Sgt. Pepper Live

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Sgt. Pepper Live (DVD)
Directed by	Jim Yucich
Produced by	Bill Edwards Lou Mann Barry Ehrmann
Starring	Robin Zander Rick Nielson Tom Petersson Bun E. Carlos
Edited by	Jim Yucich
Distributed by	Enliven
Release date	August 25, 2009
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Language	English

Sgt. Pepper Live is a performance by American band Cheap Trick with a full orchestra which was released on 25 August 2009, in commemoration of the forty-second anniversary of the release of the historic album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. Both a live album and a companion DVD of the performance were released. The album was engineered by Geoff Emerick. Cheap Trick performed the "Sgt. Pepper Live" show at the Las Vegas Hilton for two weeks in September 2009.

Cheap Trick members performing

• Robin Zander: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Rick Nielsen: lead guitar, backing vocals
• Tom Petersson: bass, backing vocals
• Bun E. Carlos: drums, percussion
• w/ Magic Cristian: keyboards, backing vocals
• Danny Louis from Gov't Mule: special guest keyboardist

Special guests (at Las Vegas Hilton 9/09)

• Joan Osborne
• Ian Ball
• Bill Lloyd from Foster & Lloyd
• Rob Laufer

Band (at Las Vegas Hilton 9/09)

• Todd Youth: bass
• Karl Rosqvist: drums

Orchestra members performing on the album

(as listed in the album credits)

Steve Armour, Laura Bontrager, Dibyarka Chatterjee, Tom Christiansen, Nicenovia Cummins, Stephanie Cummins, Glen Drewes, Netanel Druiblate, Eric Fraser, Prateek Haldar, Craig Johnson, Chris Komer, Bill Lloyd, David Mann, John Miller, Jeff Nelson, Chris Parker, Patrick Pridemore, John Putnam, Maxine Roach, Glen Roven, Dave Sharma, Samita Sinha, Liah-Wen Ting, Una Tone & Belinda Whitney

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"	1:56
2.	"With a Little Help from My Friends"	2:37
3.	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	3:54
4.	"Getting Better"	2:37
5.	"Fixing a Hole"	3:17
6.	"She's Leaving Home"	3:52
7.	"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"	2:47
8.	"Within You Without You" (George Harrison)	5:36
9.	"When I'm Sixty-Four"	2:50
10.	"Lovely Rita"	2:36
11.	"Good Morning Good Morning"	2:36
12.	"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"	1:15
13.	"A Day in the Life"	4:41
14.	"Medley Song": "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End""	5:43
Total length:		46:18

"Sgt. Pepper Live" concerts also included the band performing a few of their own biggest hits live as well, including "Dream Police" and "I Want You To Want Me". Also, a number of the live performances (particularly the later ones at the Paris Las Vegas) did not feature Bun E. Carlos on drums, but rather, Rick Nielsen's son Daxx.

Chart performance

Chart (2009)	Peak position	Total weeks
U.S. Billboard 200	83	1
U.S. Independent Albums Chart	7	3
U.S. Rock Albums Chart	30	1