A Long Day's Night
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
|---|---|
| Released | September 24, 2002 |
| Recorded | June 21, 2002 at Navy Pier/Skyline Stage, Chicago, IL |
| Length | 78:02 (CD) 120 minutes (DVD) |
| Label | Sanctuary Records |
| Producer | Steve Schenck |
A Long Day's Night is the fourth live album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was recorded on June 21, 2002, the summer solstice of that year, and released on September 24, 2002 by Sanctuary Records. It is the final album released under Sanctuary, who dropped the band due to Curse of the Hidden Mirror's poor sales.
The concert was released on both CD and DVD, with the DVD containing six more songs than the CD and the CD containing a performance of "Astronomy" that was excluded from the DVD. Both the CD and DVD were remastered in 2020 by Frontiers Music SRL, with the new Blu-ray release having a 5.1 surround sound mix and upscaled 1080p video, as well as never-before-seen performances of "Astronomy" and "Joan Crawford", the latter of which was not present on either versions of the original album.
Personnel
Blue Öyster Cult
- Eric Bloom – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, vocals
- Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
- Danny Miranda – bass, vocals
- Bobby Rondinelli – drums, percussion
Production
- Steve Schenck – producer, management
- Roger Reiss – recording engineer
- Timothy Powell – recording engineer
- Mike Czaszwicz – engineer
- Jacob Campbell – engineer
- Rich Tozzoli – mixing engineer
- Steve "Woody" LaCerra – audio consultant, crew
- Ioannis – art direction, design, digital paintings
- Alan Chappell – art direction, design
- Darryl Maxwell – photos
- Bill Lotzko – crew
- Eric Gormley – crew
- Jeff Spencer – crew
- Special thanks to Nick Miller, Buddy Sorolick, Denise McGowan, Tom Lipsky, Dan Russo, Debbi West, Jessica Loss, Michael McConnell, Lillian Laureano, Bob Jacoby, Darrell Ewalt, Brian Mackewich, Gary Moscato
Track listing
- + Title as it appears on the album
CD/LP
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side one | ||||
| 1 | Stairway to the Stars | Meltzer, A. Bouchard, Roeser | Bloom | 3:53 |
| 2 | Burning For You+ | Meltzer, Roeser | Roeser | 4:39 |
| 3 | OD'd on Life Itself+ | Bloom, A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, Pearlman | Bloom | 4:41 |
| 4 | Dance on Stilts | John Shirley, Roeser | Roeser | 5:49 |
| Side two | ||||
| 5 | Buck's Boogie | Roeser | Instrumental | 6:26 |
| 6 | Quicklime Girl+ | A. Bouchard, Pearlman | Bloom | 4:58 |
| 7 | Harvest Moon | Roeser | Roeser | 4:42 |
| Side three | ||||
| 8 | Astronomy | J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard, Pearlman | Bloom | 10:19 |
| 9 | Cities on Flame+ | Pearlman, Roeser, A. Bouchard | Bloom | 5:53 |
| 10 | Perfect Water | Roeser, Jim Carroll | Roeser | 5:22 |
| Side four | ||||
| 11 | Lips in the Hills | Roeser, Bloom, Meltzer | Bloom | 4:22 |
| 12 | Godzilla | Roeser | Bloom | 8:44 |
| 13 | Don't Fear The Reaper+ | Roeser | Roeser | 8:14 |
DVD/Blu-ray
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stairway to the Stars | Meltzer, A. Bouchard, Roeser | Bloom | TBA |
| 2 | Burning For You+ | Meltzer, Roeser | Roeser | TBA |
| 3 | OD'd on Life Itself+ | Bloom, A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, Pearlman | Bloom | TBA |
| 4 | E.T.I.+ | Roeser, Pearlman | Bloom | TBA |
| 5 | Dance on Stilts | John Shirley, Roeser | Roeser | TBA |
| 6 | Harvester of Eyes | Roeser, Bloom, Meltzer | Bloom | TBA |
| 7 | Buck's Boogie | Roeser | Instrumental | TBA |
| 8 | Quicklime Girl+ | A. Bouchard, Pearlman | Bloom | TBA |
| 9 | Flaming Telepaths | A. Bouchard, Bloom, Pearlman, Roeser | Bloom | TBA |
| 10 | Harvest Moon | Roeser | Roeser | TBA |
| 11 | Last Days of May+ | Roeser | Roeser | TBA |
| 12 | Cities on Flame+ | Pearlman, Roeser, A. Bouchard | Bloom | TBA |
| 13 | M.E. 262+ | Bloom, Roeser, Pearlman | Bloom | TBA |
| 14 | Perfect Water | Roeser, Jim Carroll | Roeser | TBA |
| 15 | Lips in the Hills | Roeser, Bloom, Meltzer | Bloom | TBA |
| 16 | Godzilla | Roeser | Bloom | TBA |
| 17 | Don't Fear The Reaper+ | Roeser | Roeser | TBA |
| 18 | Dominance and Submission | A. Bouchard, Bloom, Pearlman | Bloom | TBA |
| 19 | The Red and the Black | A. Bouchard, Pearlman, Bloom | Bloom | TBA |
| Blu-ray Bonus Tracks | ||||
| 20 | Joan Crawford | A. Bouchard, David Roter, Jack Rigg | Bloom | TBA |
| 21 | Astronomy | J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard, Pearlman | Bloom | TBA |
| Bonus Features | ||||
| - | Band Interviews | |||
| - | Fan Interviews | |||
| - | Behind the Scenes Footage | |||