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The Hardness of the World

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The Hardness of the World
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1977
Recorded1977 at House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey
GenreSoul, funk
LabelCotillion Records
ProducerJeff Dixon, Slave
Slave chronology
Slave
(1977)
The Hardness of the World
(1977)
The Concept
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

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

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  1. Life Can Be Happy 4:16
  2. The Great American Funk Song 3:50
  3. Can't Get Enough of You 4:07
  4. Baby Sinister 6:45
  5. The World's on Hard 3:26
  6. The Party Song 4:07
  7. We Can Make Love 5:28
  8. Volcano Rupture 6:23

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 67
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 31

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[5]
Billboard Hot 100 US
R&B
1978 "The Party Song" 110 22
"Baby Sinister" 74

References

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  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. Slave - The Hardness of the World Album Reviews, Songs & More at AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 644.
  3. ^ "Billboard's Recommended LPs". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 49. Dec 10, 1977. p. 84.
  4. ^ a b "Slave US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  5. ^ "Slave US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
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