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Cities of the Heart

Cities of the Heart is a Jack Bruce double CD release of sections of two live performances given on 2 and 3 November 1993 in Cologne, Germany, to celebrate Bruce's 50th birthday. They were recorded for the WDR "Rockpalast" TV show and a DVD of the shows, entitled Rockpalast: The 50th Birthday Concerts, was released by MIG Music in 2014.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Can You Follow?" <small>(Pete Brown, Jack Bruce)</small> &ndash; 1:56
  2. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, piano</small>
  3. "Running Through Our Hands" <small>(Brown, Bruce, Janet Godfrey)</small> &ndash; 4:13
  4. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, piano</small>
  5. :<small>Gary Husband &ndash; keyboards</small>
  6. "Over the Cliff" <small>(Bruce, Jerry Goldsmith)</small> &ndash; 3:46
  7. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; bass</small>
  8. :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith &ndash; saxophone</small>
  9. :<small>Ginger Baker &ndash; drums</small>
  10. "Statues" <small>(Bruce)</small> &ndash; 7:37
  11. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; bass</small>
  12. :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith &ndash; saxophone</small>
  13. :<small>Ginger Baker &ndash; drums</small>
  14. "First Time I Met the Blues" <small>(Eurreal Montgomery)</small> &ndash; 4:47
  15. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass</small>
  16. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; guitar</small>
  17. :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith &ndash; saxophone</small>
  18. :<small>Ginger Baker &ndash; drums</small>
  19. "Smiles & Grins" <small>(Bruce, Brown)</small> &ndash; 9:48
  20. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass, piano</small>
  21. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; guitar</small>
  22. :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith &ndash; saxophone</small>
  23. :<small>Art Themen &ndash; saxophone</small>
  24. :<small>Bernie Worrell &ndash; Hammond organ</small>
  25. :<small>Malcolm Bruce &ndash; synthesizer</small>
  26. :<small>Gary Husband &ndash; drums</small>
  27. "Bird Alone" <small>(Bruce, Brown)</small> &ndash; 9:56
  28. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass</small>
  29. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; guitar</small>
  30. :<small>Bernie Worrell &ndash; Hammond organ, piano</small>
  31. :<small>Gary Husband &ndash; drums</small>
  32. "Neighbor, Neighbor"<small>(Alton, J.Valler)</small> &ndash; 5:32
  33. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass</small>
  34. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; guitar</small>
  35. :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith &ndash; saxophone</small>
  36. :<small>Art Themen &ndash; saxophone</small>
  37. :<small>Henry Lowther &ndash; trumpet</small>
  38. :<small>John Mumford &ndash; trombone</small>
  39. :<small>Bernie Worrell &ndash; Hammond organ</small>
  40. :<small>Simon Phillips &ndash; drums</small>
  41. "Born Under a Bad Sign" <small>(William Bell, Booker T. Jones)</small> &ndash; 6:17
  42. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass</small>
  43. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; guitar</small>
  44. :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith &ndash; saxophone</small>
  45. :<small>Art Themen &ndash; saxophone</small>
  46. :<small>Henry Lowther &ndash; trumpet</small>
  47. :<small>John Mumford &ndash; trombone</small>
  48. :<small>Bernie Worrell &ndash; Hammond organ</small>
  49. :<small>Jonas Bruce &ndash; piano</small>
  50. :<small>Simon Phillips &ndash; drums</small>

Disc two

  1. "Ships in the Night" <small>(Brown, Bruce)</small> &ndash; 5:20
  2. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals</small>
  3. :<small>Maggy Reilly &ndash; vocals</small>
  4. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; acoustic guitar, electric guitar</small>
  5. :<small>Malcolm Bruce &ndash; acoustic guitar</small>
  6. :<small>Bernie Worrell &ndash; Hammond organ</small>
  7. :<small>Gary Husband &ndash; piano</small>
  8. :<small>François Garny &ndash; bass</small>
  9. :<small>Simon Phillips &ndash; drums</small>
  10. "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune" <small>(Brown, Bruce)</small> &ndash; 4:19
  11. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, piano</small>
  12. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; guitar</small>
  13. :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith &ndash; saxophone</small>
  14. :<small>Art Themen &ndash; saxophone</small>
  15. :<small>Henry Lowther &ndash; trumpet</small>
  16. :<small>John Mumford &ndash; trombone</small>
  17. :<small>François Garny &ndash; bass</small>
  18. :<small>Simon Phillips &ndash; drums</small>
  19. "Theme for an Imaginary Western" <small>(Brown, Bruce)</small> &ndash; 6:00
  20. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, piano</small>
  21. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; guitar</small>
  22. :<small>Bernie Worrell &ndash; Hammond organ</small>
  23. :<small>François Garny &ndash; bass</small>
  24. :<small>Simon Phillips &ndash; drums</small>
  25. "Golden Days" <small>(Bruce)</small> &ndash; 5:38
  26. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, piano</small>
  27. :<small>Gary "Mudbone" Cooper &ndash; vocals</small>
  28. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; guitar</small>
  29. :<small>Bernie Worrell &ndash; Hammond organ</small>
  30. :<small>François Garny &ndash; bass</small>
  31. :<small>Simon Phillips &ndash; drums</small>
  32. "Life on Earth" <small>(Bruce)</small> &ndash; 5:21
  33. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass</small>
  34. :<small>Gary Moore &ndash; guitar</small>
  35. :<small>Simon Phillips &ndash; drums</small>
  36. "N.S.U." <small>(Bruce)</small> &ndash; 6:29
  37. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass</small>
  38. :<small>Gary Moore &ndash; guitar</small>
  39. :<small>Ginger Baker &ndash; drums</small>
  40. "Sitting on Top of the World" <small>(Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson)</small> &ndash; 6:52
  41. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass</small>
  42. :<small>Gary Moore &ndash; guitar</small>
  43. :<small>Ginger Baker &ndash; drums</small>
  44. "Politician" <small>(Brown, Bruce)</small> &ndash; 5:39
  45. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass</small>
  46. :<small>Pete Brown &ndash; vocals</small>
  47. :<small>Gary Moore &ndash; guitar</small>
  48. :<small>Ginger Baker &ndash; drums</small>
  49. "Spoonful" <small>(Willie Dixon)</small> &ndash; 9:13
  50. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, bass</small>
  51. :<small>Gary Moore &ndash; guitar</small>
  52. :<small>Ginger Baker &ndash; drums</small>
  53. "Sunshine of Your Love" <small>(Brown, Bruce, Eric Clapton)</small> &ndash; 8:07
  54. :<small>Jack Bruce &ndash; vocals, piano</small>
  55. :<small>Gary "Mudbone" Cooper &ndash; vocals</small>
  56. :<small>Clem Clempson &ndash; guitar</small>
  57. :<small>Malcolm Bruce &ndash; acoustic guitar</small>
  58. :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith &ndash; saxophone</small>
  59. :<small>Art Themen &ndash; saxophone</small>
  60. :<small>Henry Lowther &ndash; trumpet</small>
  61. :<small>John Mumford &ndash; trombone</small>
  62. :<small>Bernie Worrell &ndash; Hammond organ</small>
  63. :<small>Jonas Bruce &ndash; synthesizer</small>
  64. :<small>François Garny &ndash; bass</small>
  65. :<small>Ginger Baker &ndash; drums</small>
  66. :<small>Simon Phillips &ndash; drums</small>
  67. :<small>Pete Brown &ndash; percussion</small>

Personnel

Musicians
Production
  • Cedric Beatly &ndash; recording
  • David Calvin &ndash; recording
  • Norbert Gutzman &ndash; assistant engineer
  • Harald Glaser &ndash; live recording submixes
  • Walter Quintus &ndash; mixing
  • Ulf von Kanitz &ndash; art direction
  • Guido Harari &ndash; b/w and colour photos
  • Nanna Botsch &ndash; colour photos
  • Ralph Weber &ndash; photo of the Bruce family
  • Malcom Bruce &ndash; transcriptions
  • Klaus Schruff &ndash; computer music notation

References