| "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. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rose Marie McCoy and Luther Dixon | |||
| Producer(s) | Charles Wright | |||
| Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Land" is a song written by Rose Marie McCoy and Luther Dixon. It was first recorded by Al Hibbler in 1958.
Charles Wright recording
Charles Wright and Don Trotter covered Al Hibbler's recording and performed by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. It was released 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
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Singles 1942-1999
- ↑ Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, "Love Land" chart positions Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, In the Jungle, Babe Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, "Love Land" single release Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1970". Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 928.
- ↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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