The double album presents selections from 14 shows during a November 1992 tour.

In the US, Live peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart[5] and has sold more than one million copies, being certified 2× platinum by the RIAA.

A single-album CD of highlights of the double album was also released, titled Best Live.

[7] On digital distributors such as Spotify and iTunes, many of the verbal introductions that were present in the original CD have been cut.

All songs by James Taylor except where noted.