Live from London (The Pussycat Dolls album)

Live from London
Live album by The Pussycat Dolls
Released December 1, 2006 (2006-12-01)
Recorded June 26, 2006; Windsor Racecourse (London, UK)
Genre
Label A&M
Director
  • Jeff Gripe
  • Ginger Ramsey-Grippe
Producer
The Pussycat Dolls chronology
PCD
(2005)		 Live from London
(2006)		 Doll Domination
(2008)
The Pussycat Dolls video chronology
Live from London
(2006)

Live From London is the first live album by American girl group The Pussycat Dolls. It was directed by Jeff Gripe and Ginger Ramsey-Grippe, and was executively produced by Ron Fair and Jimmy Iovine. It was first released on December 1, 2006 by A&M Records. The DVD features their concert at Windsor Racecourse in London, United Kingdom, as part of the Vodafone TBA secret gigs. It also features six music videos, backstage footage and candid interviews with each member.

Live From London debuted within the top twenty on three national music video charts. The DVD was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association and Music Canada. It was also certified gold by the Brazilian Association of Record Producers and the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.

Background and development

Live from London was filmed at Windsor Racecourse, London, as part of the Vodafone secret gigs. Most of the songs on Live from London originate from their debut album PCD, but it also contains an interlude titled "Show Me What You Got" which was written by Nicole Scherzinger and Jamal Jones where they engage in a sing-song dance game whilst individually introducing themselves and their talents at hand.[1]

Reception

Live from London debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard Music Video Sales chart which was also its peak.[2] In Australia, Live from London debuted and peaked at number 13 on the Australian Music DVD Chart and was accredited gold certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 7,500 copies.[3] The following year the DVD was certified platinum for shipments of 15,000 copies.[4] Additionally, in 2009, it peaked at number 12 on the Czech Music DVD Chart.[5]

Track listing

Live from London – Live show
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Buttons"  
 3:54
2. "Beep" (featuring will.i.am)
 5:53
3. "I Don't Need a Man"  
 4:34
4. "Feeling Good"  
 1:55
5. "Stickwitu"  
 4:17
6. "Show Me What You Got (Interlude)"  
  • Scherzinger
  • Jones
 2:07
7. "Wait a Minute" (featuring Timbaland)
 3:10
8. "Don't Cha"  
 4:51

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian Music DVD Chart[3] 13
Czech Music DVD Chart[5] 20
US Music Video Sales (Billboard)[2] 12

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 7,500^
Brazil (ABPD)[6] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Platinum 10,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Gold 2,500^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Credits and personnel

PCD Interviews
  • Mace Cahme - Producer
  • Director - Donn Viola
Editing credits
  • Jeff Gripe - Editor
  • Thomas Han UI Park, Erin Nordstorm, Jen Tiexiera - Additional editing
  • Chris Gigard, Megan Welsh- Producers
  • Luc Giddens, Kimberly Hoffman, Franco Castilla - Assistant editors
  • Mark Meyuhas - Mixer
  • Joel Waters - Assistant mixer
Audio mixing credits
  • Brian Malouf - Mixed and Pro Tools editing
  • Brian Gadner - Mastering
  • Justin Siegel - Audio executive producer
Tour credits
  • Bryan "Froggy" Cross - Tour manager, Production manager, Audio engineer
  • Charity Lomax - Road manager
  • Scott Warner - Lighting designer
  • Barry Lather - Creative designer
  • Dustin Delker, Brian Graham, Sara Gepp - Audio System technicians
  • Zac Cromwell - Lighting technician
  • Joe Bonanno - Video director live
  • Roy Fountain - Video technician

Credits adapted from album's liner notes, A&M Records.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Germany[9] December 1, 2006 DVD Universal Music Group
Netherlands[10]
Australia[11] December 2, 2006
Sweden[12] December 4, 2006
Canada[13] December 5, 2006
United States[14] A&M Records
France[15] December 11, 2006 Universal Music Group

References

  1. ↑ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=8238067&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID
  2. 1 2 "Music Video Sales for issue date January 5, 2013 (subscription required)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "The ARIA Report – ARIA Top 40 DVD – Week Commencing 11th December 2006" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVD". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  5. 1 2 "TOP 20 Hudební video". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Brazilian DVD certifications – The Pussycat Dolls – Live From Londo" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Canadian DVD certifications – The Pussycat Dolls – Live From Londo". Music Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Pussycat Dolls - Live in London; Amazon.de: Filme & TV" (in German). Amazon.com (DE). Amazon Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Pussycat Dolls - Pcd Live From London" (in Dutch). Bol.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Live In London (DVD)". Sanity.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Live From London - Musik-DVD - Pussycat Dolls - Musik" (in Swedish). cdon.se. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Pussycat Dolls - Live in London; Amazon.ca: Movies & TV". Amazon.ca. Amazon Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Pussycat Dolls - Live in London; Amazon.com: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Amazon Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Pussycat Dolls - Live in London; Amazon.fr: DVD & Blu-Ray" (in French). Amazon.com (FR). Amazon Inc. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
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