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Live...in the Heart of the City is a 1980 live album by British rock band Whitesnake. Originally released as a double-vinyl album, and double-play cassette, it utilises recordings made in 1978 and 1980. The album charted at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart,[3] and number 146 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Sides 1 and 2 of the vinyl are from recordings made with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio at the Hammersmith Odeon, during the band's 1980 World Tour, whilst sides 3 and 4 are from a 1978 recording, previously issued and released in Japan only as Live at Hammersmith.

The first UK CD version (EMI CZD 94) was a 2-CD set, issued in 1988, in what is now known as a 'fat-boy' double-CD case. Sides 1 and 2 of the 2-LP set were CD1; sides 3 and 4 were CD2.

The later 1994 release was a single CD version, the 1978 recording of "Come On" being dropped to match the restrictive running-time of the single CD.

Live...in the Heart of the City has since been remastered and was released in March 2007 as a 2-CD set (in a slimline double-CD case), once again featuring all the tracks of the original album, together with a 1980 recording of "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" as a bonus track.

The sleeve-art is by British artist Jeff Cummins.

Track listing

Live in the Heart of the City (23/24 June 1980)

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
1."Come On"David Coverdale, Bernie MarsdenSnakebite (1978)3:38
2."Sweet Talker"Coverdale, MarsdenReady an' Willing (1980)4:16
3."Walking in the Shadow of the Blues"Coverdale, MarsdenLovehunter (1979)5:00
4."Love Hunter"Coverdale, Micky Moody, MarsdenLovehunter10:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
5."Fool for Your Loving"Coverdale, Moody, MarsdenReady an' Willing4:58
6."Ain't Gonna Cry No More"Coverdale, MoodyReady an' Willing6:21
7."Ready an' Willing"Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian PaiceReady an' Willing4:46
8."Take Me with You"Coverdale, MoodyTrouble (1978)6:28

Live at Hammersmith (23 November 1978)

Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
1."Come On"Coverdale, MarsdenSnakebite3:32
2."Might Just Take Your Life" (Deep Purple cover)Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Lord, PaiceBurn (1974)4:55
3."Lie Down"Coverdale, MoodyTrouble3:33
4."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Bobby Bland cover)Michael Price, Dan WalshSnakebite6:38
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
5."Trouble"Coverdale, MarsdenTrouble4:56
6."Mistreated" (Deep Purple cover)Coverdale, BlackmoreBurn10:40
Single CD version
No.TitleLength
1."Come On"3:38
2."Sweet Talker"4:16
3."Walking in the Shadow of the Blues"5:00
4."Love Hunter"10:41
5."Fool for Your Loving"4:58
6."Ain't Gonna Cry No More"6:21
7."Ready an' Willing"4:46
8."Might Just Take Your Life"5:35
9."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"6:03
10."Mistreated"10:49
Total length:62:07
Remastered Edition 2007 – Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Come On"3:38
2."Sweet Talker"4:16
3."Walking in the Shadow of the Blues"5:00
4."Love Hunter"10:41
5."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"7:21
6."Fool for Your Loving"4:58
7."Ain't Gonna Cry No More"6:21
8."Ready an' Willing"4:46
9."Take Me with You"6:28
Total length:53:29
Remastered Edition 2007 – Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."Come On"3:22
2."Might Just Take Your Life"5:35
3."Lie Down"4:41
4."Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"6:03
5."Trouble"4:51
6."Mistreated"10:49
Total length:35:21

Personnel

Whitesnake

Production

Charts

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
UK BPI 1987 Platinum (+ 300,000)[6]

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Whitesnake – Live in the Heart of the City review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ a b c "Whitesnake – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Live ... In The Heart Of The City Billboard Albums". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Album – Whitesnake, Live ... In The Heart Of The City". Charts.de. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Search for Artist Whitenake". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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