"The only live records I had as a kid,” Jeffrey Gaines explains, “were just unreal and completely crazy, like KISS’ Alive II.  They set this precedent that there was no way anyone could ever match what I came to know as a live album.  There’s just no way!”

Swapping riotous pyrotechnics and campy costume makeup for his compellingly personal and passionate songs of hope and unwavering faith, Gaines has captured the magic and intensity of his much awed and revered concert performances on Jeffrey Gaines Live, his first ever career spanning live album.

With only his voice and a guitar for accompaniment, Gaines has earned a reputation as a captivating performer entertaining his audiences everywhere he goes.  On the road for over 150 nights a year, he recorded and documented one special night in November 2003, hosted by WXPN at the Theatre of the Living Arts in his home city of Philadelphia to record this album.  “Some artists record their whole tour, picking the best stuff to release.  We didn’t do that here.  This is one show, one night being captured.  It’s a snapshot of the truth.  It’s like ‘Hey, look over here, the picture has been taken.’”

The photo album Gaines collected from that magical night contains fourteen sensitive and melodic portraits including the inspirational “Hero in Me,” the sensual “Without You” and a heart-leaping, spellbinding version of the Sam Cooke staple “Change is Gonna Come.”  Gaines is backed on the record by Don Piper (lapsteel, percussion, guitar) of A Don Piper Situation and Matt Thomas (pianos, organ, accordion).