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Alive Alive-O!
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 1969
RecordedApril 21, 1969
Venue London Palladium, London
Label RCA [1]
ProducerRick Jarrard
José Feliciano chronology
Feliciano/10_to_23
(1969)
Alive Alive-O!
(1969)
Fireworks
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [1]

Alive Alive-o! is an album by Puerto Rican guitarist José Feliciano, released in 1969. [4]

Released at the apex of Feliciano's career, the album reached No. 29 on the Billboard albums chart. [5] It was one of the few double albums of that time to get "Gold" certification in the United States. The album reached no. 19 in Canada, no. 1 in the Netherlands, no. 4 in Spain and was a hit in other countries as well. It was recorded live in London at the London Palladium Theatre on April 21, 1969[ citation needed].

Track listing

  1. " God Save the Queen" (Traditional; arranged by Westerly Garde)
  2. " Hi-Heel Sneakers'" ( Robert Higginbotham)
  3. "Rain" (José Feliciano, Hilda Feliciano)
  4. " Malagueña" ( Ernesto Lecuona)
  5. "El Jinete" ( José Alfredo Jiménez)
  6. " Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" ( Jimmy Cox)
  7. "El Voh" ( Dorival Caymmi)
  8. "The Comedy Bit"
  9. " Guantanamera" ( Joseíto Fernández; original words by José Martí; adapted and arranged by Westerly Garde)
  10. "No Dogs Allowed" (José Feliciano, Hilda Feliciano)
  11. "Mama Don't Allow It" ( Cow Cow Davenport)
  12. " Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" ( Gerry Marsden, Freddie Marsden, Les Chadwick, Les Maguire)
  13. " Day Tripper" ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  14. " A Day in the Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  15. "Medley: Felicidade ( Antônio Carlos Jobim) / Samba de Orfeu ( Luiz Bonfá) / Manhã de Carnaval (Luiz Bonfá)
  16. " California Dreamin'" ( John Phillips, Michelle Phillips)
  17. " Light My Fire" ( Robbie Krieger, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore)
  18. "La Entrada de Bilboa (Battle of Entrada)" (José Feliciano)

Personnel

  • José Feliciano – 12-string guitar, 6-string guitar, percussion effects, vocals
  • Paulinho Magalhães – drums
  • Brian Brocklehurst – bass
  • Peter Ahern – percussion
  • Vic Lewis – presenter

Charts

Chart performance for Alive Alive-O!
Chart (1969) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA_Charts) 3
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [6] 1
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM) [7] 19
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [9] 15
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [11] 4
UK Albums ( OCC) [12] 23
US Billboard 200 [13] 29

Certifications

Certifications for Alive Alive O!
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States ( RIAA) [14] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 242.
  2. ^ "Alive Alive-O! - José Feliciano | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 418.
  4. ^ "José Feliciano | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "José Feliciano". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – José Feliciano – Alive Alive-0!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6117". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Hit Parade Italia".
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  10. ^ "Spain LP Charts".
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  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "Jose Feliciano Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Jose Feliciano – Alive Alive-O!". Recording Industry Association of America.