Blues Alive

Blues Alive is a live album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in May 1993.[3] It is a collection of recordings taken from his 1992 tour and draws most of its material from Moore's then-recent Still Got the Blues and After Hours albums. It was by far the most successful of all his live albums, reaching number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and being certified Gold. Its release was preceded by the single "Parisienne Walkways" (live).

Blues Alive
Live album by
Gary Moore
ReleasedMay 1993
Recorded20 May 1992 – 5 October 1992
GenreBlues rock, blues
Length76:11
LabelVirgin
ProducerGary Moore
Gary Moore chronology
After Hours
(1992)		 Blues Alive
(1993)		 Around the Next Dream
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[2]

Track listing
  1. "Cold Day in Hell" (Gary Moore) – 5:35
  2. "Walking By Myself" (Kirke, Lane, Jimmy Rogers) – 5:00
  3. "Story of the Blues" (Moore) – 7:32
  4. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (A.C. Williams) – 4:25
  5. "Separate Ways" (Moore) – 5:48
  6. "Too Tired" (Maxwell Davis, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Saul Bihari) – 4:34
  7. "Still Got the Blues" (Moore) – 6:44
  8. "Since I Met You Baby" (Moore) – 3:02
  9. "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson) – 8:50
  10. "Further on Up the Road" (Joe Medwick, Don Robey) – 5:34
  11. "King of the Blues" (Moore) – 6:13
  12. "Parisienne Walkways" (Phil Lynott, Moore) – 7:03
  13. "Jumpin' at Shadows" (Duster Bennett) – 5:51

Personnel

Guest musician Albert Collins appears on "Too Tired" on guitar and vocals.

Charts
Chart performance for Blues Alive
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 73
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 8

References
  1. Blues Alive at AllMusic
  2. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 562. ISBN 9780862415419.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
  5. "Austriancharts.at – Gary Moore – Blues Alive" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Gary Moore – Blues Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. "Swedishcharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. "Swisscharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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