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 + Chart performance for Hot! Live and Otherwise Chart (1981) Peakposition US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 72 US Soul LPs (Billboard) 35 US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box) 81 US Top 75 Black Contemporary Albums (Cash Box) 24 US The Album Chart (Record World) 88 US Black Oriented Album Chart (Record World) 32
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