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1973 studio album by the Undisputed Truth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Law of the Land is the third album by the Norman Whitfield's Motown group The Undisputed Truth.
Law of the Land | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1971–1973 | |||
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Length | 42:11 | |||
Label | Gordy (Motown) (GS 959) | |||
Producer | Norman Whitfield | |||
The Undisputed Truth chronology | ||||
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Singles from Law of the Land | ||||
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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 Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song", The Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends", Traffic's "Feelin' Alright" and Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By". Law of the Land also contains the original version of "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (US #63, US R&B #24), which Norman Whitfield rerecorded into a huge hit for his other group, The Temptations. The album's title track was also recorded by both The Temptations and The Undisputed Truth; The Tempts' version was released as a UK-only single in 1973, and just missed out on the UK Top 40, reaching #41, while The Undisputed Truth's version was a minor R&B hit in 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).
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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Billboard Pop Albums[1] | 191 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums[1] | 52 |
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