Live and Learn

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This article is about the 1979 album by Elkie Brooks. For other uses, see Live and Learn (disambiguation).
Live and Learn
Live and Learn cover
Studio album by Elkie Brooks
Released 1979 (UK)
Recorded 1979
Genre Rock/Funk/Pop/Soul
Label A&M Records
Producer Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Elkie Brooks chronology
Shooting Star
(1978)		 Live and Learn
(1979)		 Pearls
(1981)

Live and Learn is an album by Elkie Brooks.

Contents

[edit] Background

Released on the back of two hit singles ("Don't Cry Out Loud" and "The Runaway"), A&M released Live and Learn choosing to omit these songs. Leiber & Stoller made a welcome return as producers for the album and gave it a distinct funk and disco feel which, after the MOR offerings of the non-album singles, perhaps alienated some of her fanbase. Neither of the singles from this album made the charts which made promotion for this album problematic. As Elkie had become pregnant during the recording A&M decided to pull back the promotion even further. However, she did continue to perform live until late in her pregnancy.

[edit] Single Releases

  • He Could Have Been An Army (1979)
  • Falling Star (1979)

[edit] Details

  • Recorded 1979, The Record Plant, Los Angeles, USA. Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, USA.
  • Issued on Vinyl and Cassette in 1979 through A&M Records. Re-released in 1985 on CD and Cassette through Pickwick Records.
  • Live and Learn reached number 34 and remained in the UK charts for 6 weeks.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Viva La Money (Allen Toussaint) - (3:23)
  2. On The Horizon (Leiber/Stoller) - (3:31)
  3. He Could Have Been An Army (Mickey Jupp/Leiber/Stoller) - (4:31)
  4. The Rising Cost Of Love (L. Hanks/Z. Grey/B. Martin) - (5:01)
  5. Dreamdealer (Leiber/Stoller/Elkie Brooks/Pete Gage) - (4:01)
  6. Who's Making Love (H. Banks/D. Davis/B. Crutcher/R. Jackson) - (3:37)
  7. If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair) (Dunbar/L. Dozier/B.Holland) - (3:22)
  8. The Heartache Is On (Leiber/John Sembello) - (3:24)
  9. Not Enough Lovin' Left (Elkie Brooks/Pete Gage/Leiber/Stoller) - (3:48)
  10. Falling Star (Leiber/Stoller) - (4:09)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional Personnel