Alive Alive-O!

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Alive Alive-o! is a 1969 double album by Puerto Rican guitarist José Feliciano.

Released at apex of Feliciano's career. It reached no. 29 in Billboard album charts and one of the few double-album of that time to get "Gold" status in the US; it was no. 19 in Canada, no. 1 in the Netherlands, no. 4 in Spain, and a good hit album in other countries around the world. It was recorded live in London at the London Palladium Theatre in 1969 April 21

Track listing

  1. "Hi-Heel Sneakers'" (Robert Higginbothom)
  2. "Rain" (José Feliciano)
  3. "Malagueña" (Ernesto Lecuona)
  4. "El Jinete" (José Alfredo Jiménez)
  5. "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox)
  6. "Maracangalha (El Voh)" (Dorival Caymmi)
  7. "The Comedy Bit"
  8. "Guantanamera" (traditional Cuban folk song. Original words by José Martí; arranged by Westerly Garde)
  9. "No Dogs Allowed" (José Feliciano)
  10. "Mama Don't Allow It" (Cow Cow Davenport)
  11. "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" (Gerry Marsden)
  12. "Day Tripper" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  13. "A Day in the Life" (Lennon, McCartney)
  14. "Medley: Felicidade (Antônio Carlos Jobim) / Samba De Orfeu (Luiz Bonfá) / Manha De Carnaval (Luiz Bonfá)
  15. "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips)
  16. "Light My Fire" (Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore)
  17. "La Entrada De Bilbao (Battle of Bilbao)" (José Feliciano)

Personnel

  • José Feliciano: 12- String Guitars, 6- String Guitars, percussion effects and vocals
  • Paulinho Magalhães -drums
  • Brian Brocklehurst - bass
  • Peter Ahern - percussion

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "American album certifications – Feliciano, Jose – Feliciano". Recording Industry Association of America.