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1992 studio album by Ronnie Laws
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Deep Soul is a studio album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws, released in 1992 by Par Records.[2] The album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[3]
Deep Soul was produced by Wayne Henderson.
Artists such as Philip Bailey and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler appeared on the album.[2]
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| 1. | "Tonite's The Night" | Rob Mullins | 4:44 |
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| 2. | "Believe It Or Not" | James Taylor | 3:58 |
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| 3. | "Harvest For The World" | The Isley Brothers | 3:23 |
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| 4. | "Blue Indigo" | Larry Dunn | 4:58 |
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| 5. | "After Midnight" | Noel Classen, Ronnie Laws, Wayne Henderson | 4:36 |
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| 6. | "Stairway To The Stars" | Matt Malneck, Mitchell Parish | 3:26 |
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| 7. | "Big Daddy Swing" | Ronnie Laws | 4:03 |
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| 8. | "All The Way Back Home" | Ronnie Laws | 4:06 |
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| 9. | "Lonesome Journey" | Ronnie Laws | 4:23 |
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| 10. | "Still Always There" | Ronnie Laws, William Jeffrey | 5:30 |
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| 11. | "So Far, So Near" | Ronnie Laws | 4:27 |
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| 12. | "Blues In The 5th Ward" | Ronnie Laws, Wayne Henderson | 4:42 |
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- Ronnie Laws – soprano saxophone (1), saxophone (2, 5, 8, 9), tenor saxophone (3, 6, 7, 10–12), alto saxophone (4), piccolo flute (11)
- Rob Mullins – keyboards
- Noel Classen – keyboards (2, 5, 8, 9), synthesizer programming (2, 5, 8, 9, 11), bass (2, 5, 8, 9, 11), drums (2, 5, 8, 9)
- Dwight Sills – guitars (1, 3–5, 7–10, 12)
- Nathaniel Philips – bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12)
- Craig T. Cooper – bass (9)
- William "Bubba" Bryant – drums (1, 3, 7, 10, 12)
- Ndugu Chancler – drums (4)
- Rayford Griffin – drums (11)
- Wayne Henderson – trombone (7, 10, 11)
- Julie Delgado – backing vocals (3)
- Augie Johnson – backing vocals (3, 9)
- Gregory Matta – backing vocals (3, 9)
- Sandra Fairly – backing vocals (9)
- Philip Bailey – vocal scats (9)
- Chuck Fassert – executive producer
- Douglas Kanner – executive producer
- Stuart Alan Love – executive producer
- Wayne Henderson – producer
- Steve Batte – engineer
- Eben Calderon – engineer
- Dennis Parker – engineer
- Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Michael Jacoby – art direction
- Ansgar Hiller – graphic design
- Peter Figen – cover photography
