Law of the Land (album)

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Law of the Land
Studio album by
the Undisputed Truth
Released1973
Recorded1971–1973
Genre
Length42:11
LabelGordy (Motown)
(GS 959)
ProducerNorman Whitfield
The Undisputed Truth chronology
Face to Face With the Truth

(1972) 		Law of the Land
(1973) 		Down to Earth
(1974)
Singles from Law of the Land
  1. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
    Released: May 9, 1973
  2. "Girl, You're Alright"
    Released: October 10, 1972
  3. "Law of the Land"
    Released: June 5, 1973
  4. "Mama I Got a Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)"
    Released: February 15, 1973

Law of the Land is the third album by the Norman Whitfield's Motown group The Undisputed Truth.

Details

Law of the Land was the last Undisputed Truth album recorded by the group's original line-up, as founding members Billie Rae Calvin and Brenda Joyce Evans would leave shortly after its release. Joe Harris would then be joined by four new members, Virginia "V" McDonald, Tyrone "Big Ty" Douglas, Tyrone "Lil Ty" Barkeley and Calvin "Dhaak" Stephenson, all of whom had been part of The Magictones, a local Detroit soul group.

Like other early Undisputed Truth albums, Law of the Land mostly contains songs that had already been recorded by other artists. The album features covers of

America
, peaking at #40. The album also includes two other minor R&B hits, "Girl, You're Alright" (#43) and "Mama, I Got A Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)" (#46).

Track listing

  1. "Law of the Land" (Norman Whitfield) – 4:26
  2. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 3:28
  3. "Girl You're Alright" (Clay McMurray, Pam Sawyer) – 2:58
  4. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) – 4:52
  5. "Just My Imagination" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 3:44
  6. "This Child Needs Its Father" (Dino Fekaris) – 3:27
  7. "Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)" (Norman Whitfield) – 3:33
  8. "Feelin' Alright" (Dave Mason) – 4:55
  9. "
    Mabon Hodges
    ) – 3:15
  10. "With a Little Help from My Friends" (Paul McCartney, John Lennon) – 4:25
  11. "If I Die" (Peter Rivera) – 3:15
  12. "
    Walk On By" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David
    ) – 3:57

Personnel

Charts

Album

Weekly chart performance for Law of the Land
Chart (1973) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[1] 191
Billboard Top Soul Albums[1] 52

Singles

Chart performance for singles from Law of the Land
Year Single Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
1972 "Girl, You're Alright" — 43
"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" 63 24
1973 "Law of the Land" — 40
"Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)" — 46

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "The Undisputed Truth US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  2. ^ "The Undisputed Truth US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
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