Live (Tramaine Hawkins album)

Live
Studio album by Tramaine Hawkins
Released	1990
Recorded	May 6, 1990
Studio	Alpha & Omega Recording Studio, San Francisco, California Calvin Simmons Theater, Oakland, California Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Gospel R&B
Length	1:13:46
Label	Sparrow
Producer	Lee Magid Tramaine Hawkins
Tramaine Hawkins chronology
The Joy That Floods My Soul (1988) Live (1990) To a Higher Place (1994)

Live is the debut live album by American gospel singer Tramaine Hawkins, released in 1990 on Sparrow Records. ^[1] The album peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums and No. 25 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart. ^{[2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

AllMusic's Bill Carpenter, in a 4.5/5-star review, called Live "Traditional Black gospel belting.' ^[4]

Live was nominated for a Soul Train Award in the category of Best Gospel Album. ^[5] Hawkins also won a Grammy for the album in the category of Best Traditional Soul Gospel Performance. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Still Want You"	Timothy Carpenter	4:43
2.	"The Potter's House"	V. Michael McKay	6:35
3.	"Stand Still and Know"	Walter Hawkins	11:22
4.	"Cheer Up"	Jamie Hawkins	4:57
5.	"Who Is He?"	Rev. Calvin Bernard Rhone	6:02
6.	"Lift Me Up"	John Footman	7:42
7.	"Medley: Jesus Christ Is the Way/Dear Jesus, I Love You/He's That ..."	Walter Hawkins	24:57
8.	"Praise the Name of Jesus"	Rev. Calvin Bernard Rhone	7:28

Personnel

• Alan Dockery – Photography
• Barbara Hearn – Art Direction
• Billy Ray Hearn – Executive Producer
• Carl Wheeler – Keyboards, Overdubs, String Overdubs
• Carlos Santana – Guitar
• Daryl Coley – Vocals
• Dave Plank – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Edwin Harper – Choir Coordinator, Choir Director, Coordination, Director
• Edwin Hawkins – Keyboards
• Eric Thomas – Clothing/Wardrobe, Costume Design
• Jamie Bridges – Mixing
• Jamie Hawkins – Keyboards
• Jerry Jordan – Bass
• Jimmy McGriff – Organ
• Joel Bryant – Organ
• Joel Smith – Drums
• John Faizarano – Engineer
• Jonathan DuBose, Jr. – Guitar
• Kevin Bond – Horn Overdubs, Overdubs
• Kevin Monroe – Vocals (Background)
• Laveria Jackson – Vocals (Background)
• Lee Hildebrand – Liner Notes
• Lee Magid – Concert Producer, Mastering, Producer
• Love Center Young Adult Choir – Choir/Chorus, Vocals
• Lucinda Simmons – Vocals (Background)
• Neill King – Mixing Assistant
• Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir – Choir/Chorus, Vocals
• Ron Ray – Mixing Assistant
• Sherline Hall – Narrator
• Stanley Turrentine – Sax (Tenor)
• The Edwin Hawkins Singers – Vocals
• Tom Baker – Mastering
• Tramaine Hawkins – Producer, Vocals
• Walter Hawkins – Choir Director, Director, Keyboards, Producer
• Wendy McFadden – Design
• Willie Small – Vocals (Background)

References

1. Tramaine Hawkins (1990). Live (album). Sparrow Records.
2. "Top Gospel Albums" (PDF). Billboard . December 15, 1990. p. 60. Retrieved September 13, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
3. "Top Contemporary Christian Albums" (PDF). Billboard . December 1, 1990. p. 61. Retrieved September 13, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
4. Carpenter, Bill. "Tramaine Hawkins -Live". AllMusic . Retrieved 2025-09-13.
5. "Soul Train Music Awards nominees". UPI. January 23, 1991. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
6. "Tramaine Hawkins". The Recording Academy . Retrieved September 13, 2025.