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

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Cream - Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005
Live album by Cream
Released	2005 October 4
Recorded	2005 May 3, 5 & 6
Genre	Blues-rock, hard rock
Length	115:35 (CD) 167:00 approx (DVD)
Label	Reprise Records
Producer	Simon Climie
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link (CD) All Music Guide link (DVD)
Cream chronology
Cream Gold (2005) Royal Albert Hall (2005)

Royal Albert Hall, London May 2-3-5-6, 2005 is the live recording of the Cream reunion at the Royal Albert Hall on in 2005. As the title implies, the recording includes songs from their shows on 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th of May.

Within five months of these performances, this collection of recordings was released as separate double CD and double DVD sets. Two months later in December, a triple LP set was also released, containing tracks identical to the CD set.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on October 22, 2005 at number 59, with approximately 19,000 copies sold. It spent 4 weeks on the chart.

Contents 1 CD track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 2 DVD track listing 2.1 Disc one 2.1.1 Extra features 2.2 Disc two 2.2.1 Extra features 3 Credits 4 The setlist 5 External links

[edit] CD track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "I'm So Glad" (Mike Taylor) – 6:21
2. "Spoonful" (Dixon) - 9:36
3. "Sleepy Time Time" (Jack Bruce, Janet Godfrey) – 6:07
4. "N.S.U." (Bruce) – 6:42
5. "Badge" (Eric Clapton, George Harrison) – 4:50
6. "Politician" (Bruce, Pete Brown) – 7:08
7. "Sweet Wine" (Baker, Godfrey) – 6:21
8. "Rollin' & Tumblin'" (Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson) – 7:02
9. "Stormy Monday" (T-Bone Walker) – 8:09

[edit] 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" (Johnson, arr. Clapton) – 5:25
4. "White Room" (Bruce, Brown) – 5:38
5. "Toad" (Baker) – 13:06
6. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Bruce, Brown, Clapton) – 12:46

[edit] DVD track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "I'm So Glad" (James)
2. "Spoonful" (Dixon)
3. "Outside Woman Blues" (Reynolds)
4. "Pressed Rat & Warthog" (Baker, Taylor)
5. "Sleepy Time Time" (Bruce, Godfrey)
6. "N.S.U." (Bruce)
7. "Badge" (Clapton, Harrison)
8. "Politician" (Bruce, Brown)
9. "Sweet Wine" (Baker, Godfrey)
10. "Rollin' & Tumblin'" (Robert Johnson, Waters)
11. "Stormy Monday" (Walker)
12. "Deserted Cities of the Heart" (Bruce, Brown)
13. "Born Under a Bad Sign" (Jones, Bell)
14. "We're Going Wrong" (Bruce)

[edit] Extra features

• "Sleepy Time Time" (Alternate Take) (Bruce, Godfrey)
• "We're Going Wrong" (Alternate Take) (Bruce)

[edit] Disc two

1. "Crossroads" (Johnson, arr. Clapton)
2. "Sitting On Top of the World" (Burnett)
3. "White Room" ¹ (Bruce, Brown)
4. "Toad" (Baker)
5. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Bruce, Clapton, Brown)

[edit] Extra features

• "Sunshine of Your Love" (Alternate Take) (Bruce, Clapton, Brown)
• Interviews with Baker, Bruce and Clapton

[edit] Credits

• Jack Bruce - vocals, bass
• Eric Clapton - guitar, vocals
• Ginger Baker - drums, vocals

[edit] The setlist

Although the title mentions all four dates Cream played in May 2005, these releases contain no material recorded on the first night, May 2, except for a brief clip shown on the DVD of Clapton speaking to the crowd.

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.

The addition of Stormy Monday to the setlist was a surprise - it was the only song Cream had never before recorded, although all were quite familiar with this song, written by T-Bone Walker in 1947.

[edit] External links

• Official site - Cream2005.com

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