Absolutely Live (Toto album)

Absolutely Live
Live album by
Toto
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1993 (1993-09-24)
RecordedOctober 19, 1992
VenueAhoy (Rotterdam)
GenreProgressive rock, pop rock
Length82:56
LabelColumbia
ProducerJames Guthrie, Alfred Lagarde, Toto
Toto chronology
Kingdom of Desire
(1992) 		Absolutely Live
(1993) 		Tambu
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Absolutely Live is the first 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. The live album reached No. 23 on the Dutch Album Top 100.

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" Lennon–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

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak

position

Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 76
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 35

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)

References

  1. ^ "Absolutely Live – Toto". AllMusic. AllMusic. October 12, 1993. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Toto – Absolutely Live" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Toto – Absolutely Live" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Toto – Absolutely Live". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
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