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Live
Live is a double album from Fleetwood Mac, released on 5 December 1980. It was the first live record from the band's Rumours-era line-up, and the next, The Dance, didn't arrive until 1997. It followed Tusk, the 1979 studio set, and most of its material comes from the tour that supported that record in 1979 and 1980.
Some of the tracks have unusual origins. Two songs were captured at a Paris soundcheck, and three at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, where the audience was made up of friends and road crew. "Don't Let Me Down Again", a Buckingham Nicks song, comes from the 1975 tour. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in November 1981. A deluxe edition followed on 9 April 2021, adding recordings from the 1977 Rumours Tour and the 1982 Mirage Tour.
Live: credits and charts
91:06- Produced by
- Richard Dashut, Ken Caillat, Fleetwood Mac
- Recorded
- 17 October 1975 – 4 September 1980
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 91:06
Singles
- “Fireflies” · January 1981 (US)
- “The Farmer's Daughter” · January 1981 (UK)
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1980 | 14 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1980 | 31 |
| Dutch Albums · 1980 | 13 |
| German Albums · 2021 | 23 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2021 | 28 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1981 | 37 |
| Swedish Albums · 1980 | 50 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2021 | 61 |
| Swiss Albums · 2021 | 61 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2021 | 194 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom · 1981 | Gold |
| United States | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1980-12-08 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 8 December 1980 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 December 1980 | |
| Wikidata | 5 December 1980 | |
| US release | 8 December 1980 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1980 | earliest UK or European date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1980 | GB | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 8 December 1980 | US | Warner Bros. Records | original | |
| 25 March 1990 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4988014734073 | other |
| 25 October 1990 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992741026 | other |
| 29 August 2000 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992741026 | other |
| 11 September 2009 | AL | Warner Bros. Records | 075992741064 | other |
| 2013 | US | Rhino | 603497922864 | other |
| 9 April 2021 | — | Warner Records | 603497850891 | deluxe |
| 25 June 2021 | US | Warner Records | 603497846276 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 589×563 | rejected |