Livetime
Live album by
Daryl Hall & John Oates
ReleasedMay 16, 1978 (1978-05-16)
RecordedDecember 8, 1977
VenuesHersheypark Arena (Hershey, PA)
GenrePop rock
Length38:50
LabelRCA Victor
Producers
  • Mark Pines
  • Bernard Yervanian
Daryl Hall & John Oates chronology
Beauty on a Back Street
(1977) 		Livetime
(1978) 		Along the Red Ledge
(1978)
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Livetime is a live album by musical duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, released by RCA Victor on May 16, 1978. The concert was recorded on December 8, 1977, at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania - not far from Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where Hall lived during his teenage years. Former Elton John Band members Caleb Quaye, Kenny Passarelli and Roger Pope were band musicians on this tour.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rich Girl"Daryl Hall3:36
2."The Emptyness"John Oates3:47
3."Do What You Want, Be What You Are"
  • Hall
  • Oates
6:56
4."I'm Just a Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like a Man)"Oates5:29
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Sara Smile"
  • Hall
  • Oates
8:01
6."Abandoned Luncheonette"Hall6:08
7."Room to Breathe"
4:47
Total length:38:50

Personnel

The Band

  • Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1, 3, 5–7), backing vocals, keyboards
  • John Oates – lead vocals (2, 4), backing vocals, guitar
  • Kenny Passarelli – bass
  • Caleb Quaye – lead guitar
  • Roger Pope – drums
  • Charles DeChant – saxophone, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Kent – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals

Technical

  • Produced by Mark Pines and Bernard Yervanian
  • Mixed by Ed Sprigg and Glenn Orsher
  • Assistant remix engineer – John Smith
  • Remote engineer – David Hewitt
  • Recording supervisor – Robert Zachary
  • Cover photography – Larry Alexander
  • Lettering design – Kathy Hohl and Paul Olsen
  • Management – Tommy Mottola

Production crew

  • Tour production manager – Glenn Orsher
  • Stage manager – Keith Brewer
  • Stage technician – Glenn Davis
  • Band equipment – Joe Franklin
  • Sound engineer – Robert Zachary
  • Technical director – Jo Ravitch
  • Stage monitors – Keith Harewood
  • Technician – Phil Gitomer

References

  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Livetime – Daryl Hall & John Oates". AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2023.


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