Live at the Britt Festival is a live album by Michael Nesmith, released in 1999. It was recorded live at the Britt Festival in Jacksonville, Oregon, on June 19, 1992. To prepare for the concert, Nesmith conducted a limited U.S. tour which featured a similar set list as the Britt Festival.
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | June 19, 1992 | |||
| Venue | The Britt Festival, Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Oregon | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Michael Nesmith | |||
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The performance was Nesmith's last with longtime collaborator and pedal steel guitarist Red Rhodes, who died on August 20, 1995.[2]
The album features a rare occasion of Nesmith (as a solo artist) singing a Monkees song, "Papa Gene's Blues" (originally from the album The Monkees).
Track listing
editAll songs written by Michael Nesmith except as otherwise noted.
- "Two Different Roads" – 3:49
- "Papa Gene's Blues" – 4:50
- "Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)" – 5:53
- "Some of Shelly's Blues" – 3:17
- "Joanne" – 6:52
- "Tomorrow and Me" – 4:24
- "The Upside of Goodbye" – 3:32
- "Harmony Constant" – 4:22
- "Silver Moon" – 5:05
- "5 Second Concerts" (Hobbs, Nesmith) – 1:53
- "Yellow Butterfly" – 5:52
- "Moon over the Rio Grande" – 5:43
- "Juliana" – 6:07
- "Laugh Kills Lonesome" – 4:00
- "I Am Not That" – 2:31
- "Rising in Love" – 4:34
- "Rio" – 5:50
- "Different Drum" – 2:40
- "I Am Not That (Reprise)" – 2:43
Personnel
edit- Michael Nesmith – vocals, guitar, liner notes
- Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
- Joe Chemay – bass
- Luis Conte – percussion
- John Hobbs – keyboards
- John Jorgenson – guitar
Production notes
- Mike McDonald – mixing
- Lee Collett – audio supervisor
- Craig Kelly - hand held camera operator
- Scott Jonas - hand held camera operator