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Live & More (Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson album)

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Live & More
Live album by
ReleasedDecember 1, 1980
Recorded1980 at The Holiday Star Theater, Merrillville, Indiana
The Hit Factory, New York City, New York
GenreSoul, R&B
LabelAtlantic
ProducerPeabo Bryson
Roberta Flack
Roberta Flack chronology
Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway
(1980)
Live & More
(1980)
The Best of Roberta Flack
(1981)
Peabo Bryson albums chronology
Paradise
(1980)
Live & More
(1980)
Turn the Hands of Time
(1981)

Live & More is a two-disc live album between Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Recorded and released in December 1980 this live album would chart in 1981 at number ten on the R&B album charts.

In 1983, the duo would record a studio album called, Born to Love.

Track listing

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  1. "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)" (Eric Mercury, Roberta Flack)/ "You Are My Heaven" (Eric Mercury, Stevie Wonder) - 9:30
  2. "Make the World Stand Still" (Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack) - 5:46 (NEW studio recording]
  3. "Feel the Fire" (Peabo Bryson) - 8:30
  4. "God Don't Like Ugly" (Gwen Guthrie) - 4:58
  5. "If Only for One Night" (Brenda Russell) - 5:53 (NEW studio recording]
  6. "Love Is a Waiting Game" (Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack) - 7:24 (NEW studio recording]
  7. "Reachin' for the Sky" (Peabo Bryson) - 7:39
  8. "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) - 5:48
  9. "More Than Everything" (Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack) - 4:02 (NEW studio recording]
  10. "Feel Like Makin' Love" (Eugene McDaniels) - 5:48
  11. "When Will I Learn" (Peabo Bryson) - 4:37
  12. "Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" (Stevie Wonder) - 9:07
  13. "Back Together Again" (James Mtume, Reggie Lucas) - 6:21
  14. "Love in Every Season/I Believe in You" (Peabo Bryson) - 12:24

Personnel

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  • Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, arrangements (2, 6, 9)
  • Roberta Flack – lead vocals, arrangements (2, 6, 9)
  • Barry Miles – keyboards, Moog synthesizer, arrangements (2, 6, 9), conductor
  • Vance Taylor – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jim Boling – synthesizers, trumpet
  • Ed Walsh – synthesizers
  • Richard Horton – guitars
  • Georg Wadenius – guitars, backing vocals
  • Marcus Miller – bass, backing vocals
  • Dwight Watkins – bass, backing vocals
  • Andre Robinson – drums
  • Buddy Williams – drums, backing vocals
  • Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
  • Chuck Bryson – percussion, backing vocals
  • Ron Dover – tenor saxophone
  • Daniel Dillard – trombone
  • Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Terry Dukes – backing vocals
  • Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
  • Luther Vandross – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
  • Brenda White – backing vocals

Production

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  • Peabo Bryson – producer
  • Roberta Flack – producer
  • Tony Kain – engineer
  • Hamil Lindeman – engineer
  • Chris Tergesen – engineer, additional engineer
  • David Hewitt – remote unit engineer
  • Bob Defrin – art direction, design
  • Jim Houghton – photography

Charts

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Chart (1981) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs & Tape[2] 52
Billboard Top Soul LPs[2] 10

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B
1981 "Love Is a Waiting Game " 46
"Make the World Stand Still" 13

References

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  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson: Live & More > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Peabo Bryson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  3. ^ "Peabo Bryson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
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