Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005

Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005
A psychedelic-style line drawing of the members of Cream (from left to right: Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton, and Jack Bruce), circa the late 1960s. The band members are pink with yellow and red highlights and the logo of the band and album name are red on a blue background. The autograph of artist John Van Hamersveld is in the lower right corner.
Live album by Cream
Released 3 October 2005 (2005-10-03)
Genre Blues-rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock
Length 115:35
Label Reprise
Producer Simon Climie
Cream chronology
Cream Gold
(2005)		 Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005
(2005)

Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 is a live album by the English rock band Cream, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005 during the band's reunion tour. As the title implies, the recording includes songs from their four reunion shows on 2, 3, 5, and 6 May 2005.

Within five months of these performances, this collection of recordings was released as separate double Compact Disc and double DVD sets. Two months later in December, a triple LP set was also released,[1] containing tracks identical to the CD set. A Blu-ray version also exists.[2]

The album reached #59 on the Billboard 200 album chart on 22 October 2005.[3]

Reception

Critical

In his review for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the shows at the Royal Albert Hall did not live up to Cream's concerts in the past, including their performance for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is not necessarily all because of their age, although some of it was, but because they have not been together in a while.[4] J. D. Considine spoke much more highly of the shows because Cream were not as fixated with psychedelic jam sessions and sounded better than before.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Blender[5]

Compact Disc track listing

Disc one
  1. "I'm So Glad" (Skip James) – 6:18
  2. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 7:29
  3. "Outside Woman Blues" (Blind Joe Reynolds) – 4:33
  4. "Pressed Rat and Warthog" (Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor) – 3:21
  5. "Sleepy Time Time" 1 (Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey) – 6:08
  6. "N.S.U." (Bruce) – 6:02
  7. "Badge" 1 (Eric Clapton, George Harrison) – 3:59
  8. "Politician" (Bruce, Pete Brown) – 5:08
  9. "Sweet Wine" (Baker, Godfrey) – 6:28
  10. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Muddy Waters) – 5:02
  11. "Stormy Monday" 2 (T-Bone Walker) – 8:09
  12. "Deserted Cities Of The Heart" (Bruce, Brown) – 3:56
Disc two
  1. "Born Under a Bad Sign" (Booker T. Jones, William Bell) – 5:31
  2. "We're Going Wrong" (Bruce) – 8:26
  3. "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson, arr. Clapton) – 4:25
  4. "White Room" 1 (Bruce, Brown) – 5:39
  5. "Toad" (drum solo) 2 (Baker) – 10:07
  6. "Sunshine of Your Love" 1 (Bruce, Clapton, Brown) – 8:46
  7. "Sleepy Time Time" 1 (Alternate) (Bruce, Godfrey) – 6:07

DVD track listing

Disc one
  1. "I'm So Glad" (James)
  2. "Spoonful" (Dixon)
  3. "Outside Woman Blues" (Reynolds)
  4. "Pressed Rat and Warthog" (Baker, Taylor)
  5. "Sleepy Time Time" 1 (Bruce, Godfrey)
  6. "N.S.U." (Bruce)
  7. "Badge" 1 (Clapton, Harrison)
  8. "Politician" (Bruce, Brown)
  9. "Sweet Wine" (Baker, Godfrey)
  10. "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (Waters)
  11. "Stormy Monday" 2 (Walker)
  12. "Deserted Cities of the Heart" 1 (Bruce, Brown)
  13. "Born Under a Bad Sign" (Jones, Bell)
  14. "We're Going Wrong" (Bruce)
Disc two
  1. "Crossroads" (Johnson, arr. Clapton)
  2. "Sitting on Top of the World" (Chester Burnett)
  3. "White Room" 1 (Bruce, Brown)
  4. "Toad" 2 (Baker)
  5. "Sunshine of Your Love" 1 (Bruce, Clapton, Brown)

Notes

The recording of "Sitting On Top of the World", the alternate takes of "We're Going Wrong" and "Sunshine of Your Love" and the interviews are exclusive to the DVD set. All other tracks are identical to the CD release.

Credits

Cream
Production

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Top 40 Music DVDs[6] 3
Austrian Top 10 Music DVDs[7] 1
Belgium (Flanders) Top 10 Music DVDs[8] 10
Belgium (Wallonia) Top 10 Music DVDs[9] 7
Danish Top 10 Music DVDs[10] 5
Hungarian Top 20 DVDs[11] 4
Italian Top 20 Music DVDs[12] 3
Japanese DVDs Chart[13] 8
Netherlands Top 30 Music DVDs[14] 6
Norwegian Top 10 DVDs[15] 3
Spanish Top 20 Music DVDs[16] 10
US Top Music Videos[17] 1

Certifications

Album

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[18] Gold 100,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[19] Gold 10,000*
Macao (IFPI Macao)[20] Gold 15,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Video

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[21] 2× Platinum 16,000x
Australia (ARIA)[22] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[23] Gold 20,000^
France (SNEP)[24] Gold 10,000*
Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold 25,000^
Sweden (GLF)[26] Gold 10,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Platinum 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] 5× Platinum 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Cream-Live-Royal-Albert-Hall/dp/B00C1CHOK4/ref=tmm_vnl_title_0/183-3611860-5174322
  2. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Cream-Royal-Albert-London-2-3-5-6/dp/B0009WFFS6
  3. ↑ "Cream Album & Song Chart History". billboard.com. United States: Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  4. 1 2 Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Royal Albert Hall: London May 2-3-5-6 > Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  5. 1 2 J.D. Considine (10 April 2010). "Live at Royal Albert Hall". blender.com. Alpha Media Group Inc.
  6. ↑ "The ARIA Report (Issue 817)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. p. 22. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Austria Top 40 – Musik-DVD Top 10" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop 10 Muziek-DVD" (ASP). Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop 10 Musicaux" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Musik DVD Top-10: Uge 42 – 2005" (ASP). Hitlisten (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Archivum: DVD Top 20". MAHASZ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "Archivio: DVD Musicali: Settimana 42, 2005" [Archive: Music DVDs: Week 42, 2005] (PHP). Federation of the Italian Music Industry (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "Artist Ranking DVD". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "GfK Dutch DVD Music Top 30" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  15. ↑ "Topp 10 DVD Audio: 2005 – Uke 43". VG-lista (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  16. ↑ "Top 20 DVD Musical: Semana 40, 2005" (PDF). Productores de Música de España (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  17. ↑ "Music Video: Top Music Videos". Billboard 117 (43): 93. 22 October 2005. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  18. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Cream; 'Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Hong Kong album certifications – Cream – Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005" (in Chinese). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Macao album certifications – Cream – Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005" (in Chinese). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Macao. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Argentinian video certifications – Cream – Royal Albert Hall London". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  22. ↑ "The ARIA Report". Australian Recording Industry Association (Australia: Pandora Archives). Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Hitlisten.NU – Danmarks officielle hitlister" [Hitlisten.NU – Official Danish Chart]. Hitlisten.NU (in Danish). Denmark: IFPI Danmark og M&I Service. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  24. ↑ "French video certifications – Cream – Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Cream; 'Royal Albert Hall London')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista" [Sverigetopplistan – Official Swedish Chart]. Sverigetopplistan.se (in Swedish). Sweden: Swedish Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  27. ↑ "British video certifications – Cream – Royal Albert Hall". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 26, 2015. Enter Royal Albert Hall in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select DVD in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  28. ↑ "American video certifications – Cream – Royal Albert Hall: London May 2-3-5-6 2005". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 26, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH
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