Live Shots
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| Live Shots | ||
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| Live album by Joe Ely | ||
| Released | 1980 | |
| Recorded | 1980, London, England | |
| Genre | country | |
| Length | 54:21 | |
| Label | MCA | |
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| Joe Ely chronology | ||
| Down on the Drag (1979) |
Live Shots (1980) |
Musta Notta Gotta Lotta (1981) |
Live Shots is a live album recorded by American country singer Joe Ely during a 1980 tour with The Clash. The tour occured 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.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Fingernails" (Ely) — 3:00
- "Midnight Shift" (Ainsworth, Lee) — 3:00
- "Honky Tonk Masquerade" (Ely) — 3:49
- "Honky Tonkin'" (Williams) — 3:12
- "Long Snake Moan" (Arranged and adapted by Ely) — 5:10
- "I Had My Hopes up High" (Ely) — 3:13
- "She Never Spoke Spanish to Me" (Hancock) — 3:53
- "Johnny's Blues" (Ely) — 4:48
- "Fools Fall in Love" (Hancock) — 4:37
- "Boxcars" (Hancock) — 4:37
- Tracks 1—10 are the original release
- "Crazy Lemon" (Ely) — 3:56
- "Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) — 3:42 liner notes list (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin)
- "Treat Me Like a Saturday Night" (Gilmore) — 3:09
- "Wishin' for You" (Hancock) — 4:41
- Tracks 11—14 previously released on the Texas Special bonus EP that accompanied the Live Shots album. They were added to the 1993 reissue CD.
[edit] Credits
[edit] Musicians
- Joe Ely — electric guitar & vocals
- Ponty Bone — accordion
- Robert Marquam — drums
- Jesse Taylor — electric lead guitar
- Gregg Wright — Bass
- Lloyd Maines &mdash steel guitar, vocals
[edit] Tracks 11—14
- Michael Robberson — bass guitar
- Michael Kindred — keyboards
- Smokey Joe Miller — saxophone,
[edit] Production
Recorded live in England, a Free Flow Production in association with Joe Ely
- Produced by Michael Brovsky
[edit] Tracks 11—14
- Produced by Al Kooper
[edit] Artwork
- Graphics & design — Guy Juke, Austin, Texas ("Ely lettering")
- Artwork — Cream, Bayswater, London
[edit] Charts
| year | chart | peak |
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| 1981 | Billboard Pop Albums | 159 |
[edit] Releases
| year | format | label | catalog # |
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| 1980 | LP | MCA | 5262 |
| 1980 | LP | Southcoast/MCA | MCAD-10816 |
| 1993 | CD | MCA | 10816 |
| 1993 | cassette | MCA | 10816 |
[edit] External links
- Discography at www.ely.com
[edit] Notes and sources
- ^ Brett Hartenbach, "Review: Live Shots", All Music Guide
- ^ Robert Christgau, Consumer's Guide February 2, 1981
- ^ Ken Tucker, "Album review: Joe Ely - Live Shots", Rolling Stone, 321, July 10, 1980
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