Living with the Law | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 2, 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 47:02 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Malcolm Burn | |||
Chris Whitley chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Living with the Law is the debut album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It was released on July 2, 1991.
Malcolm Burn produced, mixed and played on the album. It was co-recorded by Burn and Mark Howard at Kingsway Studio (Daniel Lanois' home) in New Orleans.
All tracks written by Chris Whitley.
"Living with the Law", "Big Sky Country", and "Poison Girl" were released as singles.
Living with the Law was named ninth best album of 1991 in the Pazz & Jop critics poll. It is also listed in Tom Moon's 2008 book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die .
Additional personnel
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] | 109 |
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