Pressure Sensitive

Pressure Sensitive
Studio album by Ronnie Laws
Released 1975
Recorded Angel City Sound in Los Angeles, California in March-April, 1975.
Genre Jazz
Length 34:54
Label Blue Note
Producer George Butler and Wayne Henderson
Ronnie Laws chronology
Pressure Sensitive
(1975)
Fever
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Pressure Sensitive is the debut album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1975 by Blue Note. The album reached No. 25 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[1][3]

Overview

Pressure Sensitive was produced by George Butler and Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders.[1][4][5]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated, "this obviously commercial effort (every song fades out before it hits the five-minute mark) can only be recommended in comparison to Ronnie Laws's later more inferior recordings".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Always There"William Jeffrey, Ronnie Laws4:52
2."Momma"Roland Bautista4:20
3."Never Be the Same"Roland Bautista, Mike Cavanaugh, Ronnie Laws4:23
4."Tell Me Something Good"Stevie Wonder4:50
5."Nothing to Lose"Ronnie Laws4:54
6."Tidal Wave"William Jeffrey4:08
7."Why Do You Laugh at Me?"Wayne Henderson3:55
8."Mis' Mary's Place"Ronnie Laws3:32

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Yanow, S. "Ronnie Laws: Pressure Sensitive". Allmusic.com.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. "Ronnie Laws: Pressure Sensitive". billboard.com.
  4. Coryell, Julie and Laura Friedman (2000) Jazz-Rock Fusion: The People, The Music, p. 303. Hal Leonard Corporation At Google Books. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  5. Blue Note Records discography accessed January 25, 2011
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