Live at St. Gallen explained

Live at St. Gallen
Type:	live
Artist:	The John Butler Trio
Cover:	John_Butler_Live_at_St.Gallen.jpg
Released:	5 December 2005
Recorded:	St Gallen Festival, Switzerland (3 July 2005)
Genre:	Roots
Length:	94:40
Label:	Jarrah
Producer:	John Butler
Prev Title:	Sunrise Over Sea
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Grand National
Next Year:	2007

Live at St. Gallen is a 2005 live CD and DVD by The John Butler Trio recorded in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The CD version peaked at No. 47 on the ARIA Albums Chart.^[1] The two CDs included in the set were recorded live at St. Gallen, whereas the DVD was recorded at the Sydney Opera House in 2004. The cover art was designed by John Butler Trio regular Tom Walker. On the Australian edition, the credits for the DVD include "In memory of Paul Hester", the original drummer from Crowded House. By the end of 2005 the album was certified gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).^[2]

Track listing

All songs were written by John Butler.

Disc one

1. "Treat Yo Mama" – 7:55
2. "Company Sin" – 5:11
3. "Somethings Gotta Give" – 3:24
4. "What You Want" – 8:35
5. "Band Introduction" – 0:25
6. "Oldman" – 5:49
7. "Ocean" – 11:38

Disc two

1. "Peaches and Cream" – 7:25
2. "Pickapart" – 6:45
3. "Betterman" – 16:44
4. "Hello" – 5:44
5. "Zebra" – 4:37
6. "Take" – 11:21

DVD

1. "Bound to Ramble"
2. "Attitude"
3. "Treat Yo Mama"
4. "Company Sin"
5. "Seeing Angels"
6. "Ocean"
7. "Peaches and Cream"
8. "Betterman"
9. "Somethings Gotta Give"
10. "Zebra"
11. "Interview with audience"

Bonus with sunrise over the sea

1. "Hello" – 5:44
2. "Zebra" – 4:37
3. "Peaches and Cream" – 7:25
4. "Ocean" – 11:38

Personnel

The John Butler Trio are managed by Phil Stevens.

Band members

• John Butler - vocals, guitar
• Shannon Birchall - bass guitar
• Michael Barker - drums

Road crew

• Colin Ellis
• Julian Cribb
• Jane Wiltshire-Butler
• Stephane Popoff
• Cole Xuereb
• Rafael Lazzaro
• Julie Bright

Production

• Recording - DRS 3, Switzerland
• Engineering - Patrick Miller
• Mastering - Ron Kurz
• Additional editing - Shaun O'Callaghan
• Photography - Paul Smith Images, Twenty Twenty Imaging

Notes and References

1. Web site: Discography The John Butler Trio . Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien . Hung . Steffen . 20 October 2014 .
2. Australia. album. 2005. 20 October 2014.