Live Shots

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Live Shots
Live album by The Joe Ely Band
Released	1980
Recorded	1980, London, England
Genre	country
Length	54:21
Label	MCA
Producer	Michael Brovsky
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1] Robert Christgau (B+) [2] Rolling Stone (favorable) [3]
The Joe Ely Band chronology
Down on the Drag (1979) Live Shots (1980) Musta Notta Gotta Lotta (1981)

Live Shots is a live album recorded in London by American country outfit The Joe Ely Band during a 1980 tour supporting The Clash. The tour occurred at a high point in The Clash's popularity just after the release of the album, London Calling.

The album was first only released in the UK, but a US release soon followed due to high demand. The 1993 reissue CD included the tracks from the Texas Special bonus EP that had accompanied the Live Shots LP.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Live Shots credits 2.1 The Joe Ely Band 2.2 Guest musicians 2.3 Production 2.4 Artwork 3 Texas Special credits 3.1 Musicians 3.2 Production 3.3 Artwork 4 Charts 5 Releases 6 External links 7 Notes and sources

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Joe Ely, except as indicated.

Side One (of original LP):

1. "Fingernails" — 3:00
2. "Midnight Shift" (Jimmie Ainsworth, Earl Lee) — 3:00
3. "Honky Tonk Masquerade" — 3:49
4. "Honky Tonkin'" (Hank Williams) — 3:12
5. "Long Snake Moan" (arranged/adapted by Ely) — 5:10

Side Two:

1. "I Had My Hopes up High" — 3:13
2. "She Never Spoke Spanish to Me" (Butch Hancock) — 3:53
3. "Johnny's Blues" — 4:48
4. "Fools Fall in Love" (Hancock) — 4:37
5. "Boxcars" (Hancock) — 4:37

Texas Special EP:

1. "Crazy Lemon" — 3:56
2. "Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty, Hardin) — 3:42
3. "Treat Me Like a Saturday Night" (Jimmie Dale Gilmore) — 3:09
4. "Wishin' for You" (Hancock) — 4:41

[edit] Live Shots credits

[edit] The Joe Ely Band

• Joe Ely — electric guitar & vocals
• Ponty Bone — accordion
• Robert Marquam — drums
• Jesse Taylor — electric lead guitar
• Gregg Wright (credited as "Greg Wright") — Bass
• Lloyd Maines — pedal steel and backgrond vocals

[edit] Guest musicians

• Carlene Carter — vocals on "Honky Tonkin'"
• Micky Gallagher — keyboards
• Reese Wynans — keyboards

[edit] Production

• Recorded live in London, a Free Flow Production in association with Joe Ely
• Produced by Michael Brovsky
• Engineered by Chet Himes, Remix-Pecan Street Studios, Austin, Texas
• Assistant Engineer — Greg Klinginsmith

[edit] Artwork

• Graphics & design — Guy Juke, Austin, Texas
• Artwork — Cream, Bayswater, London
• Snapshots — Pete Vernon
• Repackage design — Carmelo Roman
• Liner notes — Max Bell

[edit] Texas Special credits

[edit] Musicians

• Michael Robberson — bass guitar
• Michael Kindred — keyboards
• Smokey Joe Miller — saxophone,

[edit] Production

• Produced by Al Kooper
• Recorded live in Texas by Reelsound
• Engineered by Bob Edwards
• Remixed at Studio South, Austin, Texas
• "Not Fade Away" recording courtesy of WLIR in New York

[edit] Artwork

• Photography/design — Patti Heid/Art Ache
• Ely lettering — Guy Juke
• Art production — Dick Reeves and John Wilson, Austin, Texas

[edit] Charts

year	chart	peak
1981	Billboard Pop Albums	159

[edit] Releases

year	format	label	catalog #
1980	LP	MCA	5262
1980	LP	Southcoast/MCA	MCAD-10816
1993	CD	MCA	10816
1993	cassette	MCA	10816

[edit] External links

• Discography at www.ely.com

[edit] Notes and sources

1. ^ Brett Hartenbach, "Review: Live Shots", All Music Guide
2. ^ Robert Christgau, Consumer's Guide February 2, 1981
3. ^ Ken Tucker, "Album review: Joe Ely - Live Shots", Rolling Stone, 321, July 10, 1980