Live (Donny Hathaway album)

Live is a 1972 live album (see 1972 in music) by American Soul artist Donny Hathaway. It was recorded at two concerts: side one at The Troubadour in Hollywood, and side two at the The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The album features some traditional soul anthems, such as Marvin Gaye's 1971 hit "What's Going On", but also Carole King's folk standard "You've Got a Friend".

There are two notable solos on the album, one on the track "The Ghetto" by Hathaway on electric piano and another by Willie Weeks on bass on the track "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)", taken from the performances recorded at The Troubadour and at The Bitter End accordingly.

Track listing

Side one

1. "What's Goin' On" (Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) - 5:18
2. "The Ghetto" (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson) - 12:08
3. "Hey Girl" (Earl DeRouen) - 4:03
4. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) - 4:34

Side two

1. "Little Ghetto Boy" (Derouen, Eddy Howard) - 4:29
2. "We're Still Friends" (Hathaway, Watts) - 5:12
3. "Jealous Guy" (John Lennon) - 3:08
4. "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)" (Richard Evans, Philip Upchurch, Ric Powell) - 13:47

Personnel

• Donny Hathaway – vocals, electric piano, piano, organ, arrangements
• Phil Upchurch – lead guitar on side one
• Cornell Dupree – lead guitar on side two
• Mike Howard – guitar
• Willie Weeks – bass
• Fred White – drums
• Earl DeRouen – conga drums
• Ray Thompson – recording engineer on side one
• Tom Fly – recording engineer on side two

Later Samples

• "Little Ghetto Boy"
  • "Little Ghetto Boys" by Wu-Tang Clan from the album Wu-Tang Forever
  • "Lil Ghetto Boy" by Dr.Dre from the album The Chronic