Live from London (The Pussycat Dolls album)

Live From London is the first live album by American girl group The Pussycat Dolls. It was directed by Jeff Gripe and Ginger Ramsey-Grippe, and was executively produced by Ron Fair and Jimmy Iovine. It was first released on December 1, 2006 by A&M Records. The DVD features their concert at Windsor Racecourse in London, United Kingdom, as part of the Vodafone TBA secret gigs. It also features six music videos, backstage footage and candid interviews with each member.

Live From London debuted within the top twenty on three national music video charts. The DVD was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association and Music Canada. It was also certified gold by the Brazilian Association of Record Producers and the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.

Background and development

Live from London was filmed at Windsor Racecourse, London, as part of the Vodafone secret gigs. Most of the songs on Live from London originate from their debut album PCD, but it also contains an interlude titled "Show Me What You Got" which was written by Nicole Scherzinger and Jamal Jones where they engage in a sing-song dance game whilst individually introducing themselves and their talents at hand.^[1]

Reception

Live from London debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard Music Video Sales chart which was also its peak.^[2] In Australia, Live from London debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Australian Music DVD Chart and was accredited gold certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 7,500 copies.^[3] The following year the DVD was certified platinum for shipments of 15,000 copies.^[4] Additionally, in 2009, it peaked at number 12 on the Czech Music DVD Chart.^[5]

Track listing

Live from London – Live show
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Buttons"	Sean Garrett Jamal Jones Jason Perry Nicole Scherzinger	3:54
2.	"Beep" (featuring will.i.am)	William Adams Kara DioGuardi Jeff Lynne	5:53
3.	"I Don't Need a Man"	Rich Harrison Scherzinger DioGuardi Vanessa Brown	4:34
4.	"Feeling Good"	Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley	1:55
5.	"Stickwitu"	Franne Golde Kasia Livingston Robert Palmer	4:17
6.	"Show Me What You Got (Interlude)"	Scherzinger Jones	2:07
7.	"Wait a Minute" (featuring Timbaland)	Timothy Mosley Keri Hilson	3:10
8.	"Don't Cha"	Anthony Ray Thomas Callaway	4:51

Live from London – Music videos
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
9.	"Don't Cha" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Paul Hunter	4:44
10.	"Stickwitu"	Nigel Dick	3:34
11.	"Beep" (featuring will.i.am)	Benny Boom	4:09
12.	"Buttons" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	Francis Lawrence	3:58
13.	"I Don't Need a Man"	Chris Applebaum	3:41
14.	"Wait a Minute" (featuring Timbaland)	Marc Webb	3:52
15.	"Beep" (Behind the Scenes)		2:01
16.	"Buttons" (Behind the Scenes)		4:02
17.	"Meet The Dolls - Nicole"		2:17
18.	"Meet The Dolls - Kimberly"		2:03
19.	"Meet The Dolls - Melody"		1:43
20.	"Meet The Dolls - Jessica"		2:02
21.	"Meet The Dolls - Ashley"		1:53
22.	"Meet The Dolls - Carmit"		1:51
23.	"The Rise of The Dolls"		2:57
24.	"PCD The Music"		4:28
25.	"Don't Cha" (Karaoke version)		4:37

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Music DVD Chart^[3]	13
Czech Music DVD Chart^[5]	20
US Music Video Sales (Billboard)^[2]	12

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	Platinum	7,500^{^}
Brazil (ABPD)^[6]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[7]	Platinum	10,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[8]	Gold	2,500^x
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Credits and personnel

Edited at Cut + Run, Santa Monica, California
Bonus content mixed at Lime Studios, Santa Monica, California

PCD Interviews

Mace Cahme - Producer
Director - Donn Viola

Editing credits

Jeff Gripe - Editor
Thomas Han UI Park, Erin Nordstorm, Jen Tiexiera - Additional editing
Chris Gigard, Megan Welsh- Producers
Luc Giddens, Kimberly Hoffman, Franco Castilla - Assistant editors
Mark Meyuhas - Mixer
Joel Waters - Assistant mixer

Audio mixing credits

Brian Malouf - Mixed and Pro Tools editing
Brian Gadner - Mastering
Justin Siegel - Audio executive producer

Tour credits

Bryan "Froggy" Cross - Tour manager, Production manager, Audio engineer
Charity Lomax - Road manager
Scott Warner - Lighting designer
Barry Lather - Creative designer
Dustin Delker, Brian Graham, Sara Gepp - Audio System technicians
Zac Cromwell - Lighting technician
Joe Bonanno - Video director live
Roy Fountain - Video technician

Credits adapted from album's liner notes, A&M Records.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Germany^[9]	December 1, 2006	DVD	Universal Music Group
Netherlands^[10]	December 1, 2006
Australia^[11]	December 2, 2006
Sweden^[12]	December 4, 2006
Canada^[13]	December 5, 2006
United States^[14]	December 5, 2006		A&M Records
France^[15]	December 11, 2006		Universal Music Group

References

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1 2 "The ARIA Report – ARIA Top 40 DVD – Week Commencing 11th December 2006" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVD". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
1 2 "TOP 20 Hudební video". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
↑ "Brazilian DVD certifications – The Pussycat Dolls – Live From Londo" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
↑ "Canadian DVD certifications – The Pussycat Dolls – Live From Londo". Music Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
↑ "Pussycat Dolls - Live in London; Amazon.de: Filme & TV" (in German). Amazon.com (DE). Amazon Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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The Pussycat Dolls

Nicole Scherzinger Carmit Bachar Jessica Sutta Kimberly Wyatt Ashley Roberts Melody Thornton

PCD	"Don't Cha" "Beep" "Wait a Minute" "Stickwitu" "Buttons" "I Don't Need a Man" "Feeling Good" "Right Now" "Sway"

Doll Domination	"When I Grow Up" "Bottle Pop" "Whatcha Think About That" "I Hate This Part" "Out of This Club" "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" "Top of the World"

Extended plays	Doll Domination – The Mini Collection

Live albums	Live from London

Television	Pussycat Dolls Present The Search for the Next Doll Girlicious

Concert tours	PCD World Tour Doll Domination Tour

Related topics	Discography Awards and nominations Songs Robin Antin Asia Nitollano "Bad Girl"

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