''Hot! Live and Otherwise'' is a combination live and in-studio album by
American singer
Dionne Warwick, released in 1981 on Arista Records. The LP was originally issued as number A2L 8605 in the
Arista Catalog.
An extended version of this album is available having been issued on CD in 2007.
History
The live portion of the albums was recorded over several dates at
Harrah's Casino in Reno, Nevada in the spring of 1981. The original
2-LP release featured three sides of live recordings, plus a fourth side of studio recordings, including the pop and AC hit "Some Changes Are for Good" and "Now We're Starting Over Again," which later became an Adult Contemporary hit for
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...
in 1989 under the shortened title "
Starting Over Again." Three of those studio recordings were produced by
Michael Masser
Michael William Masser (March 24, 1941 – July 9, 2015) was an American songwriter, composer and producer of popular music.
Early life
Born to a Jewish family in Chicago to Ester Huff and William Masser, he attended the University of Illinois ...
and the other two were produced by Steve Buckingham.
The album was reissued on CD in 2007 with new liner notes from
David Nathan, a slightly amended track listing (missing the live track "We Never Said Goodbye" and one of the studio tracks "Dedicate This Heart"), and added two previously unissued studio bonus cuts, "When the Good Times Come Again" and "Right Back." The former song was written by
Richard Kerr and
Will Jennings
Wilbur H. "Will" Jennings (born June 27, 1944) is an American lyricist. He is popularly known for writing the lyrics for the songs " Tears in Heaven" and " My Heart Will Go On". He has been inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame and has wo ...
– the same writing team that provided Warwick with her gold-selling comeback hit, "I'll Never Love This Way Again" in 1979.
Track listing
Personnel
*Dionne Warwick - vocals
*
Lee Ritenour, Lee Valentine, Tim May - guitar
*
Lee Sklar, Ralph Rost - bass
*Joe Kloess,
Michael Masser
Michael William Masser (March 24, 1941 – July 9, 2015) was an American songwriter, composer and producer of popular music.
Early life
Born to a Jewish family in Chicago to Ester Huff and William Masser, he attended the University of Illinois ...
, Stuart Levin - keyboards
*
Randy Goodrum
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Goodrum's songs have appeare ...
- Fender Rhodes
*Mel Lee,
Rick Shlosser
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Discography 1970s
* Andy Pratt - ''Records Are Like Life'' (1 ...
- drums
*Harold Alexander - percussion
*
Darlene Love
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She began singing as a child with her ...
, Eunice Peterson - background vocals
*The John Carlton Orchestra
*Larry Wilcox - arrangements
*
Gene Page
Eugene Edgar Page Jr. (September 13, 1939 – August 24, 1998) was an American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer, most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s.
His sound can be heard in the arrangements he did for Jeffer ...
- string arrangements
*Dick Bogart, Joe Neil, Mike Leitz - engineer
References
External links
*
Hot! Live and Otherwise ' at
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1981 live albums
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Albums arranged by Gene Page
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Albums produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)
Dionne Warwick live albums
Arista Records live albums
Dionne Warwick albums
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