Live at the Bottom Line

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]

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)

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