Bring It Back Alive is a live album by American southern rock band Outlaws, released in 1978. It was released as a double album, and later re-released as a single CD. The album is best known for the twenty minute-long rendition of the song "Green Grass and High Tides" from the band's debut album.

Bring It Back Alive
Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 1978
RecordedSeptember 9, 1977-November 13, 1977
Length74:40
LabelArista
ProducerAllan Blazek,
Bill Szymczyk
Outlaws chronology
Hurry Sundown
(1977)
Bring It Back Alive
(1978)
Playin' to Win
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Due to a printing mistake, early copies of the 8-track & cassette versions had the title Bring 'Em Back Alive. Although the cover of the vinyl version used the album's proper title (Bring It Back Alive), the labels on all four sides read Bring 'Em Back Alive as well.

Track listing edit

  1. "Intro [Relay Breakdown]" – 1:06
  2. "Stick Around for Rock & Roll" (Thomasson) – 9:10
  3. "Lover Boy" (Thomasson) – 4:11
  4. "There Goes Another Love Song" (Thomasson, Yoho) – 4:19
  5. "Freeborn Man" (Allison, Lindsay) – 5:48
  6. "Prisoner" (Jones) – 7:17
  7. "I Hope You Don't Mind" (Salem) – 5:31
  8. "Song for You" (Jones, Thomasson) – 4:01
  9. "Cold and Lonesome" (Arnold) – 3:43
  10. "Holiday" (Jones) – 4:49
  11. "Hurry Sundown" (Thomasson) – 4:15
  12. "Green Grass and High Tides" (Thomasson) – 20:41

Personnel edit

Production edit

  • Producers: Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk
  • Executive producer: Bill Szymczyk
  • Engineers: Ross Alexander, Alex Clark, Joseph Foglia, Kelly Kotera, Rick Sanchez, Peter Yanos
  • Assistant engineer: Eric Schilling
  • Mixing: Allan Blazek
  • Digital remastering: Bill Inglot, Ken Perry
  • Art direction: Ron Kellum
  • Design: Ron Kellum
  • Special effects photography: John Barrett

Charts edit

Album

Year Chart Position
1978 Pop Albums 29

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1977 "Hurry Sundown" Pop Singles 60

References edit