New remastering of Jackson Browne's classic album, Running On Empty, featuring 10 live performances recorded in 1977 between August 17 and September 18 by Browne and his band: guitarist Danny Kortchmar; David Lindley on fiddle and lap steel guitar; keyboardist Craig Doerge; bassist Leland Sklar; drummer Russ Kunkel; and background vocalists Doug Haywood and Rosemary Butler. Together, they recorded these songs in natural settings, such as a Holiday Inn hotel room, a backstage rehearsal space, on a tour bus, and on stage. It is unusual among live albums in that none of the tracks had ever appeared on a previous studio album.
Released in 1977, the album reached #3 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1978 and stayed on the charts for 65 weeks. The single for the title track, "Running On Empty", peaked at #11 and the follow-up single, "The Load-Out"/"Stay", reached #20 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. The album received two Grammy Award nominations in 1979: one for Album of the Year and the other for Pop Male Vocal Performance for the song "Running On Empty".
Musicians:
Jackson Browne, vocals, guitar, piano
David Lindley, fiddle, lap steel
Russel Kunkel, drums
Leland Sklar, bass
Craig Doerge, keyboards
Danny Kortchmar, guitars
Doug Haywood, vocals
Rosemary Butler, vocals
Selections:
Side A:
1. Running On Empty
2. The Road
3. Rosie
4. You Love The Thunder
5. Cocaine
Side B:
1. Shaky Town
2. Love Needs A Heart
3. Nothing But Time
4. The Load-Out
5. Stay