Absolutely Live (Rod Stewart album)

Absolutely Live is a live album by musician Rod Stewart. It was released as a doubleLP in 1982. The subsequent CD version omitted the tracks "The Great Pretender" and "Guess I'll Always Love You" in order to fit the album onto a single disc. The liner notes state that there are no overdubs on this live album.

Absolutely Live
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 1982
VenueThe Forum, Los Angeles
Long Beach Arena
San Diego Sports Arena, California
Wembley Arena, London
The NEC, Birmingham, England
GenreRock, pop, folk rock
Length84:26 LP
75:36 CD
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRod Stewart
Rod Stewart chronology
Tonight I'm Yours
(1981)
Absolutely Live
(1982)
Body Wishes
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Track listing

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Side A
  1. "The Stripper" – 0:10
  2. "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" – 4:10
  3. "Sweet Little Rock and Roller" – 4:25
  4. "Hot Legs" – 4:52
  5. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" – 4:23
  6. "The Great Pretender" – 3:34
Side B
  1. "Passion" – 5:04
  2. "She Won't Dance with Me / Little Queenie" – 4:34
  3. "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" – 4:34
  4. "Rock My Plimsoul" – 4:24
Side C
  1. "Young Turks" – 5:28
  2. "Guess I'll Always Love You" – 4:51
  3. "Gasoline Alley" – 2:15
  4. "Maggie May" – 5:08
  5. "Tear It Up" – 3:26
Side D
  1. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" – 6:04
  2. "Sailing" – 4:45
  3. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" – 4:34
  4. "Stay with Me" – 5:34

Personnel

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Band members
Guest musicians
Production
  • George Tutko – engineer, mixing
  • Ricky DeLena – assistant engineer

Charts

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 41

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Absolutely Live – Rod Stewart". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (9 December 1982). "Absolutely Live". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.