Live... in the Heart of the City
Live...in the Heart of the City | ||||
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Hammersmith Odeon, London | ||||
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Length | 80:22 | |||
Label | Liberty/EMI (UK and Germany) Mirage/Atlantic (North America) Polydor (Japan) United Artists (Rest of the world) | |||
Producer | Martin Birch | |||
Whitesnake chronology | ||||
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Live at Hammersmith cover | ||||
Singles from Live...in the Heart of the City | ||||
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MusicHound Rock | [6] |
Live...in the Heart of the City is a 1980
Release
Sides 1 and 2 of the vinyl are recordings made with the
Sides 3 and 4 are from a 1978 recording, previously released in Japan in March 1980 as Live at Hammersmith.[11]
In North America, the album was released as a single record, excluding the live material from 1978.[12]
The first UK CD version (EMI CZD 94) was a double set, issued in 1988, in what is now known as a 'fat-boy' double-CD case. Sides 1 and 2 of the 2-LP set were CD1; sides 3 and 4 were CD2.[citation needed]
The later 1994 release was a single CD version, the 1978 recording of "Come On" being dropped to match the restrictive running time of the single CD.[citation needed]
Live...in the Heart of the City has since been remastered and was released in March 2007 as a 2-CD set (in a slimline double-CD case), once again featuring all the tracks of the original album, plus a 1980 recording of "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City".[citation needed] In February 2011 it was released as a red vinyl 2-LP.[13]
The 1978 performance of Might Just Take Your Life, originally recorded by singer
The sleeve art is by British artist Jeff Cummins.[citation needed]
"We were sent on some silly promotional stunt for the album that involved a circus elephant," recalled David Coverdale. "Yes, an elephant, not a snake. Lord knows why".[9]
Reception
In a 2023 retrospective "Album Of The Week Club review", Classic Rock gave it a 4.5/5 stars, considering it a great live album, one of band's masterpieces that has stood well the test of time.[4] The same magazine in 2011 included it on the list of "Live Albums That Changed the World",[9] and in 2023 placed it as 38th out of 50 on the list of best live albums ever.[10]
Track listing
Live in the Heart of the City (23/24 June 1980)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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1. | "Come On" | David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden | Snakebite (1978) | 3:38 |
2. | "Sweet Talker" | Coverdale, Marsden | Ready an' Willing (1980) | 4:16 |
3. | "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" | Coverdale, Marsden | Lovehunter (1979) | 5:00 |
4. | "Love Hunter" | Coverdale, Micky Moody, Marsden | Lovehunter | 10:41 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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5. | "Fool for Your Loving" | Coverdale, Moody, Marsden | Ready an' Willing | 4:58 |
6. | "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" | Coverdale, Moody | Ready an' Willing | 6:21 |
7. | "Ready an' Willing" | Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice | Ready an' Willing | 4:46 |
8. | "Take Me with You" | Coverdale, Moody | Trouble (1978) | 6:28 |
Live at Hammersmith (23 November 1978)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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1. | "Come On" | Coverdale, Marsden | Snakebite | 3:32 |
2. | "Might Just Take Your Life" (Deep Purple cover) | Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Lord, Paice | Burn (1974) | 4:55 |
3. | "Lie Down" | Coverdale, Moody | Trouble | 3:33 |
4. | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Bobby Bland cover) | Michael Price, Dan Walsh | Snakebite | 6:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
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5. | "Trouble" | Coverdale, Marsden | Trouble | 4:56 |
6. | "Mistreated" (Deep Purple cover) | Coverdale, Blackmore | Burn | 10:40 |
Single CD version
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Come On" | 3:38 |
2. | "Sweet Talker" | 4:16 |
3. | "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" | 5:00 |
4. | "Love Hunter" | 10:41 |
5. | "Fool for Your Loving" | 4:58 |
6. | "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" | 6:21 |
7. | "Ready an' Willing" | 4:46 |
8. | "Might Just Take Your Life" | 5:35 |
9. | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | 6:03 |
10. | "Mistreated" | 10:49 |
Total length: | 62:07 |
Double CD version
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Come On" | 3:38 |
2. | "Sweet Talker" | 4:16 |
3. | "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" | 5:00 |
4. | "Love Hunter" | 10:41 |
5. | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | 7:21 |
6. | "Fool for Your Loving" | 4:58 |
7. | "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" | 6:21 |
8. | "Ready an' Willing" | 4:46 |
9. | "Take Me with You" | 6:28 |
Total length: | 53:29 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Come On" | 3:22 |
2. | "Might Just Take Your Life" | 5:35 |
3. | "Lie Down" | 4:41 |
4. | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | 6:03 |
5. | "Trouble" | 4:51 |
6. | "Mistreated" | 10:49 |
Total length: | 35:21 |
- 2011 red vinyl 2-LP is 2007's edition but "Take Me with You" is on 2nd LP.[13]
Personnel
Whitesnake
- David Coverdale – vocals
- Micky Moody – guitar, backing vocals
- Bernie Marsden – guitar, backing vocals, additional lead vocal on Might Just Take Your Life
- Neil Murray – bass guitar
- Ian Paice – drums on disc 1 recordings from 1980
- Dave Dowle – drums on disc 2 recordings from 1978 (not credited in the original printing)
- Jon Lord – keyboards
Production
- Martin Birch – producer, engineer
Charts
Album
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Singles
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "BPI certifications for Whitesnake".
- ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Whitesnake – Live in the Heart of the City review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ a b ""A superb document of, and tribute to, a brilliant band in its prime": Whitesnake: Live... in the Heart of the City Album Of The Week Club review". Classic Rock. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ISBN 9780787610371
- ^ a b "Whitesnake – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- All Media Network. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Live albums". Classic Rock supplement: The Live Albums That Changed The World. December 2011. p. 21.
- ^ a b Lewry, Fraser (10 September 2023). "The 50 best live albums ever". Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
- ISBN 978-1-908724-87-8.
- ^ a b "Live: In The Heart Of The City". Whitesnake.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Whitesnake | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Whitesnake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Whitesnake – Live... in the Heart of the City". British Phonographic Industry.