In the Time Before Llamas
Encyclopedia
In the Time Before Llamas is an album by the Canadian
rock
band Cowboy Junkies
, released in 2003. It is a live album, compiling tracks from two concerts in the United Kingdom
. It was released only in the UK, where the 2000 live album Waltz Across America
was not released, but is available as an import in other countries.
Tracks 1-11 were recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester
on January 5, 1990. Tracks 12-17 were recorded at the Royal Albert Hall
in London
on June 3, 1992.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins , Michael Timmins , Peter Timmins and Alan Anton ....
, released in 2003. It is a live album, compiling tracks from two concerts in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was released only in the UK, where the 2000 live album Waltz Across America
Waltz Across America
Waltz Across America is a 2000 album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies.A live album, it was released on the band's independent label, Latent Records. Unlike most of the band's albums, it was not released in the United Kingdom...
was not released, but is available as an import in other countries.
Track listing
All songs written by Michael Timmins, except where noted.- "You Will Be Loved Again" (3:39), written by Mary Margaret O'HaraMary Margaret O'HaraMary Margaret O'Hara is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress, who has been hailed as one of the greatest cult heroines in rock music despite having released very few of her own recordings. She is best known for the critically acclaimed album Miss America, released in 1988.-Early stages:O'Hara...
- "Thirty Summers" (4:09)
- "Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis)Blue Moon (song)"Blue Moon"'s first crossover recording to rock and roll came from Elvis Presley in 1956. His cover version of the song was included on his self-titled debut album Elvis Presley....
" (5:44), written by Michael Timmins, Margo TimminsMargo TimminsMargo Timmins is the lead vocalist of the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies. She is the sister of Michael Timmins, the band's lead guitarist and Peter Timmins, the band's drummer...
, Richard RodgersRichard RodgersRichard Charles Rodgers was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II...
and Lorenz HartLorenz HartLorenz "Larry" Milton Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart... - "Cause Cheap is How I Feel" (4:13)
- "200 More Miles" (5:43)
- "Me and the Devil Blues" (5:12), written by Robert Johnson
- "Whalers/Mariner's Song" (7:10)
- "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning" (3:59)
- "Five Room Love Story" (5:30)
- "Sweet JaneSweet Jane"Sweet Jane" is a song by The Velvet Underground, originally appearing on their 1970 album Loaded. The song was written by band's leader Lou Reed, who continued to incorporate the piece into live performances years later as a solo artist....
" (3:34), written by Lou ReedLou ReedLewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades... - "To Love is to Bury" (4:27), written by Michael Timmins and Margo Timmins
- "Southern Rain" (5:02)
- "Townes' Blues" (3:56)
- "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" (2:52), written by Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
- "Black Eyed Man" (3:16)
- "Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer Park" (5:07)
- "Hot Burrito No. 1" (4:17), written by Gram ParsonsGram ParsonsGram Parsons was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country genre; he also mixed blues, folk, and rock to create what he called "Cosmic American Music"...
and Chris EthridgeChris EthridgeChris Ethridge is an American country rock bass guitarist. He was a member of the International Submarine Band and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and co-wrote several songs with Gram Parsons.-Career:...
Tracks 1-11 were recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
on January 5, 1990. Tracks 12-17 were recorded at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on June 3, 1992.