Law and Order (album)
Law and Order is the first solo album by Fleetwood Mac guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham, released in 1981. "Trouble", featuring drumming by Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood and background vocals by Christine McVie, reached No. 9 on the U.S. charts; the album itself reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200. Lindsey appeared on Saturday Night Live on February 6, 1982 and performed "Trouble" and "Bwana" with Mick Fleetwood's Zoo.[1]
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| Released | October 3, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Winter 1980-Summer 1981, Larrabee Sound Studio (Los Angeles) & Wally Heider's Studio (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 36:13 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Group Asylum (US/Canada) Mercury (Outside US/Canada) Reprise (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Lindsey Buckingham Richard Dashut | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Record Mirror | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
Jon Pareles of Rolling Stone, in a 4/5 star review, wrote that "based on the evidence of Law and Order... Lindsey Buckingham's biggest contribution to Fleetwood Mac has been his unabashed fondness for pop music at its most hokey and hooky."[4] On the other hand, Robin Smith of Record Mirror panned the "miserable" album in a 1/5 star review, saying that it "sounds like the out takes of Mac's worst studio sessions delivered around [Buckingham's] reedy little voice."[3]
In a retrospective review, William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album 3½/5 stars, saying that it "comes off as a high-quality demo of largely unfinished material".[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Lindsey Buckingham, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bwana" | 3:08 | |
| 2. | "Trouble" | 3:56 | |
| 3. | "Mary Lee Jones" | 3:15 | |
| 4. | "I'll Tell You Now" | 4:21 | |
| 5. | "It Was I" | Gary Paxton | 2:39 |
| 6. | "September Song" | Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Shadow of the West" | 3:59 | |
| 8. | "That's How We Do It in L.A." | 2:53 | |
| 9. | "Johnny Stew" | 3:09 | |
| 10. | "Love from Here, Love from There" | 2:50 | |
| 11. | "A Satisfied Mind" | Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes | 2:49 |
Personnel
- Main performer
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, and vocals
- Additional personnel
- George Hawkins – bass on "Trouble"
- Mick Fleetwood – drums on "Trouble"
- Carol Ann Harris – vocals on "It Was I"
- Christine McVie – background vocals on "Shadow of the West"
Singles
| Song | US Hot 100 | US Mainstream Rock | ARIA |
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| "Trouble" | No. 9 | No. 12 | No. 1 |
| "It Was I" | No. 110 | - | No. 74 |
Music promo videos
Two promotional music videos were shot for Law and Order, these included "Trouble" and "It Was I". Neither of these videos are commercially available.
References
- "SNL Season 07 Episode 11 - James Coburn, Lindsey Buckingham - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r31798/review
- Smith, Robin (7 November 1981). "Lindsey Buckingham: Law and Order". Record Mirror. p. 19.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090423070547/http://www.rollingstone.com:80/artists/lindseybuckingham/albums/album/216825/review/5943221/law_and_order
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