Live...in the Heart of the City

Infobox Album
Name = Live...in the Heart of the City
Type = Live Album
Artist = Whitesnake


Released = 1 November 1980
Recorded = Nov 23, 1978
Jun 23, 1980
Genre = Hard rock, heavy metal, blues-rock
Length = 78:14
42:27
Label = United Artists
Producer = Martin Birch
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jvv1z83ajyv6 link]
Last album = "Ready an' Willing"
(1980)
This album = "Live...in the Heart of the City"
(1980)
Next album = "Come an' Get It"
(1981)
Misc = Singles
Name = Live...in the Heart of the City
Type = live
single 1 = Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
single 1 date = 1980

"Live...in the Heart Of The City" is a 1980 live album by Whitesnake. Originally released as a double-vinyl album, and double-play cassette, it utilises recordings made in 1978 and 1980.

Sides 1 & 2 of the vinyl are from recordings made with the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio at the Hammersmith Odeon, during the band's 1980 World Tour, whilst sides 3 & 4 are from a 1978 recording, previously issued in Japan only, as Live at Hammersmith.

The first CD version was an edit of the original vinyl release: so as to fit onto a single CD the 1978 recording of "Come On" was dropped. However, "Live...In the Heart of the City" has since been remastered and was released in March 2007 as a 2CD set, restoring fully the running-order of the original album.

The sleeve-art is by British artist Jeff Cummins.

Track listing

"Live in the Heart of the City" (23rd/24th June 1980):
# "Come On" (David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) – 3:38 (from "Snakebite")
# "Sweet Talker" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 4:16
# "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 5:00 (from "Lovehunter")
# "Love Hunter" (Coverdale, Micky Moody, Marsden) – 10:41 (from "Lovehunter")
# "Fool for Your Loving" (Coverdale, Moody, Marsden) – 4:58 (from "Ready an' Willing")
# "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" (Coverdale, Moody) – 6:21 (from "Ready an' Willing")
# "Ready an' Willing" (Coverdale, Moody, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) – 4:46 (from "Ready an' Willing")
# "Take Me with You" (Coverdale, Moody) – 6:28 (from "Trouble")

"Live at Hammersmith" (23rd November 1978):
# "Come On" (David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden) - vinyl only (from "Snakebite")
# "Might Just Take Your Life" (Coverdale, Ritchie Blackmore, Lord, Paice) – 5:35 (Deep Purple cover)
# "Lie Down" (Coverdale, Moody) – 4:41 (from "Trouble")
# "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" (Michael Price, Dan Walsh) – 6:03 (from "Snakebite", Bobby Bland cover)
# "Trouble" (Coverdale, Marsden) – 4:51 (from "Trouble")
# "Mistreated" (Coverdale, Blackmore) – 10:49 (Deep Purple cover)

The original CD was a trimmed down version of the original double (vinyl) LP release, due to timing restrictions.

Personnel

*David Coverdale – vocals
*Micky Moody – guitar
*Bernie Marsden – guitar
*Jon Lord - keyboards
*Neil Murray – bass guitar
*Ian Paice – drums
*Dave Dowle – drums on 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 (not credited)