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Some Enchanted Evening (Blue Öyster Cult album)

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Some Enchanted Evening

Live album by

Blue Öyster Cult

Released

September 13, 1978^[1]

Recorded

April 9, 11, 13 and June 1, 1978

Genre

Hard rock

heavy metal

Length

36:04

Label

Columbia

Producer

Sandy Pearlman

Murray Krugman

Blue Öyster Cult

Blue Öyster Cult chronology

Spectres
(1977)

Some Enchanted Evening
(1978)

Mirrors
(1979)

Blue Öyster Cult live chronology

On Your Feet or on Your Knees
(1975)

Some Enchanted Evening
(1978)

Extraterrestrial Live
(1982)

Singles from Some Enchanted Evening

"We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
Released: October 1978 (US) ^[2]

Some OTHER Enchanted Evening

Video by

Blue Öyster Cult

Released

2007

Recorded

Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, 1978

Genre

Hard rock

heavy metal

Length

56:55

Label

Legacy Recordings

Producer

Bruce Dickinson

Blue Öyster Cult chronology

A Long Day's Night
(2002)

Some OTHER Enchanted Evening
(2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
AllMusic	(DVD)^[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10^[5]
Q	^[6]
Record Mirror	^[7]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)^[8]

Some Enchanted Evening is the second live album by the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on September 13, 1978. It is Blue Öyster Cult's best-selling album, having sold two million copies,^{[citation needed]} including over a million in the United States.^[1] The album's seven tracks were recorded at various locations in the United States and England.

The album was re-issued on CD in early 2007 on Legacy Recordings and included seven previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded in various locations around the US, along with a DVD entitled Some OTHER Enchanted Evening, which featured a previously unreleased performance videotaped at the Capital CentreinLargo, Maryland on July 14, 1978.

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
1.	"R.U. Ready 2 Rock"	Albert Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman	Atlanta, Georgia, April 13, 1978	5:29
2.	"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"	Donald Roeser, Pearlman	Columbus, Georgia, April 11, 1978	5:04
3.	"Astronomy"	A. Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Pearlman	Columbus, Georgia, April 11, 1978	8:18

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
4.	"Kick Out the Jams" (MC5 cover)	Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner	Atlanta, Georgia, April 13, 1978	3:03
5.	"Godzilla"	Roeser	Newcastle, England, June 1, 1978	4:10
6.	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"	Roeser	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas, April 9, 1978	5:51
7.	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (The Animals cover)	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	Newcastle, England, June 1, 1978	4:09

2007 CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
8.	"ME 262"	Eric Bloom, Roeser, Pearlman	Rochester, New York, December 31, 1977	3:24
9.	"Harvester of Eyes"	Bloom, Roeser, Richard Meltzer	Little Rock, Arkansas, September 4, 1978	4:35
10.	"Hot Rails to Hell"	J. Bouchard	Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 1978	5:01
11.	"This Ain't the Summer of Love"	A. Bouchard, Murray Krugman, Don Waller	Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 1978	2:48
12.	"5 Guitars"		Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 1978	8:34
13.	"Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf cover)	Mars Bonfire	Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 1978	6:30
14.	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (alternate version)		Boston, Massachusetts, January 31, 1978	4:36
Total length:				71:32

Some OTHER Enchanted Evening (DVD)[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"R.U. Ready 2 Rock"	5:42
2.	"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"	5:09
3.	"Harvester of Eyes"	3:54
4.	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place"	4:05
5.	"Golden Age of Leather"	6:48
6.	"Astronomy"	8:30
7.	"ME 262"	3:08
8.	"Kick Out the Jams"	2:55
9.	"This Ain't the Summer of Love"	5:38
10.	"5 Guitars"	5:05
11.	"Born to Be Wild"	5:56

Filmed on July 14, 1978 at the Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland

Personnel[edit]

Blue Öyster Cult

Eric Bloom – lead vocals on tracks 1-5, 7-9, 11, 13-14, stun guitar, keyboards
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 6
Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar, mixing
Joe Bouchard – bass, lead vocals on track 10
Albert Bouchard – drums, guitar, backing vocals

Production

Sandy Pearlman – producer, mixing
Murray Krugman – producer
Corky Stasiak – engineer, mixing
Jay Krugman – engineer
George Geranios – live sound, DVD live mix
Bruce Dickinson – re-issue producer
Vic Anesini – remastering

Charts[edit]

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[9]	43
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	18
USBillboard 200^[11]	44

Chart (2007)	Peak position
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[12]	31

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[1]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "American album certifications – Blue Öyster Cult – Some Enchanted Evening". Recording Industry Association of America.

^ "Blue Oyster Cult singles".

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 25, 2012.

^ Jurek, Thom. "Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening (Bonus DVD) review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 25, 2012.

^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1894959025.

^ Mongredien, Phil (April 2007). "Blue Öyster Cult – Some Enchanted Evening". Q. No. 249.

^ Gurr, Ronnie (October 7, 1978). "Review: Blue Oyster Cult — Some Enchanted Evening" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 44. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via American Radio History.

^ Schneider, Mitchell (February 22, 1979). "Album Reviews: Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0043a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

^ "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.