A Long Day's Night

A Long Day's Night is a live album by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, recorded in Chicago, Illinois, on 21 June 2002. The title is a reference to the album being recorded during the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

A Long Day's Night
Video by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	September 24, 2002 (U.S.)
Recorded	June 21, 2002 Navy Pier/Skyline Stage Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal psychedelic rock
Length	120 minutes
Label	Sanctuary
Director	Michael Drumm
Producer	Steve Schenck
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Live 1976 (1991) A Long Day's Night (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10

A Long Day's Night
Live album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	September 24, 2002 (U.S.)
Recorded	June 21, 2002 Navy Pier/Skyline Stage Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	78:02
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Steve Schenck
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Curse of the Hidden Mirror (2001) A Long Day's Night (2002) The Essential Blue Öyster Cult (2003)

The concert was released as a DVD and a CD; the CD does not include seven of the songs included on the DVD-release ("E.T.I.," "Harvester of Eyes," "Flaming Telepaths," "Then Came the Last Days of May," "ME 262" and the encore songs "Dominance and Submission" and "The Red and the Black"), while the CD-release featured "Astronomy", not available on the DVD.

In 2004, 10 tracks from this concert were released again as Extended Versions: The Encore Collection.

CD track listing

1. "Stairway to the Stars" (Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser, Richard Meltzer) – 3:53
2. "Burnin' for You" (Roeser, Meltzer) – 4:39
3. "O.D.'d on Life Itself" (Eric Bloom, A. Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman) – 4:41
4. "Dance on Stilts" (Roeser, John Shirley) – 5:49
5. "Buck's Boogie" (Roeser) – 6:26
6. "Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)" (A. Bouchard, Pearlman) – 4:58
7. "Harvest Moon" (Roeser) – 4:42
8. "Astronomy" (J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard, Pearlman) – 10:19
9. "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" (Roeser, A. Bouchard, Pearlman) – 5:53
10. "Perfect Water" (Roeser, Jim Carroll) – 5:22
11. "Lips in the Hills" (Roeser, Bloom, Meltzer) – 4:22
12. "Godzilla" (Roeser) – 8:44
13. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (Roeser) – 8:14

DVD track listing

1. "Stairway to the Stars"
2. "Burning for You"
3. "O.D.'d on Life Itself"
4. "E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"
5. "Dance on Stilts"
6. "Harvester of Eyes"
7. "Buck's Boogie"
8. "Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)"
9. "Flaming Telepaths"
10. "Harvest Moon"
11. "Then Came the Last Days of May"
12. "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"
13. "ME 262"
14. "Perfect Water"
15. "Lips in the Hills"
16. "Godzilla"
17. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
18. "Dominance and Submission"
19. "The Red and the Black"

Personnel

• Eric Bloom – lead vocals, stun guitars, keyboards
• Allen Lanier – keyboards, rhythm guitars, some lead guitar on "Then Came The Last Days Of May," background vocals
• Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitars, vocals
• Danny Miranda – bass, background vocals
• Bobby Rondinelli – drums, percussion