I Hear You Rockin’ is a live album released by The Dave Edmunds Band in 1986[3] on Columbia LP record 40603.[4]
I Hear You Rockin’ | |
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Live album by The Dave Edmunds Band | |
Released | 1986 |
Recorded | Roseland Ballroom, New York City; The Venue, London; The Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ |
Genre | Rock and roll, rockabilly |
Length | 35:03 |
Label | Columbia |
Producer | Dave Edmunds |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
All Music Guide to Rock (Stephen Thomas Erlewine) | [1] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
Background
editThis “live” album was tweaked in the studio by Edmunds, who is known for his production perfectionism.[1] It was to be his last solo effort for Columbia, and mostly features songs already associated with Edmunds. Two songs were previously un-recorded by him, “Paralyzed” and “The Wanderer.” [5]
Reception
editThis album entered the Billboard 200 album charts on January 31, 1987 and remained on the charts for twelve weeks, peaking at position #106.[4] The album has been reviewed as “energetic,” “enjoyable,”[1] and “excellent.”[6]
Track listing
edit- "Girls Talk" (Elvis Costello)
- "Here Comes The Weekend" (Dave Edmunds)
- "Queen of Hearts" (Hank DeVito)
- "Paralyzed" (Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley)
- "The Wanderer" (Ernie Maresca)
- "Crawling from the Wreckage" (Graham Parker)
- "Slipping Away" (Jeff Lynne)
- "Information" (Dave Edmunds, Mark Radice)
- "I Hear You Knocking" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
- "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)" (Nick Lowe)
- "Ju Ju Man" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas)
Personnel
edit- Dave Charles - drums
- John David – bass guitar, vocals
- Dave Edmunds – guitar, vocals
- Mickey Gee - guitar
- Geraint Watkins – keyboards, vocals
References
edit- ^ a b c Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 354. ISBN 9780879306533. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 272. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P.; Eiche, Jon F. (1997). Legends of rock guitar: the essential reference of rock's greatest guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 94. ISBN 9780793540426.
- ^ a b The Billboard Albums, 6th ed. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 324. ISBN 0-89820-166-7
- ^ Poore, Billy (1998). Rockabilly: A Forty-Year Journey. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 229. ISBN 9780793591428. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Tobler, John (1991). Who's who in rock & roll. Crescent Books. ISBN 9780517056875.