''Fever'' is the second album of American saxophonist Ronnie Laws released in 1976 by

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. The album reached No. 13 on the

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Top Soul LPs chart.

Reception

The

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review by Alex Henderson states, "Because Laws has recorded so many throwaways, one has to approach his catalog with caution; but rest assured that ''Fever'' puts his talent to work instead of wasting it".

Track listing

:''All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated'' # "Let's Keep It Together" – 4:30 # "

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" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) – 3:24 # "All the Time" (William Jeffery) – 4:00 # "Stay Still (And Let Me Love You)" (

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) – 7:24 # "Strugglin'" (W. Murray) – 4:08 # "Captain Midnite" – 2:58 # "Karmen" – 3:47 # "Night Breeze" (

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) – 6:29 # "From Ronnie with Love" – 4:22 Recorded at Total Experience Studios in Los Angeles, California between December 1975 and March 1976.

Personnel

* Ronnie Laws –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a higher-register variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument invented in the 1840s. The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sop ...

, flute *Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn,

–

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clavinet The Clavinet is an electrically amplified clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds by a rubber pad striking a point on a tension ...

, synthesizer *Marlin the Magician – guitar *

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, Nathaniel Phillips – electric bass *Bruce Carter, Steve Guttierez – drums *Bruce Smith – percussion *Tony Ben –

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*Murray Adler, Bonnie Douglas, Henry Ferber, Elliott Fisher, Ronald Folsom, James Getzoff, William Kurash, Joy Lyle, Gordon Marron, Paul C. Shure, Felix Sitjar, Carroll Stephens – violin *Jesse Ehrlich,

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, Raymond J. Kelley, Victor Sazer – vocals *Ronald Coleman, Augie Johnson, Esau Joyner, Michael Miller, Deborah Shotlow, Douglas Thomas – backing vocals

References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Ronnie Laws albums 1976 albums 1992 albums Albums produced by George Butler (record producer) Albums recorded at Total Experience Recording Studios Reissue albums