Cities of the Heart

Cities of the Heart is a Jack Bruce double CD release of sections of two live performances given on 2 and 3 November 1993 in Cologne, Germany, to celebrate Bruce's 50th birthday. They were recorded for the WDR "Rockpalast" TV show and a DVD of the shows, entitled Rockpalast: The 50th Birthday Concerts, was released by MIG Music in 2014.

Cities of the Heart
Live album by Jack Bruce
Released	March 1994
Recorded	live at E-Werk Cologne, Germany, 2 & 3 November 1993
Genre	Rock, jazz rock, blues rock
Length	116:50
Label	CMP Records
Producer	Jack Bruce, with Kurt Renker & Walter Quintus
Jack Bruce chronology
Somethin Els (1993) Cities of the Heart (1994) Monkjack (1995)

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Track listing

Disc one

1. "Can You Follow?" (Pete Brown, Jack Bruce) – 1:56

   Jack Bruce – vocals, piano

2. "Running Through Our Hands" (Brown, Bruce, Janet Godfrey) – 4:13

   Jack Bruce – vocals, piano

   Gary Husband – keyboards

3. "Over the Cliff" (Bruce, Jerry Goldsmith) – 3:46

   Jack Bruce – bass

   Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone

   Ginger Baker – drums

4. "Statues" (Bruce) – 7:37

   Jack Bruce – bass

   Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone

   Ginger Baker – drums

5. "First Time I Met the Blues" (Eurreal Montgomery) – 4:47

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass

   Clem Clempson – guitar

   Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone

   Ginger Baker – drums

6. "Smiles & Grins" (Bruce, Brown) – 9:48

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass, piano

   Clem Clempson – guitar

   Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone

   Art Themen – saxophone

   Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

   Malcolm Bruce – synthesizer

   Gary Husband – drums

7. "Bird Alone" (Bruce, Brown) – 9:56

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass

   Clem Clempson – guitar

   Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ, piano

   Gary Husband – drums

8. "Neighbor, Neighbor"(Alton, J.Valler) – 5:32

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass

   Clem Clempson – guitar

   Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone

   Art Themen – saxophone

   Henry Lowther – trumpet

   John Mumford – trombone

   Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

   Simon Phillips – drums

9. "Born Under a Bad Sign" (William Bell, Booker T. Jones) – 6:17

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass

   Clem Clempson – guitar

   Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone

   Art Themen – saxophone

   Henry Lowther – trumpet

   John Mumford – trombone

   Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

   Jonas Bruce – piano

   Simon Phillips – drums

Disc two

1. "Ships in the Night" (Brown, Bruce) – 5:20

   Jack Bruce – vocals

   Maggy Reilly – vocals

   Clem Clempson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

   Malcolm Bruce – acoustic guitar

   Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

   Gary Husband – piano

   François Garny – bass

   Simon Phillips – drums

2. "Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune" (Brown, Bruce) – 4:19

   Jack Bruce – vocals, piano

   Clem Clempson – guitar

   Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone

   Art Themen – saxophone

   Henry Lowther – trumpet

   John Mumford – trombone

   François Garny – bass

   Simon Phillips – drums

3. "Theme for an Imaginary Western" (Brown, Bruce) – 6:00

   Jack Bruce – vocals, piano

   Clem Clempson – guitar

   Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

   François Garny – bass

   Simon Phillips – drums

4. "Golden Days" (Bruce) – 5:38

   Jack Bruce – vocals, piano

   Gary "Mudbone" Cooper – vocals

   Clem Clempson – guitar

   Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

   François Garny – bass

   Simon Phillips – drums

5. "Life on Earth" (Bruce) – 5:21

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass

   Gary Moore – guitar

   Simon Phillips – drums

6. "N.S.U." (Bruce) – 6:29

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass

   Gary Moore – guitar

   Ginger Baker – drums

7. "Sitting on Top of the World" (Lonnie Chatmon, Walter Vinson) – 6:52

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass

   Gary Moore – guitar

   Ginger Baker – drums

8. "Politician" (Brown, Bruce) – 5:39

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass

   Pete Brown – vocals

   Gary Moore – guitar

   Ginger Baker – drums

9. "Spoonful" (Willie Dixon) – 9:13

   Jack Bruce – vocals, bass

   Gary Moore – guitar

   Ginger Baker – drums

10. "Sunshine of Your Love" (Brown, Bruce, Eric Clapton) – 8:07

    Jack Bruce – vocals, piano

    Gary "Mudbone" Cooper – vocals

    Clem Clempson – guitar

    Malcolm Bruce – acoustic guitar

    Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone

    Art Themen – saxophone

    Henry Lowther – trumpet

    John Mumford – trombone

    Bernie Worrell – Hammond organ

    Jonas Bruce – synthesizer

    François Garny – bass

    Ginger Baker – drums

    Simon Phillips – drums

    Pete Brown – percussion

Personnel

Musicians

• Pete Brown – vocals, percussion
• Jack Bruce – bass, piano, vocals
• Jonas Bruce – piano
• Malcolm Bruce – keyboards
• Dave "Clem" Clempson – guitar
• Gary "Mudbone" Cooper – vocals
• François Garny – bass
• Gary Husband – drums, keyboards, piano
• Henry Lowther – trumpet
• John Mumford – trombone
• Maggie Reilly – vocals
• Art Themen – saxophone
• Ginger Baker – drums
• Dick Heckstall-Smith – saxophone
• Gary Moore – guitar
• Simon Phillips – drums
• Bernie Worrell – piano

Production

• Cedric Beatly – recording
• David Calvin – recording
• Norbert Gutzman – assistant engineer
• Harald Glaser – live recording submixes
• Walter Quintus – mixing
• Ulf von Kanitz – art direction
• Guido Harari – b/w and colour photos
• Nanna Botsch – colour photos
• Ralph Weber – photo of the Bruce family
• Malcom Bruce – transcriptions
• Klaus Schruff – computer music notation