Staying a Life

Staying a Life is a double live album by Accept, released in 1990. It was recorded in Osaka, Japan, in 1985. It was released in 1990, shortly after the band's first breakup. It was mixed by Uli Baronowsky at Dierks Studios, Stommeln.[2] Live footage from the 1985–1986 world tour was released in VHS also in 1990, with the same title and cover art. "Neon Nights", "Burning", "Head Over Heels", and "Outro (Bound to Fail)" are omitted from the single disc edition.

Staying a Life
Live album by Accept
Released	21 October 1990 (1990-10-21)
Recorded	Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan, 18 September 1985
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	96:18
Label	RCA/BMG Ariola (Europe) Epic (US)
Producer	Stefan Kaufmann
Accept chronology
Eat the Heat (1989) Staying a Life (1990) Objection Overruled (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listings

Music and words by Accept & Deaffy

European edition

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Metal Heart"	5:25
2.	"Breaker"	3:40
3.	"Screaming for a Love-Bite"	4:22
4.	"Up to the Limit"	4:45
5.	"Living for Tonite"	3:35
6.	"Princess of the Dawn"	7:49
7.	"Neon Nights"	8:17
8.	"Burning"	7:29
Total length:		45:22

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Head Over Heels"	5:48
2.	"Guitar Solo Wolf"	4:27
3.	"Restless and Wild"	2:34
4.	"Son of a Bitch"	2:35
5.	"London Leatherboys"	3:54
6.	"Love Child"	5:01
7.	"Flash Rockin' Man"	5:08
8.	"Dogs on Leads"	5:52
9.	"Fast as a Shark"	4:09
10.	"Balls to the Wall"	10:19
11.	"Outro (Bound to Fail)"	1:09
Total length:		50:56

US edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Metal Heart"	5:25
2.	"Breaker"	3:40
3.	"Screaming for a Love-Bite"	4:22
4.	"Up to the Limit"	4:45
5.	"Living for Tonite"	3:35
6.	"Princess of the Dawn"	7:49
7.	"Guitar Solo Wolf"	4:27
8.	"Restless and Wild"	2:34
9.	"Son of a Bitch"	2:35
10.	"London Leatherboys"	3:54
11.	"Love Child"	5:01
12.	"Flash Rockin' Man"	5:08
13.	"Dogs on Leads"	5:52
14.	"Fast as a Shark"	4:09
15.	"Balls to the Wall"	10:19
Total length:		1:13:35

Staying a Life
Video by Accept
Released	1990 (1990)
Recorded	World Tour 1985–1986
Genre	Heavy metal
Label	PolyGram
Producer	Stefan Kaufmann
Accept chronology
Staying a Life (1990) Metal Blast from the Past (2002)

VHS track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Metal Heart"
2.	"Breaker"
3.	"Screaming for a Love-Bite"
4.	"Up to the Limit"
5.	"Living for Tonite"
6.	"Princess of the Dawn"
7.	"Restless and Wild"
8.	"Son of a Bitch"
9.	"London Leatherboys"
10.	"Fast as a Shark"
11.	"Balls to the Wall"
12.	"Bound to Fail/Outro"

Credits

Band members

• Udo Dirkschneider – vocals
• Wolf Hoffmann – guitars
• Jörg Fischer – guitars
• Peter Baltes – bass guitar
• Stefan Kaufmann – drums, producer

References

1. Prato, Greg. "Accept Staying a Life review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
2. "Accept - Staying a Life". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 17 May 2010.