1981 Dionne Warwick – Hot! Live And Otherwise
Hot! Live and Otherwise is a combination live and in-studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick, released in 1981 on Arista Records.
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.
Tracks
1 What You Won’t Do For Love / In The Stone (Allee Willis; Alphonse Kentner; Bobby Caldwell; David Foster; Maurice White) 09:00
2 Don’t Make Me Over (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 03:21
3 Alfie (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 04:00
4 One In A Million You (Sam Dees) 04:33
5 Hit Record Medley (Burt Bacharach; Hal David; Andre Previn) 19:42
6 Déjà Vu (Adrienne Anderson; Isaac Hayes) 04:32
7 Easy Love (Larry Herbstritt; Randy Cate; Steve Dorff) 03:00
8 No Night So Long (Richard Kerr; Will Jennings) 03:47
9 I’ll Never Love This Way Again (Richard Kerr; Will Jennings) 05:22
10 There’s A Long Road Ahead Of Us (Gerry Goffin; Michael Masser) 03:40
11 Some Changes Are For Good (Carole Bayer Sager; Michael Masser) 03:49
12 Even A Fool Would Let Go (Kerry Chater; Tom Snow) 03:13
13 Now We’re Starting Over Again (Gerry Goffin; Michael Masser) 03:05
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Ralf Rost |
| Drums | Mel Lee |
| Guitar | Lee Valentine |
| Keyboards | Joe Kloess |
| Keyboards | Stuart Levin |
| Percussion | Harold Alexander |
| Background Vocals | Darlene Love |
| Background Vocals | Eunice Peterson |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
Other Musicians
10 There’s A Long Road Ahead Of Us
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Fender Rhodes | Randy Goodrum |
| Keyboards | Michael Masser |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
11 Some Changes Are For Good
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Fender Rhodes | Randy Goodrum |
| Keyboards | Michael Masser |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
12 Even A Fool Would Let Go
| Bass | Tom Robb |
| Bass | Wade Short |
| Drums | James Stroud |
| Guitar | Larry Byrom |
| Guitar | Steve Buckingham |
| Steel Guitar | Jay Dee Maness |
| Keyboards | Randy McCormick |
| Synthesizer | Randy McCormick |
| Lyricon | Tom Scott |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Sax | Plas Johnson |
| Sax | Tom Scott |
| Trombone | Dick Nash |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Myra Walker |
| Background Vocals | Patricia Henderson |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
13 Now We’re Starting Over Again
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Rick Shlosser |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Fender Rhodes | Randy Goodrum |
| Keyboards | Michael Masser |
| Vocals | Dionne Warwick |
Orchestra – The John Carlton Orchestra (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Buckingham (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
Producer – Michael Masser (Tracks 10, 11, 13)
Arranged By – Joe Kloess, Larry Wilcox (Track 1)
Arranged By – Larry Wilcox (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Arranged By – Burt Bacharach (Track 3)
Arranged By – Joe Kloess (Track 8)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Steve Dorff (Track 12)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Michael Masser (Tracks 10, 11, 13)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Gene Page (Track 10)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Barry Fasman (Tracks 11, 13)
Arranged By (Strings) – Gene Page (Tracks 10, 11, 13)
Engineer – Joe Neil (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
Engineer – Dick Bogert, Michael Lietz (Tracks 10, 11, 13)
Mixed By – Michael Lietz (Track 10)
Mixed By – Russ Terrana (Track 11)
Mixed By – Joe Neil (Track 12)
Mastered At Masterfonics
Mixed At Mastersound Studios, Atlanta
Mixed At Motown Recording Studios
Recorded At Wally Heider Recording
Recorded At Audio Media
Recorded At Evergreen Studios
Recorded At United Western Studios
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
Recorded At Harrah’s, Reno, Nevada