Live Shots

Live Shots
Live album by The Joe Ely Band
Released	1980
Recorded	1980, London, England
Genre	Texas Country, progressive country, country rock, outlaw country
Length	54:21
Label	MCA
Producer	Michael Brovsky
The Joe Ely Band chronology
Down on the Drag (1979) Live Shots (1980) Musta Notta Gotta Lotta (1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B+) [2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]

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.

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 and 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" (Butch Hancock) — 4:37
5. "Boxcars" (Butch Hancock) — 4:37

Texas Special EP:

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

Live Shots credits

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 background vocals

Guest musicians

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

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

Artwork

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

Texas Special credits

Musicians

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

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 City

Artwork

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

Charts

year	chart	peak
1981	Billboard Pop Albums	159

Releases

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

References

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

External links

• Discography at www.ely.com