Bursting Out is a 1978 live album by the rock band Jethro Tull. It was recorded at the Festhalle in Bern, Switzerland, on 28 May 1978, during the European Heavy Horses Tour of May and June that year.
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Bursting Out | ||||
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Live album by Jethro Tull | ||||
Released | 22 September 1978 | |||
Recorded | 28 May 1978, Bern, Switzerland | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 93:31[1] | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Producer | Ian Anderson | |||
Jethro Tull chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | (mixed+)[4] |
A spelling error on the spine of the first US, Spain and Sweden LP pressings listed the title as "Busting Out".
Though released as a double-disc CD in the United Kingdom and in the rest of Europe, the original CD release in the United States was only one disc, with three tracks ("Quatrain", "Sweet Dream" and "Conundrum") omitted to fit the 80 minutes CD length, while the double-disc 1990 CD version in the United Kingdom (and Europe) incorporated the first track for both discs (the Introductions) in the song that follows. In 2004, the complete album was released worldwide as a two-disc set with the Introductions as separate tracks.
All tracks are written by Ian Anderson, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Introduction by Claude Nobs" | Claude Nobs | 0:50 |
2. | "No Lullaby" | 4:48 | |
3. | "Sweet Dream" | 6:30 | |
4. | "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" | 4:30 | |
5. | "Jack in the Green" | 3:13 | |
6. | "One Brown Mouse" | 3:53 | |
7. | "A New Day Yesterday" | 2:27 | |
8. | "Flute Solo Improvisation / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Bourée [medley]" (Instrumental) | Anderson / Traditional, arr. Anderson / Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Anderson | 6:08 |
9. | "Songs from the Wood" | 2:40 | |
10. | "Thick as a Brick" | Anderson, Gerald Bostock | 12:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Introduction by Ian Anderson" | 0:43 | |
12. | "Hunting Girl" | 5:45 | |
13. | "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" | 3:57 | |
14. | "Conundrum" (Instrumental) | Martin Barre, Barriemore Barlow | 6:57 |
15. | "Minstrel in the Gallery" | 5:41 | |
16. | "Cross-Eyed Mary" | 3:58 | |
17. | "Quatrain" (Instrumental) | Barre | 1:33 |
18. | "Aqualung" | Anderson, Jennie Franks | 8:38 |
19. | "Locomotive Breath" | 5:33 | |
20. | "The Dambusters March" (Instrumental) | Eric Coates | 3:26 |
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] | 20 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 16 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 24 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 16 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] | 20 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 19 |
UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 17 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 21 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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