Blues Alive

Blues Alive
Blues Alive
Live album by Gary Moore
Released	10 May 1993
Recorded	20 May – 5 October 1992
Genre	Blues rock, blues
Length	76:11
Label	Virgin
Producer	Gary Moore
Gary Moore chronology
Singles from Blues Alive
	"Parisienne Walkways"; Released: 26 April 1993;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[4]

Blues Alive is a live album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in May 1993.^[5] 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).

Track listing

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

Personnel

Gary Moore – guitar / vocals
Tommy Eyre – keyboards
Andy Pyle – bass guitar
Graham Walker – drums
Martin Drover – trumpet
Frank Mead – alto saxophone / harmonica
Nick Pentalow – tenor saxophone
Nick Payn – baritone saxophone
Candy Mackenzie – backing vocals
Carol Thompson – backing vocals

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)^[6]	73
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	31
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[9]	18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	14
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	8

References

^ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 8 May 1993. p. 18.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 April 1993. p. 29.
^ Blues Alive at AllMusic
^ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 562. ISBN 9780862415419.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Gary Moore – Blues Alive" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gary Moore – Blues Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[1] "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 8 May 1993. p. 18.

[2] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 April 1993. p. 29.

[3] Blues Alive at AllMusic

[Penguin-4] Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.

[5] Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 562. ISBN 9780862415419.

[6] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 193.

[ac_Austria_Gary_Moore-7] "Austriancharts.at – Gary Moore – Blues Alive" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_Germany_Gary_Moore-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Gary Moore – Blues Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_Norway_Gary_Moore-9] "Norwegiancharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_Sweden_Gary_Moore-10] "Swedishcharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_Gary_Moore-11] "Swisscharts.com – Gary Moore – Blues Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[ac_UK2_-12] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

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v t e Gary Moore
Studio albums	Back on the Streets Corridors of Power Dirty Fingers Victims of the Future Run for Cover Wild Frontier After the War Still Got the Blues After Hours Blues for Greeny Dark Days in Paradise A Different Beat Back to the Blues Power of the Blues Old New Ballads Blues Close as You Get Bad for You Baby How Blue Can You Get
Albums with bands led by Moore	Grinding Stone (w/ The Gary Moore Band) G-Force (w/ G-Force) Scars (w/ Scars)
Live albums	Rockin' Every Night: Live in Japan Live / Live at the Marquee We Want Moore! Blues Alive Live at Monsters of Rock Essential Montreux Live at Montreux 2010 Blues for Jimi
Video albums	Live at Isstadion Stockholm: Wild Frontier Tour Live at Monsters of Rock One Night in Dublin: A Tribute to Phil Lynott Live at Montreux 2010 Blues for Jimi
Compilation albums	Ballads & Blues 1982–1994 Out in the Fields Best of the Blues The Platinum Collection
Songs	"Parisienne Walkways" "Out in the Fields" "Over the Hills and Far Away" "Still Got the Blues (For You)"
Related articles	Discography Skid Row Thin Lizzy Phil Lynott Colosseum II Greg Lake BBM Greeny

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