Law and Order (album)

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Law and Order
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Studio album by
Lindsey Buckingham
ReleasedOctober 3, 1981
RecordedWinter 1980-Summer 1981,
Larrabee Sound Studio (Los Angeles) & Wally Heider's Studio (Los Angeles)
GenreRock
Length36:13
LabelWarner Music Group
Asylum (US/Canada)
Mercury (Outside US/Canada)
Reprise (reissue)
ProducerLindsey Buckingham
Richard Dashut
Lindsey Buckingham chronology
Law and Order
(1981) 		Go Insane
(1984)
Fleetwood Mac albums chronology
Live
(1980) 		Mirage
(1982)
Singles from Law and Order
  1. "Trouble"
    Released: October 1981 (US) [1]
  2. "It Was I"
    Released: March 1982
  3. "The Visitor (Bwana)"
    Released: March 1982 (UK)
  4. "Mary Lee Jones"
    Released: May 1982 (UK)

Law and Order is the first solo album by Fleetwood Mac guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham, released in 1981. "Trouble", featuring drumming by Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood and background vocals by Christine McVie, reached No. 9 on the U.S. charts; the album itself reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200. Lindsey appeared on Saturday Night Live on February 6, 1982 and performed "Trouble" and "Bwana" with Mick Fleetwood's Zoo.[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[3]
Record Mirror1/5 stars[4]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[5]

Jon Pareles of Rolling Stone, in a 4/5 star review, wrote that "based on the evidence of Law and Order... Lindsey Buckingham's biggest contribution to Fleetwood Mac has been his unabashed fondness for pop music at its most hokey and hooky."[5] On the other hand, Robin Smith of Record Mirror panned the "miserable" album in a 1/5 star review, saying that it "sounds like the out takes of Mac's worst studio sessions delivered around [Buckingham's] reedy little voice."[4]

In a retrospective review, William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album 3½/5 stars, saying that it "comes off as a high-quality demo of largely unfinished material".[3]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Lindsey Buckingham, except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bwana" 3:08
2."Trouble" 3:56
3."Mary Lee Jones" 3:15
4."I'll Tell You Now" 4:21
5."It Was I"Gary Paxton2:39
6."September Song"Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill3:17
7."Shadow of the West" 3:59
8."That's How We Do It in L.A." 2:53
9."Johnny Stew" 3:09
10."Love from Here, Love from There" 2:50
11."A Satisfied Mind"Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes2:49

Personnel[]

Main performer
Additional personnel
  • George Hawkins – bass on "Trouble"
  • Mick Fleetwood – drums on "Trouble"
  • Carol Ann Harris – vocals on "It Was I"
  • Christine McVie – background vocals on "Shadow of the West"

Singles[]

Song US Hot 100 US Mainstream Rock ARIA
"Trouble" No. 9 No. 12 No. 1
"It Was I" No. 110 - No. 74

Music promo videos[]

Two promotional music videos were shot for Law and Order, these included "Trouble" and "It Was I". Directed by Jerry Watson and produced by Paul Flattery. "Trouble" featured friends of Buckingham playing either guitar or drums. They included Mick Fleetwood and Bob Welch from Fleetwood Mac and Walter Egan. Neither of these videos are commercially available but can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyONfX5bpyQ(Trouble) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7_XCXx_PnA (It Was I)

References[]

  1. ^ "Lindsey Buckingham singles".
  2. ^ "SNL Season 07 Episode 11 - James Coburn, Lindsey Buckingham - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.allmusic.com/album/r31798/review
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Smith, Robin (7 November 1981). "Lindsey Buckingham: Law and Order". Record Mirror. p. 19.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b https://web.archive.org/web/20090423070547/http://www.rollingstone.com:80/artists/lindseybuckingham/albums/album/216825/review/5943221/law_and_order
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