" Alexander, Deborah Laws, Eloise Laws - backing vocals

References

1. Blue Note Records discography accessed January 25, 2011
2. Hogan, E. Allmusic Review accessed January 25, 2011
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.