''The Hardness of the World'' is the second album by the

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, released in 1977, their second album release that year. The lead single "The Party Song" reached number 22 on the Billboard

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Track listing

#"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

Singles

References

External links

Slave - ''The Hardness Of The World'' at Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hardness of the World 1977 albums Slave (band) albums Cotillion Records albums