Live on Earth (Cat Empire album)

Live on Earth
Live album by
The Cat Empire
Released21 February 2009
Recorded2006 – 2008
GenreAlternative rock
Length136:10
LabelEMI
The Cat Empire chronology
On the Attack
(2004) 		Live on Earth
(2009)
Singles from Live on Earth
  1. "How to Explain? (Live)"
    Released: 13 February 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MusicOMH[1]

Live on Earth is the first full-length live album released by Melbourne band The Cat Empire. (The band had previously released an EP disc titled Live @ Adelphia).

The album is a compilation of tracks recorded at shows between August 2006 and December 2008. It included songs recorded at venues in Australia, France, the UK, the US and Canada. The album was originally scheduled to be released on 28 February 2009 in Australia, but was officially released a week earlier (though many retailers released the album days before the 21st.)

Live on Earth was available with a signed album cover via online pre-order.

The first single from the album, "How to Explain?", was released on the iTunes Store on 13 February 2009. The album also features a French-language cover version of the Eagles song "Hotel California" recorded in Montreal, Canada.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Felix Riebl,[2] unless otherwise indicated

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fishies" (19 October 2007: The Metro Theatre, Sydney)Felix Riebl, Harry Angus5:01
2."The Car Song" (13 October 2007: Triple J's AWOL Concert, Burnie)Angus9:21
3."So Many Nights" (28 December 2007: Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford) 4:09
4."Lonely Moon" (5 October 2007: Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne)Angus4:33
5."How to Explain?" (3 February 2008: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne) 5:51
6."Days Like These" (11 June 2007: Le Trabendo, Paris)Riebl, Angus, Ollie McGill4:21
7."Dumb Things" (3 August 2006: Shepherds Bush Empire, London)Paul Kelly3:51
8."The Lost Song" (5 October 2006: Métropolis, Montreal) 7:45
9."The Rhythm" (13 February 2007: Bowery Ballroom, New York)Riebl, Angus5:17
10."The Wine Song" (3 February 2008: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne)Angus10:40
11."All That Talking" (5 October 2007: Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne) 6:50
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Chariot" (19 October 2007: The Metro Theatre, Sydney) 7:17
2."Til the Ocean Takes Us All" (13 October 2007: Triple J's AWOL Concert, Burnie)Angus, Riebl4:08
3."Sly" (18 October 2007: The Metro Theatre, Sydney) 5:33
4."Hello" (13 October 2007: Triple J's AWOL Concert, Burnie) 3:55
5."Hotel California" (5 October 2006: Métropolis, Montreal)Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey3:55
6."Rhyme and Reason" (5 October 2006: Métropolis, Montreal) 6:34
7."Two Shoes" (4 October 2007: Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne) 5:29
8."In My Pocket" (28 December 2007: Woodford Folk Festival, Woodford)Angus12:06
9."No Longer There" (3 February 2008: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne) 3:51
10."The Darkness" (3 February 2008: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne)Angus9:24
11."Sunny Moon" (3 February 2008: Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne) 6:26
Total length:136:17
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sol y Sombra" (November 2006: Stage 88, Parkes)Riebl, Angus, McGill, Ryan Monro7:52
Total length:7:52

Live at the Bowl

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A 2-disc DVD was also released the same time as Live on Earth entitled Live at the Bowl. The first disc contains footage of their entire concert at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The second disc contains a 'backstage pass' with moments from their recent overseas tour captured on Ryan's camera. It also contains videos from their first concert as a six piece in 2001, 3 tracks from Triple J's AWOL in 2007 at Burnie, Tasmania, and 2 tracks from their performance with the Australian Youth Orchestra in 2008.

Track listing

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  1. Sunny Moon
  2. So Many Nights
  3. Til the Ocean Takes Us All
  4. The Rhythm
  5. In My Pocket
  6. Sly
  7. No Longer There
  8. Two Shoes
  9. The Wine Song
  10. Fishies
  11. The Darkness
  12. The Chariot

Charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 14

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ MusicOMH review
  2. ^ "How to Explain". APRA Works Search. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 May 2015. Note: user may have to click on 'Search again' and add details e.g. at 'Enter a title:' How to Explain, or at 'Performer:' Cat Empire
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Cat Empire – Live on Earth". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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