Living with the Law (song)

"Living with the Law"
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
"Living with the Law" "Big Sky Country"

"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.

References

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