Rachelle Ann Rocks Live!
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Rachelle Ann Rocks Live! is the first live
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...

 cover album
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 by Filipina singer Rachelle Ann Go
Rachelle Ann Go
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. Recorded at Live at 19 East in 2008, the album marks Go's first attempt to do a live album featuring cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

s of song by Survivor
Survivor (band)
Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its AOR sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its double platinum-certified 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...

, Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...

, The Rembrandts
The Rembrandts
The Rembrandts are an American pop-rock duo formed by Phil Solem and Danny Wilde in 1989. They had previously worked together as members of Great Buildings in 1981...

, Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...

, Ambrosia
Ambrosia (band)
Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in southern California in 1970. Ambrosia had five Top Forty hit singles between 1975 and 1980.-Formation and inspiration:...

, and Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

, among others.

Release

Released in 2008, the album's first single was a cover of the Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem
Harem Scarem were a Canadian melodic rock band from Toronto, ON. Harem Scarem achieved popularity in Japan and their native Canada in the early 1990s. Harem Scarem were active from 1987 to 2008...

 song "Honestly", which dominated the charts in the same week it was released. VIVA later announced that her next single was an Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

 revival, "Cryin'
Cryin'
"Cryin" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes. It was released by Geffen Records in October 1993 as a single from their April release, Get a Grip. The song features a music video with Alicia Silverstone.-Chart...

", but because the single was exclusive to MTV Southeast Asia
MTV Southeast Asia
MTV Southeast Asia is a 24-hour music/entertainment television network, owned by MTV Networks Asia Pacific, a division of Viacom. The channel is shown in the Southeast Asia region including Singapore , Malaysia , Hong Kong , Indonesia , Thailand , Vietnam , Philippines MTV Southeast Asia is a...

, VIVA Records instead used her own version of "The Search Is Over
The Search Is Over
"The Search Is Over" is a 1985 Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at #4, originally recorded by Survivor. Former Survivor vocalist and songwriter Jim Peterik told Songfacts: "It wasn't about my life as much as a friend of mine who had a girlfriend - really a play pal throughout their growing up years -...

". Her third single was a cover of the Amy Grant
Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...

 song, "That's What Love Is For
That's What Love Is For
"That's What Love Is For" is a 1991 single by Christian music singer Amy Grant. It was released as the fourth single from the Heart In Motion album. The single was the only one from the album to be released both to secular and Christian radio; "That's What Love Is For" was the album's second...

". According to Viva Records, as of November 2008, seven months from its release, the album has already achieved a Gold Record Status for its outstanding sale of more than 12,500.

There were originally 16 tracks in the album, but the three songs were cut, namely "After the Rain" (Nelson
Nelson (band)
NELSON is a American hard rock band founded by singer/songwriters Matthew and Gunnar Nelson . NELSON featuring the twin lead front men had a No. 1 hit in the United States with " Love and Affection" during the week of September 29, 1990...

), "To Be with You
To Be with You
"To Be with You" is a song by the American hard rock band Mr. Big. It appears on the album Lean into It. The song charted in 20 plus countries, many of them at number one, such as on the United States Billboard Hot 100...

" (Mr. Big
Mr. Big (band)
Mr. Big is an American rock supergroup, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin , Paul Gilbert , Billy Sheehan , and Pat Torpey ; Mr. Big also included Richie Kotzen, a reputable blues-based guitarist who replaced Gilbert in 1999...

), and "Set You Free". The three tracks were later included in the DVD release.

Track listing

  1. "The Search Is Over
    The Search Is Over
    "The Search Is Over" is a 1985 Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at #4, originally recorded by Survivor. Former Survivor vocalist and songwriter Jim Peterik told Songfacts: "It wasn't about my life as much as a friend of mine who had a girlfriend - really a play pal throughout their growing up years -...

    " (4:47)
  2. "This Ain't a Love Song
    This Ain't a Love Song
    "This Ain't a Love Song" is the lead single from Bon Jovi's 1995 album These Days. It reached #14 in the United States Billboard, #11 on the top 40 mainstream and was the only significant US hit from the album, however, it reached a high of #6 on the U.K...

    " (4:46)
  3. "Someone" (4:13)
  4. "When You Love Someone" (3:41)
  5. "I Just Can't Let Go" (5:06)
  6. "Cryin'" (4:42)
  7. "Can't Cry Hard Enough
    Can't Cry Hard Enough
    "Can't Cry Hard Enough" is a song originally performed by The Williams Brothers, and written by David Williams and Marvin Etzioni from the band Lone Justice. The song peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1992....

    " (3:56)
  8. "No Rain
    No Rain
    "No Rain" is a song by Blind Melon, released on the band's 1992 debut album Blind Melon. "No Rain" is well-known for its accompanying music video, which features the "Bee Girl" character. The music video, directed by Samuel Bayer, received heavy airplay on MTV at the time of its release."No Rain"...

    " (3:11)
  9. "Can't Fight This Feeling
    Can't Fight This Feeling
    "Can't Fight This Feeling" is a number-one power ballad from REO Speedwagon about a man falling in love with a girl with whom he has been friends for a long time....

    " (4:34)
  10. "Honestly" (4:07)
  11. "Missing You
    Missing You (John Waite song)
    "Missing You" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by British musician John Waite. It was released in June 1984 as the lead single from the album No Brakes...

    " (4:33)
  12. "Two Steps Behind
    Two Steps Behind
    "Two Steps Behind" is a 1993 song by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their album Retro Active and Last Action Hero Soundtrack. It reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100....

    " (3:45)
  13. "That's What Love Is For" (5:55)

DVD track listing

  1. "After the Rain"
  2. "To Be with You"
  3. "The Search Is Over" (4:47)
  4. "This Ain't a Love Song" (4:46)
  5. "Someone" (4:13)
  6. "When You Love Someone" (3:41)
  7. "I Just Can't Let Go" (5:06)
  8. "Crying" (4:42)
  9. "Can't Cry Hard Enough" (3:56)
  10. "No Rain" (3:11)
  11. "Can't Fight This Feeling" (4:34)
  12. "Honestly" (4:07)
  13. "Missing You" (4:33)
  14. "Steps Behind" (3:45)
  15. "That's What Love Is For" (5:55)
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