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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 tracks were recorded at various locations in the United States and England.

Some Enchanted Evening
Live album by
Blue Öyster Cult
ReleasedSeptember 1978 (1978-09)
RecordedApril 9, 11, 13 and June 1, 1978
Genre
  • Hard rock
  • heavy metal
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
  • Hard rock
  • heavy metal
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
AllMusic[2]
AllMusic (DVD)[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[4]
Q[5]
Record Mirror[6]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[7]

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"RoeserBarton Coliseum Little 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


Charts


Chart (1978) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 18
US Billboard 200[11] 44

Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


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. "RIAA Searchable Database - search for Blue Oyster Cult". RIAA. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  9. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0043a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  10. "Blue Oyster Cult | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  11. "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  12. "American album certifications – Blue Öyster Cult – Some Enchanted Evening". Recording Industry Association of America.


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