Reddy had announced in the summer of 1977 that Kim Fowley, producer of her recent album release Ear Candy, would produce an upcoming live album for the singer:[5] it was anticipated that the album would be a recording of Reddy's 8 November 1977 concert at Radio City Music Hall.[6] However, Reddy herself—collaborating with John Palladino—would produce her live album, which was recorded at her three-night plus one matinée gig at the London Palladium in May 1978.
Repertoireedit
Eight of Reddy's US Top 40 hits were performed at the Palladium in a penultimate twelve minute medley which also featured the Top 40 shortfall "Crazy Love" and two songs featured on albums by Reddy: "I Believe in Music" and "The Last Blues Song". In 1978 only one of Reddy's singles had reached the UK singles chart - which until May 1978 was a Top 50 ranking - , "Angie Baby" having reached #5 UK in 1975, and that song was performed in its entirety at the Palladium: throughout her performing career Reddy would habitually not truncate "Angie Baby" in concert due to its being a story song. (Two of Reddy's singles: "I am Woman" and "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)", had almost reached the UK Top 50 but were performed at the Palladium on in the medley.) Also performed in full at the Palladium: "You're My World", Reddy's most recent US Top 40 hit (proving to be her last) which was a remake of a 1964 UK #1 hit (by Cilla Black); the Leon Russell composition "Bluebird", a 1975 US Top 30 shortfall for Reddy which the singer would apparently always enjoy performing live; and "I Can't Hear You No More" a lesser 1976 US hit for Reddy, which at the Palladium served as a frame for Reddy introducing her band members to the audience.
Featuring four additional songs from the singer's past albums: "This Masquerade", "The West Wind Circus", "I'll Be Your Audience" (which served as the concert finale) and "Hold Me in Your Dreams Tonight" (on which Reddy played piano) and also "Candle on the Water" from the 1977 movie Pete's Dragon, Reddy's Palladium set-list also introduced five songs from her upcoming album release We'll Sing in the Sunshine: the title track, the disco track "Ready or Not" issued as UK single the month of the Palladium concert (May 1978), "Mama", "Poor Little Fool", and "Rhythm Rhapsody" - the last-named, which served as the concert's opening number, would in fact be cut from Reddy's We'll Sing in the Sunshine album. Live in London would include two songs never featured on an original studio album release by Reddy: besides "Rhythm Rhapsody", Reddy's Palladium set-list featured her (truncated) rendition of the Billy Joel number "The Entertainer".
The live recordings of "Mama" and "The West Wind Circus" became the respective A-side and B-side of a single from the album but had no showings on Billboard's pop[7] or Easy Listening[8] charts. Reddy commented on both songs in the liner notes of her singles compilation The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection. Of the former she wrote, "Another great composition from Harriet Schock and one I sang every Mother's Day,"[9] and of the latter, "Although I was never in a circus, I have known families who were...Around the time I first heard this emotional work by Adam Miller, there was news of an aerialist in a well-known circus family falling to his death. This was a song I simply had to sing."[9]
Receptionedit
AllMusic's Joe Viglione wrote retrospectively: "Producers John Palladino and Helen Reddy do a commendable job of capturing so many instruments and vocals and putting them into a wonderful mix. The album gets high marks for sound quality and performance...For the fans of Helen Reddy this is a treat and a very necessary part of her collection."[1] In Billboard's review of the 2002 release of the album on compact disc, Mitchell Paoletta asks, "Ready for the flashback of a lifetime? If so, give a listen to Live in London, which has lost none of its sheen" and stresses that Reddy's "classy renderings of Billy Joel's 'The Entertainer' and Leon Russell's 'This Masquerade' should not be overlooked."[2]
^ ab(2006) The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection by Helen Reddy [CD booklet]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records 09463-57613-2-0.
Referencesedit
Whitburn, Joel (2007), Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006, Record Research Inc., ISBN0-89820-169-1
Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN0-89820-180-2
Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN0-89820-183-7
April 10, 2024
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Live in London is the first live album by Australian American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1978 by Capitol Records and as with her previous release did not reach Billboard magazine s Top LP s amp Tapes chart 3 On June 25 2002 the album was released for the first time on compact disc 4 Live in LondonLive album by Helen ReddyReleasedDecember 1978RecordedMay 11 13 1978VenueLondon Palladium London EnglandGenreVocal Pop Rock 1 Length1 08 01LabelCapitolProducerJohn Palladino Helen ReddyHelen Reddy chronologyWe ll Sing in the Sunshine 1978 Live in London 1978 Reddy 1979 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Billboardpositive 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Repertoire 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Notes 7 ReferencesBackground editReddy had announced in the summer of 1977 that Kim Fowley producer of her recent album release Ear Candy would produce an upcoming live album for the singer 5 it was anticipated that the album would be a recording of Reddy s 8 November 1977 concert at Radio City Music Hall 6 However Reddy herself collaborating with John Palladino would produce her live album which was recorded at her three night plus one matinee gig at the London Palladium in May 1978 Repertoire editEight of Reddy s US Top 40 hits were performed at the Palladium in a penultimate twelve minute medley which also featured the Top 40 shortfall Crazy Love and two songs featured on albums by Reddy I Believe in Music and The Last Blues Song In 1978 only one of Reddy s singles had reached the UK singles chart which until May 1978 was a Top 50 ranking Angie Baby having reached 5 UK in 1975 and that song was performed in its entirety at the Palladium throughout her performing career Reddy would habitually not truncate Angie Baby in concert due to its being a story song Two of Reddy s singles I am Woman and Leave Me Alone Ruby Red Dress had almost reached the UK Top 50 but were performed at the Palladium on in the medley Also performed in full at the Palladium You re My World Reddy s most recent US Top 40 hit proving to be her last which was a remake of a 1964 UK 1 hit by Cilla Black the Leon Russell composition Bluebird a 1975 US Top 30 shortfall for Reddy which the singer would apparently always enjoy performing live and I Can t Hear You No More a lesser 1976 US hit for Reddy which at the Palladium served as a frame for Reddy introducing her band members to the audience Featuring four additional songs from the singer s past albums This Masquerade The West Wind Circus I ll Be Your Audience which served as the concert finale and Hold Me in Your Dreams Tonight on which Reddy played piano and also Candle on the Water from the 1977 movie Pete s Dragon Reddy s Palladium set list also introduced five songs from her upcoming album release We ll Sing in the Sunshine the title track the disco track Ready or Not issued as UK single the month of the Palladium concert May 1978 Mama Poor Little Fool and Rhythm Rhapsody the last named which served as the concert s opening number would in fact be cut from Reddy s We ll Sing in the Sunshine album Live in London would include two songs never featured on an original studio album release by Reddy besides Rhythm Rhapsody Reddy s Palladium set list featured her truncated rendition of the Billy Joel number The Entertainer The live recordings of Mama and The West Wind Circus became the respective A side and B side of a single from the album but had no showings on Billboard s pop 7 or Easy Listening 8 charts Reddy commented on both songs in the liner notes of her singles compilation The Woman I Am The Definitive Collection Of the former she wrote Another great composition from Harriet Schock and one I sang every Mother s Day 9 and of the latter Although I was never in a circus I have known families who were Around the time I first heard this emotional work by Adam Miller there was news of an aerialist in a well known circus family falling to his death This was a song I simply had to sing 9 Reception editAllMusic s Joe Viglione wrote retrospectively Producers John Palladino and Helen Reddy do a commendable job of capturing so many instruments and vocals and putting them into a wonderful mix The album gets high marks for sound quality and performance For the fans of Helen Reddy this is a treat and a very necessary part of her collection 1 In Billboard s review of the 2002 release of the album on compact disc Mitchell Paoletta asks Ready for the flashback of a lifetime If so give a listen to Live in London which has lost none of its sheen and stresses that Reddy s classy renderings of Billy Joel s The Entertainer and Leon Russell s This Masquerade should not be overlooked 2 Track listing editSide 1 Rhythm Rhapsody Ralph Schuckett John Siegler 3 43 This Masquerade Leon Russell 3 49 Bluebird Leon Russell 2 35 Candle on the Water from Pete s Dragon Joel Hirschhorn Al Kasha 3 10 Hold Me in Your Dreams Tonight Marie Cain 2 46Side 2 Angie Baby Alan O Day 3 29 Poor Little Fool Jeff Lynne 4 40 Ready or Not Amber DiLena Jerry Keller 3 46 The West Wind Circus Adam Miller 5 10Side 3 We ll Sing in the Sunshine Gale Garnett 3 37 Mama Harriet Schock 4 31 You re My World Umberto Bindi Gino Paoli Carl Sigman 2 27 I Can t Hear You No More Gerry Goffin Carole King 4 13 The Entertainer Billy Joel 2 07Side 4 Medley introduction 1 25 Medley 12 20 a I Don t Know How to Love Him Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber b I Believe in Music Mac Davis c Crazy Love Van Morrison d Peaceful Kenny Rankin e You and Me Against the World Kenny Ascher Paul Williams f Delta Dawn Larry Collins Alex Harvey g Ain t No Way to Treat a Lady Harriet Schock h Leave Me Alone Ruby Red Dress Linda Laurie i The Last Blues Song Barry Mann Cynthia Weil j Keep On Singing Bobby Hart Danny Janssen k I Am Woman Ray Burton Helen Reddy I ll Be Your Audience Lewis Anderson Becky Hobbs 4 05Personnel editHelen Reddy vocals producer John Palladino producer David Carr arranger Nick DeCaro arranger Lenny Stack arranger Artie Butler arranger Lenny Coltun arranger Mike Warren arranger Kim Richmond arranger Curt Berg arranger Dick Halligan arranger Alan Oldfield arranger Lee Holdridge arranger Stephen Lewis production management Doug Hopkins recording engineer David Cole mixing engineer Jay Ranellucci assistant engineer mixing at Capitol Records Hollywood CA Lenny Coltun lead guitar conductor orchestra conductor Dave Parlato bass Ron Tutt drums Richie Zito rhythm guitar Tom Hensley keyboards Ricky Baptist lead trumpet The Gordon Rose Orchestra accompaniment Verna Richardson background vocals Karin Patterson background vocals Onike background vocals Linda Grey public relations Jeff Wald management Terry O Neill photography Roy Kohara art directionNotes edit a b c Live in London Helen Reddy allmusic com All Media Network LLC Retrieved 22 June 2015 a b Vital Reissues Billboard 20 July 2002 p 18 Whitburn 2010 p 646 Live in London Helen Reddy Release Information allmusic com Rovi Corporation Retrieved 23 June 2015 Cash Box 3 September 1977 p 56 Billboard vol 89 35 3 September 1977 p 106 Whitburn 2009 p 805 Whitburn 2007 p 227 a b 2006 The Woman I Am The Definitive Collection by Helen Reddy CD booklet Los Angeles Capitol Records 09463 57613 2 0 References editWhitburn Joel 2007 Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs 1961 2006 Record Research Inc ISBN 0 89820 169 1 Whitburn Joel 2009 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 2008 Record Research Inc ISBN 0 89820 180 2 Whitburn Joel 2010 Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums Seventh Edition Record Research Inc ISBN 0 89820 183 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Live in London Helen Reddy album amp oldid 1176855536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
