The Hardness of the World
Appearance
The Hardness of the World | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1977 at House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Soul, funk | |||
Label | Cotillion Records | |||
Producer | Jeff Dixon, Slave | |||
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The Hardness of the World is the second album by the American funk band Slave, released in 1977, their second album release that year.[2][3] The lead single "The Party Song" reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.
Track listing
[edit]- Life Can Be Happy 4:16
- The Great American Funk Song 3:50
- Can't Get Enough of You 4:07
- Baby Sinister 6:45
- The World's on Hard 3:26
- The Party Song 4:07
- We Can Make Love 5:28
- Volcano Rupture 6:23
Charts
[edit]Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 67 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 31 |
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
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Billboard Hot 100 | US R&B | |||
1978 | "The Party Song" | 110 | 22 | |
"Baby Sinister" | — | 74 |
References
[edit]- ^ Lytle, Craig. Slave - The Hardness of the World Album Reviews, Songs & More at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 644.
- ^ "Billboard's Recommended LPs". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 49. Dec 10, 1977. p. 84.
- ^ a b "Slave US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ^ "Slave US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.