Donny Hathaway – vocals, electric piano, piano, organ, arrangements [click here to see more vinyl featuring Donny Hathaway]
Phil Upchurch – lead guitar (side A)
Cornell Dupree – lead guitar (side B)
Mike Howard – guitar
Willie Weeks – bass
Fred White – drums
Earl DeRouen – congas
1 LP, gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Live
Record Press : Fidelity Record Pressing (California)
Label : Warner - Rhino Reserve
Original Label : ATCO
Recorded live in 1971 at The Troubadour, Hollywood and The Bitter End, New York City
Produced by Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler
Lacquers cut from the original analog master by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
Originally released in 1972
Reissued in 2026
Tracks:
Side A :
- What's Going On
- The Ghetto
- Hey Girl
- You've Got a Friend
Side B :
- Little Ghetto Boy
- We're Still Friends
- Jealous Guy
- Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)
Reviews:
“Donny Hathaway's 1972 Live album is one of the most glorious of his career, an uncomplicated, energetic set with a heavy focus on audience response as well as the potent jazz chops of his group. The results of shows recorded at the Troubadour in Hollywood and the Bitter End in New York, the record begins with Hathaway's version of the instant soul classic "What's Going On," Marvin Gaye's original not even a year old when Hathaway recorded this version. His own classic "The Ghetto" follows in short order, but stretches out past ten minutes with revelatory solos from Hathaway on electric piano. "Voices Inside (Everything Is Everything)" is another epic (14-minute) jam, with plenty of room for solos and some of the most sizzling bass work ever heard on record by Willie Weeks. Any new Donny Hathaway record worth its salt also has to include a radical cover, and Live obliges nicely with his deft, loping version of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy." The audience is as much a participant as the band here, immediately taking over with staccato handclaps to introduce "The Ghetto" and basically taking over the chorus on "You've Got a Friend." They also contribute some of the most frenzied screaming heard in response to any Chicago soul singer of the time (excepting only Jackie Wilson and Gene Chandler, of course). Hardly the obligatory live workout of most early-'70s concert LPs, Live solidified Hathaway's importance at the forefront of soul music.” AllMusic Review by John Bush
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.83 / 5 ; AllMusic : 4.5 / 5