Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

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Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
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Live album by
Procol Harum
ReleasedApril 1972
Recorded18 November 1971
Venue Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton
Genre Progressive rock, symphonic rock
Length41:39
Label
Producer Chris Thomas
Procol Harum chronology
Broken Barricades
(1971)		Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
(1972)		 Grand Hotel
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Procol Harum Live: In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, by the English band Procol Harum together with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, was released in 1972; it was recorded at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 18 November 1971. The album reached No. 7 in Canada [4] and was very successful on the Billboard Top 200, peaking at No. 5. It is the band's best-selling album, certified Gold by the RIAA. [5] The live version of "Conquistador" from this album became a popular hit on both pop and progressive radio in the United States and reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, and the top 10 in several other countries.

Contents

Track listing

Lyrics for all songs by Keith Reid; music composed by Gary Brooker, except "In Held 'Twas in I" co-authored by Matthew Fisher.

  1. "Conquistador" - 5:02
  2. "Whaling Stories" - 7:41
  3. "A Salty Dog" - 5:34
  4. "All This and More" - 4:22
  5. "In Held 'Twas in I": [6] - 19:00
a) "Glimpses of Nirvana"
b) "'Twas Teatime at the Circus"
c) "In the Autumn of My Madness"
d) "Look to Your Soul"
e) "Grand Finale"

Personnel

Procol Harum

with:

Technical

Charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [7] 12
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [11] 23
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 48
US Billboard 200 [13] 5

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Procol Harum Live: In Concert ... at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved 10 March 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195313734.
  4. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums - July 15, 1972" (PDF).
  5. ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum database
  6. ↑ An acrostic, mostly derived from the first word of each of the first four movements ("Held" is derived from the first word of a verse later in the first movement)
  7. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 241. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7675". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Procol Harum With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Procol Harum With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Procol Harum With The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra – Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Procol Harum Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Harum LP Is Cited" (PDF). Billboard . 14 July 1973. p. 58. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Procol Harum – Live' In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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