Viva! (Roxy Music album)

Viva! Roxy Music was the first live Roxy Music album. It was released in July 1976 and was recorded at three venues in the United Kingdom between 1973 and 1975. The recordings were from the band's shows at the Glasgow Apollo in November 1973, Newcastle City Hall in October 1974 and the Wembley Empire Pool in October 1975.

Viva! Roxy Music
Live album by
Roxy Music
Released16 July 1976[1]
RecordedNovember 1973, October 1974 and October 1975
VenueGlasgow Apollo, Newcastle City Hall, Wembley Empire Hall
Genre
Length46:15
LabelIsland
ProducerChris Thomas
Roxy Music chronology
Siren
(1975)		 Viva! Roxy Music
(1976)		 Roxy Music Greatest Hits
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Bryan Ferry except "Out of the Blue" by Ferry and Phil Manzanera.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Out of the Blue" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974[5])Country Life (1974)4:44
2."Pyjamarama" (Glasgow Apollo, 2 November 1973)Non-album single (March 1973)3:36
3."The Bogus Man" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974)For Your Pleasure (1973)7:05
4."Chance Meeting" (Glasgow Apollo, 2 November 1973)Roxy Music (1972)2:58
5."Both Ends Burning" (Wembley Empire Pool, 17 or 18 October 1975)Siren (1975)4:46
Side two
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."If There Is Something" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974)Roxy Music (1972)10:37
2."In Every Dream Home a Heartache" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974)For Your Pleasure (1973)8:23
3."Do the Strand" (Newcastle City Hall, 27 or 28 October 1974)For Your Pleasure (1973)4:00

Personnel

Roxy Music

  • Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboard
  • Andy Mackay – saxophone, oboe
  • Phil Manzanera – guitar
  • Paul Thompson – drums
  • Eddie Jobson – electric violin, synthesizer, keyboards
  • John Wetton – bass (except on "Pyjamarama", "Chance Meeting" and "Both Ends Burning")
  • John Gustafson – bass (on "Both Ends Burning")
  • Sal Maida – bass (on "Pyjamarama" and "Chance Meeting")
  • Rick Wills – bass (credited on the album, despite not playing on any of the tracks, because he was the band's bassist at the time the album was put together)[6]

Additional personnel

  • The Sirens (Doreen Chanter and Jacqui Sullivan) – backing vocals (on "Both Ends Burning")

Charts
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 15
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 94
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 20
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 6
US Billboard 200[15] 81

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Viva Roxy!" (PDF). Record Mirror. 10 July 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Viva! > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Brackett, Nathan. "Roxy Music". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 705, cited 17 March 2010
  5. O'Brien, John. "Viva! Roxy Music". vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. O'Brien, John. "Rick Wills". vivaroxymusic.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 260. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4349b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Roxy Music – Viva! Roxy Music - The Live Roxy Music Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Roxy Music – Viva! Roxy Music - The Live Roxy Music Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  11. "Charts.nz – Roxy Music – Viva! Roxy Music - The Live Roxy Music Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Roxy Music – Viva! Roxy Music - The Live Roxy Music Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  13. "Swedishcharts.com – Roxy Music – Viva! Roxy Music - The Live Roxy Music Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  15. "Roxy Music Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  16. "British album certifications – Roxy Music – Viva Roxy Music". British Phonographic Industry.
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