Hot! Live and Otherwise
live album by Dionne Warwick
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 in 1989 under the shortened title "Starting Over Again." Three of those studio recordings were produced by Michael Masser 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 – 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, backing vocals (12, 14)
Musicians (Tracks 1–10)
Joe Kloess – keyboards, conductor, arrangements (1, 8, 9)
Stewart Levin – keyboards
Lee Valentine – guitars
Ralf Rost – bass
Mel Lee – drums
Harold Alexander – percussion
The John Carlton Orchestra – orchestra
Larry Wilcox – arrangements (2, 4–7, 10)
Burt Bacharach – arrangements (3)
Darlene Love – backing vocals
Eunice Peterson – backing vocals
Musicians (Tracks 11, 13 & 15)
Randy Goodrum – Fender Rhodes
Michael Masser – keyboards, rhythm arrangements
Tim May – guitars
Lee Ritenour – guitars
Leland Sklar – bass
Rick Shlosser – drums
Gene Page – string arrangements, rhythm arrangements (11)
Barry Fasman – rhythm arrangements (13, 15)
Musicians (Tracks 12 & 14)
Randy McCormack – keyboards, synthesizers
Steve Buckingham – guitars
Larry Byrom – guitars
JayDee Maness – steel guitar
Tom Robb – bass
Wade Short – bass
James Stroud – drums
Mickey Buckins – percussion
Jerry Steinholtz – percussion
Tom Scott – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, Lyricon solo
Plas Johnson – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Ernie Watts – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Dick Nash – trombone
Chuck Findley – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet
Steve Dorff – horn and string arrangements, conductor
James Getzoff – concertmaster (Los Angeles)
Sheldon Kurland – concertmaster (Nashville)
Pat Henderson – additional backing vocals
Myra Walker – additional backing vocals
Julia Tillman Waters – additional backing vocals
Maxine Waters Willard – additional backing vocals
Production
Steve Buckingham – producer (1–10, 12, 14)
Michael Masser – producer (11, 13, 15)
Larry Kelm – music coordinator (1–10, 12, 14)
Kathy Andrews – production assistant (12, 14)
Jan Birdwell – production assistant (12, 14)
Clive Davis – liner notes
Technical credits
Dick Bogert – engineer (1–11, 13, 15)
Michael Leitz – engineer (1–11, 13, 15), mixing (11)
Joe Neil – engineer (1–11, 13, 15), mixing (12, 14)
Lenny Roberts – engineer (12, 14)
Russ Terana – mixing (13, 15)
Ray Dilfield – assistant engineer (1–11, 13, 15)
Doug Field – assistant engineer (1–11, 13, 15)
Dennis Mays – assistant engineer (1–11, 13, 15)
Billy Youdelman – assistant engineer (1–11, 13, 15)
David Ahlert – assistant engineer (12, 14)
Chuck Britz – assistant engineer (12, 14)
Mike Hatcher – assistant engineer (12, 14)
Pat McMakin – assistant engineer (12, 14)
Charts
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