Live from Albertane
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Live from Albertane is a live album
by American
pop rock
group Hanson
. As the name suggests, it is a live album, recorded during the group's Albertane Tour
. Albertane is a fictional place (the capital of Mars) referred to in their song "Man from Milwaukee".
With lead vocalist Taylor Hanson
in his mid-teens at the time this album was recorded, his voice is noticeably deeper than in their previous releases. The song selection mostly focuses on the Middle of Nowhere
album, but also contains some older material, a new track "Ever Lonely" and a couple of covers of classic songs. Hanson's live sound was not critically well received, with allmusic.com's Michael Gallucci commenting "the wan 'MMMBop' included here proves that the song's charm was just as much the Dust Brothers as it was the Hanson brothers".
It is estimated the album has sold around 500,000 copies in the U.S. and around the 1 million mark worldwide.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
group Hanson
Hanson (band)
Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
. As the name suggests, it is a live album, recorded during the group's Albertane Tour
Albertane Tour
The Albertane Tour was the American teenage pop rock band Hanson's first major concert tour. Albertane took off in 1998 after Hanson's album, Middle of Nowhere, became a huge hit the previous year...
. Albertane is a fictional place (the capital of Mars) referred to in their song "Man from Milwaukee".
With lead vocalist Taylor Hanson
Taylor Hanson
Taylor Hanson is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, percussion , guitar, harmonica, and piano...
in his mid-teens at the time this album was recorded, his voice is noticeably deeper than in their previous releases. The song selection mostly focuses on the Middle of Nowhere
Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)
Middle of Nowhere is the third album by American pop rock group Hanson, and the first to be released on a major label, which was Polygram Records and Mercury Records. Released in 1997, it features slicker studio production compared to their previous indie efforts Boomerang and MMMBop...
album, but also contains some older material, a new track "Ever Lonely" and a couple of covers of classic songs. Hanson's live sound was not critically well received, with allmusic.com's Michael Gallucci commenting "the wan 'MMMBop' included here proves that the song's charm was just as much the Dust Brothers as it was the Hanson brothers".
It is estimated the album has sold around 500,000 copies in the U.S. and around the 1 million mark worldwide.
Track listing
- "Gimme Some Lovin'Gimme Some Lovin'"Gimme Some Loving" is a song written by Steve Winwood, Spencer Davis and Muff Winwood, and originally performed by The Spencer Davis Group. The basic riff of the song was borrowed from the Homer Banks song " A Lot of Love", written by Banks and Willie Dean "Deanie" Parker. The song was a UK #2 in...
"/"Shake a Tail FeatherShake a Tail Feather"Shake a Tail Feather" is a song originally recorded in 1963 by the Chicago-based group The Five Du-Tones...
" (Davis, Winwood, Winwood) – 5:07 - "Where's the LoveWhere's the Love"Where's the Love" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson. It was the second single from the band's third album Middle of Nowhere .-Track listing:All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson...
" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson, Hudson, Salover) – 4:53 - "River" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson) – 3:28
- "I Will Come to YouI Will Come to You"I Will Come to You" is a song written and performed by the American pop-rock band Hanson. It was the third single from the band's third album Middle of Nowhere . "I Will Come to You" reached number five in the UK Singles Chart and number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.-Track...
" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson, Mann, Weil) – 4:18 - "Ever Lonely" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson) – 3:07
- "Speechless" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson, Lironi) – 3:31
- "With You in Your Dreams" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson) – 4:18
- "A Minute Without You" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson, Hudson) – 3:34
- "Money (That's What I Want)Money (That's What I Want)"Money " is a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. The song was written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, and became the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise....
" (Bradford, Gordy) – 2:17 - "More Than Anything" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson) – 4:20
- "MMMBopMMMBop"MMMBop" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson from their 1997 album Middle of Nowhere. The song was nominated for two Grammys at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards in February 1998, and is the band's most successful single to date.By any measure, "MMMBop" was phenomenally...
" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson) – 4:11 - "Man from Milwaukee" (Hanson, Hanson, Hanson) – 4:00
Personnel
- C. Taylor Crothers – photography
- HansonHanson (band)Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
– producer - Isaac HansonIsaac HansonIsaac Hanson is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock trio Hanson, which includes his two younger brothers Taylor and Zac...
– guitar, piano, vocals - Taylor HansonTaylor HansonTaylor Hanson is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, percussion , guitar, harmonica, and piano...
– keyboards, vocals - Zac HansonZac HansonZachary Walker "Zac" Hanson is an American musician, best known as a member of the pop band Hanson. He plays drums, percussion, piano, guitar and also sings back-up and lead vocals...
– drums, percussion, vocals - Ted JensenTed JensenTed Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
– digital editing - Rob Mounsey – post-production editor
- Elliot ScheinerElliot ScheinerElliot Scheiner is a record producer and record engineer. Scheiner has received 23 Grammy Award nominations, 6 of which he won, and he has been awarded four Emmy nominations, one Emmy award for his work with the Eagles on their farewell tour broadcast, three TEC Awards nominations, a TEC Hall of...
– producer, engineer, mixing - Steve Smith – assistant engineer
- Shari Sutcliffe – production co-ordination
- Jason Taylor – guitar
- Scott Hogan – bass guitar
- Matt Rhode – piano, organ