| Real Live Roadrunning | ||||
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| Released | 14 November 2006 (2006-11-14) | |||
| Recorded | 28 June 2006 | |||
| Venue | Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Rock,country rock | |||
| Length | 75:02 | |||
| Label | Mercury,Universal Music Warner Bros.(USA) | |||
| Producer | Guy Fletcher | |||
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Real Live Roadrunning is a collaborativelive album by British singer-songwriter and guitaristMark Knopfler and American singer-songwriterEmmylou Harris, released on 14 November 2006 byMercury Records andUniversal Music internationally, and byWarner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was recorded live on 28 June 2006 at theGibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, at the end of their summer tour in support of their critically acclaimed album,All the Roadrunning.Real Live Roadrunning was released as a combined CD/DVD.
The album cover is the second album release that prominently features Knopfler's National Style 0Resonator guitar, the same that is featured on the cover ofBrothers in Arms, the top-selling album with his former band,Dire Straits.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Music Box |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
In his review forAllMusic, James Christopher Monger gave the album three out of five stars, writing that the musicianship "is as flawless as expected, but there's not a whole lot to separate the tunes here from their studio sisters."[1] Mongers concluded, "The accompanying DVD is a much better example of the pair's quiet dynamic, allowing both the duo and its talented band a broader spectrum on which to emit their wry tales of love, loss, and life."[1]
In his review forThe Music Box, John Metzger gave the album three and a half out of five stars, writing that although the performances are "impeccable", the set remains "a flawed affair".[2] Metzger believed that the songs and arrangements are too similar to the studio versions onAll the Roadrunning, and that the differences between the live versions and the studio versions are mostly subtle.[2] Metzger believed that the true highlights ofReal Live Roadrunning are the renewed versions of songs taken from the solo works of Knopfler and Harris, such as "Romeo and Juliet", "Speedway at Nazareth", and "Red Dirt Girl". Metzger concluded, "Understandably, in transforming their work for the stage, Knopfler and Harris were forced to swap subtlety for zeal, but as the accompanying video makes clear, they still succeeded in retaining the charming intimacy that madeAll the Roadrunning such a superlative collection in the first place."[2]
All songs were written by Mark Knopfler, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Right Now" | 4:52 | |
| 2. | "Red Staggerwing" | 4:53 | |
| 3. | "Red Dirt Girl" | Emmylou Harris | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Done with Bonaparte" | 5:16 | |
| 5. | "Romeo and Juliet" | 9:13 | |
| 6. | "All That Matters" | 3:20 | |
| 7. | "This Is Us" | 5:18 | |
| 8. | "All the Roadrunning" | 5:20 | |
| 9. | "Boulder to Birmingham" | Bill Danoff, Harris | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Speedway at Nazareth" | 6:59 | |
| 11. | "So Far Away" | 4:43 | |
| 12. | "Our Shangri-La" | 7:56 | |
| 13. | "If This Is Goodbye" | 4:53 | |
| 14. | "Why Worry" | 4:09 | |
| Total length: | 75:02 | ||
| Real Live Roadrunning | |
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| Video by | |
| Released | 14 November 2006 (2006-11-14) |
| Recorded | Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, 28 June 2006 |
| Genre | Rock,country rock |
| Length | 101:42 |
| Label | Mercury,Universal Music Warner Bros.(USA) |
| Director | Martyn Atkins |
| Producer | James Pluta |
Real Live Roadrunning is a collaborative live concert DVD by British singer-songwriter and guitaristMark Knopfler and American singer-songwriterEmmylou Harris, released on 14 November 2006 byMercury Records andUniversal Music internationally, and byWarner Bros. Records in the United States. The DVD contains a 91-minute concert, plus special features, including a documentary and interviews.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Right Now" | |
| 2. | "Red Staggerwing" | |
| 3. | "Red Dirt Girl" (Emmylou Harris) | |
| 4. | "I Dug Up a Diamond" | |
| 5. | "Born to Run" (Paul Kennerley) | |
| 6. | "Done with Bonaparte" | |
| 7. | "Romeo and Juliet" | |
| 8. | "Song for Sonny Liston" | |
| 9. | "Belle Starr" (Emmylou Harris) | |
| 10. | "This Is Us" | |
| 11. | "All the Roadrunning" | |
| 12. | "Boulder to Birmingham" (Bill Danoff, Emmylou Harris) | |
| 13. | "Speedway at Nazareth" | |
| 14. | "So Far Away" | |
| 15. | "Our Shangri-La" | |
| 16. | "If This Is Goodbye" | |
| 17. | "Why Worry" | |
| Total length: | 101:42 | |
| Chart (2006) | Peak |
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| Germany Albums Chart[4] | 44 |
| Italy Albums Chart[4] | 87 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Germany (BVMI)[5] | Gold | 25,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||