Bloodrock Live | ||||
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Released | May 1972 [1] | |||
Length | 60:32 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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Allmusic | [2] |
Bloodrock Live is a live double album by Bloodrock released on Capitol Records in May 1972.
While the album was marketed as being a live performance, three of the album's songs ("You Gotta Roll", "Cheater" and "Kool-Aid Kids") were actually studio recordings with dubbed applause.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Castle of Thoughts" | Jim Rutledge, Lee Pickens | Bloodrock | 3:16 |
2. | "Breach of Lease" | Ed Grundy, Jim Rutledge, Rick Cobb, Steve Hill | Bloodrock 3 | 9:56 |
3. | "Lucky in the Morning" | John Nitzinger | Bloodrock 2 | 6:01 |
4. | "Kool-Aid Kids" | John Nitzinger | Bloodrock 3 | 6:25 |
5. | "D.O.A." | Jim Rutledge, Steve Hill, Eddie Grundy, Nick Taylor, Lee Pickens, Rick Cobb | Bloodrock 2 | 9:46 |
6. | "You Gotta Roll" | Jim Rutledge, John Nitzinger, Steve Hill | Bloodrock 3 | 5:05 |
7. | "Cheater" | Jim Rutledge, Steve Hill, Eddie Grundy, Nick Taylor, Lee Pickens, Rick Cobb | Bloodrock 2 | 6:43 |
8. | "Jessica" | John Nitzinger | Bloodrock 3 | 4:44 |
9. | "Gotta Find a Way" | Ed Grundy, Steve Hill, Nick Taylor, Lee Pickens, Jim Rutledge | Bloodrock | 9:56 |
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [3] | 40 |
US Billboard 200 [4] | 67 |
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