Live at the Whisky a Go-Go (X album)

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This article is about the album by X. For the album by Herbie Mann, see Live at the Whisky a Go Go (Herbie Mann album).
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Live at the Whisky a Go-Go on the Fabulous Sunset Strip is the seventh album and first live album by the band X. Three songs ("In the Time It Takes," "Just Another Perfect Day," and "True Love") are in the double-LP version but not included in the compact disc. The album was recorded on December 13, 15 and 16 in 1987 at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka except as indicated.

Side one

  1. "Los Angeles" – 2:54
  2. "House I Call Home" – 2:33 [5]
  3. "The New World" – 3:00
  4. "Around My Heart" – 4:19
  5. "Surprise, Surprise" – 2:44
  6. "Because I Do" – 2:22

Side two

  1. "Burning House of Love" – 4:22
  2. "My Goodness" – 4:05
  3. "Blue Spark" – 2:13
  4. "In the Time It Takes" – 2:55 [6]
  5. "The Once Over Twice" – 2:35
  6. "Devil Doll" (includes excerpt of "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Bob Dylan)) – 4:27

Side three

  1. "The Hungry Wolf" – 3:51
  2. "Just Another Perfect Day" – 4:33 [6]
  3. "Unheard Music" – 4:10
  4. "Riding with Mary" – 3:45
  5. "World's a Mess" – 3:33 [7]

Side four

  1. "True Love" – 2:36 [6]
  2. "White Girl" – 3:40
  3. "Skin Deep Town" – 3:16
  4. "So Long" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:00
  5. "The Call of the Wreckin' Ball" (Dave Alvin, Doe) – 4:35
  6. "Year 1" – 1:16
  7. "Johny Hit and Run Pauline" – 3:32 [8]

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Kevin Patrick - Executive Producer
  • Alvin Clark - Producer, Engineer
  • Stanley Johnston - Engineer
  • Gina Immel - Assistant Engineer
  • Jeff Poe - Assistant Engineer
  • Jay Willis - Mastering
  • Kosh - Coordination

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200 175

See also

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ "X Live At The Whisky A Go-Go On The Fabulous Sunset Strip". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Full title: "In This House That I Call Home"
  6. ^ a b c Not included on CD release
  7. ^ Full title: "The World's a Mess, It's in My Kiss"
  8. ^ Correct title: "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline"
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