Living with the Law (song)
| "Living with the Law" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Chris Whitley | ||||
| from the album Living with the Law | ||||
| A-side | "Living with the Law" | |||
| B-side |
"Phone Call from Leavenworth" "Kick the Stones" "Living with the Law (live)" "Kick the Stones (acoustic)" | |||
| Released |
1991 (US) 1992 (EU) | |||
| Format |
7" vinyl Compact disc | |||
| Recorded | Kingsway Studio, New Orleans, LA, USA | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label |
Columbia in UK Sony in NL | |||
| Writer(s) | Chris Whitley | |||
| Producer(s) | Malcolm Burn | |||
| Chris Whitley singles chronology | ||||
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"Living with the Law" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It was the first single to be released from his 1991 début album, Living with the Law, and became a hit single in the United States, rising to #28 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart in 1991.
Music video
The music video (directed by Rocky Schenck) features Whitley singing and playing his 1931 National Triolian in a variety of indoor and outdoor urban environments.[1]
Cover versions
Michael Shrieve covered the song on his album, Fascination (2001).[2] The song has also been recorded by Robert Caruso.