History
In addition to tracks recorded on-stage during concerts, it also contains songs recorded in hotel rooms, on the tour bus, and backstage. It is unusual among live albums, in that none of the tracks had ever appeared on a previous studio album. Browne composed only two of the songs himself, co-writing four others and covering another four. Many of the songs deal with touring, and in fact the title track was recorded on the side of the road after the tour bus ran out of gas. You can even hear a transport truck drive by. In a Rolling Stone interview about the tour during which the album was recorded, Browne expressed pleasure at finally being able to afford the session musicians he wanted to go out on the road with him.
The album was certified platinum in 1978 and is Browne's best selling album to date.
The album was certified as a Gold record in 1977 and Platinum in 1978 by the RIAA. It reached Multi-platinum in 1997 and 2001.
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