Live at the Bottom Line
Live album by Patti Austin
Released	January 18, 1979
Recorded	August 19, 1978
Venue	The Bottom Line, New York City
Genre	R&B
Label	CTI CTI 7086
Producer	Creed Taylor
Patti Austin chronology
Havana Candy (1977) Live at the Bottom Line (1979) Body Language (1980)

Live at the Bottom Line is a live album by American vocalist and songwriter Patti Austin recorded in 1978 and released on the CTI label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review states, "There's more spontaneity, emotion, and charisma in the vocals on this album than on almost all her other releases combined".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Jump for Joy" (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel) – 5:11
2. "Let It Ride" (Jermaine Jackson, Michael McGloiry, Gregory Williams) – 4:08
3. "One More Night" (Stephen Bishop) – 5:10
4. "Wait a Little While" (Eva Ein, Kenny Loggins) – 4:27
5. "Rider in the Rain" (Randy Newman) – 6:09
6. "You're the One That I Want" (John Farrar) – 3:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
7. "Love Me by Name" (Lesley Gore, Ellen Weston) – 5:16
8. "You Fooled Me" (Zane Grey, Len Ron Hanks) – 3:10
9. Spoken Introductions – 7:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Let's All Live and Give Together" (Billy Osborne, Jeffrey Osborne) – 6:41

Personnel

• Patti Austin – vocals
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Pat Rebillot – keyboards
• Leon Pendarvis, Jr. – leader, keyboards, arranger
• David Spinozza – guitar
• Will Lee – bass
• Charles Collins – drums
• Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion
• Babi Floyd, Frank Floyd, Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals
• Dave Grusin, Arthur Jenkins, Jr. – arranger

Technical

• David Hewitt, David Palmer, Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Sib Chalawick – album design
• Alen MacWeeney – photography

References