Absolutely Live (Toto album)

Absolutely Live
Live album by Toto
Released	October 12, 1993
Recorded	October 19, 1992
Venue	Ahoy (Rotterdam)
Genre	Progressive rock, pop rock
Length	82:56
Label	Columbia
Producer	James Guthrie, Alfred Lagarde, Toto
Toto chronology
Past to Present 1977-1990 (1990) Absolutely Live (1993) Toto XX (1998)

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Absolutely Live is a live album released by the band Toto in 1993, with new vocalists Jenney Douglas-McRae, John James, and Donna McDaniel joining lead singer Steve Lukather. Initially released in 1993, the album has been subsequently re-released in 1999 on Sony International. After the release of the album, the band went on a brief hiatus.

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

• 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) (released in France)
• "With a Little Help from My Friends" / "Rosanna" (live) (released in EU)
• "I'll Be Over You" / "99" (live) (released in NL)

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