Land of Passion
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Hubert Laws | |||
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Land of Passion is an album by American flutist Hubert Laws released in 1979 via Columbia Records and produced by Laws himself.[1] That album peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart.[2]
Guest artists
[edit]Guest artists on the album include Patrice Rushen, Debra Laws, Ronnie Laws, Eloise Laws as well as Larry Dunn and Roland Bautista of Earth, Wind and Fire.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
Alex Henderson of AllMusic, in a 2.5/5-star review, remarked, "Land of Passion isn't instrumental jazz — it isn't hard bop, post-bop, or even fusion. The main focus of this LP is mellow, mildly jazzy R&B/pop (with the occasional instrumental)...Land of Passion needs to be judged by R&B/pop and quiet storm standards, and when those standards are applied, one has to say that this record is likable but not mind-blowing."[3]
Tracklisting
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Music Forever" | Hubert Laws | 5:13 |
| 2. | "Land of Passion" | Hubert Laws | 5:45 |
| 3. | "We're In Ecstacy" | Hubert Laws | 7:07 |
| 4. | "Heartbeats" | Hubert Laws | 6:34 |
| 5. | "The Key" | Hubert Laws | 6:55 |
| 6. | "We Will Be" | Ronnie Laws | 4:36 |
Credits
[edit]- Bass Guitar – Bobby Vega, James Jameson
- Brass – Bobby Bryant, Oscar Brashear, Raymond Brown, Snooky Young
- Cello – Nils Oliver, Raymond Kelly, Ron Cooper
- Co-producer [Assistant] – William Jeffrey
- Design – Nancy Donald
- Drums – Ndugu Chancler, Raymond Pounds
- Engineer (Recording) – Chris Brunt
- Engineer (String & Brass) – Buddy Brundo
- Flute, Alto Flute – Hubert Laws
- Rhythm Guitar – Melvin Robinson, Pat Kelley, Roland Bautista
- Mastered By (Mastering Engineer) – Vlado Meller
- Percussion – Victor Feldman
- Piano – Barnaby Finch, Patrice Rushen
- Producer – Hubert Laws
- Saxophone, Synthesizer (Moog), Co-producer (Assistant) – Ronnie Laws
- Strings – Arnold Belnick, Bonnie Douglas, Dorothy Wade, Endre Granat, Janice Dower, Marcia Van Dyke, Paul Shure, Robert Sushel, Sandy Seymour
- Synthesizer – Larry Dunn
- Trombone – Benny Powell, Garnett Brown, Maurice Spears
- Vocals – Blanch Laws, Debra Laws, Eloise Laws, Johnny Laws
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hubert Laws (1979). Land of Passion (album). Columbia Records.
- ^ "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard. April 28, 1979. p. 43. Retrieved May 9, 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Hubert Laws - Land of Passion". AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2025.