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Richie Havens
Live at the Cellar Door
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Can't Make It Anymore - Richie Havens, Santos, Larry
2. All Along the Watchtower - Richie Havens, Dylan, Bob
3. Helplessly Hoping - Richie Havens, Stills, Stephen
4. God Bless the Child - Richie Havens, Herzog, Arthur Jr.
5. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Richie Havens, Robertson, Robbie
6. No More, No More - Richie Havens, Havens, Richie
7. Preparation - Richie Havens,
8. Here Comes the Sun - Richie Havens, Harrison, George [1
9. Fire and Rain - Richie Havens, Taylor, James [1]
10. Superman - Richie Havens,
11. Dolphins - Richie Havens, Neil, Fred
12. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen/My Sweet Lord - Richie Havens, Harrison, George [1

CD Details

All Artists: Richie Havens
Title: Live at the Cellar Door
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Five Star
Release Date: 9/30/1995
Album Type: Live
Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock
Styles: Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters, Oldies, Folk Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 722937100126, 722937100140

Synopsis

Product Description

This CD includes the original recording of Here Comes the Sun that became a Platinum hit for Richie Havens, performed at the Cellar Door in Washington, D.C. in 1970. It also contains recordings from the Santa Monica Civic concert in 1972 recorded by Wally Heider. This solid acoustic set features interpretations of All Along The Watchtower, Fire & Rain and other songs.

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CD Reviews

One of the Great Concerts (actually two)

J. Christmas | New Brunswick, NJ | 07/08/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This somewhat hard to find Ritchie Havens CD combines two 1970 performances-- The Cellar Door in Washington, DC (now defunct), and the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Ritchie Havens puts so much heart and soul in to each song it will make your hair stand up (then, I've never heard of a concert where he didn't).As usual, Havens does more covers than originals, but every song he plays becomes a Ritchie Havens song. Especially great are his Helplessly Hoping (Stephen Stills), his famous version of God Bless the Child, and Dolphins, a song which he popularized as far as I know.Another bonus to this as opposed to a greatest hits collection is his "narrations". Havens is gentle and funny, and tells stories like no one else. Buy this CD, see him live, gawk at his underrecognized talent."

In search of a classic Richie Havens live show

Barry Smith | Plainview, New York United States | 08/29/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I love Richie Havens as a perfomer. However, I found his live releases to be pleasant, but infuriatingly unsatisfying. Havens performed at lot of classic shows in the late 60s, early 70s such as Woodstock(1969), Isle of Wight Festivals(69 & 70), Atlanta Pop Festival(1970), any Fillmore East show, etc. His classic strumming and poignant vocal power captured the spirit of the late sixties hippie rock generation. Unfortunately, Havens seemed to pass up the chance for the public to hear the showstoppers. This live album and ON STAGE (1972, currently not available on CD) is made up of mainly slow/moderate tempo tunes that really do not epitomize what Havens made famous. A lot of them are covers. Many are good versions, but they are not from classic shows.I really want a live release that is a complete show from a classic concert or venue. One radio interviewer a few years back asked Havens if he ever planned to release his Woodstck set in its entirety, but he avoided the question and changed the subject. Strange. CELLAR DOOR does have its moments, and is from 1970, a classic year, but the entire show should have been released to make it completely worthwhile."

Always welcome

Lee Atwaterite | 02/18/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have an Internet-only radio station that plays this album. I also have these cuts on different music mixes I carry on CD and i-Pod and I never tire of the soft, gently explosive sound of this great musician.

While I was unable to see Richie "Live at the Cellar Door" in Washingon, DC, I did get to see him twice at the Birchmere in nearby Alexandria, VA. It was the first time in years my oldest son and I got excited about the same music.

Buy it because it sounds great or buy it because it has some wonderful human reflection, or buy it just because it brings on such sweet nostalgia, but buy it. You'll be glad you did.

One other thing, go to Richie Havens dot com and look at some of the wonderful artwork he has done. He also has lots of nice gear there, too.

All best.

-Lee"