Absolutely Live (Toto album)

Absolutely Live

Live album by Toto

Released

October 12, 1993

Recorded

Den Bosch, November 1992

Genre

Progressive rock

Length

82:50

Label

Columbia

Producer

James Guthrie, Alfred Lagarde, Toto

Toto chronology

Past to Present 1977-1990
(1990)

Absolutely Live
(1993)

Toto XX
(1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Absolutely Live is a live album released by the band Toto in 1993, with new vocalists Jenney Douglas-McRae, John James, and Donna McDaniel. Initially released in 1993, the album has been subsequently re-released in 1999 on Sony International.

Track listing

Title	Writers	Length	Lead vocalist	Studio album
"Hydra"	David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Bobby Kimball	7:44	David Paich	Hydra
"Rosanna"	Paich	8:25	John James, Lukather	Toto IV
"Kingdom of Desire"	Danny Kortchmar	8:02	Lukather	Kingdom of Desire
"Georgy Porgy"	Paich	3:45	Lukather	Toto
"99"	Paich	3:01	Lukather	Hydra
"I Won't Hold You Back"	Lukather	2:09	Lukather	Toto IV
"Don't Stop Me Now"	Lukather, Paich	2:35	Instrumental	Fahrenheit
"Africa"	Paich, Jeff Porcaro	6:11	Paich	Toto IV
"Don't Chain My Heart"	Toto	7:21	Lukather	Kingdom of Desire
"I'll Be Over You"	Randy Goodrum, Lukather	5:38	Lukather	Fahrenheit
"Home of the Brave"	Lukather, Paich, Jimmy Webb, Joseph Williams	7:07	Donna McDaniel, Paich	The Seventh One
"Hold the Line"	Paich	10:44	Jenny Douglas-Foote, John James	Toto
"With a Little Help from My Friends"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	10:08	Lukather	Live only cover song

Personnel

Toto

Additional musicians

John James – vocals
Donna McDaniel – vocals
Jenny Douglas-McRae – vocals
John Jessel – additional keyboards, vocals, sound effects
Chris Trujillo – percussion

Production

Toto – producer
Alfred Lagarde – producer
Arnie Acosta – mastering
Gina Zangla – art direction
Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
James Guthrie – producer, mixing
Ronald Tryber – engineer
Ed Jansson – assistant engineer
Max Rozenbeek – assistant engineer
Joh Van Someren – assistant engineer
Gert Vinke – assistant engineer
Jack Anderson – photography
Jens Schmidt – photography

Singles

Africa / Africa (live edit) / Africa (original) (CD/12")
With a Little Help from my Friends / Rosanna (live)
I'll be over you / 99 (live) / Don't Chain my Heart (live)

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r304990

External links

Toto
Steve Lukather David Paich Steve Porcaro Joseph Williams Jeff Porcaro Mike Porcaro Bobby Kimball David Hungate Simon Phillips Fergie Frederiksen Jean-Michel Byron Greg Phillinganes Keith Carlock
Studio albums	Toto Hydra Turn Back Toto IV Isolation Fahrenheit The Seventh One Kingdom of Desire Tambu Toto XX Mindfields Through the Looking Glass Falling in Between Toto XIV
Live albums	Toto Live Absolutely Live Livefields Live in Amsterdam Falling in Between Live
Compilation albums	Past to Present 1977–1990 Best Ballads The Essential Toto
Soundtracks	Dune
Notable songs	"Hold the Line" "I'll Supply the Love" "Georgy Porgy" "99" "Rosanna" "Make Believe" "Africa" "I Won't Hold You Back" "Stranger in Town" "I'll Be Over You" "Stop Loving You" "Pamela" "2 Hearts" "I Will Remember" "Bottom of Your Soul"
Related people	Lenny Castro Nathan East Boz Scaggs Tony Spinner Leland Sklar
Related articles	Discography Members
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