Live Album is the first live album by American hard rock band Grand Funk Railroad, originally released by Capitol Records on November 16, 1970. The album was so successful that it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America a week after its release and was eventually certified 2x multi-platinum in 1991. Side two, in particular, featured their two strongest airplay cuts "Heartbreaker" and "Inside-Looking Out". The barely hidden drug references on "Inside-Looking Out" may have not won them favor at Top 40, but it proved perfect for the new burgeoning FM band where the group also probably benefited from, oddly enough, R&B play taking the album to a prideful No. 17 on that chart.

Track listing

"Introduction" and "Words of Wisdom" are spoken-word tracks; consequently, original pressings of Live Album did not list author credits for these tracks. All other tracks are by Mark Farner, except where noted.

LP Version

Side 1

  1. "Introduction" – 2:30
  2. "Are You Ready?" (from On Time) – 3:34
  3. "Paranoid" (from Grand Funk) – 6:20
  4. "In Need" (from Grand Funk) – 9:50

Side 2

  1. "Heartbreaker" (from On Time) – 6:58
  2. "Inside Looking Out" (from Grand Funk) <small>(John Lomax, Alan Lomax, Eric Burdon, Bryan "Chas" Chandler)</small> – 12:22

Side 3

  1. "Words of Wisdom" – 0:55
  2. "Mean Mistreater" (from Closer to Home) – 4:40
  3. "Mark Says Alright" <small>(Farner, Don Brewer, Mel Schacher)</small> – 5:10
  4. "T.N.U.C." (from On Time) – 11:45

Side 4

  1. "Into the Sun" (from On Time) – 12:10

CD reissue

On the CD reissue, the order of the songs has been re-sequenced to reflect the order of performance used in the band's 1970 concerts:

  1. "Introduction" – 2:27
  2. "Are You Ready?" – 3:39
  3. "Paranoid" – 7:20
  4. "In Need" – 10:58
  5. "Heartbreaker" – 7:10
  6. "Words of Wisdom" – 0:52
  7. "Mean Mistreater" – 4:53
  8. "Mark Says Alright" – 5:14
  9. "T.N.U.C." – 10:54
  10. "Inside Looking Out" – 13:43
  11. "Into the Sun" – 11:24

Personnel

  • Mark Farner – guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals
  • Mel Schacher – bass
  • Don Brewer – drums, vocals
  • Terry Knight – producer

2002 Remaster

  • David K. Tedds – produced & compiled for reissue by
  • Kevin Flaherty – supervising A&R producer
  • Jimmy Hoyson – bonus track mix engineer
  • Evren Göknar – mastering engineer
  • Kenny Nemes – project manager
  • Michelle Azzopardi – reissue creative direction
  • Neil Kellerhouse – reissue art direction, design
  • Steve Roeser – liner notes
  • Brendan Gormley – editorial supervision
  • Bryan Kelley – production
  • Shannon Ward – production

Charts

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!scope="col" style="width:13em;"|Chart (1970)

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|Canadian Top Albums

|style="text-align:center;"|5

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|US Billboard 200

|style="text-align:center;"|15

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|UK Albums Chart