The Dreams We Have as Children – Live at the Royal Albert Hall

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The Dreams We Have as Children
Big Brother
ProducerAlan Branch
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media
6.2/10[1]

The Dreams We Have as Children – Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a charity live album by singer/guitarist Noel Gallagher in support of Teenage Cancer Trust. Gallagher recorded the album at a charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 27 March 2007.

Gallagher, best known as guitarist, main songwriter and occasional vocalist of English

Style Council
) joined Gallagher on stage for two songs during the performance, too.

Five of the songs were released over the course of five days as free downloads on iTunes, followed by a physical CD give-away with The Sunday Times, which contained another eleven recordings from the performance. The album, with the additional five tracks previously released on iTunes, then went on sale digitally in the UK in its entirety the following day. The American iTunes eventually released it on 5 May 2009. The album was ineligible to chart on the Official UK Album Chart due to the absence of a commercially sold physical release.

Track listing

Digital Download Version

All songs written and composed by Noel Gallagher, except where noted.

The Sunday Times CD Give-Away
No.TitleLength
1."Fade Away"5:06
2."Listen Up"4:48
3."Half the World Away"4:04
4."The Butterfly Collector (With Paul Weller)" (Paul Weller)4:25
5."All You Need Is Love (With Paul Weller)" (Lennon–McCartney)3:26
6."Don't Go Away"4:04
7."Sad Song"4:22
8."Wonderwall"4:48
9."Slide Away"6:14
10."There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" (Morrissey/Johnny Marr)4:47
11."Married with Children"3:22
Total length:49:26

Musicians[2]

  • Noel Gallagher – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Gem Archer – electric guitar, keyboard
  • Terry Kirkbride – percussion
  • Jane Oliver – cello
  • Rosie Danvers – cello, strings arrangements
  • Emma Owens, Sarah Chapman – viola
  • Ellie Stanford, Hayley Pomfrett, Natalia Bonner, Sally Jackson – violin

with

  • Paul Weller – acoustic guitar, vocals (Tracks 7 & 8)
  • Julian House - cover art
  • Gareth Johnson - mixing
  • Tommy D. - strings producer
  • Alan Branch - recording
  • Bruce Johnston - sound technician

References

  1. Pitchfork Media
    . Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ Noel Gallagher - The Dreams We Have As Children - Live At The Royal Albert Hall, retrieved 2 October 2022

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