Sgt. Pepper Live

Sgt. Pepper Live
Live album by Cheap Trick
Released 25 August 2009
Recorded 12 December 2007
Genre Psychedelic rock, Power pop
Length 46:18
Label Big Three
Cheap Trick chronology
The Latest
(2009)
Sgt. Pepper Live
(2009)
Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Sgt. Pepper Live (DVD)
Directed by Jim Yucich
Produced by Bill Edwards
Lou Mann
Barry Ehrmann
Starring Robin Zander
Rick Nielson
Tom Petersson
Bun E. Carlos
Edited by Jim Yucich
Distributed by Enliven
Release dates
August 25, 2009
Country United States
Language English

Sgt. Pepper Live is a performance by American band Cheap Trick with a full orchestra which was released on 25 August 2009, in commemoration of the 42nd anniversary of the release of the historic album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. Both a live album and a companion DVD of the performance were released. The album was engineered by Geoff Emerick.[1] Cheap Trick performed the "Sgt. Pepper Live" show at the Las Vegas Hilton for two weeks in September 2009.

Cheap Trick members performing

Special guests (at Las Vegas Hilton 9/09)

Band (at Las Vegas Hilton 9/09)

Orchestra members performing on the album

(as listed in the album credits)

Steve Armour, Laura Bontrager, Dibyarka Chatterjee, Tom Christiansen, Nicenovia Cummins, Stephanie Cummins, Glen Drewes, Netanel Druiblate, Eric Fraser, Prateek Haldar, Craig Johnson, Chris Komer, Bill Lloyd, David Mann, John Miller, Jeff Nelson, Chris Parker, Patrick Pridemore, John Putnam, Maxine Roach, Glen Roven, Dave Sharma, Samita Sinha, Liah-Wen Ting, Una Tone & Belinda Whitney

Track listing

All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney except where noted. 

No.TitleLength
1."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"  1:56
2."With a Little Help from My Friends"  2:37
3."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"  3:54
4."Getting Better"  2:37
5."Fixing a Hole"  3:17
6."She's Leaving Home"  3:52
7."Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"  2:47
8."Within You Without You" (George Harrison)5:36
9."When I'm Sixty-Four"  2:50
10."Lovely Rita"  2:36
11."Good Morning Good Morning"  2:36
12."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"  1:15
13."A Day in the Life"  4:41
14."Medley Song": "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End""  5:43
Total length:46:18

"Sgt. Pepper Live" concerts also included the band performing a few of their own biggest hits live as well, including "Dream Police" and "I Want You To Want Me". Also, a number of the live performances (particularly the later ones at the Paris Las Vegas) did not feature Bun E. Carlos on drums, but rather, Rick Nielsen's son Daxx.

Chart performance

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Total
weeks
U.S. Billboard 200 83 1
U.S. Independent Albums Chart 7 3
U.S. Rock Albums Chart 30 1

References

  1. "Sgt. Pepper Live: Cheap Trick: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
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