Live Shots

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Live Shots
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Live album by
The Joe Ely Band
Released1980
Recorded1980, London, England
GenreTexas Country, progressive country, country rock, outlaw country
Length54:21
LabelMCA
ProducerMichael Brovsky
The Joe Ely Band chronology
Down on the Drag
(1979)
Live Shots
(1980)
Musta Notta Gotta Lotta
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars [1]
Robert Christgau(B+) [2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

Live Shots is a live album recorded in London by American country outfit The Joe Ely Band during a 1980 tour supporting The Clash. The tour occurred at a high point in The Clash's popularity just after the release of the album, London Calling.

The album was first only released in the UK, but a US release soon followed due to high demand. The 1993 reissue CD included the tracks from the Texas Special bonus EP that had accompanied the Live Shots LP.

Track listing[]

All songs by Joe Ely, except as indicated.

Side One (of original LP):

  1. "Fingernails" — 3:00
  2. "Midnight Shift" (Jimmie Ainsworth, Earl Lee) — 3:00
  3. "Honky Tonk Masquerade" — 3:49
  4. "Honky Tonkin'" (Hank Williams) — 3:12
  5. "Long Snake Moan" (Arranged and adapted by Ely) — 5:10

Side Two:

  1. "I Had My Hopes up High" — 3:13
  2. "She Never Spoke Spanish to Me" (Butch Hancock) — 3:53
  3. "Johnny's Blues" — 4:48
  4. "Fools Fall in Love" (Butch Hancock) — 4:37
  5. "Boxcars" (Butch Hancock) — 4:37

Texas Special EP:

  1. "Crazy Lemon" — 3:56
  2. "Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin) — 3:42
  3. "Treat Me Like a Saturday Night" (Jimmie Dale Gilmore) — 3:09
  4. "Wishin' for You" (Butch Hancock) — 4:41

Live Shots credits[]

The Joe Ely Band[]

  • Joe Ely — electric guitar & vocals
  • Ponty Bone — accordion
  • Robert Marquam — drums
  • Jesse Taylor — electric lead guitar
  • Gregg Wright (credited as "Greg Wright") — bass
  • Lloyd Mainespedal steel and background vocals

Guest musicians[]

Production[]

  • Recorded live in London, a Free Flow Production in association with Joe Ely
  • Produced by Michael Brovsky
  • Engineered by Chet Himes, Remix-Pecan Street Studios, Austin, Texas
  • Assistant Engineer — Greg Klinginsmith
  • Live Engineer Wayne (Hatch) Hatchel

Artwork[]

  • Graphics & design — Guy Juke, Austin, Texas
  • Artwork — Cream, Bayswater, London
  • Snapshots — Pete Vernon
  • Repackage design — Carmelo Roman
  • Liner notes — Max Bell

Texas Special credits[]

Musicians[]

  • Michael Robberson — bass guitar
  • Michael Kindred — keyboards
  • "Smokey" Joe Miller — saxophone,

Production[]

  • Produced by Al Kooper
  • Recorded live in Texas by Reelsound
  • Engineered by Bob Edwards
  • Remixed at Studio South, Austin, Texas
  • "Not Fade Away" recording courtesy of WLIR in New York City

Artwork[]

  • Photography/design — Patti Heid/Art Ache
  • Ely lettering — Guy Juke
  • Art production — Dick Reeves and John Wilson, Austin, Texas

Charts[]

year chart peak
1981 Billboard Pop Albums 159

Releases[]

year format label catalog #
1980 LP MCA 5262
1980 LP Southcoast/MCA MCAD-10816
1993 CD MCA 10816
1993 cassette MCA 10816

References[]

  1. ^ Brett Hartenbach, "Review: Live Shots", Allmusic
  2. ^ Robert Christgau, Consumer's Guide February 2, 1981
  3. ^ Ken Tucker, "Album review: Joe Ely - Live Shots"[dead link], Rolling Stone, 321, July 10, 1980

External links[]

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