''Listener Supported'' is an album by the

Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. The band's founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer and bac ...

, released on November 23, 1999. It was recorded live at

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on September 11, 1999. In addition to being the third live release by Dave Matthews Band, Listener Supported was filmed by

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for an ''In the Spotlight'' special, and the entire concert was released on VHS the same day and

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on February 8, 2000. The title of this release is taken from PBS's "supported by viewers like you"

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. It is currently the only Dave Matthews Band live album to not contain the date or location in the title. This is because part of the broadcast agreement allowed PBS to release their own audio CD version of the television special. ''Listener Supported'' was also the first live release to feature

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and "The Lovely Ladies" on vocals. In addition to songs from each of their

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studio albums, ''Listener Supported'' features the previously unreleased songs "#40", "True Reflections" (sung by

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), and the heartbeat intro to "Pantala Naga Pampa", as well as the full band versions of "#36", "Granny" and "

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Track listing

All songs by David J. Matthews unless noted. ;Disc one # Intro – 6:25 # " Pantala Naga Pampa" – 0:41 # "

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" (Matthews, Beauford, Lessard)– 7:09 # " Rhyme & Reason" – 5:58 # " The Stone" – 7:28 # " #41" – 9:47 # "

Crash into Me "Crash into Me" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band. It was released in December 1996 as the third single from their second album, ''Crash''. It reached number 7 on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart in March 1997. The s ...

" – 6:02 #*''contains an interpolation from the composition'' "Dixie Chicken" (

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, Martin Kibbee) # " Jimi Thing" – 13:12 # " #36" – 7:34 #*''with The Lovely Ladies'' # "

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" – 8:32 ;Disc two #

" Too Much" (Matthews, Beauford, Moore, Lessard, Tinsley) – 4:52 # "True Reflections" ( Tinsley) – 7:25 #*''with The Lovely Ladies'' #" Two Step" – 14:38 # " Granny" – 4:24 # "

Stay (Wasting Time) "Stay (Wasting Time)" is a song by Dave Matthews Band, released as the second single off their album ''Before These Crowded Streets''. As a single, it reached #8 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, #33 on Top 40 Mainstream, and #20 on the Adult 40. ...

" (Matthews, Lessard, Moore) – 7:07 #*''with The Lovely Ladies'' # "#40" – 1:49 #*''solo by Dave Matthews # "

" (

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, Wilkin) – 8:44 #*''with The Lovely Ladies'' # " Don't Drink the Water" – 7:09 # Intro to... – 1:36 # "

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" ( Dylan) – 7:51

Personnel

Dave Matthews Band *

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–

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, drums,

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* Stefan Lessard –

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* Dave Matthews –

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LeRoi Moore LeRoi Holloway Moore (September 7, 1961 – August 19, 2008) was an American saxophonist. He was a founding member of the Dave Matthews Band. Moore often arranged music for songs written by Dave Matthews. Moore also co-wrote many of the band's ...

–

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, lead vocals on "True Reflections" Additional musicians *The Lovely Ladies –

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**Chinah Bess **Brenda White King *

– keyboards

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References

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