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 (year) Absolutely Live (1993) Toto XX (year)

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 list

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

• Steve Lukather – lead vocals, guitar
• David Paich – keyboards, vocals
• Mike Porcaro – bass guitar
• Simon Phillips – drums

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

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

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