Cities of the Heart
1994 live album by Jack Bruce
Cities of the Heart Released March 1994 Recorded live at E-Werk Cologne, Germany, 2 & 3 November 1993 Genre Rock , jazz rock , blues rock Length 116 :50 Label CMP Records Producer Jack Bruce, with Kurt Renker & Walter Quintus
Cities of the Heart Jack Bruce double CD release of sections of two live performances given on 2 and 3 November
1993 in Cologne, Germany, to celebrate Bruce's 50th birthday. They were recorded for the WDR "Rockpalast " TV show and a DVD of the shows, entitled Rockpalast: The 50th Birthday Concerts , was released by MIG Music in 2014.[ 1]
Track listing
Disc one
"Can You Follow?" (Pete Brown , Jack Bruce) – 1:56
Jack Bruce – vocals, piano
"Running Through Our Hands" (Brown, Bruce, Janet Godfrey ) – 4:13
Jack Bruce – vocals, piano Gary Husband – keyboards
"Over the Cliff" (Bruce, Jerry Goldsmith ) – 3:46
Jack Bruce – bass Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone Ginger Baker – drums
"Statues" (Bruce) – 7:37
Jack Bruce – bass Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone Ginger Baker – drums
"First Time I Met the Blues" (Eurreal Montgomery ) – 4:47
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass Clem Clempson – guitar Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone Ginger Baker – drums
"Smiles & Grins" (Bruce, Brown) – 9:48
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, piano Clem Clempson – guitar Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone Art Themen – saxophone Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ Malcolm Bruce – synthesizer Gary Husband – drums
"Bird Alone" (Bruce, Brown) – 9:56
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass Clem Clempson – guitar Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ, piano Gary Husband – drums
"Neighbor, Neighbor"(Alton, J.Valler) – 5:32
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass Clem Clempson – guitar Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone Art Themen – saxophone Henry Lowther – trumpet John Mumford – trombone Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ Simon Phillips – drums
"Born Under a Bad Sign" (William Bell, Booker T. Jones ) – 6:17
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass Clem Clempson – guitar Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone Art Themen – saxophone Henry Lowther – trumpet John Mumford – trombone Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ Jonas Bruce – piano Simon Phillips – drums
Disc two
"Ships in the Night" (Brown, Bruce) – 5:20
Jack Bruce – vocals Maggy Reilly – vocals Clem Clempson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Malcolm Bruce – acoustic guitar Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ Gary Husband – piano François Garny – bass Simon Phillips – drums
"Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune" (Brown, Bruce) – 4:19
Jack Bruce – vocals, piano Clem Clempson – guitar Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone Art Themen – saxophone Henry Lowther – trumpet John Mumford – trombone François Garny – bass Simon Phillips – drums
"Theme for an Imaginary Western" (Brown, Bruce) – 6:00
Jack Bruce – vocals, piano Clem Clempson – guitar Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ François Garny – bass Simon Phillips – drums
"Golden Days" (Bruce) – 5:38
Jack Bruce – vocals, piano Gary "Mudbone" Cooper – vocals Clem Clempson – guitar Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ François Garny – bass Simon Phillips – drums
"Life on Earth" (Bruce) – 5:21
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass Gary Moore – guitar Simon Phillips – drums
"N.S.U." (Bruce) – 6:29
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass Gary Moore – guitar Ginger Baker – drums
"Sitting on Top of the World" (Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson ) – 6:52
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass Gary Moore – guitar Ginger Baker – drums
"Politician" (Brown, Bruce) – 5:39
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass Pete Brown – vocals Gary Moore – guitar Ginger Baker – drums
"Spoonful" (Willie Dixon ) – 9:13
Jack Bruce – vocals, bass Gary Moore – guitar Ginger Baker – drums
"Sunshine of Your Love" (Brown, Bruce, Eric Clapton ) – 8:07
Jack Bruce – vocals, piano Gary "Mudbone" Cooper – vocals Clem Clempson – guitar Malcolm Bruce – acoustic guitar Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone Art Themen – saxophone Henry Lowther – trumpet John Mumford – trombone Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ Jonas Bruce – synthesizer François Garny – bass Ginger Baker – drums Simon Phillips – drums Pete Brown – percussion
Personnel
Musicians Production Cedric Beatly – recording
David Calvin – recording
Norbert Gutzman – assistant engineer
Harald Glaser – live recording submixes
Walter Quintus – mixing
Ulf von Kanitz – art direction
Guido Harari – b/w and colour photos
Nanna Botsch – colour photos
Ralph Weber – photo of the Bruce family
Malcom Bruce – transcriptions
Klaus Schruff – computer music notation
References
Studio albums Live albums Associated acts
