- Live from Austin, Texas
Infobox Album
Name = Live from Austin, Texas
Type = Live
Artist = David Byrne
Released = Startdate|2007|10|02
Recorded = Startdate|2001|11|28
Genre =Alternative rock
Label =New West Records
Reviews =
*"Allmusic " rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:anftxzr5ldde link]
*"Pitchfork" rating|7.5|10 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/46343-live-from-austin-tx link]
Last album = "David Byrne Live at Union Chapel "
(2004)
This album = "Live from Austin, Texas"
(2007)
Next album = "The Knee Plays "
(2007)"Live from Austin, Texas" is the first
live album released by rock musicianDavid Byrne , released onNew West Records onOctober 2 ,2007 on CD and DVD. The songs were recorded during Byrne's 2001 tour in support of "Look into the Eyeball " at a date for "Austin City Limits ".The album not only includes songs from his solo work, but also several
Talking Heads songs and aWhitney Houston cover, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) ".Before its release, the album peaked #1 in live rock albums pre-orders in the US Amazon store.Fact|date=August 2008
Track listing
#"
(Nothing But) Flowers "
#"God's Child (Come Dance with Me)"
#"And She Was "
#"Once in a Lifetime"
#"The Great Intoxication"
#"Marching Through the Wilderness"
#"The Revolution"
#"This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) "
#"What a Day That Was"
#"Desconocido Soy"
#"Like Humans Do "
#"Life During Wartime"
#"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) "Personnel
*
Stephanie Ames Asbell –Viola and vocals
*David Byrne – Vocals andguitar
*Jamie Desautels –Violin
*Paul Frazier –Bass guitar and vocals
*Lara Hicks – violin
*David Hilliard – drums
*Leigh Mahoney – violin
*Sara Nelson – cello
*Mauro Refosco – percussion, programming, and mallets
*Ben Westney – celloRelease history
External links
* [http://www.davidbyrne.com/music/cds/live_from_austin_tx/index.php DavidByrne.com on "Live from Austin, Texas"]
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