I Hear You Rockin' (Dave Edmunds Band album)

I Hear You Rockin’
Live album by The Dave Edmunds Band
Released 1986
Recorded Roseland Ballroom, New York City; The Venue, London; The Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
Genre Rock and roll, rockabilly
Length 35:03
Label Columbia
Producer Dave Edmunds
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
All Music Guide to Rock (Stephen Thomas Erlewine) [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

I Hear You Rockin’ is an live album released by The Dave Edmunds Band in 1986[3] on Columbia LP record 40603.[4]

Background

This “live” album was tweaked in the studio by Edmunds, who is known for his production perfectionism.[1] It was to be his last solo effort for Columbia, and mostly features songs already associated with Edmunds. Two songs were previously un-recorded by him, “Paralyzed” and “The Wanderer.” [5]

Reception

This album entered the Billboard 200 album charts on January 31, 1987 and remained on the charts for twelve weeks, peaking at position #106.[4] The album has been reviewed as “energetic,” “enjoyable,”[1] and “excellent.”[6]

Track listing

  1. "Girls Talk" (Elvis Costello)
  2. "Here Comes The Weekend" (Dave Edmunds)
  3. "Queen of Hearts" (Hank DeVito)
  4. "Paralyzed" (Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley)
  5. "The Wanderer" (Ernie Maresca)
  6. "Crawling from the Wreckage" (Graham Parker)
  7. "Slipping Away" (Jeff Lynne)
  8. "Information" (Dave Edmunds, Mark Radice)
  9. "I Hear You Knocking" (Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King)
  10. "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)" (Nick Lowe)
  11. "Ju Ju Man" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas)

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 354. ISBN 9780879306533. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The new Rolling Stone album guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 272. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P.; Eiche, Jon F. (1997). Legends of rock guitar: the essential reference of rock's greatest guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 94. ISBN 9780793540426.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Billboard Albums, 6th ed. Joel Whitburn. 2006. Record Research Inc. p. 324. ISBN 0-89820-166-7
  5. ↑ Poore, Billy (1998). Rockabilly: A Forty-Year Journey. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 229. ISBN 9780793591428. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ Tobler, John (1991). Who's who in rock & roll. Crescent Books. ISBN 9780517056875.