Sgt. Pepper Live

Sgt. Pepper Live is a performance by the American rock band Cheap Trick with a full orchestra, released on August 25, 2009, in commemoration of the 42nd anniversary of the release of the historic album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles. Both a live album and a companion DVD of the performance were released. The album was engineered by Geoff Emerick.[1] Cheap Trick performed the "Sgt. Pepper Live" show at the Las Vegas Hilton for two weeks in September 2009.

Sgt. Pepper Live
Live album by
Cheap Trick
ReleasedAugust 25, 2009
RecordedDecember 12, 2007
Genre
Length46:18
LabelBig Three
Cheap Trick chronology
The Latest
(2009)		 Sgt. Pepper Live
(2009)		 Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sgt. Pepper Live (DVD)
Directed byJim Yucich
Produced byBill Edwards
Lou Mann
Barry Ehrmann
StarringRobin Zander
Rick Nielson
Tom Petersson
Bun E. Carlos
Edited byJim Yucich
Distributed byEnliven
Release date
August 25, 2009
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cheap Trick members performing

Special guests (at Las Vegas Hilton 9/09)

Band (at Las Vegas Hilton 9/09)

Orchestra members performing on the album

(as listed in the album credits)

Steve Armour, Laura Bontrager, Dibyarka Chatterjee, Tom Christiansen, Nicenovia Cummins, Stephanie Cummins, Glen Drewes, Netanel Druiblate, Eric Fraser, Prateek Haldar, Craig Johnson, Chris Komer, Bill Lloyd, David Mann, John Miller, Jeff Nelson, Chris Parker, Patrick Pridemore, John Putnam, Maxine Roach, Glen Roven, Dave Sharma, Samita Sinha, Liah-Wen Ting, Una Tone & Belinda Whitney

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lennon–McCartney except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"1:56
2."With a Little Help from My Friends"2:37
3."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"3:54
4."Getting Better"2:37
5."Fixing a Hole"3:17
6."She's Leaving Home"3:52
7."Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"2:47
8."Within You Without You" (George Harrison)5:36
9."When I'm Sixty-Four"2:50
10."Lovely Rita"2:36
11."Good Morning Good Morning"2:36
12."Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"1:15
13."A Day in the Life"4:41
14."Medley Song": "Golden Slumbers"/"Carry That Weight"/"The End""5:43
Total length:46:18

"Sgt. Pepper Live" concerts also included the band performing a few of their own biggest hits live as well, including "Dream Police" and "I Want You To Want Me". Also, a number of the live performances (particularly the later ones at the Paris Las Vegas) did not feature Bun E. Carlos on drums, but rather, Rick Nielsen's son Daxx.

Chart performance
Chart (2009) Peak
position		 Total
weeks
U.S. Billboard 200 83 1
U.S. Independent Albums Chart 7 3
U.S. Rock Albums Chart 30 1
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References
  1. "Sgt. Pepper Live: Cheap Trick: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
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