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Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl

Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl is a 2021 live album by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, released on Epic Records. The album has received positive reviews from critics.

Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl
A piano on a stage with a variety of colors emerging from the instrument
Live album by
Sara Bareilles
ReleasedMay 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
RecordedNovember 2, 2019
VenueHollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California, United States
GenrePop
Length109:28
LanguageEnglish
LabelEpic
ProducerAndrew Hewitt
Sara Bareilles chronology
Girls5eva: Music from the Peacock Original Series
(2021) 		Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl
(2021) 		Girls5eva: Season 2 (Original Series Soundtrack)
(2022)

Recording and release

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This album was recorded in November 2019, during Bareilles' first performance at the Hollywood Bowl and was released to coincide with a livestream concert event where she performed there again without an audience, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The album was originally slated to be released in 2020, but was delayed due to the pandemic.[2]

Reception

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The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide scored this album 4.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine praising her use of guest musicians and the mood to the music, calling this release "a testament to the breadth and accomplishment of Bareilles' songbook".[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Sara Bareilles, except where noted.

  1. "Orpheus"/"Fire" – 6:13
  2. "Poetry by Dead Men" (Bareilles and Justin Tranter) – 5:32
  3. "Eyes On You" – 4:04
  4. "I Choose You" (Bareilles, Jason Blynn, and Pete Harper) – 6:06
  5. "Love Song" – 6:54
  6. "Armor" – 5:24
  7. "If I Can't Have You" (Bareilles, Emily King, and Aaron Sterling) – 6:01
  8. "Miss Simone" (Bareilles and Lori McKenna) – 5:31
  9. "Someone Who Loves Me" – 3:57
  10. "Soft Place to Land" – 3:47
  11. "You Matter to Me" – 3:06
  12. "Bad Idea" – 3:17
  13. "She Used to Be Mine" – 5:15
  14. "Uncharted" – 3:55
  15. "No Such Thing"/"Satellite Call" ("No Such Thing": Bareilles and Tranter) – 7:15
  16. "Let the Rain" – 3:41
  17. "King of Anything" – 7:46
  18. "Brave" – 4:20
  19. "Orpheus" – 4:50
  20. "Gravity" – 7:09
  21. "Saint Honesty" (Bareilles and McKenna) – 5:29
  • "Soft Place to Land," which was performed as part of the Waitress medley, was erroneously titled "A Safe Place to Land" (a similarly-titled song off of Amidst the Chaos) on the physical album's track listing. This was corrected on streaming platforms.

Personnel

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Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Chart performance

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Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl spent one week at number 20 on the Top Album Sales chart on July 5, 2021.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Atkinson, Katie (May 6, 2021). "Ahead of New Live Album, Sara Bareilles Is Taking Fans Back to the Hollywood Bowl". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Willman, Chris (May 6, 2021). "Sara Bareilles Goes Hollywood With 'Amidst the Chaos' Live Album and 'Girls5eva'". Variety. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sara Bareilles – Amidst the Chaos: Live from the Hollywood Bowl". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sara Bareilles Chart History – Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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