The Book of Souls: Live Chapter

The Book of Souls: Live Chapter
Live album and video by
Iron Maiden
Released17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)
Recorded16 March 2016 – 14 May 2017 (2016-03-16 – 2017-05-14)
VenueVarious
GenreHeavy metal
Length100:52
Label
ProducerTony Newton
Iron Maiden live albums chronology
Maiden England '88
(2013) 		The Book of Souls: Live Chapter
(2017) 		Nights of the Dead, Legacy of the Beast: Live in Mexico City
(2020)
Iron Maiden video chronology
Maiden England '88
(2013) 		The Book of Souls: Live Chapter
(2017)

The Book of Souls: Live Chapter is a live album and video by Iron Maiden, recorded throughout their 2016–2017 The Book of Souls World Tour. Released on 17 November 2017, the album was produced by Tony Newton, with Steve Harris serving as co-producer. This makes it the band's first live album since 2002's Beast over Hammersmith not to be produced by Kevin Shirley.

On 11 November, the video was livestreamed on YouTube. It is also available for digital purchase alongside its audio counterpart, although it was not released on physical media.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Harris, except where noted

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)VenueLength
1."If Eternity Should Fail" (6 May 2016)Bruce DickinsonQudos Bank Arena – Sydney, Australia7:46
2."Speed of Light" (18 May 2016)
Grand Arena – Cape Town, South Africa5:08
3."Wrathchild" (6 May 2017) 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland2:59
4."Children of the Damned" (1 April 2016) Bell Centre – Montreal, Canada5:14
5."Death or Glory" (3 July 2016)
  • Smith
  • Dickinson
Wroclaw Stadium – Wroclaw, Poland5:15
6."The Red and the Black" (21 April 2016) Ryogoku Kokugikan – Tokyo, Japan13:17
7."The Trooper" (6 March 2016) Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González – San Salvador, El Salvador4:05
8."Powerslave" (26 July 2016)DickinsonPiazza Unità d'Italia – Trieste, Italy7:31
Total length:51:15
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)VenueLength
1."The Great Unknown" (14 May 2017)
  • Smith
  • Harris
Metro Radio Arena – Newcastle, England6:50
2."The Book of Souls" (12 June 2016)
Donington Park – Leicestershire, England10:49
3."Fear of the Dark" (24 March 2016) Arena Castelão – Fortaleza, Brazil7:34
4."Iron Maiden" (15 March 2016) José Amalfitani Stadium – Buenos Aires, Argentina6:05
5."The Number of the Beast" (4 August 2016) Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany5:06
6."Blood Brothers" (12 June 2016) Donington Park – Leicestershire, England7:35
7."Wasted Years" (17 March 2016)SmithHSBC Arena – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil5:38
Total length:49:37

Personnel

Iron Maiden

Additional musicians

  • Michael Kenney - keyboards

Technical personnel

  • Tony Newton - recording, production, engineering, mixing
  • Ade Emsley - mastering
  • Hervé Monjeaud - illustrations
  • Anthony Dry - illustrations
  • Stuart Crouch - artwork
  • John McMurtrie - photography
  • Justin de Reuck - photography
  • Rod Smallwood - management
  • Andy Taylor - management
  • Dave Shack - management

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 32
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 44
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[6] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 23
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 8
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[11] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 46
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 19
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15] 28
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 17
US Billboard 200[22] 49

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