Living with the Law (album)

Living with the Law is the debut album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It was released on July 2, 1991.

Living with the Law
Studio album by
Chris Whitley
ReleasedJuly 2, 1991
Recorded1990
GenreRock
Length47:02
LabelColumbia
ProducerMalcolm Burn
Chris Whitley chronology
Living with the Law
(1991)		 Din of Ecstasy
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Robert Christgau[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

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.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Whitley.

  1. "Excerpt" – 0:17
  2. "Living with the Law" – 3:42
  3. "Big Sky Country" – 4:45
  4. "Kick the Stones" – 4:12
  5. "Make the Dirt Stick" – 3:33
  6. "Poison Girl" – 3:27
  7. "Dust Radio" – 5:08
  8. "Phone Call from Leavenworth" – 4:47
  9. "I Forget You Every Day" – 4:33
  10. "Long Way Around" – 4:27
  11. "Look What Love Has Done" – 3:23
  12. "Bordertown" – 4:30
  13. [unnamed] – 0:18

"Living with the Law", "Big Sky Country", and "Poison Girl" were released as singles.

Critical reception

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.

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Peter Conway – harmonica (4)
  • Alan Gevaert – bass (5)
  • Daniel Lanois – guitar (6)
  • Deni Bonet – viola on (6)
  • Dan Whitley – guitar on (10)

References
  1. Griffith, JT. "Living with the Law". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  2. DiMartino, Dave (September 2, 1991). "Living With the Law". EW.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Chris Whitley". Robert Christgau.
  4. DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist. Random House. p. 762. ISBN 9780679737292.
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