Pressure Sensitive

Pressure Sensitive
Studio album by
Ronnie Laws
Released1975
1991 (re-release)
RecordedMarch–April 1975
StudioAngel City Sound, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz fusion, jazz funk
Length34:54
LabelBlue Note
ProducerGeorge Butler, Wayne Henderson
Ronnie Laws chronology
Pressure Sensitive
(1975) 		Fever
(1976)

Pressure Sensitive is the debut album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1975 by Blue Note. It was produced by George Butler and Wayne Henderson of the Crusaders.[1] The album reached No. 25 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow 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."[3]

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. ^ Pressure Sensitive. Ronnie Laws. Blue Note Records. 1975.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Ronnie Laws Chart History". Billboard.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. "Ronnie Laws – Pressure Sensitive: Review". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 124. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 871. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.