Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005

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Royal Albert Hall, London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 is the live recording of the Cream reunion at the Royal Albert Hall on in 2005. As the title implies, the recording includes songs from their four reunion shows on 2, 3, 5, and 6 May 2005.

Within five months of these performances, this collection of recordings was released as separate double Compact Disc and double DVD sets. Two months later in December, a triple LP set was also released,[citation needed] containing tracks identical to the CD set. A HD DVD version also exists.[citation needed]

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 22 October 2005, at number 59,[citation needed] with approximately 19,000 copies sold. It spent four weeks on the chart.[citation needed]

Compact Disc track listing

Disc one
  1. "I'm So Glad" (Skip James) – 6:18
  2. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 11:28
  3. "Outside Woman Blues" (Blind Joe Reynolds) – 4:33
  4. "Pressed Rat and Warthog" (Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor) – 3:21
  5. "Sleepy Time Time" Template:Fn (Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey) – 6:08
  6. "N.S.U." (Bruce) – 6:02
  7. "Badge" Template:Fn (Eric Clapton, George Harrison) – 4:28
  8. "Politician" (Bruce, Pete Brown) – 5:08
  9. "Sweet Wine" (Baker, Godfrey) – 6:28
  10. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Muddy Waters) – 5:02
  11. "Stormy Monday" Template:Fn (T-Bone Walker) – 8:09
  12. "Deserted Cities Of The Heart" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:56
Disc two
  1. "Born Under a Bad Sign" (Booker T. Jones, William Bell) – 5:31
  2. "We're Going Wrong" (Bruce) – 8:26
  3. "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson, arr. Clapton) – 4:55
  4. "White Room" Template:Fn (Bruce, Brown) – 6:18
  5. "Toad" Template:Fn (Baker) – 12:06
  6. "Sunshine of Your Love" Template:Fn (Bruce, Clapton, Brown) – 8:46
  7. "Sleepy Time Time" Template:Fn (Alternate) (Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey) – 6:07

DVD track listing

Disc one
  1. "I'm So Glad" (James)
  2. "Spoonful" (Dixon)
  3. "Outside Woman Blues" (Reynolds)
  4. "Pressed Rat and Warthog" (Baker, Taylor)
  5. "Sleepy Time Time" Template:Fn (Bruce, Godfrey)
  6. "N.S.U." (Bruce)
  7. "Badge" Template:Fn (Clapton, Harrison)
  8. "Politician" (Bruce, Brown)
  9. "Sweet Wine" (Baker, Godfrey)
  10. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Waters)
  11. "Stormy Monday" Template:Fn (Walker)
  12. "Deserted Cities of the Heart" Template:Fn (Bruce, Brown)
  13. "Born Under a Bad Sign" (Jones, Bell)
  14. "We're Going Wrong" (Bruce)
  • "Sleepy Time Time" (Alternate Take) (Bruce, Godfrey) (Extra feature)
  • "We're Going Wrong" (Alternate Take) Template:Fn (Bruce) (Extra feature)
Disc two
  2. "Crossroads" (Johnson, arr. Clapton)
  3. "Sitting On Top of the World" (Chester Burnett)
  4. "White Room" Template:Fn (Bruce, Brown)
  5. "Toad" Template:Fn (Baker)
  6. "Sunshine of Your Love" Template:Fn (Bruce, Clapton, Brown)
  • "Sunshine of Your Love" (Alternate Take) (Bruce, Clapton, Brown) (Extra feature)
  • Interviews with Baker, Bruce and Clapton (Extra feature)

Notes

Although the title mentions all four dates Cream played in May 2005, these releases contain no material recorded on the first night, 2 May, except for a brief clip shown on the DVD of Clapton speaking to the crowd.
Template:Fnb These tracks recorded 3 May.
Template:Fnb These tracks recorded 5 May.
All other tracks recorded 6 May.

The recording of "Sitting On Top of the World", the alternate takes of "We're Going Wrong" and "Sunshine of Your Love" and the interviews are exclusive to the DVD set. All other tracks are identical to the CD release.

Credits

Cream
Production

External links

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