Live at the George Ballroom

Live at the George Ballroom
EP by
ReleasedSeptember 2005
Recorded20 July 2004
VenuesGeorge Ballroom, St Kilda, Victoria
Length79 mins
LabelThames/Thompson
ProducersDrew Thompson, Em Rose, Steve Scanlon
Mark Holden chronology
A Tribute to Tex Morton
(1999)
Live at the George Ballroom
(2005)
The Holden Brothers Travelling Circus
(2014)

Live at the George Ballroom is a live recording by Australian singer and songwriter, Mark Holden. It was recorded in July 2004 and released on DVD in September 2005.[1] A digital extended play was released a few weeks later.

In April 2026, the EP was released in full for the first time.[1][2] Paul Cashmere from Noise11 called the release "significant" as it release five years before "his 2010 thyroid cancer surgery that impacted his vocal cords".[1]

Track listing

DVD

  1. Intro (including "I Wanna Make You My Lady" (from Countdown) - 1:20
  2. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (Eric Carmen, Sergei Rachmaninoff)- 5:00
  3. "It's All in the Game" (Carl Sigman, Carl Sigman) - 2:44
  4. "Honey Do's" (Holden) - 2:26
  5. "Don't Give Up On Me" (Dan Penn, Carson Whitsett, Hoy Lindsey)- 3:22
  6. "Starting Over Again" (Holden, Judith Durham) - 3:26
  7. Football Show Piece "Yoghurt with Paul Harrigan"
  8. "Shine" (Holden, Vanessa Amorosi, Robert Parde) - 4:22
  9. "Lady Soul" (Holden) - 3:59
  10. "Short Term Memory Loss Blues" (Bill Putt) - 4:27
  11. "Dreams of Silver and Memories of Gold" (Lincoln) - 5:00
  12. "Just Plain Folks" (Maurice Stonehill) - 4:09
  13. "End of the Line" (Traveling Wilburys) - 3:31
  14. End credits with Paul Harrigan "I Wanna Make You My Lady" via The Footy Show)
  15. "Building Lady Soul" (Bonus)
  16. "I Wanna Make You My Lady" (from Countdown) (Ted Gärdestad, Kenneth Gärdestad, Gary Osborne) (Bonus)
  17. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (Promotional Clip) (Carmen) (Bonus)
  18. Interview with George Negus (Bonus)
  19. Photogallery (Bonus)
2005 digital release
  1. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 5:00
  2. "Don't Give Up On Me" – 3:23
  3. "Shine" – 4:23
  4. "Short Term Memory Loss Blues" – 4:27
  5. "Dreams of Silver and Memories of Gold" – 5:00
2026 digital release[1]
  1. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" - 5:00
  2. "All in the Game" - 2:44
  3. "Honey Dos" - 2:26
  4. "Don't Give Up On Me" - 3:22
  5. "Starting Over Again" 3:26
  6. "Shine" - 4:22
  7. "Lady Soul" 3:59
  8. "Short Term Memory Loss Blues" - 4:27
  9. "Dreams of Silver and Memories of Gold" - 5:00
  10. "Just Plain Folks" - 4:09
  11. "End of the Line" - 3:31

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[3]

  • Mark Holden – vocals, guitar
  • Jeff Burstin – musical director, guitar
  • Gary Young – drums
  • Helen Mountford – cello
  • George Butrumlis – accordion, mandolin
  • Joel Turner – beat box, guitar
  • Brucie Haymes – organ
  • Steve Wade – backing vocals
  • Gary Pinto – backing vocals
  • Jo Creighton – backing vocals
  • Roger Treble – guitar
  • Dallas Holden – vocals
  • Ross Ryan – vocals
  • Mike Rudd – harp, vocals
  • Bill Putt – slide, bass

Release history

Date Release format Label Catalogue
12 September 2005 DVD [4] Thompson Records TMM178
1 October 2005 Digital Download[5] Thompson Records
24 April 2026 Digital Download[1] Dream Dealers / MGM Distribution D-9324690447206

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mark Holden Live At The George Ballroom Set For 2026 Release On Dream Dealers Via MGM". noise11. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Live At The George Ballroom". MGM Distribution. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Live at the George Ballroom Mark Holden – Live at the George Ballroom". Thompson Music. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mark Holden Live at the George Ballroom". ezy DVD. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Live at the George Ballroom". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 14 January 2017.