Live on the Inside is a live DVD/CD set from country music duo Sugarland. It is their first live CD/DVD set and their fourth album overall. It was released on August 4, 2009, exclusively at Wal-Mart stores, and debuted at number one on both the U.S. Billboard 200 and Country Albums chart.[4]
| Live on the Inside | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | August 4, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | April 4, 2008, Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia October 25, 2008, Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky April 17, 2009, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota April 22, 2009, The Centrium, Red Deer, Alberta April 30, 2009, Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
| Producer | Jennifer Nettles | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Country Weekly | [3] |
The day before the release of the CD/DVD, segments from the concert were featured in a one-hour ABC television special of the same name on August 3, 2009 at 8:00 PM.[5] The special was watched by more than 4 million viewers.[6]
History
editThe DVD was filmed during their October 25, 2008 concert at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The CD features performances from various concerts, including Lexington, KY (tracks 1, 5, 7, 8, & 10), Alberta, Canada (track 2), Atlanta, Georgia (track 6), Austin, Texas (track 3), & Minneapolis, Minnesota (tracks 4 & 9).
In December 2008, the duo released a live music video for the song "Love". Footage from this video was taken from the same concert in Lexington.
On June 16, 2009, the set was officially announced on their official website. Filmed in high-definition by director Shaun Silva with twenty cameras, the DVD features 16 songs and over an hour of live performance footage including all of their #1 hits, as well as other songs from their previous albums.
The 10-track CD features cover songs performed by the duo including Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable", The B-52's "Love Shack", Edie Brickel's "Circle", R.E.M's "Nightswimming" & "The One I Love", Pearl Jam's "Better Man" and Kings of Leon's "Sex on Fire". The CD also features four Sugarland songs.
Critical reception
editThom Jurek of Allmusic gave the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, referring to it as "nearly the perfect document in that it contains not only the historic gig in all its technologically savvy glory, but also enough curios to interest even a casual fan."[2] Chris Neal of Country Weekly magazine also rated it three-and-a-half stars out of five, making note of the "quirky covers" on the CD portion, but also criticizing the duo for not choosing a country music cover.[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love" | Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles, Tim Owens | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Circle" | Edie Brickell, Kenny Withrow | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Better Man" | Eddie Vedder | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Sex on Fire" | Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill, Nathan Followill | 4:22 |
| 5. | "All I Want to Do" | Bush, Nettles, Bobby Pinson | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Irreplaceable" | Amund Bjørklund, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Beyoncé Knowles, Espen Lind, Shaffer Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Nightswimming"/"Joey" | Bill Anderson, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Bush, Mike Mills, Nettles, Michael Stipe | 6:22 |
| 8. | "The One I Love" | Berry, Buck, Mills, Stipe | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Love Shack" | Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson | 5:20 |
| 10. | "Stay" | Nettles | 5:31 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love" | |
| 2. | "Settlin'" | |
| 3. | "Baby Girl" | |
| 4. | "Want To" | |
| 5. | "Nightswimming" | |
| 6. | "Joey" | |
| 7. | "Already Gone" | |
| 8. | "Steve Earle" | |
| 9. | "Genevieve" | |
| 10. | "All I Want To Do" | |
| 11. | "Everyday America" | |
| 12. | "Stay" | |
| 13. | "Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" | |
| 14. | "The One I Love" | |
| 15. | "Crowd Surfing" (instrumental) | |
| 16. | "Something More" | |
| 17. | "It Happens" (audio only) |
Personnel
edit- Sugarland
- Kristian Bush - acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals
- Jennifer Nettles - acoustic guitar, piano, lead vocals
- Additional Musicians
- Thad Beaty - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Brandon Bush - accordion, keyboards, background vocals
- Annie Clements - bass guitar, background vocals
- Travis McNabb - drums
- Scott Patton - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals
Charts
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References
edit- ^ Live on the Inside back cover
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Live on the Inside review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
- ^ a b Neal, Chris (August 31, 2009). "Reviews". Country Weekly. 16 (29): 50.
- ^ "Sugarland readies first live DVD/CD set". Country On-Demand. June 16, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "SUGARLAND TAKES ABC "LIVE ON THE INSIDE"". The Futon Critic. June 23, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ "TV ratings: CBS comedies rule Monday". Zap2It. August 4, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ^ "Sugarland Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Sugarland Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Sugarland Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2020.