Love Land (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Love Land
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
| B-side = Sorry Charlie
| album = In the Jungle, Babe
| released = January 1970
| recorded = 1969
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = R&B
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=05}}Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Singles 1942-1999
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = Rose Marie McCoy and Luther Dixon
| producer = Charles Wright
| prev_title = Must Be Your Thing
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = Express Yourself
| next_year = 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
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.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Love+Land+by+Charles+Wright+%26+the+Watts+103rd+Street+Rhythm+Band&id=8271 Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, "Love Land" chart positions] Retrieved July 1, 2016. The song was featured on their 1969 album, In the Jungle, Babe.[https://www.discogs.com/The-Watts-103rd-Street-Rhythm-Band-In-The-Jungle-Babe/release/923625 Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, In the Jungle, Babe] Retrieved July 1, 2016.
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).[http://www.45cat.com/record/7365 Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, "Love Land" single release] Retrieved July 1, 2016.
The single ranked #50 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970.{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1970.php |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1970 |accessdate=July 1, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202032519/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1970.php |archivedate=February 2, 2010 }}
Chart positions
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1970) |
| align="left"|Billboard Hot 100{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=928}}
|align="center"|16 |
| align="left"|U.S. R&B
|align="center"|23 |
Other covers
- It was later covered by Tower of Power on their, "Great American Soulbook" Lp, released in 2009.{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/great-american-soulbook-mw0000812698|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=September 15, 2022}}
References
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{{Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band}}
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Category:Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band songs
Category:Warner Records singles
Category:Songs written by Rose Marie McCoy
Category:Songs written by Luther Dixon
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