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Donny Hathaway's 1972 Live album is one of the most glorious of his career, an uncomplicated, energetic set with a heavy focus on audience response as well as the potent jazz chops of his group. The results of shows recorded at the Troubadour in Hollywood and the Bitter End in New York, the record begins with Hathaway's version of the instant soul classic "What's Going On," Marvin Gaye's original not even a year old when Hathaway recorded this version. His own classic "The Ghetto" follows in short order, but stretches out past ten minutes with revelatory solos from Hathaway on electric piano. "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)" is another epic (14-minute) jam, with plenty of room for solos and some of the most sizzling bass work ever heard on record by Willie Weeks. Any new Donny Hathaway record worth its salt also has to include a radical cover, and Live obliges nicely with his deft, loping version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy." The audience is as much a participant as the band here, immediately taking over with staccato handclaps to introduce "The Ghetto" and basically taking over the chorus on "You've Got a Friend." They also contribute some of the most frenzied screaming heard in response to any Chicago soul singer of the time (excepting only Jackie Wilson and Gene Chandler, of course). Hardly the obligatory live workout of most early-'70s concert LPs, Live solidified Hathaway's importance at the forefront of soul music.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Renaldo Benson, Writer - Fred White, Drums - Alfred Cleveland, Writer - Arif Mardin, Producer - Cornell Dupree, Guitar - Willie Weeks, Bass - Richard Tee, Organ - Marvin Gaye, Writer - Donny Hathaway, Organ, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Upchurch, Guitar - Earl Derouen, Congas - Mike Howard, Guitar
© 1972 Atco Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Willie Weeks, Bass - Donny Hathaway, Producer, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Morris Jennings, Drums - Philip Upchurch, Guitar - Aaron Dodd, Tuba - Clifford Davis, Alto Saxophone - Cyril Touff, Additional Trumpet - Donald Myrick, Alto Saxophone - Gary Slavo, Trumpet - Henry Gibson, Congas Drums - John Avant, Trombone - John E. Howell, Trumpet - John Lounsberry, French Horn - Johnny Board, Tenor Saxophone - Lenard S. Druss, Tenor Saxophone - Leroy Hutson, Writer - Marshall Hawkins, Solo Guitar - Morris Ellis, Trombone - Oscar Brashear, Trumpet - Ric Powell, Producer, Percussion - Robert A. Lewis, Trumpet - Willie Henderson, Additional Saxophone
© 1972 Atco Records ℗ 1995 Atco Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International for the world outside.
Fred White, Drums, Backing Vocals - Arif Mardin, Producer, MixingEngineer - Willie Weeks, Backing Vocals, Bass - Donny Hathaway, Arranger, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Ray Thompson, RecordingEngineer - Phil Upchurch, Lead Guitar - Earl Derouen, Writer - Mike Howard, Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 1972 Atco Records ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Fred White, Drums, Backing Vocals - Arif Mardin, Producer, MixingEngineer - Willie Weeks, Backing Vocals, Bass - Carole King, Writer - Donny Hathaway, Arranger, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Ray Thompson, RecordingEngineer - Phil Upchurch, Lead Guitar - Mike Howard, Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 1972 Atco Records ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Edward Howard, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Fred White, Drums, Backing Vocals - Arif Mardin, Producer, MixingEngineer - Cornell Dupree, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Willie Weeks, Backing Vocals, Bass - Donny Hathaway, Arranger, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Earl Derouen, Drums, Writer - Tom Flye, RecordingEngineer - Mike Howard, Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 1972 Atco Records ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Glenn Watts, Writer - Fred White, Drums, Backing Vocals - Arif Mardin, Producer, MixingEngineer - Cornell Dupree, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Willie Weeks, Backing Vocals, Bass - Donny Hathaway, Arranger, Piano, Writer, MainArtist - Earl Derouen, Drums - Tom Flye, RecordingEngineer - Mike Howard, Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 1972 Atco Records ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Fred White, Drums, Backing Vocals - Arif Mardin, Producer, MixingEngineer - Cornell Dupree, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Willie Weeks, Backing Vocals, Bass - John Lennon, Writer - Donny Hathaway, Arranger, Piano, MainArtist - Earl Derouen, Drums - Tom Flye, RecordingEngineer - Mike Howard, Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 1972 Atco Records ℗ 1972 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Willie Weeks, Bass - King Curtis, Guitar - Donny Hathaway, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Additional Piano, Electric Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Morris Jennings, Drums - Philip Upchurch, Bass Guitar, Writer - Richard Evans, Writer - Aaron Dodd, Tuba - Clifford Davis, Alto Saxophone - Cyril Touff, Additional Trumpet - Donald Myrick, Alto Saxophone - Gary Slavo, Trumpet - Henry Gibson, Congas Drums - John Avant, Trombone - John E. Howell, Trumpet - John Lounsberry, French Horn - Johnny Board, Tenor Saxophone - Lenard S. Druss, Tenor Saxophone - Marshall Hawkins, Bass Guitar, Solo Guitar - Morris Ellis, Trombone - Oscar Brashear, Trumpet - Ric Powell, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Writer - Robert A. Lewis, Trumpet - Willie Henderson, Additional Saxophone - Louis Satterfield, Bass Guitar
© 1972 Atco Records ℗ 1995 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Album review
Donny Hathaway's 1972 Live album is one of the most glorious of his career, an uncomplicated, energetic set with a heavy focus on audience response as well as the potent jazz chops of his group. The results of shows recorded at the Troubadour in Hollywood and the Bitter End in New York, the record begins with Hathaway's version of the instant soul classic "What's Going On," Marvin Gaye's original not even a year old when Hathaway recorded this version. His own classic "The Ghetto" follows in short order, but stretches out past ten minutes with revelatory solos from Hathaway on electric piano. "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)" is another epic (14-minute) jam, with plenty of room for solos and some of the most sizzling bass work ever heard on record by Willie Weeks. Any new Donny Hathaway record worth its salt also has to include a radical cover, and Live obliges nicely with his deft, loping version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy." The audience is as much a participant as the band here, immediately taking over with staccato handclaps to introduce "The Ghetto" and basically taking over the chorus on "You've Got a Friend." They also contribute some of the most frenzied screaming heard in response to any Chicago soul singer of the time (excepting only Jackie Wilson and Gene Chandler, of course). Hardly the obligatory live workout of most early-'70s concert LPs, Live solidified Hathaway's importance at the forefront of soul music.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:25
- Main artists: Donny Hathaway
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1972 Atco Records ℗ 1972 Atco Records. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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