Blues Alive
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Blues Alive | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1993 | |||
Recorded | 20 May 1992 – 5 October 1992 | |||
Genre | Blues-rock, blues | |||
Length | 76:11 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Gary Moore | |||
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The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blues Alive is a live album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1993. 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 #8 on the UK Album Charts and being certified Gold. Its release was preceded by the single Parisienne Walkways (live).
Track listing[]
- "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[]
- Gary Moore – guitar / vocals
- Tommy Eyre – keyboards
- Andy Pyle – bass
- Graham Walker – drums
- Martin Drover – trumpet
- Frank Mead – alto sax / harmonica
- Nick Pentalow – tenor sax
- Nick Payn – baritone sax
- Candy Mackenzie – backing vocals
- Carol Thompson – backing vocals
Guest musician Albert Collins appears on "Too Tired" on guitar and vocals.
References[]
- ^ Blues Alive at AllMusic
- ^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
Categories:
- Gary Moore live albums
- 1993 live albums
- Virgin Records live albums