Robin Trower Live Explained

Robin Trower Live
Type:live
Artist:Robin Trower
Cover:RobinTrowerLivecover.jpg
Released:March 1976
Recorded:3 February 1975
Genre:Blues, Rock
Length:41:02
Label:Chrysalis
Prev Title:For Earth Below
Prev Year:1975
Next Title:Long Misty Days
Next Year:1976

Robin Trower Live is a live album by Robin Trower. Recorded at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden on 3 February 1975 for the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, it was released on vinyl in 1976, and re-released on CD in 1990, 2000, and 2004.[1] The album peaked at #10 the US Billboard 200.[2] [3] In an interview with Guitar Player in May 2006, Trower explained that the band was not aware the show was being taped, thinking they were playing for a radio broadcast only. Hence, he says, "We were loose and uninhibited, and we played one of our best shows."[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Robin Trower; except where indicated

Side one

  1. "Too Rolling Stoned" – 6:25
  2. "Daydream" (James Dewar, Robin Trower) – 7:50
  3. "Rock Me Baby" (B.B. King, Joe Josea) – 5:48

Side two

  1. "Lady Love" (Dewar, Trower) – 3:01
  2. "I Can't Wait Much Longer" (Frankie Miller, Trower) – 6:46
  3. "Alethea" – 4:00
  4. "Little Bit of Sympathy" – 5:38

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 73
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)15
United States (Billboard 200)[6] 10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roach . Pemberton . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r20527|pure_url=yes}} Rev. of Robin Trower, ''Robin Trower Live'' ]. . 2009-06-23.
  2. Web site: Robin Trower. 2021-02-02. Billboard.
  3. Book: McAleer , Dave . The All Music Book of Hit Albums: The Top 10 Us & Uk Album Charts from 1960 to the Present Day . Hal Leonard . 1996 . 146 . 978-0-87930-393-8.
  4. Web site: Rubin . Dave . Robin Trower | GuitarPlayer . Guitar Player . 2006-05-11 . 2014-05-15.
  5. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 313.
  6. Web site: Robin Trower. 2021-02-02. Billboard.