Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
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| Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra | ||||
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| Length | 41:39 | |||
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| Producer | Chris Thomas | |||
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Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [3] |
Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, by the English band
Billboard Top 200, peaking at No. 5. It is the band's best-selling album, certified Gold by the RIAA.[5] The live version of "Conquistador" from this album became a popular hit on both pop and progressive radio in the United States and reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100
, and the top 10 in several other countries.
Track listing
Lyrics for all songs by Keith Reid; music composed by Gary Brooker, except "In Held 'Twas in I" co-authored by Matthew Fisher.
- "Conquistador" - 5:02
- "Whaling Stories" - 7:41
- "A Salty Dog" - 5:34
- "All This and More" - 4:22
- "In Held 'Twas in I":[6] - 19:00
- a) "Glimpses of Nirvana"
- b) "'Twas Teatime at the Circus"
- c) "In the Autumn of My Madness"
- d) "Look to Your Soul"
- e) "Grand Finale"
- A live version of "Luskus Delph" (Brooker, Reid) from the album Broken Barricades is also included on recent CD reissues (it had originally been the B-side of the "Conquistador" single, CHS 2003). The 2009 Salvo reissue also includes rehearsal takes of "Simple Sister" and "Shine On Brightly" as additional bonus tracks.
- Some LP copies of the album also have "Look to Your Soul" credited as "I Know If I'd Been Wiser".
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 12 |
| Canada (RPM)[8] | 7 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 5 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
Procol Harum
- Chris Copping – organ
- Alan Cartwright – bass guitar
- B. J. Wilson – drums
- Dave Ball – guitar
- Gary Brooker – piano and vocals
- Keith Reid – lyrics
with:
- The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
- Lawrence Leonard, conductor
- Da Camera Singers
Technical
- Wally Heider, Ray Thompson, Tom Scott, Ken Caillat, Biff Dawes - recording engineers
References
- AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 10 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 15, 1972" (PDF).
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum database
- ^ An acrostic, mostly derived from the first word of each of the first four movements ("Held" is derived from the first word of a verse later in the first movement)
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 15, 1972" (PDF).
- ^ "American album certifications – Procol Harum – Live' In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
External links
- ProcolHarum.com - ProcolHarum.com's page on this album
- Procol Harum Live: In Concert ... at Discogs (list of releases)
- Winspear Centre's history page on the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
