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Allmusic	^[1]

Live in London is the first live album by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in 1985 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Uncle Pen"	Bill Monroe	4:44
2.	"Heartbroke"	Guy Clark	3:10
3.	"She Didn't Say Why"	Wayland Patton	4:03
4.	"Cajun Moon"	Jim Rushing	4:40
5.	"Country Boy"	Tony Colton, Albert Lee, Ray Smith	3:39
6.	"I've Got a New Heartache"	Ray Price, Wayne Walker	3:35
7.	"You Make Me Feel Like a Man"	Peter Rowan	4:45
8.	"Rockin' the Boat"	Rushing, Ricky Skaggs	4:20
9.	"Honey (Open That Door)"	Mel Tillis	5:58
10.	"Don't Get Above Your Raisin'"	Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs	7:30
Total length:			45:24

Personnel

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Ricky Skaggs – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandocaster, fiddle
Bruce Bouton – dobro, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar
Richard Dennison – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
Bobby Hicks – banjo, fiddle
Lou Reid – banjo, fiddle, acoustic guitar, background vocals
Gary "Bud" Smith – piano, keyboard
Jesse Chambers – bass guitar
Martin Parker – drums, percussion
Elvis Costello – guitar and vocals on "Don't Get Above Your Raisin"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	6

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Live in London review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
^ "Live in London Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
^ "Live In London" Personnel at allmusic
^ "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[allmusic-1] Ruhlmann, William. "Live in London review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

[2] "Live in London Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

[3] "Live In London" Personnel at allmusic

[ac_BillboardCountry_Ricky_Skaggs-4] "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[5] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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Ricky Skaggs
Studio albums	That's It Sweet Temptation Waitin' for the Sun to Shine Family & Friends Highways & Heartaches Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Country Boy Love's Gonna Get Ya! Comin' Home to Stay Kentucky Thunder My Father's Son Solid Ground Life Is a Journey Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) Mosaic Country Hits Bluegrass Style
Collaborative albums	Second Generation Bluegrass One Way Track Skaggs & Rice Bluegrass Rules! Ancient Tones Soldier of the Cross History of the Future The Three Pickers Brand New Strings Instrumentals Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby Salt of the Earth Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 Music to My Ears Hearts Like Ours
Live albums	Live in London Live at the Charleston Music Hall Cluck Ol' Hen
Compilation albums	Favorite Country Songs Super Hits
Notable singles	"You May See Me Walkin'" "Crying My Heart Out Over You" "I Don't Care" "Heartbroke" "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" "Highway 40 Blues" "You've Got a Lover" "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" "Honey (Open That Door)" "Uncle Pen" "Something in My Heart" "Country Boy" "You Make Me Feel Like a Man" "Cajun Moon" "I've Got a New Heartache" "Love's Gonna Get You Someday" "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White) "Thanks Again" "Lovin' Only Me" "Let It Be You" "Heartbreak Hurricane" "Hummingbird" "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)" "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" "Same Ol' Love" "Cat's in the Cradle"
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