All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park
Introduction '''''All the People: Blur Live at Hyde Park''''' is a pair of live albums by British band Blur, recorded during their Hyde Park reunion shows on 2 and 3 July 2009.The albums were initially exclusively available on the Sandbag website at £15 for the double CD, or £10 for the mp3 download. The title ''All the People'' is a lyric from their song "Parklife".
Release ''All the People'' was first released exclusively through the Live Here Now online store on 30 August 2009 as a double disc CD or 320kbit/s digital download. Although the two performances were released as separate albums for each date, both versions had the same track listing. On 23 November 2009, the albums were available to buy from other stores.
''Live 2009'' To promote the album, a promotional live album was given free in ''The Sunday Times''. The album, titled ''Live 2009'', contains ten tracks performed through various concerts in their 2009 tour, including the "Song 2" performance found on 2 July album and "The Universal" performance found on 3 July album.It was released in the magazine on 22 November 2009, alongside ''Culture: The Summer of Blur'' book.
Track listing All tracks written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree, except for "Out of Time" written by Albarn, James, Rowntree.The track lengths given as 2 July / 3 July.===Disc one===#"She's So High" – 5:00 / 5:19 (from ''Leisure'')#"Girls & Boys" – 5:02 / 4:40 (from ''Parklife'')#"Tracy Jacks" – 4:31 / 4:32 (from ''Parklife'')#"There's No Other Way" – 4:14 / 3:55 (from ''Leisure'')#"Jubilee" – 3:01 / 3:11 (from ''Parklife'')#"Badhead" – 3:48 / 3:59 (from ''Parklife'')#"Beetlebum" – 6:50 / 7:00 (from ''Blur'')#"Out of Time" – 3:58 / 3:53 (from ''Think Tank'')#"Trimm Trabb" – 5:25 / 5:15 (from ''13'')#"Coffee & TV" – 5:30 / 5:27 (from ''13'')#"Tender" – 9:09 / 9:25 (from ''13'')===Disc two===#"Country House" – 5:08 / 5:18 (from ''The Great Escape'')#"Oily Water" – 4:20 / 4:35 (from ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'')#"Chemical World" – 5:08 / 4:42 (from ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'')#"Sunday Sunday" – 3:52 / 3:01 (from ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'')#"Parklife" – 3:12 / 3:37 (from ''Parklife'')#"End of a Century" – 3:30 / 3:05 (from ''Parklife'')#"To the End" – 4:24 / 4:24 (from ''Parklife'')#"This Is a Low" – 8:37 / 8:46 (from ''Parklife'')#"Popscene" – 2:57 / 2:55 (Single)#"Advert" – 3:23 / 3:14 (from ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'')#"Song 2" – 5:53 / 5:21 (from ''Blur'')#"Death of a Party" – 5:16 / 4:56 (from ''Blur'')#"For Tomorrow" – 6:28 / 7:08 (from ''Modern Life Is Rubbish'')#"The Universal" – 4:46 / 4:44 (from ''The Great Escape'')===Live 2009===#"She's So High" (Goldsmith College, University of London, 22 June)#"Girls & Boys" (Goldsmith College, University of London, 22 June)#"Badhead" (East Anglian Railway Museum, Colchester, 13 June)#"Beetlebum" (Cliff's Pavilion, Southend, 21 June)#"Parklife" (Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, 24 June)#"Out of Time" (MEN Arena, Manchester, 26 June)#"Song 2" (Hyde Park, London, 2 July)#"Popscene" (O2 Academy, Newcastle, 25 June)#"Tender" (Glastonbury Festival, 28 June)#"The Universal" (Hyde Park, London, 3 July)
Personnel ===Blur===*Damon Albarn – vocals, acoustic guitar*Graham Coxon – guitars, lap steel guitar and vocals*Alex James – bass guitar, upright bass*Dave Rowntree – drums and percussion===Extra personnel===*Mike Smith – keyboards, saxophone, clarinet*Phil Daniels – guest vocals on "Parklife"*Wayne Hernandez – backing vocalist*Sam Freeman – backing vocalist*Wendi Rose – backing vocalist*Janet Ramus – backing vocalist*Dave Williamson – trombone*Daniel Carpenter – trumpet*Alistair White – euphonium
Chart performance Both albums entered the UK Albums Chart in the first week of September 2009 for one week only. The 3 July 2009 version charted the higher of the two albums at number 44.Chart (2009)Peak Position UK Albums Chart (2 July 2009) 70 UK Albums Chart (3 July 2009) 44
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