Some Enchanted Evening (Blue Öyster Cult album)

Some Enchanted Evening is the second live album by the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in September 1978 (see 1978 in music). It is Blue Öyster Cult's best-selling album, having sold two million copies, including over a million in the United States.[7] The album's seven original tracks were recorded at various locations in the United States and England.

Some Enchanted Evening
Live album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	September 1978
Recorded	December 31, 1977 – June 1, 1978
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	36:04
Label	Columbia
Producer	Sandy Pearlman Murray Krugman Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Spectres (1977) Some Enchanted Evening (1978) Mirrors (1979)
Singles from Some Enchanted Evening
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place (live) / E.T.I. (live)" Released: October 1978 "We Gotta Get Out of This Place (live) / Stairway to the Stars" Released: November 1978

Some OTHER Enchanted Evening
Video by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	2007
Recorded	Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland, 1978
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	56:55
Label	Legacy Recordings
Producer	Bruce Dickinson
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
A Long Day's Night (2002) Some OTHER Enchanted Evening (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
AllMusic	(DVD)[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[3]
Q	[4]
Record Mirror	[5]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[6]

The album was re-issued on CD in early 2007 on Legacy Recordings and included seven previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded in various locations around the US, along with a DVD entitled Some OTHER Enchanted Evening, which featured a previously unreleased performance videotaped at the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland on July 14, 1978.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
1.	"R.U. Ready 2 Rock"	Albert Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman	Atlanta, Georgia, April 13, 1978	5:29
2.	"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"	Donald Roeser, Pearlman	Columbus, Georgia, April 11, 1978	5:04
3.	"Astronomy"	A. Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Pearlman	Columbus, Georgia, April 11, 1978	8:18

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
4.	"Kick Out the Jams" (MC5 cover)	Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner	Atlanta, Georgia, April 13, 1978	3:03
5.	"Godzilla"	Roeser	Newcastle, England, June 1, 1978	4:10
6.	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"	Roeser	Little Rock, Arkansas, April 9, 1978	5:51
7.	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (The Animals cover)	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	Newcastle, England, June 1, 1978	4:09

2007 CD re-issue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
8.	"ME 262"	Eric Bloom, Roeser, Pearlman	Rochester, New York, December 31, 1977	3:24
9.	"Harvester of Eyes"	Bloom, Roeser, Richard Meltzer	Little Rock, Arkansas, September 4, 1978	4:35
10.	"Hot Rails to Hell"	J. Bouchard	Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 1978	5:01
11.	"This Ain't the Summer of Love"	A. Bouchard, Murray Krugman, Don Waller	Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 1978	2:48
12.	"5 Guitars"		Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 1978	8:34
13.	"Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf cover)	Mars Bonfire	Detroit, Michigan, January 30, 1978	6:30
14.	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (alternate version)		Boston, Massachusetts, January 31, 1978	4:36
Total length:				71:32

Some OTHER Enchanted Evening (DVD)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"R.U. Ready 2 Rock"	5:42
2.	"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"	5:09
3.	"Harvester of Eyes"	3:54
4.	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place"	4:05
5.	"Golden Age of Leather"	6:48
6.	"Astronomy"	8:30
7.	"ME 262"	3:08
8.	"Kick Out the Jams"	2:55
9.	"This Ain't the Summer of Love"	5:38
10.	"5 Guitars"	5:05
11.	"Born to Be Wild"	5:56

• Filmed on July 14, 1978 at the Capital Centre, Largo, Maryland

Personnel

Blue Öyster Cult

• Eric Bloom – lead vocals on tracks 1-4, 7-9, 11, 13-14, stun guitar, keyboards
• Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 5-6
• Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar, mixing
• Joe Bouchard – bass, lead vocals on track 10
• Albert Bouchard – drums, guitar, backing vocals

Production

• Sandy Pearlman – producer, mixing
• Murray Krugman – producer
• Corky Stasiak – engineer, mixing
• Jay Krugman – engineer
• George Geranios – live sound, DVD live mix
• Bruce Dickinson – re-issue producer
• Vic Anesini – remastering

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Billboard 200 (United States)	44[8]
	UK Albums Chart	18[9]
	RPM100 Albums (Canada)	43[10]

Certifications

Year	Country	Organization	Sales
1988	U.S.	RIAA	Platinum (1,000,000+)[7]

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Blue Öyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening (Bonus DVD) review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
3. Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1894959025.
4. Mongredien, Phil (April 2007). "Blue Öyster Cult – Some Enchanted Evening". Q. No. 249.
5. Gurr, Ronnie (October 7, 1978). "Review: Blue Oyster Cult — Some Enchanted Evening" (PDF). Record Mirror. p. 44. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via American Radio History.
6. Schneider, Mitchell (February 22, 1979). "Album Reviews: Blue Oyster Cult - Some Enchanted Evening". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
7. "RIAA Searchable Database - search for Blue Oyster Cult". RIAA. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
8. "Some Enchanted Evening Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
9. "Blue Oyster Cult Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
10. "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 30, No. 10, December 02 1978". Library and Archives Canada. December 2, 1978. Retrieved January 25, 2012.