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"
ReleasedJanuary 1970
Recorded1969
GenreR&B
Length3:05[1]
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Rose Marie McCoy and Luther Dixon
Producer(s)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 Rose Marie McCoy and Luther Dixon. It was first recorded by Al Hibbler in 1958.

Charles Wright recording

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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

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

Other covers

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

References

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  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.