Live Two Five

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Live Two Five
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Live album by
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released1991
Genre Country, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer T-Bone Burnett
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
The Rest of the Dream
(1990)		Live Two Five
(1991)		 Not Fade Away
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Live Two Five is a live album recorded during three shows at the Red Deer Fine Arts Center in Alberta, Canada, in 1991. The concert recording marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band despite the absence of founding member John McEuen. The tracks on this collection are live versions of songs that were previously released as well as a new song.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "High Horse" (Jimmy Ibbotson) – 2:53
  2. "I've Been Lookin'" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) – 3:12
  3. "Make a Little Magic" (Jeff Hanna, Richard Hathaway, Bob Carpenter) – 3:12
  4. "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (Bob Dylan) – 3:11
  5. "Long Hard Road (Sharecropper's Dream)" (Rodney Crowell) – 3:44
  6. "Stand a Little Rain" (Don Schlitz, Donny Lowery) – 4:38
  7. "Dance Little Jean" (Jimmy Ibbotson) – 3:35
  8. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 4:12
  9. "Workin' Man (Nowhere To Go)" (Jimmie Fadden) – 3:42
  10. "Ripplin' Waters" (Jimmy Ibbotson) – 10:46
  11. "El Harpo" (Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter) – 5:41
  12. "Fishin' in the Dark" (Wendy Waldman, Jim Photoglo) – 3:17
  13. "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" (Josh Leo, Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson) – 2:58
  14. "Face on the Cutting Room Floor" (Steve Goodman, Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson) – 3:06
  15. "Partners, Brothers and Friends" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) – 3:46
  16. "Cadillac Ranch" (Bruce Springsteen) – 4:09

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums50

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References

All information is from the album liner notes unless otherwise noted. [2]

  1. ↑ Matt Fink. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. ↑ Live Two Five, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Capital Nashville CDP 7 93128 2 (1991) CD
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