| Love Land | |
| 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 |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | [1] |
| Label: | Warner Bros. |
| 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 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.[2] The song was featured on their 1969 album, In the Jungle, Babe.[3]
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).[4]
The single ranked #50 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970.[5]
| Chart (1970) | |
|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100[6] | 16 |
| U.S. R&B | 23 |
. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 928.