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.
| 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 | |||
| Slave chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
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 |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 67 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 31 |
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.