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Living with the Law is the debut album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley. It was released on July 2, 1991.

Living with the Law
Studio album by Chris Whitley
Released	July 2, 1991
Recorded	1990
Genre	Rock
Length	47:02
Label	Columbia
Producer	Malcolm Burn
Chris Whitley chronology
Living with the Law (1991) Din of Ecstasy (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Malcolm Burn produced, mixed and played on the album. It was co-recorded by Burn and Mark Howard at Kingsway Studio (Daniel Lanois' home) in New Orleans.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Whitley.

1. "Excerpt" – 0:17
2. "Living with the Law" – 3:42
3. "Big Sky Country" – 4:45
4. "Kick the Stones" – 4:12
5. "Make the Dirt Stick" – 3:33
6. "Poison Girl" – 3:27
7. "Dust Radio" – 5:08
8. "Phone Call from Leavenworth" – 4:47
9. "I Forget You Every Day" – 4:33
10. "Long Way Around" – 4:27
11. "Look What Love Has Done" – 3:23
12. "Bordertown" – 4:30
13. [unnamed] – 0:18

"Living with the Law", "Big Sky Country", and "Poison Girl" were released as singles.

Critical reception

Living with the Law was named ninth best album of 1991 in the Pazz & Jop critics poll. It is also listed in Tom Moon's 2008 book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.

Personnel

• Chris Whitley – vocals, National guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar
• Ronald Jones – drums
• Daryl Johnson – bass guitar
• Bill Dillon – guitar, pedal steel
• Malcolm Burn – keyboards, tambourine

Additional personnel

• Peter Conway – harmonica (4)
• Alan Gevaert – bass (5)
• Daniel Lanois – guitar (6)
• Deni Bonet – viola on (6)
• Dan Whitley – guitar on (10)

References

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