Some Enchanted Evening
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Some Enchanted Evening
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
|---|---|
| Released | September 1978 |
| Recorded | April 13, 1978 at Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA (tracks 1, 4) April 11, 1978 at Municipal Auditorium, Columbus, GA (tracks 2–3) June 1, 1978 at New Castle City Hall, Newcastle, England (tracks 5, 7) April 9, 1978 at Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR (track 6) December 31, 1977 in Rochester, NY (track 8) September 4, 1978 in Little Rock, AR (track 9) January 30, 1978 in Detroit, MI (tracks 10–13) January 31, 1978 in Boston, MA (track 14) July 14, 1978 at Capital Centre, Largo, MD (SOEE) |
| Length | 36:04 (original) 71:32 (reissue) 56:55 (SOEE) |
| Label | Columbia Records (original) Legacy Recordings (SOEE) |
| Producer | Murray Krugman Sandy Pearlman Blue Öyster Cult |
Some Enchanted Evening is the second live album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released in September 1978 by Columbia Records, peaking at No. 44 on the Billboard 200 and remaining on the chart for 12 weeks. It was certified Platinum by RIAA in 1988, having sold over 2 million copies worldwide, making it Blue Öyster Cult's best-selling album of all time.
This album spawned one single, "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" / "E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)", which did not chart.
In 2007, Some Enchanted Evening was reissued with seven new bonus tracks from the same tour, as well as a DVD titled Some OTHER Enchanted Evening, which contains the band's full performance at the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland on July 14, 1978.
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Blue Öyster Cult[edit | edit source]
- Eric Bloom – lead vocals, stun guitar
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, vocals
- Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar, mixing
- Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
- Albert Bouchard – drums, guitar, vocals
Additional musicians[edit | edit source]
- Tony Cedrone – percussion
- Ricky Reyer – percussion
Production[edit | edit source]
- Sandy Pearlman – producer, mixing
- Murray Krugman – producer
- Corky Stasiak – engineer, mixing
- Jay Krugman – pre and post-production engineer
- Gregg Caruso – mixing
- George Geranios – live sound
- Paul Mozian – tour manager
- Road crew:
- Ricky Reyer – guitars
- Sugar Bear – keyboards
- Tony Cedrone – drums
- Paul Laporte – monitors
- Joe Lauro – security, dressing room
- Kenny Welch – special effects
- Rick Downey – crew chief, lights
- Michael Graham – rigging
- Bruce Slayton – TCB
- Steve Schenck – advance
- Bruce Friedman – lasers
- Hillary Vermont – cover concept
- Marty Pekar – cover concept
- T.R. Shorr – cover art
- Andrea Klein – sleeve design
- Special thanks to R. Binder, Frank Murray, Island and Fedco crews
- In memory of J.B. Fields
Track listing[edit | edit source]
- - Cover song
Some Enchanted Evening[edit | edit source]
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side one | ||||
| 1 | R. U. Ready 2 Rock | Pearlman, A. Bouchard | Bloom | 5:24 |
| 2 | E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) | Roeser, Pearlman | Bloom | 5:04 |
| 3 | Astronomy | J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard, Pearlman | Bloom | 8:18 |
| Side two | ||||
| 4 | Kick Out the Jams- | Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Fred Smith, Michael Davis, Dennis Thompson | Bloom | 3:03 |
| 5 | Godzilla | Roeser | Roeser | 4:10 |
| 6 | (Don't Fear) The Reaper | Roeser | Roeser | 5:51 |
| 7 | We Gotta Get Out of This Place- | Barry Mann, Cynthia Well | Bloom | 4:09 |
| 2007 reissue bonus tracks | ||||
| 8 | ME 262 | Bloom, Roeser, Pearlman | Bloom | 3:24 |
| 9 | Harvester of Eyes | Roeser, Bloom, Meltzer | Bloom | 4:35 |
| 10 | Hot Rails to Hell | J. Bouchard | J. Bouchard | 5:01 |
| 11 | This Ain't the Summer of Love | Krugman, A. Bouchard, Don Waller | Bloom | 2:48 |
| 12 | 5 Guitars | A. Bouchard, Roeser | Instrumental | 8:34 |
| 13 | Born to Be Wild- | Mars Bonfire | Bloom | 6:30 |
| 14 | We Gotta Get Out of This Place- (alternate) | Barry Mann, Cynthia Well | Bloom | 4:36 |
Some OTHER Enchanted Evening[edit | edit source]
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.U. Ready 2 Rock | Pearlman, A. Bouchard | Bloom | 5:42 |
| 2 | E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) | Roeser, Pearlman | Bloom | 5:09 |
| 3 | Harvester of Eyes | Roeser, Bloom, Meltzer | Bloom | 3:54 |
| 4 | We Gotta Get Out of This Place- | Barry Mann, Cynthia Well | Bloom | 4:05 |
| 5 | Golden Age of Leather | Bruce Abbott, Roeser | Roeser | 6:48 |
| 6 | Astronomy | J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard, Pearlman | Bloom | 8:30 |
| 7 | ME 262 | Bloom, Roeser, Pearlman | Bloom | 3:08 |
| 8 | Kick Out the Jams- | Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Fred Smith, Michael Davis, Dennis Thompson | Bloom | 2:55 |
| 9 | This Ain't the Summer of Love | Krugman, A. Bouchard, Don Waller | Bloom | 5:38 |
| 10 | 5 Guitars | A. Bouchard, Roeser | Instrumental | 5:05 |
| 11 | Born to Be Wild- | Mars Bonfire | Bloom | 5:56 |