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
- "Can You Follow?" <small>(Pete Brown, Jack Bruce)</small> – 1:56
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, piano</small>
- "Running Through Our Hands" <small>(Brown, Bruce, Janet Godfrey)</small> – 4:13
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, piano</small>
- :<small>Gary Husband – keyboards</small>
- "Over the Cliff" <small>(Bruce, Jerry Goldsmith)</small> – 3:46
- :<small>Jack Bruce – bass</small>
- :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Ginger Baker – drums</small>
- "Statues" <small>(Bruce)</small> – 7:37
- :<small>Jack Bruce – bass</small>
- :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Ginger Baker – drums</small>
- "First Time I Met the Blues" <small>(Eurreal Montgomery)</small> – 4:47
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – guitar</small>
- :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Ginger Baker – drums</small>
- "Smiles & Grins" <small>(Bruce, Brown)</small> – 9:48
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, piano</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – guitar</small>
- :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Art Themen – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ</small>
- :<small>Malcolm Bruce – synthesizer</small>
- :<small>Gary Husband – drums</small>
- "Bird Alone" <small>(Bruce, Brown)</small> – 9:56
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – guitar</small>
- :<small>Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ, piano</small>
- :<small>Gary Husband – drums</small>
- "Neighbor, Neighbor"<small>(Alton, J.Valler)</small> – 5:32
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – guitar</small>
- :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Art Themen – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Henry Lowther – trumpet</small>
- :<small>John Mumford – trombone</small>
- :<small>Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ</small>
- :<small>Simon Phillips – drums</small>
- "Born Under a Bad Sign" <small>(William Bell, Booker T. Jones)</small> – 6:17
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – guitar</small>
- :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Art Themen – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Henry Lowther – trumpet</small>
- :<small>John Mumford – trombone</small>
- :<small>Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ</small>
- :<small>Jonas Bruce – piano</small>
- :<small>Simon Phillips – drums</small>
Disc two
- "Ships in the Night" <small>(Brown, Bruce)</small> – 5:20
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals</small>
- :<small>Maggy Reilly – vocals</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar</small>
- :<small>Malcolm Bruce – acoustic guitar</small>
- :<small>Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ</small>
- :<small>Gary Husband – piano</small>
- :<small>François Garny – bass</small>
- :<small>Simon Phillips – drums</small>
- "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune" <small>(Brown, Bruce)</small> – 4:19
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, piano</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – guitar</small>
- :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Art Themen – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Henry Lowther – trumpet</small>
- :<small>John Mumford – trombone</small>
- :<small>François Garny – bass</small>
- :<small>Simon Phillips – drums</small>
- "Theme for an Imaginary Western" <small>(Brown, Bruce)</small> – 6:00
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, piano</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – guitar</small>
- :<small>Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ</small>
- :<small>François Garny – bass</small>
- :<small>Simon Phillips – drums</small>
- "Golden Days" <small>(Bruce)</small> – 5:38
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, piano</small>
- :<small>Gary "Mudbone" Cooper – vocals</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – guitar</small>
- :<small>Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ</small>
- :<small>François Garny – bass</small>
- :<small>Simon Phillips – drums</small>
- "Life on Earth" <small>(Bruce)</small> – 5:21
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass</small>
- :<small>Gary Moore – guitar</small>
- :<small>Simon Phillips – drums</small>
- "N.S.U." <small>(Bruce)</small> – 6:29
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass</small>
- :<small>Gary Moore – guitar</small>
- :<small>Ginger Baker – drums</small>
- "Sitting on Top of the World" <small>(Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson)</small> – 6:52
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass</small>
- :<small>Gary Moore – guitar</small>
- :<small>Ginger Baker – drums</small>
- "Politician" <small>(Brown, Bruce)</small> – 5:39
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass</small>
- :<small>Pete Brown – vocals</small>
- :<small>Gary Moore – guitar</small>
- :<small>Ginger Baker – drums</small>
- "Spoonful" <small>(Willie Dixon)</small> – 9:13
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, bass</small>
- :<small>Gary Moore – guitar</small>
- :<small>Ginger Baker – drums</small>
- "Sunshine of Your Love" <small>(Brown, Bruce, Eric Clapton)</small> – 8:07
- :<small>Jack Bruce – vocals, piano</small>
- :<small>Gary "Mudbone" Cooper – vocals</small>
- :<small>Clem Clempson – guitar</small>
- :<small>Malcolm Bruce – acoustic guitar</small>
- :<small>Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Art Themen – saxophone</small>
- :<small>Henry Lowther – trumpet</small>
- :<small>John Mumford – trombone</small>
- :<small>Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ</small>
- :<small>Jonas Bruce – synthesizer</small>
- :<small>François Garny – bass</small>
- :<small>Ginger Baker – drums</small>
- :<small>Simon Phillips – drums</small>
- :<small>Pete Brown – percussion</small>
Personnel
Musicians
Production
- Cedric Beatly – recording
- David Calvin – recording
- Norbert Gutzman – assistant engineer
- Harald Glaser – live recording submixes
- Walter Quintus – mixing
- Ulf von Kanitz – art direction
- Guido Harari – b/w and colour photos
- Nanna Botsch – colour photos
- Ralph Weber – photo of the Bruce family
- Malcom Bruce – transcriptions
- Klaus Schruff – computer music notation
References