Absolutely Live (Rod Stewart album)

Absolutely Live is a live album by musician Rod Stewart. It was released as a double–LP in 1982. The subsequent CD version omitted the tracks "The Great Pretender" and "Guess I'll Always Love You" in order to fit the album onto a single disc.

Absolutely Live
Live album by Rod Stewart
Released	6 November 1982
Venue	The Forum, Los Angeles Long Beach Arena San Diego Sports Arena, California Wembley Stadium, London The NEC, Birmingham, England
Genre	Rock, pop, folk rock
Length	84:26 LP 75:36 CD
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart chronology
Tonight I'm Yours (1981) Absolutely Live (1982) Body Wishes (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Track listing

Side A

1. "The Stripper" – 0:10
2. "Tonight I'm Yours" – 4:10
3. "Sweet Little Rock and Roller" – 4:25
4. "Hot Legs" – 4:52
5. "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" – 4:23
6. "The Great Pretender" – 3:34 (not on the CD version)

Side B

1. "Passion" – 5:04
2. "She Won't Dance with Me / Little Queenie" – 4:34
3. "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" – 4:34
4. "Rock My Plimsoul" – 4:24

Side C

1. "Young Turks" – 5:28
2. "Guess I'll Always Love You" – 4:51 (not on the CD version)
3. "Gasoline Alley" – 2:15
4. "Maggie May" – 5:08
5. "Tear It Up" – 3:26

Side D

1. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" – 6:04
2. "Sailing" – 4:45
3. "I Don't Want to Talk About It" – 4:34
4. "Stay with Me" – 5:34

Personnel

Band members

• Rod Stewart – vocals, producer, mixing
• Jim Cregan – guitars, backing vocals, mixing
• Robin LeMesurier – guitars, backing vocals
• Wally Stocker – guitars
• Kevin Savigar – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
• Jimmy Zavala – harmonicas, saxophones, keyboards, bells
• Jay Davis – bass, backing vocals
• Tony Brock – drums

Guest musicians

• Kim Carnes, Tina Turner – vocals on "Stay with Me"

Production

• George Tutko – engineer, mixing
• Ricky DeLena – assistant engineer

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Absolutely Live – Rod Stewart". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
2. Puterbaugh, Parke (9 December 1982). "Absolutely Live". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012.