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Bursting Out

For the 2010 film, see Bursting Out (film).

Bursting Out is a 1978 live double album by the rock band Jethro Tull. The album was recorded during the band's European Heavy Horses Tour in May/June of that year.

Bursting Out
Live album by
Jethro Tull
Released22 September 1978
RecordedMay-June 1978
GenreProgressive rock
Length93:31[1]
LabelChrysalis
ProducerIan Anderson
Jethro Tull chronology
Heavy Horses
(1978) 		Bursting Out
(1978) 		Stormwatch
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Rolling Stone(mixed+)[4]

Background edit

The exact date for every single song has not been made public, but the introduction by Claude Nobs, most of "Flute Solo Improvisation", "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die", "Aqualung", "Locomotive Breath" and "The Dambusters March" were recorded at the Festhalle in Bern, Switzerland, on May 28, 1978. The Bern show was recorded on a 24-track, while the rest of the shows were recorded on an 8-track. Ian Anderson recalled going through "hours and hours" of recordings in order to select the best takes. Additional sweetening was done at Maison Rouge Studio in June 1978. [5]

Release edit

A spelling error on the spine of the first US, Canada, Spain and Sweden LP pressings listed the title as "Busting Out".

The album was later re-released as a double-disc CD in the UK and Europe. The original CD release in the United States was only one disc, with three tracks ("Quatrain", "Sweet Dream" and "Conundrum") omitted and some of the stage banter shortened to fit the 80 minutes running length. The double-disc 1990 CD version in the UK and Europe incorporated the first track, the introductions, in the song that followed. In 2004, the complete album was remastered and released worldwide as a two-disc set, with the introductions as separate tracks. A deluxe remixed edition is scheduled to be released June 21, 2024.

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Ian Anderson, except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Introduction by Claude Nobs"Claude Nobs0:50
2."No Lullaby" (from Heavy Horses) 4:48
3."Sweet Dream" (single) 6:30
4."Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" (from War Child) 4:30
5."Jack in the Green" (from Songs from the Wood) 3:13
6."One Brown Mouse" (from Heavy Horses) 3:53
7."A New Day Yesterday" (from Stand Up) 2:27
8."Flute Solo Improvisation / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Bourée [medley]" (Instrumental; from Stand Up)Anderson / Traditional, arr. Anderson / Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Anderson6:08
9."Songs from the Wood" (from Songs from the Wood) 2:40
10."Thick as a Brick" (from Thick as a Brick)Anderson, Gerald Bostock12:27
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Introduction by Ian Anderson" 0:43
12."Hunting Girl" (from Songs from the Wood) 5:45
13."Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" (from Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!) 3:57
14."Conundrum" (Instrumental)Martin Barre, Barriemore Barlow6:57
15."Minstrel in the Gallery" (from Minstrel in the Gallery) 5:41
16."Cross-Eyed Mary" (from Aqualung) 3:58
17."Quatrain" (Instrumental)Barre1:33
18."Aqualung" (from Aqualung)Anderson, Jennie Franks8:38
19."Locomotive Breath" (from Aqualung) 5:33
20."The Dambusters March" (Instrumental)Eric Coates3:26

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 16
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 17
US Billboard 200[13] 21

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ "Bursting Out". Amazon.de. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ Horowitz, Hal. Bursting Out at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ Bloom, Michael (28 December 1978). Bursting Out, Rolling Stone
  5. ^ Webb, Martin (2018). "The Berne Tapes". "Heavy Horses" New Shoes Edition liner notes. Chrysalis. pp. 24–27, 78.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0055a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Jethro Tull | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Jethro Tull Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out". Music Canada.
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out". British Phonographic Industry.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Jethro Tull – Live - Bursting Out". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links edit

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