Live Shots

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Live Shots
Live album by Joe Ely
Released	1980
Recorded	1980, London, England
Genre	country
Length	54:21
Label	MCA
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1] Robert Christgau (B+) [2] Rolling Stone (favorable) [3] [[]] (favorable) [4]
Joe Ely chronology
Down on the Drag (1979)	Live Shots (1980)	Musta Notta Gotta Lotta (1981)

Live Shots is a live album recorded by American country singer Joe Ely during a 1980 tour with The Clash. The tour occured at a high point in The Clash's popularity just after the release of the album, London Calling.

The album was first only released in the UK, but a US release soon followed due to high demand.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Musicians 2.1.1 Tracks 11—14 2.2 Production 2.2.1 Tracks 11—14 2.3 Artwork 3 Charts 4 Releases 5 External links 6 Notes and sources

[edit] Track listing

1. "Fingernails" (Ely) — 3:00
2. "Midnight Shift" (Ainsworth, Lee) — 3:00
3. "Honky Tonk Masquerade" (Ely) — 3:49
4. "Honky Tonkin'" (Williams) — 3:12
5. "Long Snake Moan" (Arranged and adapted by Ely) — 5:10
6. "I Had My Hopes up High" (Ely) — 3:13
7. "She Never Spoke Spanish to Me" (Hancock) — 3:53
8. "Johnny's Blues" (Ely) — 4:48
9. "Fools Fall in Love" (Hancock) — 4:37
10. "Boxcars" (Hancock) — 4:37
    • Tracks 1—10 are the original release
11. "Crazy Lemon" (Ely) — 3:56
12. "Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) — 3:42 liner notes list (Norman Petty, Charles Hardin)
13. "Treat Me Like a Saturday Night" (Gilmore) — 3:09
14. "Wishin' for You" (Hancock) — 4:41
    • Tracks 11—14 previously released on the Texas Special bonus EP that accompanied the Live Shots album. They were added to the 1993 reissue CD.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Musicians

• Joe Ely — electric guitar & vocals
• Ponty Bone — accordion
• Robert Marquam — drums
• Jesse Taylor — electric lead guitar
• Gregg Wright — Bass
• Lloyd Maines &mdash steel guitar, vocals

[edit] Tracks 11—14

• Michael Robberson — bass guitar
• Michael Kindred — keyboards
• Smokey Joe Miller — saxophone,

[edit] Production

Recorded live in England, a Free Flow Production in association with Joe Ely

• Produced by Michael Brovsky

[edit] Tracks 11—14

• Produced by Al Kooper

[edit] Artwork

• Graphics & design — Guy Juke, Austin, Texas ("Ely lettering")
• Artwork — Cream, Bayswater, London

[edit] Charts

year	chart	peak
1981	Billboard Pop Albums	159

[edit] Releases

year	format	label	catalog #
1980	LP	MCA	5262
1980	LP	Southcoast/MCA	MCAD-10816
1993	CD	MCA	10816
1993	cassette	MCA	10816

[edit] External links

• Discography at www.ely.com

[edit] Notes and sources

1. ^ Brett Hartenbach, "Review: Live Shots", All Music Guide
2. ^ Robert Christgau, Consumer's Guide February 2, 1981
3. ^ Ken Tucker, "Album review: Joe Ely - Live Shots", Rolling Stone, 321, July 10, 1980
4. ^ , "Review:", [[]] ([ link])