Live from Los Angeles (Brandy Clark album)

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Live from Los Angeles
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Live album by
ReleasedApril 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) [1]
RecordedSeptember 12, 2016
Venue Hotel Café, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre Country music
Length41:55
LanguageEnglish
Label Warner Bros.
Brandy Clark chronology
Big Day in a Small Town
(2016)
Live from Los Angeles
(2017)
Your Life Is a Record
(2020)

Live in Los Angeles is the first live album from American country music songwriter Brandy Clark, released as part of Record Store Day promotions on April 22, 2017 [2] with a digital release on August 18. [3]

Contents

Reception

Tony Ives of Americana Music Show called the recording "bliss" with "two of the best country songs" to have ever graced his ears on the recording. [1] Rolling Stone called the performance Clark at "her storytelling best, whether taking on delicate ballads... or lighthearted romps". [2] In The Los Angeles Times , Randy Clark called the album "smart to its core", praising the depth, breadth, and humor of the lyrics. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Drinkin' Smokin' Cheatin'" (Brandy Clark) – 3:26
  2. "Stripes" (Clark, Matt Jenkins, Shane McAnally) – 3:02
  3. "Big Day in a Small Town" (Clark, Mark D. Sanders, McAnally) – 3:44
  4. "Hold My Hand" (Clark, Mark Stephen Jones) – 3:54
  5. "Daughter" (Clark, Jessie Jo Dillon, Jeremy Spillman) – 3:59
  6. "Love Can Go to Hell" (Clark, Scott Stepakoff) – 3:57
  7. "Girl Next Door" (Clark, Dillon, McAnally) – 5:22
  8. "Get High" (Clark) – 3:33
  9. "When I Get to Drinkin'" (Clark, Josh Osborne, Stepakoff) – 3:46
  10. "Since You've Gone to Heaven" (Clark, McAnally) – 4:22
  11. "Pray to Jesus" (Clark, McAnally) – 3:24

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Ives, Tony (April 16, 2017). "Live from Los Angeles by Brandy Clark". Americana Music Show. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Betts, Stephen L. (August 3, 2017). "Brandy Clark to Release Concert Album Live from Los Angeles". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. "Brandy Clark to Release Live Album on August 18th". KOKE-FM. August 6, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  4. Clark, Randy (August 3, 2017). "Brandy Clark's Live from Los Angeles Album Is Smart to the Core". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 17, 2020.