Live in London (Helen Reddy album)

Live in London
Live album by Helen Reddy
Released 1978
Recorded May 11–13, 1978 at
London Palladium
London, England
Genre Vocal
Pop/Rock[1]
Length 1:08:01
Label Capitol
Producer John Palladino
Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy chronology
We'll Sing in the Sunshine
(1978)		 Live in London
(1978)		 Reddy
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboardpositive[2]

Live in London is a 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 & Tapes chart.[3] In addition to live recordings of several of her hits, the two-LP concert album includes her renditions of two songs that have never appeared on any of her other studio releases: the show's opener, "Rhythm Rhapsody", and Billy Joel's "The Entertainer". On June 25, 2002, the album was released for the first time on compact disc.[4]

Background

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 gig at the London Palladium in May 1978.

Single release

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

AllMusic's Joe Viglione wrote, "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

Side 1

  1. "Rhythm Rhapsody" (Ralph Schuckett, John Siegler) – 3:43
  2. "This Masquerade" (Leon Russell) – 3:49
  3. "Bluebird" (Leon Russell) – 2:35
  4. "Candle on the Water" from Pete's Dragon (Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha) – 3:10
  5. "Hold Me in Your Dreams Tonight" (Marie Cain) – 2:46

Side 2

  1. "Angie Baby" (Alan O'Day) – 3:29
  2. "Poor Little Fool" (Jeff Lynne) – 4:40
  3. "Ready or Not" (Amber DiLena, Jerry Keller) – 3:46
  4. "The West Wind Circus" (Adam Miller) – 5:10

Side 3

  1. "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" (Gale Garnett) – 3:37
  2. "Mama" (Harriet Schock) – 4:31
  3. "You're My World" (Umberto Bindi, Gino Paoli, Carl Sigman) – 2:27
  4. "I Can't Hear You No More" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:13
  5. "The Entertainer" (Billy Joel) – 2:07

Side 4

  1. Medley introduction – 1:25
  2. 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)
  3. "I'll Be Your Audience" (Lewis Anderson, Becky Hobbs) – 4:05

Personnel

  • Helen 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

  • 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 direction

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Live in London - Helen Reddy". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Vital Reissues". Billboard. 2002-07-20. p. 18.
  3. ↑ Whitburn 2010, p. 646.
  4. ↑ "Live in London - Helen Reddy - Release Information". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Cash Box 3 September 1977 p.56
  6. ↑ Billboard vol 89 #35 (3 September 1977) p.106
  7. ↑ Whitburn 2009, p. 805.
  8. ↑ Whitburn 2007, p. 227.
  9. 1 2 (2006) The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection by Helen Reddy [CD booklet]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records 09463-57613-2-0.

References

  • Whitburn, 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 
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