A Live One is a live album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by the American rock band Phish

Phish

Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...

, released on June 27, 1995, by Elektra Records

Elektra Records

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. The album was the Phish's first official live release, and the band's only "traditional" live album, wherein songs from several different shows are compiled into one composite "set". (Slip Stitch and Pass

Slip Stitch and Pass

Slip Stitch and Pass is the second official live album by the American rock band Phish. It was released on October 28, 1997, by Elektra Records and has nine tracks from the band's March 1, 1997, show at the Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany, which was part of Phish's 1997 European Tour.Three of the...

, the band's second live album, was assembled in a similar way, but only features songs from a single concert.)

Each track on the album was recorded at a different live show in the United States

United States

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 during Phish's 1994 summer and fall tours. Several of the songs have never appeared on studio albums. Much to the confusion of fans, the track "Montana" is not really a song, but actually a two-minute excerpt from the longform improvisation that followed “Tweezer” during the band's show in Bozeman, Montana. On A Live One, "Montana" serves as a prelude to the epic "You Enjoy Myself

You Enjoy Myself

You Enjoy Myself, commonly abbreviated to "YEM" is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio. It is the band's most frequently played song, having been featured —as of August 2011— at about 36% of their 1,496 shows. The song is also one of the oldest in Phish's catalog, having been first performed...

", one of the most well-known versions of that song.

Phish

Phish

Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...

 received its first RIAA award for the album. The RIAA certified the album gold on November 10, 1995, and platinum on October 9, 1997.

The album was placed #22 on Nude as the News 100 Most Compelling Albums of the 90s list.

Disc one

1. "Bouncing Around the Room
   Bouncing Around the Room
   "Bouncing Around the Room" is a song by the band Phish. It was released on the album Lawn Boy and later as a live track on A Live One....
   
   " (Anastasio
   Trey Anastasio
   Trey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
   
   , Marshall
   Tom Marshall (singer)
   Tom Marshall is a lyricist, keyboardist and singer/songwriter best known for his association with Trey Anastasio and the rock band Phish...
   
   ) – 4:08
   • recorded December 31, 1994
2. "Stash" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 12:31
   • recorded July 8, 1994
3. "Gumbo" (Anastasio, Fishman
   Jon Fishman
   Jon Fishman is an American drummer best known for his work with the band Phish. He is credited with co-writing 19 Phish originals, 8 of them as a solo credit....
   
   ) – 5:14
   • recorded December 2, 1994
4. "Montana" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon
   Mike Gordon
   Mike Gordon is a bass guitar player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion...
   
   , McConnell
   Page McConnell
   Page Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish....
   
   ) – 2:04
   • recorded November 28, 1994
5. "You Enjoy Myself
   You Enjoy Myself
   You Enjoy Myself, commonly abbreviated to "YEM" is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio. It is the band's most frequently played song, having been featured —as of August 2011— at about 36% of their 1,496 shows. The song is also one of the oldest in Phish's catalog, having been first performed...
   
   " (Anastasio) – 20:57
   • recorded December 7, 1994
6. "Chalk Dust Torture" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 6:48
   • recorded November 16, 1994
7. "Slave to the Traffic Light" (Abrahams, Anastasio, Pollak
   The Dude of Life
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   ) – 10:46
   • recorded November 26, 1994

Disc two

1. "Wilson" (Anastasio, Marshall, Woolf) – 5:07
   • recorded December 30, 1994
2. "Tweezer" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 30:55
   • recorded November 2, 1994
3. "Simple" (Gordon) – 4:53
   • recorded December 10, 1994
4. "Harry Hood" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Long, McConnell) – 15:11
   • recorded October 23, 1994
5. "The Squirming Coil" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 12:30
   • recorded October 9, 1994 and October 23, 1994

Personnel

Phish

Phish

Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...

Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio

Trey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...

 – guitars, vocals

Page McConnell

Page McConnell

Page Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish....

 – keyboards, vocals

Mike Gordon

Mike Gordon

Mike Gordon is a bass guitar player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion...

 – bass guitar, vocals

Jon Fishman

Jon Fishman

Jon Fishman is an American drummer best known for his work with the band Phish. He is credited with co-writing 19 Phish originals, 8 of them as a solo credit....

 – drums, vocals

with

• The Giant Country Horns (on "Gumbo"):

1. Peter Apfelbaum – tenor saxophone
2. Carl Gerhard – trumpet
3. Dave Grippo – alto saxophone
4. James Harvey – trombone
5. Michael Ray – trumpet

External links

• Phish's official website
• The Phish.net: A Live One - fan site album page