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Live Alive is the first live album compiled from four live performances by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. The performances were recorded on July 15, 1985 at the Montreux Jazz Festival; July 17–18, 1986 at the Austin Opera House; and July 19, 1986 at Dallas Starfest. Much of the album was overdubbed in the studio.[3]
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| Released | November 15, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | July 16, 1985 at Montreux Jazz Festival July 17–18, 1986 at Austin Opera House July 19, 1986 at Dallas Starfest | |||
| Genre | Electric blues, R&B, funk | |||
| Length | 70:26 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Stevie Ray Vaughan, Double Trouble | |||
| Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings | [2] |
The 1985 Montreux performance was much better received than the 1982 visit, when some of the crowd booed Vaughan's hard blues sound. The song selection for Live Alive displays many of SRV's biggest influences: Jimi Hendrix ("Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"), Howlin' Wolf ("Commit a Crime"), and Buddy Guy ("Mary Had a Little Lamb"). The song "Don't Stop By The Creek, Son" (Johnny Copeland) was performed at the 1985 Montreux show but was omitted from the CD release.
The album received mixed reviews. The album was praised for Vaughan's live playing, his ability to improvise and his ability to make covers sound like his own, but was criticized for Vaughan's uneven playing (mainly caused by his drug abuse), and the lack of the typical Vaughan sound.
"I'm Leaving You (Commit a Crime)" is incorrectly credited on the album to C. Burnett, better known as Howlin' Wolf. Although Howlin' Wolf was the first to record the song on the album The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions, it was written by James Oden, although Bill Janovitz says otherwise on www.allmusic.com.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Stevie Ray Vaughan, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Say What!" | 4:51 | |
| 2. | "Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up on Love" | 6:24 | |
| 3. | "Pride and Joy" | 5:04 | |
| 4. | "Mary Had a Little Lamb" | Buddy Guy | 4:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "Superstition" | Stevie Wonder | 4:43 |
| 6. | "I'm Leaving You (Commit a Crime)" | Chester Burnett | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Cold Shot" | W. C. Clark, Michael Kindred | 5:40 |
| 8. | "Willie the Wimp" | Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth | 4:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Look at Little Sister" | Hank Ballard | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Texas Flood" | Joseph Wade Scott, Larry C. Davis | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" | Jimi Hendrix | 9:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Love Struck Baby" | 3:46 | |
| 13. | "Change It" | Doyle Bramhall | 5:04 |
| 14. | "Life Without You" (Appeared only on vinyl and cassette copies) | 9:30 |
Charts
| Chart (1986/87) | Peak
position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 49 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 20 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 48 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 52 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
- Stevie Ray Vaughan – guitar and vocals
- Tommy Shannon – bass
- Chris "Whipper" Layton – drums
- Reese Wynans – keyboards
References
- Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble / Stevie Ray Vaughan Live Alive Accessed March 22, 2019
- Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 668. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
- Quote from Tommy ShannonThe Guitar Magazine Vol 6 No 2, January 1996
- "Commit a Crime - Howlin' Wolf | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 328. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – {{{album}}}" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "Charts.nz – Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "Canadian album certifications – Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble – Live Alive". Music Canada. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "American album certifications – S.R. Vaughan & Double Trouble – Live Alive". Recording Industry Association of America.
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- [en] Live Alive
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"Live Alive" es un álbum de blues eléctrico compilado a partir de cuatro actuaciones en vivo de Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. Las actuaciones se registraron el 16 de julio de 1985 en el Montreux Jazz Festival, el 17-18 de julio de 1986 en el Teatro de la Ópera de Austin y 19 de julio de 1986 en el Dallas Starfest. Gran parte del álbum fue mezclado en el estudio.[it] Live Alive
Live Alive è un doppio album Live di Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, pubblicato dalla Epic Records nel novembre del 1986. I brani del doppio album furono registrati dal vivo il 16 luglio 1985 al Montreux Jazz Festival di Montreux, Svizzera, 17 e 18 luglio 1986 al Austin Opera House di Austin (Texas) ed il 19 luglio 1986 al Dallas Starfest di Dallas, Texas (Stati Uniti).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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