The Come Back, All is Forgiven Tour: Live

The Come Back, All is Forgiven Tour: Live
Video by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Released 13 October 1989
Recorded 1989
Genre Concert Performance Video
Length 75 minutes
Label Odyssey
Director Steve Hills
Producer Vance Goodwin
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel chronology
Live from London
(1985)		 The Come Back, All is Forgiven Tour: Live
(1989)		 Live at the Isle of Wight Festival
(2005)

The Come Back, All is Forgiven Tour: Live is a live concert video by the British rock band Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, filmed during their comeback tour in 1989. The concert video has also been released in a variety of guises as a live album.

Background

After a Christmas tour in 1981, and the odd show between 1983-84, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel would not embark on a tour again until 1989. By the end of the 1980s, Harley made plans for a comeback tour. During the beginning of 1989, he returned to the studio and recorded some demo tracks with Jim Cregan, Duncan Mackay and Stuart Elliott, all of which were in the most successful reincarnation of Cockney Rebel from 1974-1977.[1]

With a new manager, Harley arranged to tour England and as well as Europe, and this tour was labelled as "The Comeback, All is Forgiven" tour. Upon embarking on the tour in early 1989, Harley released "When I'm with You" as a non-album single, purposely to promote the tour. The sixty-date tour was deemed a success, and the band, under different line-up changes, have continued to tour since.[1]

Harley chose to have two concerts recorded in early 1989, at the Dome Theatre in Brighton and the Derngate Theatre in Northampton, and used the footage to produce a concert video.[2] In October 1989, the video, titled The Come Back, All is Forgiven Tour: Live, was released by Odyssey on VHS.[3] The video featured fourteen songs of Harley's own personal choice. It was directed by Steve Hills, produced by Vance Goodwin, and produced by G & H Production Partnership in association with Steve Mather for JSE and Adrian Munsey for Odyssey Video.[2]

On the back cover of the VHS, Harley was quoted: "So, how long has it been? Six, perhaps seven years since the last British tour? It's been far too long, of that I am certain. And there's no good reason for it, really. You know how much I love it up there. Quite honestly, there is nowhere I'd rather be. When you sing with me the choruses (often the entire lyrics!) of "Make Me Smile", the smile is genuine. The thanks are from deep inside; the joy is unequalled. To you, without whom... thanks."[2]

Release

The Come Back, All is Forgiven Tour: Live was originally released on VHS on 13 October 1989 by Odyssey.[3] On 20 February 2012, Odyssey gave the video its first DVD release, released under the title Steve Harley + Cockney Rebel - Live.[4]

CD version

The audio of the video has been released as a CD album under many guises across Europe and beyond. These albums have been released by a number of different 'super-cheapo' labels.[5] The majority of versions of the album omitted the opening track "Dancing on the Telephone", while others placed "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" as the first track.

Title Year Country Label
Live and Unleashed![6] 1990 UK Tring International PLC
Live: Make Me Smile[7] 1992 Netherlands Point Productions (as part of the Concert Collection series)
Live in the UK[8] 1993 UK & Europe Realisation Records
Star for a Week[9] 1993 Germany Pilz
The Best Years Of Your Life (Live)[10] 1993 UK Going for a Song/Cedar
Sebastian[11] 1994 Germany Legend Records
In Concert[12] 1994 Europe Digimode
Live in Concert[13][14] 1994 Australia Tempo Communications Pty Ltd
The Lighthouse[15] 1994 Europe Cosmus
Make Me Smile - Live on Tour[16] 1994 UK Music De Luxe
The Great Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel[17] 1995 Europe Goldies
Greatest Hits[18] 1996 Europe Merlin
Experience[19] 1996 Europe Experience
Legend of Rock[20] 1996 Greece Free supplement with the Greek newspaper "Free Press"
Gold[21] 1996 Netherlands Gold
Greatest Hits - Live in Concert[22] 2004 Europe Eurotrend
The Magic Collection[23] Unknown Netherlands Arc Records/Telesonic

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Intro/Dancing on the Telephone"  Steve Harley, Jim Cregan, Stuart Elliott 4:51
2. "Mr. Soft"  Harley 3:25
3. "Mr. Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)"  Harley 5:14
4. "When I'm with You"  Harley, Cregan, Elliott 4:01
5. "Star for a Week"  Harley 5:25
6. "Riding the Waves (for Virginia Woolf)"  Harley 6:13
7. "The Lighthouse"  Harley 7:00
8. "The Best Years of Our Lives"  Harley 5:32
9. "Sweet Dreams"  Harley 1:46
10. "Psychomodo"  Harley 4:06
11. "Sling It!"  Harley 2:49
12. "Sebastian"  Harley 10:07
13. "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"  Harley 6:27
14. "Love's a Prima Donna/Closing Credits"  Harley 7:01

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[24]

In an Allmusic review of the 1994 Make Me Smile - Live on Tour CD edition of the album, writer Dave Thompson stated: "The highlights are the two cuts from Harley's 'Yes You Can' album, "The Lighthouse" and "Star for a Week," [which] work far more effectively live than they did in the studio. But the retreads of the older material offer only isolated sparks of interest and innovation - ten minutes of "Sebastian" impress with their portentousness, and the medley of "The Best Years of Our Lives"/"Sweet Dreams" is perverse enough to demand a second listen. The problem is, this is meant to be a Steve Harley album. The audience often sings louder than he does."[24]

Personnel

Cockney Rebel

Concert crew

Video production team

References

  1. 1 2 "The Great Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel Story". Web.archive.org. 2015-07-03. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  2. 1 2 3 The Come Back, All is Forgiven Tour: Live (Media notes). Steve Harley + Cockney Rebel. Odyssey. 1989. Accessed on 22 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel: Greatest Hits [VHS]: Steve Harley: Amazon.co.uk: Video". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  4. ↑ "Steve Harley + Cockney Rebel Live [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Steve Harley: DVD & Blu-ray". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  5. ↑ "The Rough Guide to Rock - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  6. ↑ "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Live And Unleashed (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  7. ↑ "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  8. ↑ "Steve Harley And Cockney Rebel* - Live In The UK (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  9. ↑ "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Star For A Week (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  10. ↑ "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Best Years Of Your Life (Live) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  11. ↑ "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Sebastian (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  12. ↑ Steve Harley (Artist) (2016-02-06). "In Concert by Steve Harley: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  13. ↑ "Live In Concert". Web.archive.org. 2009-11-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  14. ↑ "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Live In Concert (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  15. ↑ "The Lighthouse". Web.archive.org. 2009-11-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  16. ↑ "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile - Live On Tour (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  17. ↑ "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Great Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  18. ↑ "Greatest Hits". Web.archive.org. 2009-11-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  19. ↑ "Experience". Web.archive.org. 2009-11-28. Archived from the original on November 28, 2009. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  20. ↑ "Legend Of Rock". Web.archive.org. 2009-11-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  21. ↑ "Gold". Web.archive.org. 2009-11-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  22. ↑ "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Greatest Hits Live In Concert (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  23. ↑ Carsten Henkelmann. "Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel: The Magic Collection - CD, Best-Of". Musik-sammler.de. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  24. 1 2 AllMusic Review by Dave Thompson (1996-06-25). "Make Me Smile - Steve Harley,Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
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