Live: Sacred and Profane

Live: Sacred and Profane
Live album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2000[1]
Length64:12
LabelTime Bomb Recordings
ProducerTerri Nunn (tracks 1-12)
Meeks (tracks 13-15)
Jamie Dunlap (co-producer, tracks 13-15)
Berlin chronology
Dancing in Berlin
(1987)
Live: Sacred and Profane
(2000)
Voyeur
(2002)

Live: Sacred and Profane is a live album from American new wave band Berlin, released in 2000 by Time Bomb Recordings. The band's first live album, it features twelve live tracks and three new studio tracks.[2] The live tracks were recorded at the Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, California on December 4, 1999.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMattersunfavorable[4]

Upon release, Ben Varkentine of PopMatters said: "If you like these songs you're better off seeking out a greatest hits collection; as the new, increased guitar arrangements don't add anything particularly memorable to the old songs."[4] Doug Stone of AllMusic commented that the album "holds more guts than expected considering the vast keyboard capacity of Terri Nunn's vehicle" and the "melodies remain sharp, haunting, and hot". He concluded: "Live: Sacred and Profane is a surprise treat from an unlikely concert attraction."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Masquerade"Chris Ruiz-Velasco4:10
2."Touch"John Crawford, David Diamond, Terri Nunn3:18
3."No More Words"Crawford3:33
4."Steps"Nunn, Steven Seibold3:23
5."You Don't Know"Crawford5:03
6."The Metro"Crawford4:31
7."Turn You On"Nunn, Seibold, Pamela Phillips Oland4:45
8."For All Tomorrow's Lies"Crawford4:09
9."Confession Time"Karl Hyde, Nunn, Rick Smith3:59
10."Tell Me Why"Crawford5:05
11."Sex (I'm a ...)"Crawford, Nunn, Diamond4:18
12."Take My Breath Away"Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock6:07
13."Shayla"Chris Stein4:24
14."Angel's Wings"Nunn, Charlotte Caffey4:22
15."Xgirl"Nunn, Caffey3:05

Personnel

  • Terri Nunn - vocals, producer (tracks 1–12), mixing (tracks 13–15), art direction
  • Scott Peets - engineer (tracks 1–12)
  • Jay Baumgardner - mixing (tracks 1–12)
  • Meeks - producer and mixing (tracks 13–15)
  • Jamie Dunlap - co-producer, engineer and mixing (tracks 13–15)
  • Gilby Clarke - vocal engineering (tracks 13–15)
  • Tom Baker - mastering
  • Jolie Clemens - art direction, front cover photography
  • Ron W. Burch, Suzy Ligon - live photography

References

  1. ^ a b c Doug Stone. "Berlin Live: Sacred and Profane - Berlin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  2. ^ "Berlin - Live: Sacred And Profane (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2000-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  3. ^ "CMJ New Music Report - Google Books". 2000-05-15. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. ^ a b "Berlin: Live: Sacred and Profane". PopMatters. 2000-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-03.