Live in London (Regina Spektor album)

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Live in London
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ReleasedNovember 22, 2010
RecordedDecember 4, 2009
Venue HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London
Genre
Length75:49
Label Sire
Producer David Kahne, Regina Spektor
Regina Spektor chronology
Far
(2009)
Live in London
(2010)
What We Saw from the Cheap Seats
(2012)

Live in London is the first live album by American alternative singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo, in London, during her Far Tour, and released worldwide through Sire Records on November 22, 2010.

Contents

The video was directed by Adria Petty, and is offered in DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD, vinyl and digital format. It features 3 previously unreleased songs.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Regina Spektor, except where noted

CD track listing
No.TitleFeatured onLength
1."On the Radio" Begin to Hope 3:07
2."Eet" Far 4:01
3."Folding Chair"Far3:25
4."Sailor Song" Soviet Kitsch 3:14
5."Blue Lips"Far3:27
6."Après Moi"Begin to Hope4:36
7."Dance Anthem of the 80's"Far5:07
8."Silly Eye Color Generalizations"Previously unrecorded2:42
9."Bobbing for Apples"Previously unrecorded2:22
10."Wallet"Far3:51
11."Ode to Divorce"Soviet Kitsch3:36
12."That Time"Begin to Hope2:38
13."The Calculation"Far2:53
14."Machine"Far3:48
15."Laughing With"Far3:33
16."Man of a Thousand Faces"Far3:00
17."Hotel Song"Begin to Hope3:18
18."Us"Soviet Kitsch4:03
19."Fidelity"Begin to Hope3:40
20."Samson" Songs / Begin to Hope3:06
21."The Call" The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 3:09
22."Love You're a Whore"Previously unrecorded3:15
DVD, Blu-Ray, digital video track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction: November Rain" (Axl Rose)2:22
2."On the Radio"3:09
3."Eet"3:53
4."Laughing With"3:35
5."Folding Chair"3:27
6."Après Moi"4:45
7."Blue Lips"3:26
8."Machine"4:02
9."Dance Anthem of the 80's"4:34
10."Silly Eye Color Generalizations"3:19
11."Wallet"2:21
12."The Calculation"2:51
13."Man of a Thousand Faces"3:17
14."That Time"2:57
15."Hotel Song"3:17
16."Sailor Song"3:06
17."Us"4:33
18."Fidelity"4:01
19."Samson"4:36
20."Credits"3:36
Bonus DVD and Blu-Ray content
No.TitleLength
1."Bobbing for Apples"2:32
2."Ode to Divorce"3:47
3."The Call"3:10
4."Love, You're a Whore"3:33
5."Soundcheck"1:28
6."To Daniel Cho"1:30

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