Live at the Roxy (Eric Burdon album)

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Live at the Roxy
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Live album by
Eric Burdon
Released1998
Recorded1975
Genre Hard rock
Length52:59
Label One Way
Producer Bob Stone
Eric Burdon chronology
Eric Burdon Live
(1996)
Live at the Roxy
(1998)
The Official Live Bootleg No. 1
(2000)
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Live at the Roxy (or Roxy Live) is an album by Eric Burdon recorded in May 1975. It features songs from the "Mirage project". It was released in 1998.

Track listing

  1. "First Sight" (5:33)
  2. "Dragon Lady" (9:59)
  3. "House of the Rising Sun" (9:45)
  4. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (8:14)
  5. "Freedom" (3:07)
  6. "Jim Crow" (6:13)
  7. "River of Blood" (9:54)

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References

  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Live at the Roxy". AllMusic .