Breakin' It
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Album Summary
Law was a funk and soul outfit that came together in the mid-1970s, riding that gorgeous wave of groove-heavy, horn-laced R&B that was setting dance floors on fire coast to coast. 'Breakin' It' dropped in 1977, a year when the streets were hungry for exactly this kind of sound — tight rhythm sections, smooth vocals, and that irresistible push-and-pull between tenderness and toughness. The album carried the spirit of the era with conviction, blending silky slow jams with harder-edged funk workouts across its ten tracks, and it stands as a document of just how deep the well of 1970s Black music truly ran.
Reception
- 'Breakin' It' circulated primarily within regional funk and soul markets, finding its audience through grassroots radio play and word of mouth rather than mainstream chart dominance.
- The album was embraced by listeners who appreciated its balance of dancefloor energy and heartfelt balladry, with tracks like 'Layin' Down The Law' and 'That's What Love Can Do' drawing particular warmth from dedicated soul fans.
- Like many independent funk releases of the era, the album did not receive wide mainstream critical coverage at the time of release, but has since earned quiet reverence among collectors and enthusiasts of late-1970s soul.
Significance
- 'Breakin' It' represents the kind of self-assured, no-frills funk and soul craftsmanship that defined the independent Black music scene of the late 1970s — music made with purpose, pride, and an unshakeable groove.
- The album's ten-track structure, split cleanly across two sides, reflects the deliberate sequencing artistry of the vinyl era, where each side told its own emotional arc from opener to closer.
- Tracks like 'Be My Woman (Be My Friend)' and 'Shelter Of Your Arms' speak to the era's gift for weaving romantic vulnerability into music that still had muscle and momentum — a balance that few genres have ever achieved so naturally.
Tracklist
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A1 Call Me The Ram —
3:58
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A2 Fairweather Friends —
3:57
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A3 Be My Woman (Be My Friend) —
4:10
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A4 Believe In Me —
4:26
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A5 Layin' Down The Law —
3:31
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B1 Shelter Of Your Arms —
3:50
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B2 No Reason In The World —
4:18
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B3 Winning Hand —
4:10
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B4 Take It Down —
3:37
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B5 That's What Love Can Do —
4:31
Artist Details
Law was a hard-driving rock outfit that emerged from the fertile creative landscape of the 1970s, blending muscular guitar work with a raw, unpolished energy that felt like the decade itself — bold, restless, and unapologetic. The band carved out their sound at the crossroads of classic rock and the gritty street-level spirit that defined an era when music was still something you could feel in your bones. Like so many acts of that golden age, Law burned with the kind of intensity that made believers out of everyone lucky enough to catch their groove.
