Wet Wet Wet: Live

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Wet Wet Wet: Live
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Live album by
ReleasedDecember 1, 1990 (UK)
Genre Pop
Wet Wet Wet chronology
Holding Back the River
(1989)
Wet Wet Wet: Live
(1990)
High on the Happy Side
(1992)

Wet Wet Wet: Live is a live album by Wet Wet Wet. [1] It was released on December 1, 1990. It was released on cassette only by The Precious Organisation. [2] The performance was taken from The Big Day event in Glasgow. [3] [4] [5]

John Aizlewood in Q Magazine described it as "pithily enjoyable and made sweeter by the low-key release". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Get Ready"
  2. "Brick House"
  3. "Is This Love"
  4. "I Feel Fine"
  5. "You've Got a Friend"
  6. "Second Hand News"
  7. "Possession"
  8. "With a Little Help from My Friends"
  9. "Wishing I Was Lucky"
  10. "H.T.H.D.T.G.T."
  11. "Sweet Little Mystery"

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References

  1. 1 2 Aizlewood, John (5 March 1991). "Wet Wet Wet - Live review". Q Magazine. 55: 80.
  2. Wet Wet Wet - Live , retrieved 31 May 2022
  3. Kyle, Gregor (5 April 2021). "Remembering Glasgow's Big Day Concert 1990 when music fans took over the city". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. English, Paul (3 June 2015). "The Big Day 1990: Stars look back on legendary gig". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. "News - Remembering The Big Day 30 years on - Glasgowmusic.co.uk". www.glasgowmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.