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Love You Live
Live album by The Rolling Stones
Released 23 September 1977
Recorded 1975–1976-1977
Genre Rock
Length 83:12
Language English
Label Rolling Stones/CBS
Producer Mick Jagger/Keith Richards
Professional reviews
* Allmusic 2/5 stars link
* Robert Christgau (C+) link
* Rolling Stone (not rated) 1977
Love You Live is a double live album by The Rolling Stones, released in 1977. The album is drawn from Tour of the Americas shows in the United States in the summer of 1975, Tour of Europe shows in 1976 and performances from the infamous El Mocambo nightclub concert venue in Toronto in 1977. It is the band's third official full-length live release.
Contents
History
The album was overdubbed and mixed from late May to mid-June 1977; it features Billy Preston and Ian Stewart on piano. Love You Live's artwork was prepared by Andy Warhol, and the pencil smears seen across the front were added to Warhol's dismay by Mick Jagger. Released in September 1977, the album was well-received and managed to reach #3 in the UK and #5 in the US, where it went gold.
Love You Live was The Rolling Stones' final album whereby Rolling Stones Records would be internationally distributed by Warner Music. The band's next several albums would be distributed through EMI worldwide, while they remained with Warner in North America only.
Love You Live was the final album where Keith Richard's name would be spelled as such, returning his surname to "Richards" beginning with 1978's Some Girls.
The Stones decided to round out the live album by adding a second side, with live club recordings performed at the El Mocambo Club in Toronto on March 4 and 5, 1977. The intention was to play a set of the sort of classic blues and R&B covers that sealed their reputation back at the Crawdaddy Club in 1963. However, Keith Richards arrived late for scheduled rehearsals, and faced drug charges in Canada since his wife had been arrested, with Richards's drugs in her purse, as soon as the plane landed, and drugs were also found in his hotel room.
Despite these legal troubles, the shows themselves went well enough, though the versions that appear on album are heavily overdubbed, mostly with layers of new guitars. April Wine opened for the band, and The Rolling Stones appeared secretly under fake band names on the bill so the majority of the fans thought they were attending an April Wine concert. April Wine also recorded their live album Live at the El Mocambo at these same concerts.
The album is dedicated to the memory of audio engineer Keith Harwood, who died in a drug-induced car accident shortly before the album's release.
A couple of minor song title differences occur on Love You Live: "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is spelled with a "g" instead of the usual apostrophe (although it is corrected on the CD reissue), while "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" loses its bracketed title.
Track listing
All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
Side one
1. "Intro: Excerpt from Fanfare for the Common Man" (Aaron Copland) – 1:24
2. "Honky Tonk Women" – 3:19
3. "If You Can't Rock Me"/"Get off of My Cloud" – 5:00
4. "Happy" – 2:55
5. "Hot Stuff" – 4:35
6. "Star Star" – 4:10
Side two
1. "Tumbling Dice" – 4:00
2. "Fingerprint File" – 5:17
3. "You Gotta Move" (Fred McDowell/Rev. Gary Davis) – 4:19
4. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" – 7:42
Side three
1. "Mannish Boy" (Ellas McDaniel/McKinley Morganfield/Mel London) – 6:28
2. "Crackin' Up" (Ellas McDaniel) – 5:40
3. "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 4:39
4. "Around And Around" (Chuck Berry) – 4:09
Side four
1. "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" – 4:31
2. "Brown Sugar" – 3:11
3. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 4:03
4. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 7:51
Recording dates
1. "Intro: Excerpt From 'Fanfare for the Common Man'" (Aaron Copland) – 1:24
2. "Honky Tonk Women" – 3:19
* June 5, 1976: Les Abattoirs, Paris
3. "If You Can't Rock Me"/"Get off of My Cloud" – 5:00
* May 27, 1976: Earls Court, London
4. "Happy" – 2:55
* June 5, 1976: Les Abattoirs, Paris
5. "Hot Stuff" – 4:35
* June 6, 1976: Les Abattoirs, Paris
6. "Star Star" – 4:10
* June 6, 1976: Les Abattoirs, Paris
7. "Tumbling Dice" – 4:00
* June 7, 1976: Les Abattoirs, Paris
8. "Fingerprint File" – 5:17
* June 17, 1975: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
9. "You Gotta Move" (Fred McDowell/Rev. Gary Davis) – 4:19
* June 5, 1976: Les Abattoirs, Paris
10. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" – 7:42
* June 7, 1976: Les Abattoirs, Paris
11. "Mannish Boy" (Ellas McDaniel/McKinley Morganfield/Mel London) – 6:28
* March 4 or 5, 1977: El Mocambo Tavern, Toronto
12. "Crackin' Up" (Ellas McDaniel) – 5:40
* March 4 or 5, 1977: El Mocambo Tavern, Toronto
13. "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 4:39
* March 4 or 5, 1977: El Mocambo Tavern, Toronto
14. "Around And Around" (Chuck Berry) – 4:09
* March 4 or 5, 1977: El Mocambo Tavern, Toronto
15. "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" – 4:31
* June 17, 1975: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
16. "Brown Sugar" – 3:11
* June 6, 1976: Les Abattoirs, Paris
17. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 4:03
* June 7, 1976: Les Abattoirs, Paris
18. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 7:51
* July 9, 1975: Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles
Personnel
The Rolling Stones
* Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Keith Richards – guitar and backing vocals
* Charlie Watts – drums, percussion
* Ronnie Wood – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
* Bill Wyman – bass guitar
Additional musicians
* Ollie Brown – percussion
* Billy Preston – piano, clavinet, and backing vocals
* Ian Stewart – piano, backing vocals
Chart positions
Year Chart Position
1977 UK Top 60 Albums 3[citation needed]
1977
1978
Billboard Pop Albums
Billboard Pop Albums
5[citation needed]
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