Friends & Strangers

{{Infobox album

| name = Friends & Strangers

| type = Album

| artist = Ronnie Laws

| cover = Friends & Strangers.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1977

| recorded = January–March 1977

| venue =

| studio = ABC, Los Angeles, California

| genre = Jazz

| length = 40:50

| label = Blue Note

| producer = Wayne Henderson

| chronology = Ronnie Laws

| prev_title = Fever

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Flame

| next_year = 1978

}}

Friends & Strangers is the third album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws, recorded in 1976-1977 and released on the Blue Note label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-bn-la-series/#bn-la-730-h Blue Note Records discography] accessed January 25, 2011{{cite news |last1=Bourne |first1=Kay |title=Blue Note disc label has its first big seller |work=Bay State Banner |issue=5 |date=10 Nov 1977 |page=17}} The album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ed Hogan stated that "saxophonist Ronnie Laws' Friends and Strangers LP showcases his skilled chops on up-tempo and mellow tunes".Hogan, E. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/friends-and-strangers-r142623 AllMusic Review] accessed January 25, 2011

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite book

|editor-last=Swenson

|editor-first=J.

| author-link =

| year = 1985

| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen

|url-access=registration