''Both Sides Live'' is a 2-CD

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th centur ...

by American rock band

the Hooters The Hooters is an American rock music, rock band, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1980. They combine elements of rock, reggae, ska, and folk music. The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid-1980s du ...

, released in November 2008.

Background

''Both Sides Live'' contains 25 tracks recorded live in

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, with 13 songs being electric songs recorded at the

Electric Factory Franklin Music Hall is a concert venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in a converted building once part of the General Electric Switchgear Plant and opened in 1995. It has a capacity between 2,500 and 3,000 people. It is owned and operate ...

on November 21 and 23, 2007 during the band's traditional

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory ...

holiday concerts, and 12 acoustic songs recorded on February 28 and March 1, 2008 at keyboard player

Rob Hyman Robert Andrew Hyman (born April 24, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, keyboard and accordion player, producer, and arranger, best known for being a founding member of the rock band the Hooters. Early life Hyman started taking piano lesso ...

's Elm Street Studios in front of a small studio audience.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. ;The Hooters *

Eric Bazilian Eric Michael Bazilian (born July 21, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band the Hooters. He wrote " One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan Osborne ...

– lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, recorder, harmonica, banjo *

– lead vocals, keyboards, accordion, melodica *

David Uosikkinen David Uosikkinen (born February 11, 1956) is an American drummer and Internet content manager, best known for being a member of rock band The Hooters. Early life Born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, U.S., Uosikkinen grew up in Levittown, Pennsyl ...

– drums, percussion *

John Lilley John Lilley (born March 3, 1954) is an American guitarist, singing, singer, and songwriter best known for being a member of rock band the Hooters. Early life John Lilley learned to play the guitar at nine years old after he saw the Beatles per ...

– guitar, mandolin, dobro *

Fran Smith Jr. Fran Smith Jr. (born July 17, 1952) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist, best known for his 30-year gig with the Philadelphia-based rock group The Hooters. Smith has also maintained a career as a recording artist in his own right, as well ...

– bass, backing vocals ;Additional musician *

Ann Marie Calhoun Ann Marie Calhoun ( Simpson; born May 26, 1979) is an American classically trained violinist who has performed as a bluegrass and rock musician in a number of prominent acts, including Jethro Tull, Steve Vai, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews ...

–

violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...

, backing vocals (Secret Sessions) ;Technical *Eric Bazilian – producer, mixing, additional engineer *Rob Hyman – producer, mixing *Michael Comstock – engineer (Electric Factory) *Michael Richelle – assistant engineer (Electric Factory) *John O. Senior – engineer (Secret Sessions), mixing *Bill Hayward – assistant engineer (Secret Sessions) *Daniel Chertoff – assistant engineer (Secret Sessions) *

Rick Chertoff Richard E. Chertoff (born March 29, 1950) is an American record producer and songwriter. He is credited on the singles Joan Osborne's " One of Us", Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and " Time After Time" and Sophie B. Hawkins' " Damn ...

– "production guru" (Secret Sessions) *Paul Hammond – "technical guru" (Secret Sessions) *

George Marino George Marino (April 15, 1947June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He attended ...

– mastering (at

Sterling Sound George Marino (April 15, 1947June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s. Biography Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He attended ...

) *Graham Perry/NCS Studios – art direction, design *Mark Tassoni – photography (Electric Factory) *Brigitte Morgenstern – photography (Electric Factory) *Thomas Collins – photography (Electric Factory) *Jan Klug-Offermann – photography (Electric Factory) *Dani Heim – photography (Secret Sessions)

References

{{Authority control The Hooters albums Albums produced by Eric Bazilian Albums produced by Rob Hyman 2008 live albums