Absolutely Live (Toto album)

Absolutely Live
Live album by Toto
Released	October 1993
Recorded	October 19, 1992
Venue	Ahoy (Rotterdam)
Genre	Progressive rock, pop rock
Length	82:56
Label	Columbia
Producer	James Guthrie, Alfred Lagarde, Toto
Toto chronology
Kingdom of Desire (1992) Absolutely Live (1993) Tambu (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Absolutely Live is a 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

• Steve Lukather  – lead vocals, guitar
• David Paich  – keyboards, vocals
• Mike Porcaro  – bass guitar
• Simon Phillips  – drums

Additional musicians

• John James– vocals
• Donna McDaniel– vocals
• Jenny Douglas-McRae  – vocals
• John Jessel– additional keyboards, vocals, sound effects
• Chris Trujillo– percussion

Production

• Toto  – producer
• Alfred Lagarde  – producer
• Arnie Acosta – mastering
• Gina Zangla – art direction
• Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
• James Guthrie  – producer, mixing
• Ronald Tryber – engineer
• Ed Jansson – assistant engineer
• Max Rozenbeek – assistant engineer
• Joh Van Someren – assistant engineer
• Gert Vinke – assistant engineer
• Jack Anderson – photography
• Jens Schmidt – photography

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.