Live Wood, released in 1994 was Paul Weller's first solo live album, comprising a collection of high energy and melodic numbers selected from his 1993/1994 tour. Songs were chosen from a number of the concerts, including the Royal Albert Hall, London (22 November 1993 - incorrectly listed as December), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (9 March 1994), the Paradiso in Amsterdam (16 April 1994) and La Luna, Brussels (17 April 1994).

Live Wood
Live album by
Released9 September 1994 (1994-09-09)
GenreRock
Length63:54
LabelGo! Discs
ProducerPaul Weller
Paul Weller chronology
Wild Wood
(1993)
Live Wood
(1994)
Stanley Road
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
NME8/10[1]

The album mixes songs from Weller's eponymous debut album and its follow up, Wild Wood, along with snatches of covers (The Who's "Magic Bus", Donald Byrd's "Dominoes" and Edwin Starr's "War"). The only song featured on neither album is "This Is No Time", which originally appeared as the B-side of single "The Weaver". Upon its release, Live Wood reached #13 in the UK album chart.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Bull Rush / Magic Bus" (Royal Albert Hall, 22.11.93)5:41
2."This Is No Time" (Royal Albert Hall, 22,11,93)6:04
3."All the Pictures on the Wall" (Royal Albert Hall, 22,11,93)3:59
4."Remember How We Started / Dominoes" (Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 9.3.94)3:58
5."Above The Clouds" (Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 9.3.94)3:55
6."Wild Wood" (Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 9.3.94)3:40
7."Shadow of the Sun" (Paradiso, 16.4.94)10:22
8."(Can You Heal Us) Holy Man? / War" (Wolverhampton Civic Hall, 9.3.94)4:34
9."5th Season" (Royal Albert Hall, 22.11.93)4:51
10."Into Tomorrow" (La Luna, 17.4.94)3:07
11."Foot of the Mountain" (Royal Albert Hall, 22.11.93)6:04
12."Sunflower" (Paradiso, 16.4.94)3:55
13."Has My Fire Really Gone Out?" (Paradiso, 16.4.94)3:51

Personnel

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  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Steve "Supe" White - drums
  • Yolanda Charles – bass
  • Helen Turner – keyboards
  • Steve Cradock – guitar
  • Clive Sparkman – keyboards
  • Dodge Aspinell – drums
  • David Liddle – guitar

References

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  1. ^ Cigarettes, Johnny (10 September 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 45. Retrieved 25 October 2023.