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Live in Australia (2008)

Where the lyrics of Live in Australia take you, and where it was really made.

The album was recorded in Melbourne in 2006, but it came out only in October 2008, and Isaak said contract requests from Reprise Records were behind the release.

Key places

Recorded in Melbourne (2008)

Live show Sing Sing Studios — The album was recorded live in Melbourne in 2006. No venue name is given, so the point marks the city only. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• Live in Australia is a 2008 live album by American rock musician Chris Isaak
• Recorded in Melbourne, Australia in 2006
• Released 17 October 2008 on Wicked Game Records, Isaak's independent label
• Distributed locally in Australia by Universal Music Australia
• The album presents 20 songs by Isaak, mixed with short comic exchanges with the audience
• Track list runs from Speak of the Devil to Blue Spanish Sky

Background

• After the release, Isaak made another visit to Australia
• A 10-date promotional tour was announced for March 2009
• In an interview with Efe Eme magazine, Isaak explained that the release was caused by contract requests from Reprise Records

Recording

• The album captures a live performance given in Melbourne
• The recording dates from 2006, about two years before the album appeared

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Christopher Joseph Isaak, born June 26, 1956, in Stockton, California.
• After college he formed his first band, Silvertone, a rockabilly group; the name came from the Silvertone guitar brand popular in the 1950s.
• The group remained his permanent backing band.

Members

• Original Silvertone members included James Calvin Wilsey (guitar), Jamie Ayres (bass), and John Silvers (drums).
• Ayres and Silvers were later replaced by Rowland Salley (bass) and Kenney Dale Johnson (drums).

Career

• Signed with Warner Bros. Records in 1985 and released the debut album Silvertone to critical acclaim.
• Known for a reverb-heavy rockabilly revivalist style and a wide vocal range; often compared to Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and Duane Eddy.
• His breakthrough and signature song is "Wicked Game" (1989 album Heart Shaped World), which became a national top 10 hit in 1991.
• Other international hits include "Blue Hotel", "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing", and "Somebody's Crying".
• Has released 13 studio albums over four decades.
• Worked closely with director David Lynch, who used his music in several films; Isaak acted in Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.
• Starred in the sitcom The Chris Isaak Show (2001-2004) and hosted the talk show The Chris Isaak Hour (2009).

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Chris Isaak: lead vocals, guitar
• Hershel Yatovitz: lead guitar, vocals
• Rowland Salley: bass, vocals
• Scott Plunkett: keyboards, accordion, vocals
• Kenney Dale Johnson: drums, vocals
• Rafael Padilla: percussion
• Released 17 October 2008 by Wicked Game Records, Isaak's independent label
• Universal Music Australia handled distribution inside Australia
• The album captures 20 songs from the Melbourne performance, with short comic exchanges between songs
• The release followed contract requests from Reprise Records, according to Isaak's interview with Efe Eme magazine
• The track list includes spoken intros before I'll Go Crazy, Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing, and Only the Lonely
• Wicked Game is one of the songs included in the set
• The set ends with Blue Spanish Sky, running 3 minutes 57 seconds
• The track list shows the set as a full evening of Isaak's songs, with no separate bonus material listed in the source

Sources: es.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The Spanish article describes the recording as 20 songs mixed with short comic exchanges with the audience.
• Isaak announced a 10-date promotional tour for March 2009 after the album came out.
• The Italian track list shows short intro tracks before I'll Go Crazy, Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing, and Only the Lonely.
• Isaak told Efe Eme magazine that the release was caused by contract requests from Reprise Records.

Sources: es.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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