''The Phoenix Concerts'' is a live album released in 1974, and it is the seventh solo album by
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musician
John Stewart, former member of the
Kingston Trio
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. It was recorded live at
Phoenix Symphony Hall
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in
Phoenix, Arizona
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, March 1974, and it was Stewart's first
live album
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release. It was originally released as a
double album
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.
Track listing
All compositions by
John Stewart.
Original LP release
*Side one
# "Wheatfield Lady" – 2:25
# "Kansas Rain" – 2:33
# "You Can't Look Back" – 1:35
# "The Pirates of Stone County Road" – 5:30
# "The Runaway Fool of Love" – 2:18
*Side two
# "Roll Away the Stone" – 2:44
# "July, You're a Woman" – 3:30
# "The Last Campaign Trilogy"
ontaining "All The Brave Horses"– 8:15
*Side three
# "Oldest Living Son" – 2:50
# "Little Road and a Stone to Roll" – 2:15
# "Kansas" – 3:35
# "Cody" – 3:11
# "California Bloodlines" – 4:45
*Side four
# "Mother Country" – 5:38
# "Cops" – 3.20
# "Never Goin' Back (to Nashville Anymore)" – 9:13
Addition tracks on CD release
# Freeway Pleasure -
# Let the Big Horse Run -
Personnel
*
John Stewart – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
* Arnie Moore - bass
* Jonathan Douglas - organ, congas, piano
* Loren Newkirk - piano, organ
*
Jim Gordon - drums
*
Michael Stewart - rhythm guitar
*
Dan Dugmore
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- pedal steel guitar, electric guitar
* Mike Settle - vocals
* Denny Brooks - vocals
*
Buffy Ford - vocals
Additional personnel
*
Nikolas Venet - producer
* Pete Abbott - record and remix engineer
* Eddie Brennen - remix technician
*
Ken Caillat
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Caillat was the president of 5.1 Ent ...
- recording crew
* Jack Crymes - recording crew
* Biff Dawes - recording crew
* Ron Monzo - road equipment manager
* Dick Goldstein - road equipment manager
* Frank Mulvey - art direction
* Elbinger & Sun - cover photo
* Fred Valentine - inside photos
References
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John Stewart (musician) albums
Albums produced by Nick Venet
1974 live albums
RCA Records live albums