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.
Malcolm Burn produced, mixed and played on the album. It was co-recorded by Burn and Mark Howard at Kingsway Studio 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. – 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