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Ronnie Laws

Real Name:
Ronald Laws
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Born: October 3rd, 1950 - Houston, TX - Younger brother of Hubert Laws. His sisters Eloise Laws & Debra Laws also have successful careers as vocalists in the music industry.
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Discography

Releases:
Pressure Sensitive (Album) (4 versions)   Blue Note ... 1975
Always There (12")   United Artists Records 1976
Always There (7")   Blue Note 1976
Fever (3 versions)   Blue Note ... 1976
Friends And Strangers (7", Promo)   United Artists Records 1977
Friends And Strangers (Album) (4 versions)   Blue Note ... 1977
Nuthin' 'Bout Nuthin' (12", Promo)   Blue Note 1977
All For You (12")   United Artists Records 1978
Flame (Album) (2 versions)   United Artists Records 1978
Love Is Here / Grace (7")   United Artists Records 1978
Every Generation (12")   United Artists Records, United Artists Records 1980
Every Generation (Album) (3 versions)   United Artists Records ... 1980
Young Child (Single) (2 versions)   United Artists Records 1980
Heavy On Easy (12")   Liberty 1981
Solid Ground (Album) (3 versions)   Liberty 1981
There's A Way (2 versions)   Liberty 1981
Mr. Nice Guy (Album) (3 versions)   Capitol Records 1983
Classic Masters (Comp) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1984
Mirror Town (7", Single, Promo)   Columbia 1986
Mirror Town (LP)   Columbia 1986
Smoke House (2 versions)   Columbia 1987
The Spirit Of Love (Maxi) (3 versions)   Track Record Company ... 1988
Identity (12")   LSN Records 1990
Identity (CD, Album)   ATA Records Inc. 1990
Brotherhood (CD, Album)   101 South Records 1993
Deep Soul (CD, Album)   101 South Records 1993
Production:
Say It With Silence (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia 1978
Pressure (LP, Album)   L.A. International 1979
That's The Thing To Do / Can You Feel It (7", Single)   L.A. international 1979
Be Yourself (7")   Elektra 1980
Eloise Laws (LP, Album) Almost All The Way To ... Liberty 1980
Hold On (7", Single)   L.A. international 1980
On My Own (2 versions)   Elektra 1981
Very Special (3 versions)   Elektra ... 1981
Thank You (CD, Album) Give Me Love SBK Records, Ultrax Records 1991
Appears On:
Last Days And Time (Album) (4 versions)   Columbia 1972
Keeper Of My Soul (LP, Album, Quad)   Black Jazz Records 1973
Adam's Apple (Album) (2 versions)   Black Jazz Records 1974
In The Beginning (2 versions)   CTI Records ... 1974
Then There Was Light (Volume 1) (2 versions)   CTI Records 1974
Country Fried Chicken (LP)   Lightin' Records 1975
Home Brew (LP, Album)   Fantasy 1975
Blue Note Live At The Roxy (2xLP) Captain Midnight, Pian... Blue Note 1976
Hell Of An Act To Follow (Album) (2 versions) Always There Columbia ... 1978
Living On A Dream (LP)   Polydor 1978
Say It With Silence (LP, Album, Promo) Love Gets Better, It H... Columbia 1978
Land Of Passion (LP, Album) We Will Be Columbia 1979
Pressure (LP, Album) Can You Feel It L.A. International 1979
That's The Thing To Do / Can You Feel It (7", Single) Can You Feel It L.A. international 1979
Emotion (LP, Album)   MCA Records 1980
Very Special (3 versions) On My Own, Very Specia... Elektra ... 1981
Bet Cha Say That To All The Girls (LP, Album)   Cotillion 1983
Les Fleurs (3 versions) Physical Columbia ... 1983
In The Heat Of The Night (LP, Album) Don't Say Yes Arista 1984
Let's Hear It For The Boy (LP, Album) I Want You CBS, CBS 1984
Marathon (LP) Marathon, Marathon, Lo... Columbia 1984
Life On Mars / Always There (12", Ltd) Always There Streetwave 1985
Aftershock (LP, Album) The Spirit Of Love Track Record Company 1988
Always There (Single) (2 versions)   EMI Records ... 1989
Black Havana (LP, Comp) Always There Syncopate (2) 1989
The Spirit Of Love (7", Single)   JAWS Records (2) 1989
Do Your Own Thing (CD, Album) Always There Polydor 1990
Always There (2 versions) Always There (12" Mix)... Talkin' Loud 1991
Hardcore Ecstasy (Cass) Such A Good Feeling (R... Dino Entertainment 1991
Thank You (CD, Album) Give Me Love SBK Records, Ultrax Records 1991
Do It Fluid: 6 Rare Grooves / B & G Party (CD, Comp) Always There BGP Records 1992
Just Between Us (CD, Album) Stormin' MoJazz 1992
Doin' It 12 Jazzfunk Classics (CD, Comp) Always There Connoisseur Collection 1993
Jazz Fusions One (Comp) (2 versions) Heart Station Beechwood Music 1994
The Project (CD, Comp) Such A Good Feeling (I... Great Jones 1994
100% Pure Dance (CD, Comp) Always There (Radio Edit) Columbia House 1996
1996 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras - The Party Anthems 2 (2xCD, Comp) Such A Good Feeling (I... Dance Pool 1996
Talkin' Louder '96 (CD, Comp) Always There (Masters ... Talkin' Loud 1996
Martini Grooves (CD, Comp) Catwalk Instinct Records 1998
Stranded (CD, Album) Stay Tru Straight Al-Ta-Pazz Records 1998
The Hits (Comp) (4 versions) Always There INCredible ... 1998
Yours Faithfully (CD, Album) Yours Faithfully Epic 1998
The Very Best Of Jazz Funk (2xCD, Comp) Always There Global Television 1999
Casino Lights '99 (2xCD) Always There Warner Bros. Records 2000
Soul Source - Remixed Boogies (12", Ltd, Promo, Smplr, Red) Always There (Ashley B... Victor Entertainment Japan 2004
Soul Source - Remixed Boogies (CD, Comp, Album, Dig) Always There (Ashley B... Victor Entertainment Japan 2004
The Groove Lounge³ (CD, Comp, Mixed, Copy Prot.) Always There EMI Records 2004
Always There (12", RE) Always There, Always T... Fantasy 2005
Let The Music Play (2xCD, Dig) Always There Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2005
Remixes (12", EP) Always There (Nobody R... Plug Research 2005
Renaissance: The Classics (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Always There (Club Mix) Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2005
Bees + Things + Flowers (CD, Album) Always There Narada Jazz 2006
Always There (CD, Maxi, Promo) Always There Against The Grain 2007
Country Fried Chicken (CD, Album, RE)   P-Vine Records 2007
Defected Presents Def Mix Classics (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Always There (12" Mix) Defected 2007
Jazzmatazz Vol. 4: The Hip Hop Jazz Messenger: "Back To The Future" (Album) (6 versions) This Is Art 7 Grand Records ... 2007
Bringing Back The Funk (CD, Album) The House Of Music GRP 2008
Blue Notables Vol.11 : Six Shades Of Blue Funk - Past, Present And Future Funk (CD, Smplr) Always There Blue Note  
Love C.O.D. (12")   Magic City Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Blue Note Live At The Roxy (2xLP) Captain Midnight, Nigh... Blue Note 1976
Contemporary Sampler (Vinyl, Comp) Nothing To Lose Blue Note 1976
Special Disco (12") Nuthin' 'Bout Nuthin' United Artists Records France 1977
Love Ballads (7xCass, Comp, Ltd + Box) Every Generation Street Sounds 1984
Classic Jazz-Funk Mastercuts Volume 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Always There (Original... Mastercuts 1991
Kenwood HI-Fi Mastercuts (CD, Promo, Comp) Always There Mastercuts 1992
Capitol Rare (Comp) (2 versions) Every Generation Blue Note 1994
Jazz Fusions One (Comp) (2 versions) Heart Station Beechwood Music 1994
Capitol Rare Vol. 2 (CD) Tidal Wave Blue Note 1995
Capitol Rare Vol. 2 (2xLP) Tidal Wave Blue Note 1995
The New Groove (The Blue Note Remix Project Volume 1) (4 versions) Friends & Strangers Blue Note 1996
Slow Jams On The Jazz Tip Volume Two (CD) In The Groove The Right Stuff 1997
Blaxploitation 4: Harlem Hu$tle (2xCD) Always There Global Television 1998
Electric Blue - Plug In And Turn On (CD) Momma Blue Note 1998
Capitol Rare Vol.3 (CD) Always There EMI Records 1999
Capitol Rare Vol.3 (2xLP, Comp) Always There EMI Records 1999
Diggin' On Blue (CD, Mixed) Tidal Wave Toshiba EMI Ltd, Fabulous Records, Blue Note 1999
The Blue Note Years: The New Era 1975 - 1998 (2xCD, Comp) Always There Blue Note 1999
The Very Best Of Jazz Funk (2xCD, Comp) Always There Global Television 1999
Unconditionally Guaranteed Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Always There Uncut Magazine 1999
Dancemania Club Classics II (CD, Mixed) Always There Toshiba EMI Ltd 2000
Shibuya-Kei Old School II (CD, Comp, Promo) Always There Toshiba EMI Ltd 2000
Something For The Weekend Volume 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Always There Stateside 2000
To Grover, With Love (CD, Comp) Inner City Blues (Make... Q Records (3), Atlantic 2001
The Best Of Jazz Funk Mastercuts (2xCD) Always There Mastercuts 2002
Blue Impressions - Blue Note Mix By DJ Mitsu The Beats (CD, Mixed, Comp) Tidal Wave Fabulous Records 2004
Blue Note Trip - Goin' Down / Gettin' Up (Comp) (3 versions) Always There, Friends ... Blue Note 2004
The Groove Lounge³ (CD, Comp, Mixed, Copy Prot.) Always There EMI Records 2004
Tribe Vibes Vol. 4 (2xLP) Tidal Wave Strictly Breaks Records 2004
A Journey Into Fresh Diggin' Vol. 1 - Quazimoto Meets Himself (File, MP3, Mixed) Tidal Waves DaFarm 2005
Mastercuts Breaks (3xCD, Comp) Always There Mastercuts 2005
Pro Jazz 2 (2xCD, Ltd) Always There S.B.A./GALA Records 2005
The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! (4xCD, Comp) Always There, Every Ge... Virgin, Virgin 2005
The Diva Sessions Part One (2xCD, Mixed) Always There (Original... Seamless Recordings 2005
Breakin' Grooves (2xCD, Comp) Always There Disky 2006
Droppin Science : Greatest Samples From The Blue Note Lab (2xLP, Comp, Album) Tidal Wave Blue Note 2008
High Voltage: Blue Note Plugs In To The Electric Funktion (CD, Comp) Always There EMI Music (France) 2008
On The Corner - Fantastic Fusion Grooves From The Jazz Funk Masters (2xCD, Comp) Always There EMI 2008
Verve Today 2008 (CD) The House Of Music Verve Records 2008
Droppin' Science : Greatest Samples From The Blue Note Lab (2x12", Comp) Tidal Wave Blue Note 2009
Krime Story Vol.2 (CD, Mixed, Dig) Tidal Wave Not On Label 2009
Another Double Sack Of Soul (2xLP) Tidal Wave From The Basement Records  
Blue Notables Vol.11 : Six Shades Of Blue Funk - Past, Present And Future Funk (CD, Smplr) Always There Blue Note  
The Blue Series - A Taster Exclusively For Jazzwise (CD, Comp, Promo) Always There Blue Note  
Untitled (2x10", Promo, Comp, Gat) Heavy On Easy Capitol Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Always There (2x12", Ltd, Tra) Always There Club Standards 2005
The Beastie Collection (2xLP, Comp) Tell Me Something Good Strictly Breaks Records 2005
Always There / The Groove (12", Smplr) Always There (Special ... Columbia 2007
Always There (E.P.) (12") Always There Not On Label  
Chill Town Presents... Extra-Chilled Breaks, Beats & Grooves (LP) Tidal Wave Chill Town  
Diggin' 1 (LP) Tidal Waves Diggin Breaks Records  
Mighty Mellow - Breaks & Beats (12", Comp) Tidal Wave Not On Label  
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