Some Enchanted Evening (Blue Öyster Cult album)

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Some Enchanted Evening
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Live album by
Blue Öyster Cult
ReleasedSeptember 1978 (1978-09)
RecordedApril 9, 11, 13 and June 1, 1978
Genre
Length36:04
LabelColumbia
Producer
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Spectres
(1977) 		Some Enchanted Evening
(1978) 		Mirrors
(1979)
Singles from Some Enchanted Evening
  1. "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
    Released: October 1978 (US) [1]
Some OTHER Enchanted Evening
Video by
Blue Öyster Cult
Released2007 (2007)
RecordedCapital Centre, Largo, Maryland, 1978
Genre
Length56:55
LabelLegacy Recordings
ProducerBruce Dickinson
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
A Long Day's Night
(2002) 		Some OTHER Enchanted Evening
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
AllMusic4/5 stars (DVD)[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[4]
Q3/5 stars[5]
Record Mirror2/5 stars[6]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[7]

Some Enchanted Evening is the second live album by the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in September 1978 (see 1978 in music). It is Blue Öyster Cult's best-selling album, having sold two million copies,[citation needed] including over a million in the United States.[8] The album's seven original tracks were recorded at various locations in the United States and England.

The album was re-issued on CD in early 2007 on Legacy Recordings and included seven previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded in various locations around the US, along with a DVD entitled Some OTHER Enchanted Evening, which featured a previously unreleased performance videotaped at the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland on July 14, 1978.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded atLength
1."R.U. Ready 2 Rock"Albert Bouchard, Sandy PearlmanAtlanta, Georgia, April 13, 19785:29
2."E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"Donald Roeser, PearlmanColumbus, Georgia, April 11, 19785:04
3."Astronomy"A. Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, PearlmanColumbus, Georgia, April 11, 19788:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded atLength
4."Kick Out the Jams" (MC5 cover)Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob TynerAtlanta, Georgia, April 13, 19783:03
5."Godzilla"RoeserNewcastle, England, June 1, 19784:10
6."(Don't Fear) The Reaper"RoeserLittle Rock, Arkansas, April 9, 19785:51
7."We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (The Animals cover)Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilNewcastle, England, June 1, 19784:09
2007 CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded atLength
8."ME 262"Eric Bloom, Roeser, PearlmanRochester, New York, December 31, 19773:24
9."Harvester of Eyes"Bloom, Roeser, Richard MeltzerLittle Rock, Arkansas, September 4, 19784:35
10."Hot Rails to Hell"J. BouchardDetroit, Michigan, January 30, 19785:01
11."This Ain't the Summer of Love"A. Bouchard, Murray Krugman, Don WallerDetroit, Michigan, January 30, 19782:48
12."5 Guitars" Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 19788:34
13."Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf cover)Mars BonfireDetroit, Michigan, January 30, 19786:30
14."We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (alternate version) Boston, Massachusetts, January 31, 19784:36
Total length:71:32

Some OTHER Enchanted Evening (DVD)[]

No.TitleLength
1."R.U. Ready 2 Rock"5:42
2."E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"5:09
3."Harvester of Eyes"3:54
4."We Gotta Get Out of This Place"4:05
5."Golden Age of Leather"6:48
6."Astronomy"8:30
7."ME 262"3:08
8."Kick Out the Jams"2:55
9."This Ain't the Summer of Love"5:38
10."5 Guitars"5:05
11."Born to Be Wild"5:56

Personnel[]

Blue Öyster Cult

Production

  • Sandy Pearlman – producer, mixing
  • Murray Krugman – producer
  • Corky Stasiak – engineer, mixing
  • Jay Krugman – engineer
  • George Geranios – live sound, DVD live mix
  • Bruce Dickinson – re-issue producer
  • Vic Anesini – remastering

Charts[]

Year Chart Position
1978 Billboard 200 (United States) 44[9]
UK Albums Chart 18[10]
RPM100 Albums (Canada) 43[11]

Certifications[]

Year Country Organization Sales
1988 U.S. RIAA Platinum (1,000,000+)[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Blue Oyster Cult singles".
  2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening (Bonus DVD) review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1894959025.
  5. ^ Mongredien, Phil (April 2007). "Blue Öyster Cult – Some Enchanted Evening". Q. No. 249.
  6. ^ Gurr, Ronnie (October 7, 1978). "Review: Blue Oyster Cult — Some Enchanted Evening" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 44. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via American Radio History.
  7. ^ Schneider, Mitchell (February 22, 1979). "Album Reviews: Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "RIAA Searchable Database - search for Blue Oyster Cult". RIAA. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  9. ^ "Some Enchanted Evening Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  10. ^ "Blue Oyster Cult Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  11. ^ "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 30, No. 10, December 02 1978". Library and Archives Canada. December 2, 1978. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
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