The sister of flutist Hubert Laws, saxophonist Ronnie Laws, and vocalist Debra Laws, Eloise Laws was born November 6, 1949, in Houston, Texas, USA. She began recording for Holland-Dozier-Holland's Music Merchant label and had a couple singles released in 1972-1973: "Tighten Him Up" and "Love Factory." When the famous songwriting team folded Music Merchant, they signed Laws to Invictus. They released a few singles and her first LP, 1977's Ain't It Good Feeling Good. Due to mismanagement, Invictus folded and Laws jumped to ABC to record Eloise, released later that year. Linda Creed, who co-produced the album, produced 1980's Eloise Laws, released on Liberty. All in Time, for Capitol, followed two years later. During this phase of her career, she was also featured on a number of albums by her contemporaries, including Harvey Mason's Funk in a Mason Jar, Aquarian Dream's Fantasy, Lee Oskar's Before the Rain, Ahmad Jamal's One, and several releases by her siblings. She went inactive as a solo artist until the late '90s, when she released The Key (1999) and Secrets (2003) on her brother Hubert's Scepterstein label. She spent part of the time away from the studio establishing herself in the theater, even co-writing and taking the original lead role in the Tony-nominated "It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues".
2013
2003
Scepterstein Records
CD, Album
1999
Scepterstein Records
CD, Album
1999
1982
1982
1981
1980
1980
1980
1979
1977
ABC Records
LP, Album
1977
1977
1977
1977
1977
1977
1977
1975
1973
1972
1970
1968
2024
Purple Pyramid
CD, Album
2018
BGO Records
2xCD, Comp
2014
Expansion
CD, Comp
2008
Collectors' Choice Music
CD, Comp
2000
Castle Music
2xCD, Comp, RM
2000
MCA Records
CD, Album, Enh
2000
1999
GILT
CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr
1999
1998
Merrimack Records
CD, Album
1998
1997
Deepbeats
CD, Comp
1994
1993
1986
1983
Eastworld
LP, Album
1983
1981
Eastworld
LP, Album
1981
1981
1981
1980
1979
1978
1978
1978
1978
1978
1978
1978
1977
Invictus
12"
1977
CTI Records
LP, Comp
1977
1977
1977
1977
1977
1973
1973
1972
2024
Kent Soul
CD, Comp
2024
2022
Demon Records
2xLP, Comp
2020
Not On Label (Tom Moulton Self-released)
8xFile, WAV, Comp
2019
Demon Records
2xLP, Comp
2018
Vehicle (2)
4xFile, MP3, 320
2018
100 Hits, Sony Music, Demon Music Group
5xCD, Comp
2018
Crimson
3xCD, Comp
2017
Demon Records
2xLP, Comp, 180
2016
Outta Sight
LP, Comp, Ltd
2016
2015
Ultra-Vybe, Inc.
CD, Ltd, Mixed
2015
Universal Music TV
3xCD, Comp
2015
Soul Time (2)
3xCD, Comp, RM, Box
2015
Harmless
8xCD, Comp + 2xDVD-V, PAL + Box, S/Edition
2015
Solid Records (6), Hot Wax (4), Invictus
CD, Comp, Ltd, RE, RM
2014
Harmless
10x7" + Box, Comp, Ltd
2014
Solid Records (6)
CD, Comp
2014
Harmless
14xCD, Comp + Box
2014
Solid Records (6)
CD, Comp, Ltd, RM
2014
Solid Records (6), Invictus, Hot Wax (4)
CD, Comp, Ltd, RM
2014
Ultra-Vybe, Inc.
CD, Comp, Mixed
2014
2014
2013
Harmless
CD, Comp
2013
Solid Records (6), Hi Records, Invictus / Hot Wax, Salsoul Records, Brunswick
CD, Comp, Ltd, RM
2012
Crimson
3xCD, Comp, Dig
2012
Time 2 Shine
CD, Mixed
2012
Crimson
3xCD, Comp
2012
Columbia
CD, Comp
2011
Expansion
2xCD, Comp
2011
Universal
2xCD, Comp
2010
Harmless
CD, Comp
2010
Harmless
CD, Comp
2009
Edsel Records
2xCD, Comp, RE
2009
Wagram Music
2xCD, Comp
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