The Law (English band)
| The Law | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1991–1992 |
| Labels | Verve, Atlantic |
| Past members |
Kenney Jones Paul Rodgers Pino Palladino Jim Barber John Staehely |
The Law were an English rock group formed in 1991 by singer Paul Rodgers (ex-Free, Bad Company and The Firm) and drummer Kenney Jones (ex-Small Faces/Faces and The Who). The two teamed up with the idea of using different supporting musicians, in order to allow Rodgers to pursue whatever musical style he felt like. They assembled a core band of studio musicians, consisting of Jim Barber (whose credits include The Rolling Stones, Ruby Turner and Mick Jagger's solo album Primitive Cool) as the main guitarist, second guitarist John Staehely (ex-Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne) and bassist Pino Palladino (formerly of Paul Young's and Jools Holland's bands), as well as landing guest spots from guitarists such as David Gilmour, Bryan Adams and Chris Rea.
The band produced the Billboard #1 AOR Chart hit "Laying Down the Law", written by Rodgers, but the group's only album peaked at a disappointing #126 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. An album of outtakes from the first album has been released as a bootleg, often referred to as The Law II.
The Law played one show at Milton Keynes Bowl supporting ZZ Top and Bryan Adams; they were joined for this show by John Young on keyboards.
The Law derived its name, and the title of its only single, "Laying Down the Law", from the 1970s American band Law, which recorded two albums on MCA Records. When that band opened for Bad Company at the Cleveland Agora circa 1975, Paul Rogers told Law's guitar player, "I like the name of your band." Some twenty years later, he borrowed the name for his own band.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Billboard album 200[1] | UK Albums Chart[2] | RIAA[3] | BPI[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Law | 126 | 61 | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Billboard Hot 100[1] | U.S Mainstream Rock[1] | UK Singles Chart | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Laying Down the Law" | - | - | - | The Law |
Unreleased album - The Law II
- "Too Much Is Not Enough"
- "Wanna Make Love To You"
- "Message Of Love"
- "Hold On"
- "Alibi"
- "Loaded Dice"
- "Check Mate"
- "Strictly Off The Record"
- "Laying Down The Law" (rough version)
These songs are left-overs from the released album sessions. Notably, both "Wanna Make Love to You" and "Alibi" were previously recorded by Eric Clapton (as "I Wanna Make Love to You", a 1986 B-side, and "No Alibis", on his Journeyman album, respectively).
References
- 1 2 3
- ↑ "Law - The Law". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ↑ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ↑ Archived 8 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.