That's Live

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{{Infobox album

| name = That’s Live

| type = live

| artist = Eric Burdon & Band

| cover = That’s Live CD.jpeg

| alt =

| released = 1985 (Germany)
1992 (widespread)

| recorded = 8 March 1985
Karlsruhe, Germany

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| studio =

| genre = Rock, R&B

| length = 60:38

| label = In-Akustik (Germany)

| producer = Alex Manninger

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| next_title = Access All Areas

| next_year = 1993

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That’s Live is a live album by Eric Burdon and his band, recorded live in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 8 March 1985, during a European tour. It was originally marked Limited Compact Disc Reference Edition in 1985, and achieved more widespread release in 1992.{{cite book |last1= Kent |first1= Jeff |title=The Last Poet - The Story of Eric Burdon |url=http://www.allbookstores.co.uk/book/0950898120/Last_Poet_Story_of_Eric_Burdon.html |year=1989|publisher=Witan Books |isbn=978-0950898124 |accessdate=20 December 2013}}{{cite book |last1= Larkin |first1= Colin |title= The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E6U7AQAAIAAJ&q=%22eric+burdon%22+%22that's+live%22&dq=%22eric+burdon%22+%22that's+live%22|year=1998 |publisher= Virgin Books|isbn= 978-1448132744 |page=60|accessdate=7 January 2014}}{{cite book |last=Helander |first=Brock |title=Rockin' sixties |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0A31AAAAMAAJ&dq=%22eric+burdon%22+%22that%27s+live%22&q=%22that%27s+live%22|year=1999 |publisher=Schirmer Books |isbn=978-0028648736 |page=4|accessdate=7 January 2014 }}{{cite book|last=Graff |first=Gary |title= MusicHound rock: the essential album guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1NjOldjR5J4C&dq=%22eric+burdon%22+%22that%27s+live%22&q=%22that%27s+live%22|publisher=Visible Ink Press |year= 1996 |isbn= 978-0787610371|accessdate=7 January 2014}}

That’s Live is the only recording made of this line-up which, during the immediately prior period of 1981-84, had been one of the first Western rock acts to play extensively in the Eastern Bloc, including pre-unification East Germany, where, according to bassist Rob Burns, the band were "treated like royalty".

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:24
  2. "Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus) – 6:24
  3. "When I Was Young" (Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch) – 7:41
  4. "Working Life" [aka "Factory"] (Bruce Springsteen), featuring Robbie Burns, bass – 10:40
  5. "We Got To Get Out Of This Place" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 10:20
  6. "Poor Man" (Woody Guthrie), featuring Tom Blades, guitar – 7:52
  7. "River Deep, Mountain High" (Phil Spector) – 7:06
  8. "I‘m Crying" (Eric Burdon, Alan Price), featuring Mitch Harwood, drums – 10:09
  9. "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) – 8:50

Personnel

= Performance =

  • Eric Burdon - vocals
  • Tom Blades - keyboard and guitar
  • Rob Burns - bass
  • Mitch Harwood - drums

= Production =

  • Alex Manninger - executive producer, cutting consultant
  • Andre Ulmann - recording engineer
  • Harald Hassler - technical assistant
  • Dr. Benjamin Bernfeld - cutting engineer
  • Günther Sümser - photos
  • Bruno Kassel - cover photo
  • wachner design/Freiberg - design
  • Sanyo Electric/Japan - manufacturer

References

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