On the Highwire

On the Highwire is a compilation album by English rock band Trapeze. Released on 2 December 2003 by Castle Communications, the album features all tracks from the band's 1979 sixth and final studio album Hold On, the 1998 live album Live: Way Back to the Bone and the 1981 live album Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos.

Reception
AllMusic writer Greg Prato claimed that "since On the Highwire skips the group's studio work with Hughes (which is by far the group's strongest work), [it] fails to deliver as a true career overview", noting that the first disc "falls a bit flat" but adding that the second "fares much better, as it focuses on much stronger material".

Personnel
Hold On personnel
 * Peter Goalby – lead vocals, guitar, production
 * Mel Galley – lead guitar, vocals, production
 * Pete Wright – bass, production
 * Dave Holland – drums, production
 * Jimmy Miller – production
 * Rota Sound Strings – arrangements
 * Brad Davies – engineering
 * Guy Bidmeade – engineering

Live: Way Back to the Bone personnel
 * Glenn Hughes – vocals, bass
 * Mel Galley – guitar
 * Dave Holland – drums

Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos personnel
 * Peter Goalby – lead vocals
 * Mel Galley – guitar, vocals, production
 * Pete Wright – bass
 * Steve Bray – drums
 * Malcolm Harper – engineering
 * Mason Harlow – engineering assistance
 * John MacKenzie Burns – mixing