Blues Alive
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| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |
Blues Alive is a live album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in May 1993. It is a collection of recordings taken from his 1992 tour and draws most of its material from Moore's then-recent Still Got the Blues and After Hours albums. It was by far the most successful of all his live albums, reaching number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and being certified Gold. Its release was preceded by the single "Parisienne Walkways" (live).
Track listing
- "Cold Day in Hell" (Gary Moore) – 5:35
- "Walking By Myself" (Kirke, Lane, Jimmy Rogers) – 5:00
- "Story of the Blues" (Moore) – 7:32
- "Oh, Pretty Woman" (A.C. Williams) – 4:25
- "Separate Ways" (Moore) – 5:48
- "Too Tired" (Maxwell Davis, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Saul Bihari) – 4:34
- "Still Got the Blues" (Moore) – 6:44
- "Since I Met You Baby" (Moore) – 3:02
- "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) – 8:50
- "Further on Up the Road" (Joe Medwick, Don Robey) – 5:34
- "King of the Blues" (Moore) – 6:13
- "Parisienne Walkways" (Phil Lynott, Moore) – 7:03
- "Jumpin' at Shadows" (Duster Bennett) – 5:51
Personnel
- Gary Moore – guitar / vocals
- Tommy Eyre – keyboards
- Andy Pyle – bass guitar
- Graham Walker – drums
- Martin Drover – trumpet
- Frank Mead – alto saxophone / harmonica
- Nick Pentalow – tenor saxophone
- Nick Payn – baritone saxophone
- Candy Mackenzie – backing vocals
- Carol Thompson – backing vocals
Guest musician Albert Collins appears on "Too Tired" on guitar and vocals.
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 73 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 14 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 31 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 18 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 40 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 14 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts) | 8 |