Absolutely Live is a live album by musician Rod Stewart. It was released as a double–LP in 1982. The subsequent CD version omitted the tracks "The Great Pretender" and "Guess I'll Always Love You" in order to fit the album onto a single disc. The liner notes state that there are no overdubs on this live album.
| Absolutely Live | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | November 1982 | |||
| Venue | The Forum, Los Angeles Long Beach Arena San Diego Sports Arena, California Wembley Arena, London The NEC, Birmingham, England | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop, folk rock | |||
| Length | 84:26 LP 75:36 CD | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Rod Stewart | |||
| Rod Stewart chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Track listing
edit- Side A
- "The Stripper" – 0:10
- "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" – 4:10
- "Sweet Little Rock and Roller" – 4:25
- "Hot Legs" – 4:52
- "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" – 4:23
- "The Great Pretender" – 3:34
- Side B
- "Passion" – 5:04
- "She Won't Dance with Me / Little Queenie" – 4:34
- "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" – 4:34
- "Rock My Plimsoul" – 4:24
- Side C
- "Young Turks" – 5:28
- "Guess I'll Always Love You" – 4:51
- "Gasoline Alley" – 2:15
- "Maggie May" – 5:08
- "Tear It Up" – 3:26
- Side D
- "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" – 6:04
- "Sailing" – 4:45
- "I Don't Want to Talk About It" – 4:34
- "Stay with Me" – 5:34
Personnel
edit- Band members
- Rod Stewart – vocals, producer, mixing
- Jim Cregan – guitars, backing vocals, mixing
- Robin Le Mesurier – guitars, backing vocals
- Wally Stocker – guitars
- Kevin Savigar – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
- Jimmy Zavala – harmonicas, saxophones, keyboards, bells
- Jay Davis – bass, backing vocals
- Tony Brock – drums
- Guest musicians
- Kim Carnes, Tina Turner – vocals on "Stay with Me"
- Production
- George Tutko – engineer, mixing
- Ricky DeLena – assistant engineer
Charts
edit| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 41 |
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Absolutely Live – Rod Stewart". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (9 December 1982). "Absolutely Live". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.