Live...in the Heart of the City

Live...in the Heart of the City
Live album by Whitesnake
Released 1 November 1980
Recorded Nov 23, 1978
Jun 23, 1980
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock
Length 78:14
42:27
Label Mirage/Atlantic (USA/Canada)
Polydor (Japan)
United Artists (Rest Of World)
Producer Martin Birch
Whitesnake chronology
Ready an' Willing
(1980)		 Live...in the Heart of the City
(1980)		 Come an' Get It
(1981)
Singles from Live...in the Heart of the City
  1. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Live...in the Heart Of The City is a 1980 live album by Whitesnake. Originally released as a double-vinyl album, and double-play cassette, it utilises recordings made in 1978 and 1980. The album charted at number 146 on The Billboard 200[2] and number 5 on the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Sides 1 & 2 of the vinyl are from recordings made with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio at the Hammersmith Odeon, during the band's 1980 World Tour, whilst sides 3 & 4 are from a 1978 recording, previously issued in Japan only, as Live at Hammersmith.

The first CD version was an edit of the original vinyl release: so as to fit onto a single CD, the 1978 recording of "Come On" and 1980 recording of "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City" were dropped. However, Live...In the Heart of the City has since been remastered and was released in March 2007 as a 2CD set, restoring fully the running-order of the original album.

The sleeve-art is by British artist Jeff Cummins.

Contents

Track listing

Live in the Heart of the City (23/24 June 1980):

  1. "Come On" (David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) – 3:38 (from Snakebite)
  2. "Sweet Talker" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 4:16 (from Ready an' Willing)
  3. "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 5:00 (from Lovehunter)
  4. "Love Hunter" (Coverdale, Micky Moody, Marsden) – 10:41 (from Lovehunter)
  5. "Fool for Your Loving" (Coverdale, Moody, Marsden) – 4:58 (from Ready an' Willing)
  6. "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" (Coverdale, Moody) – 6:21 (from Ready an' Willing)
  7. "Ready an' Willing" (Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) – 4:46 (from Ready an' Willing)
  8. "Take Me with You" (Coverdale, Moody) – 6:28 (from Trouble)

Live at Hammersmith (23 November 1978):

  1. "Come On" (David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) - vinyl only 3:22 (from Snakebite)
  2. "Might Just Take Your Life" (Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Lord, Paice) – 5:35 (Deep Purple cover, from Burn)
  3. "Lie Down" (Coverdale, Moody) – 4:41 (from Trouble)
  4. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Michael Price, Dan Walsh) – 6:03 (from Snakebite, Bobby Bland cover)
  5. "Trouble" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 4:51 (from Trouble)
  6. "Mistreated" (Coverdale, Blackmore) – 10:49 (Deep Purple cover, from Burn)

The original CD was a trimmed down version of the original double (vinyl) LP release, due to timing restrictions.

Track Listing Remastered and Reissued Edition, 2007

Disc 1: Live in the Heart of the City (23/24 June 1980):

  1. "Come On" (David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) – 3:38 (from Snakebite)
  2. "Sweet Talker" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 4:16 (from Ready an' Willing)
  3. "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 5:00 (from Lovehunter)
  4. "Love Hunter" (Coverdale, Micky Moody, Marsden) – 10:41 (from Lovehunter)
  5. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Michael Price, Dan Walsh) – 7:21 (from Snakebite, Bobby Bland cover)
  6. "Fool for Your Loving" (Coverdale, Moody, Marsden) – 4:58 (from Ready an' Willing)
  7. "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" (Coverdale, Moody) – 6:21 (from Ready an' Willing)
  8. "Ready an' Willing" (Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) – 4:46 (from Ready an' Willing)
  9. "Take Me with You" (Coverdale, Moody) – 6:28 (from Trouble)

Disc 2: Live at Hammersmith (23 November 1978):

  1. "Come On" (David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) - 3:22 (from Snakebite)
  2. "Might Just Take Your Life" (Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Lord, Paice) – 5:35 (Deep Purple cover, from Burn)
  3. "Lie Down" (Coverdale, Moody) – 4:41 (from Trouble)
  4. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Michael Price, Dan Walsh) – 6:03 (from Snakebite, Bobby Bland cover)
  5. "Trouble" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 4:51 (from Trouble)
  6. "Mistreated" (Coverdale, Blackmore) – 10:49 (Deep Purple cover, from Burn)

Personnel

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1981 Pop Albums 146

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Allmusic (Whitesnake charts and awards) Billboard albums". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5819. 
  3. ^ "Whitesnake chart stats". http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3221. 
Whitesnake
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"Long Way from Home" · "Fool for Your Loving" · "Ready an' Willing" · "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" · "Don't Break My Heart Again" · "Would I Lie to You" · "Here I Go Again" · "Bloody Luxury" · "Guilty of Love" · "Standing in the Shadow" · "Give Me More Time" · "Love Ain't No Stranger" · "Slow An' Easy" · "Here I Go Again '87" · "Is This Love" · "Still of the Night" · "Crying in the Rain '87" · "Give Me All Your Love" · "Fool For Your Loving '89" · "The Deeper the Love" · "Now You're Gone" · "Is This Love/Sweet Lady Luck" · "Too Many Tears" · "Don't Fade Away" · "All I Want Is You" · "All For Love" · "Summer Rain" · "Lay Down Your Love" · "Love Will Set You Free"
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