Viva! (Roxy Music album)

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Viva! Roxy Music
Viva cover.jpg
Live album by
Roxy Music
ReleasedAugust 1976
RecordedNovember 1973, October 1974 and October 1975
Genre
Length46:15
LabelIsland
ProducerChris Thomas
Roxy Music chronology
Siren
(1975) 		Viva! Roxy Music
(1976) 		Roxy Music Greatest Hits
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars[3]

Viva! Roxy Music was the first live Roxy Music album. It was released in August 1976 and was recorded at three venues in the United Kingdom between 1973 and 1975. The recordings were from the band's shows at the Glasgow Apollo in November 1973, Newcastle City Hall in October 1974 and the Wembley Empire Pool in October 1975.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Bryan Ferry except "Out of the Blue" by Ferry and Phil Manzanera.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Out of the Blue" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 Oct 1974[4])Country Life (1974)4:44
2."Pyjamarama" (Glasgow Apollo, 2 Nov 1973)Non-album single (Mar 1973)3:36
3."The Bogus Man" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 Oct 1974)For Your Pleasure (1973)7:05
4."Chance Meeting" (Glasgow Apollo, 2 Nov 1973)Roxy Music (1972)2:58
5."Both Ends Burning" (Wembley Empire Pool, 17 or 18 Oct 1975)Siren (1975)4:46
Side two
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."If There Is Something" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 Oct 1974)Roxy Music (1972)10:37
2."In Every Dream Home a Heartache" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 Oct 1974)For Your Pleasure (1973)8:23
3."Do the Strand" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 Oct 1974)For Your Pleasure (1973)4:00

Personnel[]

Roxy Music
Additional personnel
  • John Gustafson - bass (on "Both Ends Burning")
  • Sal Maida - bass (on "Pyjamarama" and "Chance Meeting")
  • Rick Wills - bass (credited on the album, despite not playing on any of the tracks, because he replaced John Gustafson for the USA leg of the 1975-76 tour)[5]
  • The Sirens (Doreen Chanter and Jacqui Sullivan) - background vocals (on "Both Ends Burning")

Charts[]

Chart (1976) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 6
US Billboard 200[7] 81

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Viva! > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Roxy Music". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 705, cited 17 March 2010
  4. ^ O'Brien, John. "Viva! Roxy Music". vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  5. ^ O'Brien, John. "Rick Wills". vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Roxy Music Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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