Throwing Copper

Throwing Copper is a 1994 album by Live. It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and was recorded at Pachyderm Recording Studio. The cover art is a painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson titled Sisters of Mercy. To date, the album has sold over eight million copies in the US.

Lead singer Ed Kowalczyk was asked in an Australian radio interview in 1997 if R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe had sung the backing vocals at the end of the song "Pillar of Davidson." Kowalczyk laughed and replied, "No, that's just me trying as hard as I can to sound like Michael Stipe!"

Track listing
All lyrics by Ed Kowalczyk, music by Live.

"The Dam at Otter Creek" – 4:43
"Selling the Drama" – 3:26
"I Alone" – 3:50
"Iris" – 3:59
"Lightning Crashes" – 5:25
"Top" – 2:42
"All Over You" – 3:59
"Shit Towne" – 3:48
"T.B.D." – 4:28
"Stage" – 3:08
"Waitress" – 2:49
"Pillar of Davidson" – 6:46
"White, Discussion" – 6:08
"Horse" (hidden track) – 4:16
Outtakes and B-sides
"Hold Me Up"
"Susquehanna"
"We Deal in Dreams" (later released on Awake: The Best of Live)
Demo tape
A demo tape of Throwing Copper contains three outtakes and various alternate versions of released songs. The only known copy is incomplete and it is unknown if there were other tracks on this demo.

"The Dam at Otter Creek" (features alternate vocals)
"We Deal in Dreams" (alternate version than released on Awake)
"Iris" (features different background vocals)
"Hold Me Up" (unreleased outtake)
"Susquehanna" (unreleased outtake)
"Shit Towne" (features an extended ending)
"Waitress" (features an alternate ending)
"Pillar of Davidson"
"Top" (features drum clicks at start)
"Stage" (features short intro)
"All Over You" (features drum clicks at start; cuts off at 2:27)
Chart positions] Album
Year Chart Peak
1995 Billboard 200 1
UK 7
1995 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
1996

Singles
Single Year Chart Peak
"Selling the Drama" 1994 The Billboard Hot 100 43
Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
Modern Rock Tracks 1
Top 40 Mainstream 34
UK 30
"I Alone" 1994 Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
Modern Rock Tracks 6
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 38
"Lightning Crashes" 1995 Mainstream Rock Tracks 1
Modern Rock Tracks 1
Top 40 Mainstream 6
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 12
UK 33
"All Over You" 1995 Mainstream Rock Tracks 2
Modern Rock Tracks 4
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 33
UK 48
"White, Discussion" 1995 Mainstream Rock Tracks 12
Modern Rock Tracks 15
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 71