Love Land (song)

"Love Land"
Single by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
from the album In the Jungle, Babe
B-side	"Sorry Charlie"
Released	January 1970
Recorded	1969
Genre	R&B
Length	3:05 [1]
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriters	Charles Wright Don Trotter
Producer	Charles Wright
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band singles chronology
"Must Be Your Thing" (1969) "Love Land" (1970) "Express Yourself" (1970)

"Love Land" is a song written by Charles Wright and Don Trotter and recorded by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, released as a single in 1970.

Charles Wright recording

"Love Land" was released as a single in 1970 on the Warner Bros label. It reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #23 on the U.S. R&B chart. ^[2] The song was featured on their 1969 album, In the Jungle, Babe. ^[3]

The song was produced by Wright. Lead vocals on the cut were performed by the band's drummer James Gadsen (who would later become an in-demand session drummer). ^[4]

The single ranked #50 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970. ^[5]

Chart positions

Chart (1970)
Billboard Hot 100 [6]	16
U.S. R&B	23

Other covers

• It was later covered by Tower of Power on their, "Great American Soulbook" Lp, released in 2009. ^[7]

References

1. Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Singles 1942-1999
2. Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, "Love Land" chart positions Retrieved July 1, 2016.
3. Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, In the Jungle, Babe Retrieved July 1, 2016.
4. Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, "Love Land" single release Retrieved July 1, 2016.
5. "Billboard Top 100 - 1970". Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 928.
7. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.