''Ringside'' is a
live album released by
Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel are an Australian pub rock band, which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, Steve Prestwich on drums and Don Walker on piano and keyboards. They were soon joined by Jimmy Barnes (at the ...
in 2003. Recorded over 4 nights in June 2003, it peaked at number 27 in 2003 and peaked at number 16 following its vinyl release on 12 November 2021.
Album details
The album contains two
Steve Prestwich
Steven William Prestwich (5 March 195416 January 2011) was an English-born Australian drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. After relocating from Liverpool, Prestwich was the founding and long-term drummer for the band Cold Chisel, which for ...
songs ("Lovelight", "All I Wanna Do") not released on any other Cold Chisel album, and "Fallen Angel" that later appeared on a solo
Don Walker album. These were the first Cold Chisel songs to feature Prestwich and Walker on lead vocals.
''Ringside'' features covers of
Johnny Cash's "
Big River", the standard "
Cry Me a River", and
Dragon's "Sunshine", written by Walker's friend Paul Hewson.
The concert was an attempt to feature the band, "performing in a smaller, intimate environment," and often, "in an acoustic format." Inspired by
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
's
1968 comeback special, there was a 360 degree view of the rotating stage, with the furthest seats from the stage being within 30 metres.
Track listing
Disc 1
#"Home And Broken Hearted" – 4:14
#"
The Things I Love in You
"The Things I Love in You" is a song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, '' The Last Wave of Summer'' (1998).
The song peaked at number 10 in Australia and 43 in ...
" – 3:06
#"
Cheap Wine" – 3:45
#"Rosaline" – 6:19
#"
Breakfast at Sweethearts" – 3:59
#"
My Baby" – 4:13
#"
Houndog" – 4:59
#"Plaza" – 2:48
#"Fallen Angel" – 4:55
#"Shipping Steel" – 4:13
#"The Last Wave of Summer" – 5:49
#"Pretty Little Thing" – 3:18
#"Merry Go Round" – 4:25
#"
Forever Now" – 5:32
#"
Khe Sanh " – 4:47
Disc 2
#"
Cry Me a River" – 3:46
#"Four Walls" – 3:08
#"Lovelight" – 3:33
#"
When the War is Over
"When the War Is Over" is a power ballad of Australian band Cold Chisel from their 1982 album ''Circus Animals''. The song was written by drummer Steve Prestwich and issued as the third single from the album, peaking at number 25 on the national ...
" – 6:00
#"All I Wanna Do (Steve Vocal)" – 3:26
#"
Big River" – 2:43
#"Painted Doll" – 2:34
#"
Saturday Night" – 5:42
#"
You Got Nothing I Want" – 3:12
#"Rising Sun" – 3:26
#"
Flame Trees
"Flame Trees" is a song by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel from their 1984 album ''Twentieth Century''. One of their best known songs, it was written by drummer Steve Prestwich and keyboardist Don Walker. On its release it reached No.&nbs ...
" – 4:38
#"
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It begins within the Canadian Rocky Mountains and winds through the Alberta foothills onto the prairies, where it meets the Oldman River, the two then forming the South Saskatchewan River. These w ...
" – 7:12
#"Water Into Wine" – 4:46
#"F-111" – 3:36
#"Sunshine" – 5:46
#"
Goodbye (Astrid Goodbye)" – 4:34
#"All I Wanna Do (Jimmy Vocal)" – 3:34
Charts
Certifications
References
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Cold Chisel albums
2003 live albums
Live albums by Australian artists