Live (Donny Hathaway album)

Live
Live album by Donny Hathaway
Released	1972
Recorded	August 24–30, 1971 at The Troubadour in Hollywood & October 1971 The Bitter End in New York
Genre	Rhythm and Blues/Soul
Length	52:39
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Arif Mardin (side one) Jerry Wexler & Arif Mardin (side two)
Donny Hathaway chronology
Donny Hathaway (1971) Live (1972) Extension of a Man (1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

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 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 pop 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
  • "Lil Ghetto Boy" Cover by The Roots and John Legend from the album Wake Up!