Down by the River Thames

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Down by the River Thames
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Live album by
Released27 May 2022 (2022-05-27)
Recorded5 December 2020
Venue River Thames, London
Length63:14
Label Warner
Liam Gallagher chronology
C'mon You Know
(2022)
Down by the River Thames
(2022)
Knebworth 22
(2023)

Down by the River Thames is the second live album by English singer and songwriter Liam Gallagher. It was released on 27 May 2022 by Warner Records, the same day as his third studio album C'mon You Know . It is an audio recording of the livestream of Gallagher's 5 December 2020 concert on a barge travelling down the River Thames. At the time, concerts in arenas and other venues were prohibited due to COVID-19 lockdowns. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Down by the River Thames track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hello"3:08
2."Wall of Glass"
3:37
3."Halo"
  • L. Gallagher
  • Kurstin
  • Wyatt
4:07
4."Shockwave"
  • L. Gallagher
  • Kurstin
  • Wyatt
3:28
5."Columbia"N. Gallagher4:42
6."Fade Away"N. Gallagher4:11
7."Why Me? Why Not."
  • L. Gallagher
  • Simon Aldred
3:32
8."Greedy Soul"L. Gallagher3:46
9."The River"
  • L. Gallagher
  • Wyatt
3:15
10."Once"
  • L. Gallagher
  • Wyatt
3:33
11."Morning Glory"N. Gallagher4:25
12."Cigarettes & Alcohol"N. Gallagher4:12
13."Headshrinker"N. Gallagher4:47
14."Supersonic"N. Gallagher4:57
15."Champagne Supernova"N. Gallagher3:58
16."All You're Dreaming Of"
  • L. Gallagher
  • Aldred
3:36
Total length:63:14

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Down by the River Thames
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 94
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 87
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 16
French Albums (SNEP) [6] 91
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 18
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [8] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA) [9] 19
Italian Albums (FIMI) [10] 78
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [11] 28
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [12] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14] 73
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 28
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 4
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [17] 59

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