Blues Alive
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| Blues Alive | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | May 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 20 May – 5 October 1992 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, blues | |||
| Length | 76:11 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Gary Moore | |||
| Gary Moore chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [2] |
Blues Alive is a live album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in May 1993.[3] It is a collection of recordings taken from his 1992 tour and draws most of its material from Moore's then-recent Still Got the Blues and After Hours albums. It was by far the most successful of all his live albums, reaching number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and being certified Gold. Its release was preceded by the single "Parisienne Walkways" (live).
Track listing
[edit]- "Cold Day in Hell" (Gary Moore) – 5:35
- "Walking By Myself" (Kirke, Lane, Jimmy Rogers) – 5:00
- "Story of the Blues" (Moore) – 7:32
- "Oh, Pretty Woman" (A.C. Williams) – 4:25
- "Separate Ways" (Moore) – 5:48
- "Too Tired" (Maxwell Davis, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Saul Bihari) – 4:34
- "Still Got the Blues" (Moore) – 6:44
- "Since I Met You Baby" (Moore) – 3:02
- "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) – 8:50
- "Further on Up the Road" (Joe Medwick, Don Robey) – 5:34
- "King of the Blues" (Moore) – 6:13
- "Parisienne Walkways" (Phil Lynott, Moore) – 7:03
- "Jumpin' at Shadows" (Duster Bennett) – 5:51
Personnel
[edit]- Gary Moore – guitar / vocals
- Tommy Eyre – keyboards
- Andy Pyle – bass guitar
- Graham Walker – drums
- Martin Drover – trumpet
- Frank Mead – alto saxophone / harmonica
- Nick Pentalow – tenor saxophone
- Nick Payn – baritone saxophone
- Candy Mackenzie – backing vocals
- Carol Thompson – backing vocals
Guest musician Albert Collins appears on "Too Tired" on guitar and vocals.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 73 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 14 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 31 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] | 18 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 40 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 14 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Blues Alive at AllMusic
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 562. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Gary Moore – Blues Alive" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gary Moore – Blues Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
